Commuter motorcycles like the Splendor, CB Shine, Star City etc. Activa and the likes solve the problems of city riding with their lack of clutch and gears, storage spaces including the secure underseat storage and the preference of some riders who aren't very comfortable with motorcycles.ĪT on motorcycles will only solve one of the problems so the market demand might not be there like it is with scooters.Ģ. Even the car market is moving to ATs in a big way.ġ. if AT Scooters are so popular (just look at the Activa's sales), surely there is a market for AT motorcycles?ģ. If you aren't comfortable after trying, try out the Aerox as already suggested.Īlso, glad to see you learning a new type of vehicle after your thinking about quitting driving threadġ. Also keep the revs higher than cars, 5000rpm is nothing for any street nakeds like the Pulsars, RTRs etc. I would suggest to give a motorcycle a try and then revisit the question. Same can be applied from cars to motorcycles. Apart from the location of the levers/pedals and the way to slot the gears, the core concept remains the same. I was taught this on a Bajaj Super and I extrapolated that to motorcycles and cars. IMHO getting the sync between clutch and accelerator isn't difficult and same as a car. The only reliable brand with an automatic is the Honda Africa twin DCT. Honestly that statement was so unexpected that I was confused and amused at the same time Are there any reliable Automatic Transmission Motorcycles costing less than 4L from a mainstream and reliable Brand? EV or Petrol. It just won't take off from the day of launch, but it sure should sell well in the long run. There should be a market for an AT commuter Motorcycle starting at 100cc till ~150cc. These commuters, ride the clutch use rear brakes & are generally not riders and they are in majority. I know a couple if not more people who ride Motorcycles and don't have a choice to drive a car because of traffic / cost and can not ride an AT scooter because of bad roads, durability (it's all plastics & breaks easily) plus a bit poor economy compared to similar cubic capacity Motorcycle. I will never spend my money on an automatic car ever. I still prefer manual cars (loved my 3 speed jeep) over automatics. True motorcyclists still prefer manual control of their motorcycles especially offroad. If you want a commuter AT bike, get yourself a 150cc scooter with bigger wheels and more storage capacityĤ. Expensive motorcycles are not used as commuters which is where the AT shines - in traffic in the cityģ. I think motorcyclists are a much more hardcore breed of enthusiasts as opposed to car driversĢ. It is used by farmers to carry their produce to the market, over rudimentary roads, the big wheels enabling the latter.ġ. Hero never marketed the vehicle properly, it failed to sell, and the entire tools and fixtures for its manufacturing was sold to a Vietnamese company, where it is a huge success. It is a joy to ride: Dilip Bam called it a mini-Bullet. I own a Hero Honda Street with a perfectly functional auto clutch. The bike’s four speed engine delivers a solid four stroke performance with 8.1Bhp 7500 rpm and a torque of 8.1 Nm 5500 rpm. TVS Jive is propelled by a 110 cc engine which features innovative T-Matic technology with rotary gear technology coupled with an automatic clutch. The bike will provide a sporty riding experience with a combination of comfort, performance, ease of operation and fuel efficiency in its category. KOCHI: TVS Motor Company has launched TVS Jive, India’s first auto-clutch motorcycle, in Kochi. Just wait for the likes of Zero Motorcycles (electric) to set up shop in India: I'm sure it would not be too hard to retrofit an old 100cc m/c with an Activa transmission. We will have to wait for demand in other markets before a successful model is launched in India. Why no 100cc motorcycles in India with the same variator type transmissions that are on every scooter these days? Risky for any Indian manufacturer to test the waters. But modern DCT control units seem to have fixed these problems. Honda came out with the Hondamatic years ago, but it didn't really sell too well (mostly because it was aimed at women riders in the US).ĭCT transmissions can destabilize the motorcycle by shifting on a turn, so there are technical issues. Motorcycles in other countries are typically of much higher power, and that's probably why manufacturers don't use the variator type transmissions on motorcycles.
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