10-10-2022, 10:28 PM
(10-10-2022, 09:32 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: I am sure when electric motorcycles are the norm, somebody will jimmy up a unit to clutch the electric power delivery for "retro motives". It would be totally redundant and probably unreliable for users to bother.
The antiquated requirement to manage the friction zone will be gone like the management of a steam engine. The energy will likely be redirected at managing a video chat session while buzzing through downtown.
Actually that's a really interesting realization I came to when riding this bike. The lack of a clutch/friction zone isn't just about tactile nostalgia. The lack of a friction zone creates a kind of on-off awkwardness when trailing between brake and throttle through corners. If you ride this bike in a "spirited" way it becomes more apparent. I never realized just how much the clutch friction zone accomplishes with regards to smoothing out those actions and helping the bike flow from side to side. The lack of that action was sorely missed, and not just because the mechanical action of shifting and clutching is emotionally satisfying. it serves a real practical function.