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Ridley makes automatic transmission motorcycles ... I rode one for fun at Daytona Bikeweek ... it was cool but they are expensive: ridleymotorcycles.com
Yeahh I saw them at a rally but coughed over the 17 large they wanted for a small displacement bike.
I developed an interest in them after giving up on the notion that the Japanese makers will ever come out with anything other than retro or space age design in automatics If a large enough network of dealers develops so that I wouldn't have to take the bike 200 miles for service, I may buy one.
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Check out Suzuki Burgmans. They offer a 400 and 650. I have a 400 it is is nimble and light but can easily handle freeway speeds plus enough storage for 2 full face helmets (or a few bags of groceries) under the seat. It is the most popular maxi scooter in the US market. Good site to check out is BurgmanUSA Forum and Website for more info.
Honda also has the Silverwing and the DN-01. The DN-01 is a automatic motorcycle, not a step through "scooter" design. Warning: The sticker price is not for the faint of heart though
This IS the ticket.....The 650 Burgmans and 600 Silverwings are smooth,quiet,very forgiving to riders with little experience and will run and hide from your average everyday "cruiser" style bike from a dead stop.The 400 Burgman is even easier to ride,smoother,cheaper and doesn't have the neck snapping pull that the 650 has.If you need more help due to your legs or feet,try this.
Qlink is going through a "transition" with some of their models . . related post.
"The New Legacy 250 is still an automatic motorcycle but with improvements compared to the previous one made by CFMOTO. The major improvements are more storage spaces and a larger radiator mounted outside of the frame to avoid overheating."
Sounds promising but is yet again why I stick with a wide-market, stable brand.
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The CPI GTR 250i (http://www.flypowersports.com/motorcycles/GTR_250i/ - broken link) is another "automatic" option (price unknown).
Yee gawds, that is ugly [insert usual disclaimer about personal opinions]
Rides like a real bike, has a CVT. Everyone who has ridden it, including me, is impressed. Among the best bikes available for riding in the city if you don't want the scooter look.
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Aprilia Mana 850.
Rides like a real bike, has a CVT. Everyone who has ridden it, including me, is impressed. Among the best bikes available for riding in the city if you don't want the scooter look.
I tell you what I like when I ride my scooter vs my big bike...drinking soda while going down the road....It is so balanced and forgiving that I can actually(do it ALL of the time) reach down into my cup holder,pull my soda out and take a big ol' drink and put it back without the least bobble and that is also done while a squirming 10yo girl is on the back of it with her Ipod going full blast and praticing her cheerleading arm waves and talking to her cousins on the radio who are riding with their parents in the pack and praticing their cheerleading moves too...they are just SO easy to ride....you can actually ENJOY the scenery on the back of one of them....You DO have to be secure in your manhood to ride one tho'(kinda like dudes who wear Crocs...I'm not THAT secure enough ...yet)
I developed an interest in them after giving up on the notion that the Japanese makers will ever come out with anything other than retro or space age design in automatics If a large enough network of dealers develops so that I wouldn't have to take the bike 200 miles for service, I may buy one.
That is a major problem....parts supply,dealers and mechanics who have a clue about how to work on them and fully understand the riders AND the machines....Maybe one day
CFmoto is actually one of the better manufacturers along with Kymco(I know,different countries etc,but they are ALL lumped in as Chinese when you try to sell them and they dont have Honda,Suzuki or Yamaha on their side covers)....They are lower on the quality food chain than ANY of the Japanese outfits,but WAY above the offerings of LiFan,Roketa and those type machines.
Just get a good brand and find out about the service department. Just doesn't help to feel you got a bargain and then when something goes wrong you can't fix it.
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Just get a good brand and find out about the service department. Just doesn't help to feel you got a bargain and then when something goes wrong you can't fix it.
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