10-11-2022, 04:19 AM
Eventually Honda and probably Yamaha will come out with full size electric motorcycles which I imagine will cost less than a Zero. They are learning quite a bit about electrics with their electric scooter lines in Asia. It's only a matter of time. Honda says it will have 10 electrics in the line-up in 2025, 4 of which will come to the states, but they won't be full size bikes. The bikes are not the problem, Honda can build the bikes, it's the batteries which are the problem.
If you have ridden a Maxi scooter (I owned 2 of them..Yamaha Majesty 400's) there is no issue learning that the left handlebar lever is the rear brake. I wish my NC had that set up leaving both feet free. They have that set up on some European DCT motorcycles, and some in the US have bought and adapted that system to their personal bikes, but as I understand it, by law, "motorcycles" in the US can only have the clutch blade on the left handlebar, and not a brake lever. Were I more mechanical I would buy the parts and do the conversion too.
After a year and real close to 20,000 miles on my 750 DCT, slow speed handling hasn't been an issue for a long time. I can literally walk my DCT across the driveway at 1 mph as shown on the speedo. Can't do that on my CB 1100. I also have absolutely no issue riding my DCT on one day and the manual clutch CB the next.
If you have ridden a Maxi scooter (I owned 2 of them..Yamaha Majesty 400's) there is no issue learning that the left handlebar lever is the rear brake. I wish my NC had that set up leaving both feet free. They have that set up on some European DCT motorcycles, and some in the US have bought and adapted that system to their personal bikes, but as I understand it, by law, "motorcycles" in the US can only have the clutch blade on the left handlebar, and not a brake lever. Were I more mechanical I would buy the parts and do the conversion too.
After a year and real close to 20,000 miles on my 750 DCT, slow speed handling hasn't been an issue for a long time. I can literally walk my DCT across the driveway at 1 mph as shown on the speedo. Can't do that on my CB 1100. I also have absolutely no issue riding my DCT on one day and the manual clutch CB the next.