Thanks for another great video Luke!Thanks also for being open minded for every different bike you ride,helps a lot of us who haven't decided yet what our next ride is going to be.Ride safe man!
Great review Luke and at last somebody who really does appreciate that peach of an engine. I've got a 1200F (normal box) and it's without doubt one of my favourite bikes of the last 137 I've owned. It's that creamy power all the way through the rev range I really like. It just keeps on going. I live in the Harz Mountains Germany and it can hustle too! Keep up the good work :-)
Great review of the DCT Luke. Good to hear a enthusiastic and factual review of what appears to be a very clever and finished alternative bike transmission.
@elkfazer1 Its actually not bad, obv without a clutch etc, you can pretty much forget engine breaking anyway, so yeah you obv have to adjust your riding style, but just similar to how you would adjust your style from say a twin to an inline 4? Its obv not perfected yet, but you could easily use the tiptronic system to select gears and you get some engine braking, but yeah, again, youd have to use the brakes!
Thank you for the answer, kind sir! Here are more questions: (a) If you're heading towards a tight corner at full throttle, in Gear 6, in "automatic mode", and you require rapid deceleration and engine braking, how fast do the gears downshift? How effective is engine braking in this situation? Does the system hesitate to downshift? Do the downshifts occur at the same speed as upshift? Which mode (manual, auto, sport) is most effective for such a situation?
Good review! The only thing thats holding me back is the weight and size... They should fit something similar as options for all their supersports bikes! Not full automatic neccesarily but semi auto would be sweeeet!
The DCT system is impressive! I am interested in purchasing the VFR1200 DCT but I have two questions: (1) Must you lay off the throttle when up-shifting? Example: in conventional sequential manual transmission, you lay off the throttle slightly when shifting. Is this required for the DCT system? (2) What happens when you "forget" to up-shift in "manual mode"? I could not clearly hear what you were saying in the video, but otherwise it's great video, great review. Good riding skills too. ;)
Any idea what the expected clutch life is under normal use? A traditional multi-plate wet clutch can last for a long time and is easy to replace. I fear this is not the case with the DCT.
I was on this bike a few weeks ago. It's one heavy bike as the DCT is a little more than 600lbs. Sitting on it and keeping still for leans seemed to be ok. The weight is distributed well but I am not sure how it would be with someone on the back. Anyone out there able to answer that?
(b) Let's say you're in manual mode and you come to a stop but you forgot to downshift as you slowed down along the way. So you slowed down from Gear 6, came to a standstill and remained in Gear 6, and you forget that you're still in Gear 6. What will happen when you try to move off? Will the engine stall-out or will the system "rectify" the problem by automatically starting off in Gear 1?
Thanks for another great video Luke!Thanks also for being open minded for every different bike you ride,helps a lot of us who haven't decided yet what our next ride is going to be.Ride safe man!
Great review Luke and at last somebody who really does appreciate that peach of an engine. I've got a 1200F (normal box) and it's without doubt one of my favourite bikes of the last 137 I've owned. It's that creamy power all the way through the rev range I really like. It just keeps on going. I live in the Harz Mountains Germany and it can hustle too! Keep up the good work :-)
Great review of the DCT Luke. Good to hear a enthusiastic and factual review of what appears to be a very clever and finished alternative bike transmission.
@elkfazer1 Its actually not bad, obv without a clutch etc, you can pretty much forget engine breaking anyway, so yeah you obv have to adjust your riding style, but just similar to how you would adjust your style from say a twin to an inline 4?
Its obv not perfected yet, but you could easily use the tiptronic system to select gears and you get some engine braking, but yeah, again, youd have to use the brakes!
Thank you for the answer, kind sir! Here are more questions:
(a) If you're heading towards a tight corner at full throttle, in Gear 6, in "automatic mode", and you require rapid deceleration and engine braking, how fast do the gears downshift? How effective is engine braking in this situation? Does the system hesitate to downshift? Do the downshifts occur at the same speed as upshift? Which mode (manual, auto, sport) is most effective for such a situation?
@chaseybears Your too kind sir!! The radio mic is hopefully coming soon to make it easier to hear me when riding!
Good review!
The only thing thats holding me back is the weight and size...
They should fit something similar as options for all their supersports bikes!
Not full automatic neccesarily but semi auto would be sweeeet!
i have just got the crosstourer dct,man its fun should have got one sooner
Look at the Crosstourer or even NC700S/X.
Imo the NC is awesome to learn on or re-enter, and you can sell it and upgrade to VFR after a year...
@montoyaohboya1 Not a problem bro, you can use the back brake to keep is as smooth as a babys behind bro!
great review...yet again!
lovely bike! and like the 800 it looks great in the white! perhaps a bit too big for a first bike after passing a DAS? (46 yr old)
The DCT system is impressive! I am interested in purchasing the VFR1200 DCT but I have two questions:
(1) Must you lay off the throttle when up-shifting? Example: in conventional sequential manual transmission, you lay off the throttle slightly when shifting. Is this required for the DCT system?
(2) What happens when you "forget" to up-shift in "manual mode"?
I could not clearly hear what you were saying in the video, but otherwise it's great video, great review. Good riding skills too. ;)
Any idea what the expected clutch life is under normal use? A traditional multi-plate wet clutch can last for a long time and is easy to replace. I fear this is not the case with the DCT.
wow, that's a beautiful bike.
I was on this bike a few weeks ago. It's one heavy bike as the DCT is a little more than 600lbs. Sitting on it and keeping still for leans seemed to be ok. The weight is distributed well but I am not sure how it would be with someone on the back. Anyone out there able to answer that?
Great review!
So, this is a mini clone of my beloved DN-01?
I just love Honda. :o)
Id trade in my portbike today if I could get a CBR with the DCT and a shift lever.
i have got to try one of these.
DCT RULES
(b) Let's say you're in manual mode and you come to a stop but you forgot to downshift as you slowed down along the way. So you slowed down from Gear 6, came to a standstill and remained in Gear 6, and you forget that you're still in Gear 6. What will happen when you try to move off? Will the engine stall-out or will the system "rectify" the problem by automatically starting off in Gear 1?
how is the slow speed maneuvering without a friction zone?
Why the hell you got the camera pointing down at the dash like that?
I like to see the road ahead when people are on a bike doing a vlog/review.
Was it a good review?
the bike looks as though it's going to launch anytime.. haha..
whats the best colour to get it in
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You need to get the audio sorted for your blogs - can't hear you enough to enjoy the review.
@MetalSnakesUK lol cheers mate! check out my new baby, bikechannel (dot) com!
Dude take a deep breath and talk slower.
the bike is great, but youre talkin to much !!