DominusFL
Elite Member
I can see the benefit if you loan or rent your bike, a conventional rider will fall back on instinct in a stressful situation, so it may helps if the bike behaves as expected with a manual.
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It's to fulfill the feeling that I'l changing gears. I wish I could put a fake pedal in my car..How about this then? A fake clutch lever too!!!
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What's the point in that?
And having learned on manual typewriters, I would love to have a computer keyboard with an old-fashioned chromed carriage return lever looming over the left side.....
With the DCT there are times it is nice to override. I down shift a lot for engine braking or if setting up for a takeover for quicker acceleration already in a lower gear. If someone wants to do it with their toe that is their business and not mine to judge. If someone has a physical problem with their hand then hats off to Honda for providing them an option.
I'm not a fan of the paddle placement, personally. I would certainly be interested in one of these kits... but not for that much. As for the clutch lever, if I had the time and money (or, rather motivation), I'd relocate the foot brake to the clutch area. I'd also get rid of the linked braking. No clue if it's possible, but it'd be neat.
Shrug ... I'm not planning to do this one, but you'd be amazed how many wasteful over-$300 motorcycle items are littering my garage. Helmets, jackets, old cruiser windshield, unused Givi trunk, extra tire, etc...
This is for BikerDude or anyone else interested in this mod...
There is a gizmodo that allows you to put a shift lever on the left side. Its called a "Dual Clutch Transmission Pedal Change Kit" and it retails for around $305 USD. You can get it from Japan.Webike
I would only be interested in this if the pedal can be used with the shifting paddles in place and still usable. Ugh! Only 4 more months of this.
Obviously I don't have the answer, but have learned that the Honda offers a similar accessory shift lever kit ( 08U70-MGH-D21) for the VFR1200X DCT CrossTourer (not available in the US), and it's described as: "A complete kit to select gears with a traditional foot shifter on the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) model. Works in conjunction with, or in place of, the DCT handlebar shift triggers to offer a choice of gear selection styles."
So for the CrossTourer, the kit allows hand or foot shifts, as well as computer directed shifting. There's no reason to think the NC700/750XD kit would be any different. At least that's my hope.
Bill