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Define low-speed?
I don't get the low speed maneuvering issue at all. I've never had an issue whatsoever. I suppose I could see it MAYBE being an issue for certain offroad scenarios, but on pavement, or any other type of hard surface, I can't see how this is an issue at all. You let off the throttle, the bike doesn't keep going.....need to slow down, use front or rear brake just as you would with something with a clutch and foot shifter. I've been in congested parking lots, people's driveways, congested downtown city traffic, stop-and-go traffic on the interstate, etc. Not one time have I thought "man I wish I had a clutch to feather."
1st and 2nd gear.
"I've been in congested parking lots, people's driveways, congested downtown city traffic, stop-and-go traffic on the interstate, etc. Not one time have I thought "man I wish I had a clutch to feather."
I have no issue in these areas either.
I have noticed (as have others) that in extreme situations where the angles of turn and or slope are sufficiently sharp to require very slow going, the DCT system can drop abruptly into 1st gear and for a beginner this could be destabilising. I have seen this mentioned in various fora and not just related to NC's. Some of the hairpins where I have personally experienced this are very extreme. None of the situations You have quoted above are relevant.