fjrpilot1945
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I agree with XJRGUY. Your choice of an A or AE. Who cares!
Not at all true. How do you define fact?How it is going to operate, on the other hand, is shear fact. My last three cars had manumatics: GS400 (with buttons on the steering wheel), 330i with steptronic, and a Touareg with tiptronic (or whatever they call it). Not one of those gave me the control of a manual. It's that simple, and that is exactly what I said.
You still have to ***shift*** the AE FJR, the computer does NOT do it for you. Same as your dirtbike application, correct?I like shifting. My cage truck is an automatic, so staying traditional would probably be my final decision - more sporty to me.
Most excellent! VERY well stated. I agree with you 99%.I agree. I should have said clutching, and shifting. I skunked some spelling as well as the wording.
I am not having to actually make a decision now. I just felt that after the blah-blah on the subject I should state my leaning. I think the AE would be endlessly cool. I design and develop production manufacturing systems for a living. The idea of my own personal hydraulic proportional valve operating on my behalf has a certain appeal.... Complex? Maybe. Cool? Definately. Very sporty in it's own way - as you say. I just think that tradition has a soft spot in my heart, and it would be a tough choice for me. If tradition were all I cared about I would ride a hunk of iron. If I keep going on I will probably change my mind.....
HEAR, HEAR!!We are all riding and buying FJR's so who the **** cares.
Nobody is forcing one or the other to buy/ride the manual or the AE.
Isn't it great that WE HAVE A BIKE SUPPORTED by the manufacturer, getting new features, rather than stagnating or being cancelled, like Honda's Magna?
That was a great bike. People bought them because of that wonderful motor but......
It had chain drive, a wimpy rear drum brake, and a horrificly small gas tank. That bike was on sale for years and NOT ONE CHANGE was made other than the color.
What kinda bullshit is that.
Our bike sells
Our bike performs
Our bike is being supported
Can't the community at least step up and pull through on the last two items?
Yes, I envision the dreaded searching for 6th gear scenario all over again (clutching for non existant levers...). Then back to a traditional shift and racking the gears, or pushing the turn signal switch and not getting a gear down.The 05 stays in the barn just in case I feel the need to squeeze a clutch! My biggest fear is swithcing back and forth between such similar bikes, one with and one without a clutch. Once accustom to the "E" clutch it will undoubtedly be difficult to revert to a manual clutch especially on a bike that is essentially the same in all other respects.
You really want to do this?...How do you define fact?
Please go back and read what I initially wrote. You'll find an eery likeness to what you are saying here....Those are AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS...
Ahhh, what's the harm in a little pot stirring to get a healthy debate going? I love it. Anyway, now I see which camp you're in. It's cool man, ride what you like. I have never told anyone what to do, just expressed my opinion....You COULD have expressed those same opinions in a way that would not be insulting. Kapiche?
Cool! You did it again! You heard something I never even said!BrunDog - Apology accepted.
:bleh:
I am "All Knowing and Powerful".Cool! You did it again! You heard something I never even said!BrunDog - Apology accepted.
:bleh:
-BD
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