11-09-2013, 01:07 AM
(11-08-2013, 11:18 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I have no issues switching back and forth between my regular motorcycles and my Yamaha 400 scooter which is automatic. Both are fun. I think a big liter bike automatic would be a blast to ride.
I find the motorcyclists who argue most fiercely against autos are those who have never ridden one.
Do yourself a favor and test rode a Yamaha Tmax or Suzuki Bergman 650 and then come back and tell me how boring autos are.
Actually I did. Suzuki was demoing 650 Burgmans at the AIM Expo. The first thing that happened was a near crash because I was grabbing for a clutch that wasn't there. Ok, got past that and figured out how to stop the thing. From then on it was like riding a two-wheeled golf cart. Fun in a "I'm not in a car" sorta way, but unless I'm buzzing from bar to bar on Bimini, I'm sticking with regular bikes. With a manly manual gearbox.
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