Hi all,
So, I have finally managed to get my licence to the point where I can ride any bike here in Australia ( it’s a long process)
I asked my local Honda dealer for the keys to an AT and he obliged by telling me to go on a ride for at least 2 hours....[emoji4]
209 kms later... I’m in love!!!
I rode the manual one with ABS.
The dealer has offered me a DCT next Saturday for a few hours as well. [emoji1303]
I’m going to reserve judgement until I’ve ridden both, but I’d like to know what others think regarding the low-spec, non-abs, non-traction control version versus the full-house manual version?
I like to think that my right wrist is capable of controlling the traction and ABS is not something I’ve come to rely on in my biking career.
Bike will be used for touring Australia, on and off road.
I’ll be keeping my xr650r for really rough stuff.
In short:
If I go DCT. No choice of spec level
If I go manual. Is the extra electronics worth the money and complexity.
Thanks for reading. [emoji1303]
So, I have finally managed to get my licence to the point where I can ride any bike here in Australia ( it’s a long process)
I asked my local Honda dealer for the keys to an AT and he obliged by telling me to go on a ride for at least 2 hours....[emoji4]
209 kms later... I’m in love!!!
I rode the manual one with ABS.
The dealer has offered me a DCT next Saturday for a few hours as well. [emoji1303]
I’m going to reserve judgement until I’ve ridden both, but I’d like to know what others think regarding the low-spec, non-abs, non-traction control version versus the full-house manual version?
I like to think that my right wrist is capable of controlling the traction and ABS is not something I’ve come to rely on in my biking career.
Bike will be used for touring Australia, on and off road.
I’ll be keeping my xr650r for really rough stuff.
In short:
If I go DCT. No choice of spec level
If I go manual. Is the extra electronics worth the money and complexity.
Thanks for reading. [emoji1303]