“A lot of customers really prefer that,” said Giovanni Perez, a customer care specialist at Bert’s Mega Mall in Covina, California, one of the largest motorcycle dealers in the country. Word is getting out about the shiftless option. I gotta think that feature will have a tremendous appeal to both older buyers and when it comes to luring in new riders of all ages. But the straight-up DCT transmission doesn’t require any input from the rider other than a twist of the throttle. On the Hondas you are even given the choice of shifting with a pair of buttons on the left-hand grip. In any case, you don’t have to operate a clutch or even change your throttle position to shift gears. Honda is way ahead of any other bike-maker when it comes to automatics, or more precisely, DCT dual-clutch transmissions, which is a quick-shifting variant of the automatic. What will save the motorcycle industry long term? I say, automatic transmissions. You could credit the most recent months’ sales increase in dirt bikes to a bunch of Americans cooped up inside for months and months, desperate to get out and ride. This is good news, especially since just a few years ago the industry was pretty bleak, taking seemingly forever to crawl out of the recession of 2008-2009-etc. There are around 450,000 or so new motorcycles sold in the U.S. Sales of street bikes are mostly flat but are still significant. Dirt bike sales are up over 50% for the first six months of 2020, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council’s retail sales reporting. Sales are up! The motorcycle industry in America is actually experiencing an upsurge, especially in dirt bikes and side-by-sides.
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