These Automatic Motorcycles are they any good whats the Story on them ,any body have one
2007-02-08 13:43:31 · 10 answers · asked by Terry S 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
some people just dont have stamina strength to be able to clutch and shift all the time, but they still want to ride. i met a woman that had just that kind of problem on harley chat group. last i heard, she was zeroing in on a ridley. havent heard anything for awhile.
2007-02-09 09:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never rode an automatic motorcycle and probably never would. Automatics have already taken all the fun out of most cars, why should bikes be boring? Manual gives you all the control and you decide when it's time to shift, I've never seen an automatic motorcycle in 14 years of riding, that must say something about the manual gearbox superiority.
2016-05-23 23:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Tresca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honda has made some but they did not sell well at all.
And there is a American company called Ridley.
There is just something fundamentally wrong with the concept of a automatic transmission on a motorcycle.
But there were times that I wished I had a reverse gear when backing a big bike up a grade.
Shifting becomes second nature and you don't even have to think about it.
2007-02-09 07:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I seem to remember Honda making one years ago....for some reason the phase Hondamatic sticks in my mind. I do know that Ridley cycles makes an automatic. The only reason I can think of that a person would need an automatic on a motorcycle is if the had their left arm amputated and even then it wouldn't take much to hook up a foot clutch on that side. Learn to ride a standard bike like EVERYONE else
2007-02-09 08:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rider (12NI) 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you referring to the Ridley Motorcycles? I've not heard any bad press about them, but why an automatic? Just take the time to learn
how to ride a regular bike. It's not all that difficult at all.
2007-02-08 14:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ellwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ridley is out of business now but you can still find them. They are awesome bikes. I own and ride one and it has nothing to do with learning to shift. I rode a Harley before I got my Ridley. Arthritis in my hands and a pinched nerve in my neck made riding painful and I didnt enjoy it anymore. Then I found this Ridley....OMG it is a dream come true. Yes, there are those who say it's not really riding if you are not shifting. BS! This bike makes it possible for me to do what I love again! Please don't buy one unless you want to be the center of attention everywhere you go. There is ALWAYS a crowd around mine.
2014-09-07 04:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Kim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well moto guzzi used to a good one just a high gear and low gear a freind of our who only one rode one years and still dose he swear by it 1000cc cali with automatic
2007-02-08 15:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by BONEs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are looking for is a" CF Moto" (search for it) the models are V3 and V5.
They are one of the better Chinese scooter/bikes. You can see them and read reviews about them on www.scootdawg.com and also on www.scooterbbs.com. They are 250cc engined with a CVT (belt drive transmission) and sell for just about $3000.
2007-02-08 15:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes my friend ,depend the brand ,,your choice is yamaha or honda y ride scotters since i 12 years old,its fun and a cheap transportation arrownd the block,you get like 60 or 80 miles a galon ,dont get any cheap scotter get some good brand you will enjoy the time, good look
2007-02-08 13:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by Juan L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ridley makes auto trans motorcycles.
http://www.ridleymotorcycle.com/
but dont know anybody with one.
2007-02-08 14:14:15 · answer #10 · answered by mxlj 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋