Is Honda's E-Clutch A Gearbox Game-Changer?
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Published 2024-04-19
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks for explaining and providing images of how the E-Clutch works. This is actually an ingenious design, I love how the manual clutch will always have priority over the system.
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As a commuter, I think this is brilliant
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The term 'Conventional Quiickshifter' blows my mind a bit...
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faster, smoother shifts sound great. It sounds like a superior quick shifter
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Older riders in heavily congested cities (like Bangkok in my country) can now ride a proper bike in town without risk of stalling/ misshifting instead of scooters
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I took a test ride today on the new CB650R with e-Clutch, it was awesome! I loved the system, it was really cool!
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dct was designed for racing adapted to products...it was not designed for luxury but can well be adapted into it. the twin clutch was developed in the 80s by porsche and audi for their racing and rally program respectively
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I'm missing 2 fingers on my left hand, so this makes me so happy!
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Manual and semi-manual clutch all in one? Awesome! As long this tech is reliable, I'm all in!
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Only one question- when are Honda putting e-clutch on their other bikes?
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Yamaha offered a similar clutch system on the FJR1300 for a few years. I owned one and liked it a lot. I have also owned a DCT Honda, and while the shifts were silky smooth, the auto shift points were not great, and it added a lot of weight. Hopefully Honda will add the logic to support auto shifting with this new system.
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Took me 30 000 kilometers to fall for the DCT; certainly wasn’t love at first feel, but it shifted my perspective.
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My first thought was "what a useless idea" but it obviously works well. I was reminded that many years ago I had a little race bike with a Yamaha TZ125 engine, and on one particular track I was doing around 30 gear changes per lap. Even with the extremely light clutch of the Yamaha, by the end of a day of 2 or 3 practice sessions and 4 races I was doing lots of clutchless shifting because my hand just wasn't quick enough any more. With that in mind it sounds like a great idea.
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Great. I just saw the article the other day that honda e-clutch is coming to the USA in September 2024👍🏾👌🏾
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As a cyclist, we have wireless gear shifting. I hope some day motorbike has this too. so you can shift gear by pressing a button with thumb, you don't need to use foot to change gear anymore.
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Great video Matt, all over the e clutch
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They could shift the "box of tricks" under the tank, and have it pull the ordinary clutch cable - then it could be fitted to any bike !?
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Man I wish we got the 650 here in South Africa, such a good looking bike.
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Seems like a good system, especially in traffic. If it's "a bit aggressive off the line," you can grab the lever right before you want to go off (seeing the light changing), and manage it yourself.
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I must say that the e-clutch sounds very interesting! I have damaged my left wrist in an previous accident. It left permanent damage to my wrist and some times when riding longer trips my wrist starts hurting from using the clutch. This could really help it!
