Honda E-clutch

[Seeker]

I keep seeing this on various websites - the Honda e-clutch:
https://www.cycleworld.com/blogs/ask...ated-shifting/

It has a couple of electric motors that can engage and disengage the clutch - even from rest. So you'd push the gear lever into first, open the throttle and the e clutch would engage the clutch for you and disengage when you wanted to change gear or come to a stop.

It can be turned off and the clutch worked normally.
I could see it being advantageous for commuting in area where you weren't allowed to lane split/filter and you were stuck in stop-start traffic. Maybe someone with wrist damage too?

[admin]

Cheap DCT?. I'll be interested to see how that develops.

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[Sir Trev]

I moved to an auto car a couple of years ago and I find it more relaxing than a manual, I can focus more on the steering and observations and it is so smooth and quiet. Part of me would like to do the same on the bike but for some situations I'd rather have a clutch lever, such as on tight bends where you want to feather the drive sometimes. It means I'm not too keen on the DCT options from Honda (only on bigger bikes at the moment anyway) so if this e-clutch takes on, especially on mid-sized bikes, I'd be interested to try it.

C'mon Big Red - give us a road-biased Transalp with a MUCH lower seat height and e-clutch as that would be great. The NC750X is fugly as hell and needs replacing.

[admin]

I wonder if Honda might copy Suzuki's 800RE and create a road based version of the TA.

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[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by admin

I wonder if Honda might copy Suzuki's 800RE and create a road based version of the TA.

I'm really hoping they will as the TA is a much nicer looking bike than the 800 Strom as well as being lighter. The new RE version of the Strom is 7kg lighter than the DE so if that follows suit on the TA it will offset the inevitable extra weight of e-clutch.