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Title: Electric shifting in the works...
Post by: Penderic on February 18, 2016, 09:39:59 AM

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic001/shiftfx-est-components_zpsgzwqcadi.jpg)

http://thekneeslider.com/shiftfx-est-brings-semi-and-fully-automatic-shifting-to-oem-motorcycles/

Check out the video at the link. Sounds weird. Maybe on a mellow twin it would be more..... mellow?  :huh:

Title: Re: Electric shifting in the works...
Post by: Don G on February 18, 2016, 01:22:15 PM

I think i will keep my Converts! DonG

Title: Re: Electric shifting in the works...
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on February 18, 2016, 02:21:53 PM

I have no shifting in the works. Well, maybe an occasional shift into low range.  :wink:

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Title: Re: Electric shifting in the works...
Post by: charlie b on February 18, 2016, 02:31:21 PM

Honda has had it for years.  Called the dual clutch transmission (DCT).

Title: Re: Electric shifting in the works...
Post by: HardAspie on February 18, 2016, 02:34:51 PM

Decades ago I saw a wonderful side car conversion of a Honda CB 450. The hack was blatantly ugly, all a square and with a ramp up the back and what is that...handlebars for the hack and none on the bike. It had been made for a paraplegic who would ride his chair into the hack and control the bike from there. The shift lever on the case had solenoids above and below and a set of buttons so that the rider could shift. Pretty cool stuff.