Posted on 10/21/2025 7:07:11 AM PDT by eyeamok
The E-Clutch does away with that and thereby arguably does away with the essential thing that makes a motorcycle something different than a Moped or a Scooter (or a car – with an automatic transmission – for that matter).
(Excerpt) Read more at ericpetersautos.com ...
Harley is also late to the party. Incremental improvements with price increases that aren't warranted for the improvements offered. My Harleys are 2008/2009 vintage. Both fuel injected. The only thing I need to do with them right now is fresh tires. It's not a matter of wear, but a matter of age now. The bikes have had little use since I returned to Idaho in 2014. I was putting 1300 miles per month on them in San Diego. Different weather. Different destinations.
I do like the camper trike in your post though --- does it have a toilet? Microwave? Big screen TV?
Yellowstone is a hop skip and a jump away. I’m in Utah and don’t ride as much as I did in socal years ago. 6 months are dead time.
That hand is already being used on the GoPro turner onner-offer.
20 years ago Himself installed a Rekluse “ auto clutch “ in my first trike.
I served as a “ demo” for people who might want it, such as the numerous Vets missing limbs, that would he built trikes for.
Yes it was “ trick” and it worked very well but I was not a fan of it.
Why did I learn to shift only to turn around and not need to?
I will say that the automatic Ridley motorcycles he was first to figure out how to convert to trikes • were• fun.
I miss riding.
This thread makes me laugh (and cry) . . .
The latest Harleys have changed Dramatically. Gone are the OLD DAYS where you needed a Bone Crushing grip on the left hand lever to get any sort of stopping power from the Front brake. Today, anything more than a two fingers grip will have you inadvertantly practicing your Stoppies (were it mot for the integrated brake controls IMU). Brembos, BAH!
CVT Trannies, DOUBLE BAH!
(I wasted a metric TON of money on a QUICK SHIFTER option. Im not in that big of a hurry.)
Right Hand . . .
Bone Crushing grip on the RIGHT hand lever . . .
Maybe THIS explains a few things . . .
The Old Faithful parking lot is 186 miles from my driveway. My wife and I have made two trips there on motorcycles and dozens of trips in our truck. We have a new puppy, so we only made one Yellowstone trip before the puppy was added to the household this year. We have lifetime passes now, so it's just a matter of picking a day with good weather for a trip.
We have our motorcycle insurance arranged for reduced cost over the Winter months. I replaced the battery on the SR400 and took it out a couple times. The battery on the DR650 needs a charge before it can go out. The Fat Bob is ready anytime, but it didn't get out this year.
I regret that at 69 and in poor shape, I'm so close to Moab as a biking destination. I also missed the boat for a ride to Sturgis. I'm not as disappointed in that since the social scene at the destination isn't something I normally do anyway.
Manual clutch just seems less complicated, but like I said before. If it gets your knees in the breeze, who cares!?
You still shift the bike with your foot...e-clutch can eliminate the left hand clutch action if selected to “on”:
https://powersports.honda.com/technology/e-clutch
Ok...that sounds convenient. But I like having all my limbs involved. :-)
I guess I’m just an old-fashioned gal.
My first Harley-Davidson was a 1974 FX, one of the last without an electric starter.
A few years from now, the next generation is going to be looking back at videos of us riding and shifting gears the same way we look back at those guys riding and hand shifting with a suicide shifter.. Never got a chance to try that, but I’d give it a damn good go of it if I could!
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