CTX1300

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Ah - Automatic adds weight is the only drawback, the VFR1200 DCT you can shift up and down like F1 racing car or fully automatic. It however doesn't catch up yet, not a good seller so Honda gingerly test out the water. Manual is fine until one ride an automatic. I bet in a decade or so 50% of bikes are automatic.
Sooo... you totally discount the drawbacks I mentioned? Riding a high horsepower bike with an automatic (such as the VFR) in the rain without traction control would not be something I would want to do. I read about a guy who had a low-side with his FJR because of that very thing (wet street, making a turn from a light, spun up the rear wheel, down he went). Throttle fidelity at low engine RPM's isn't that great on most bikes.

For parking lot maneuvers, nothing beats being able to slip the clutch. Even traction control is not your friend in that situation, because loss of power could drop you into a tight turn, even if the rear wheel doesn't spin, especially on a heavier bike. I am having a great deal of trouble understanding this line of thinking. Have any of y'all ridden the automatic motorcycles? How about the automatic dirtbikes, scooters, and everything else out there? I've ridden lots of those and the automatic transmission utterly obviates the need for any kind of slipping of a clutch. The autos are much easier to ride under such conditions.
all new things have resistance until its advantages sink in and momentum gathers speed