Why hasn't BRP/Can Am looked at a Full automatic transmission for Spyders?

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I've never seen a better example of, "Damning with faint praise."

"Better to have a SE then nothing at all! "

 

[bruiser]

Aprillia has an automatic tranny. Friend of mine has one. Now, you want to talk about service. He has to trailer his Aprillia to Maryland for service. The closest Aprillia dealer in NC no longer services them.

 

[Bob Denman]

Did Honda have one in the DN-01? :dontknow:

 

[robmorg]

I spoke with a very nice french speaking woman from BRP at the NYC Motorcycle Show. I asked her if fully auto would be coming and she told me a definite no.

Good for them! :thumbup:

:agree:​

 

[bruiser]

Did Honda have one in the DN-01? :dontknow:

It was a CVT. I believe they had four bikes with that tranny.

 

[Illinois Boy]

Just curious anyone know why they haven't looked at fully automatic transmissions for the Spyders? it doesn't seem to far a stretch to change over the SE5/6 to give full auto.

It seems to me, this is like wishing a bow-and-arrow shot bullets...

 

[Dan McNally]

Amazing how many folks need to look down on others . . . folks without comm systems, looking down of folks who have them, two wheelers looking down on trikes, SM riders looking down on SE . . . I wonder why there seem to be so many insecure people in the world who feel they have the right to put down others in order to feel superior? :dontknow:

I ride what I ride, and it isn't anyone else's concern . . . just as what they ride isn't mine . . . :lecturef_smilie:

 

[ChasCS]

It seems to me, this is like wishing a bow-and-arrow shot bullets...

Yeah eh? Hahaha, why who would think of such stuff...

http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2013/02/25/bow-mag-the-bullet-tipped-arrow/


Chas

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I'm amazed at that! Where can I buy them?? :2thumbs:

 

[ChasCS]

Bang Bang, out goes the lights...

Don't Knock yourself out? Hahaha

http://www.racembac.com/our-products/bow-mag/

Chas

 

[Illinois Boy]

Yeah eh? Hahaha, why who would think of such stuff...

http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2013/02/25/bow-mag-the-bullet-tipped-arrow/


Chas

Well... I'll be... What will they think of next? :roflblack:

 

[Cruzr Joe]

I would hate to lose control on the upshifting (and occasional downshifting available to the SE).. Fully automatic would be a drag.... At that point I would probably go back to an SM . the beauty of the SE is that it offers the best of the standard and the automatic

:agree::agree::agree::agree:

Cruzr joe

 

[Bob Denman]

Well... I'll be... What will they think of next? :roflblack:

How about a rifle that fires arrows?!? :roflblack:

(I know; it's already been done... by ME! )

 

[vided]

Way back in the dark ages honda figured they would create and capture the
women riders by coming out with an auto bike, WRONG.
HD created and captured the market with the 883 hugger.

the se5 is terrific, I think it's like the sm5, you must up shift and you can down shift

 

[dndfindley]

Just curious anyone know why they haven't looked at fully automatic transmissions for the Spyders? it doesn't seem to far a stretch to change over the SE5/6 to give full auto.

Begs the question - why? Not needed - no way - no how.

 

[bruiser]

Both of our Spyders are manual shift. We test drove the 2014 RT back in March, they were SE. We both liked the way it shifted. If we get new Spyders they may​ be the SE.

 

[scamp333]

Just curious anyone know why they haven't looked at fully automatic transmissions for the Spyders? it doesn't seem to far a stretch to change over the SE5/6 to give full auto.

I rode a DCT (fully automatic) Gold Wing that I traded in for my Canam. It was super fun to ride. I hardly used the brakes until the last few feet because of down shifting. Canam could go to a DCT bike but they would have to pay Honda a royalty. DCT is a dual clutch transmission.

 

[AVBIZ]

I think the Honda DCT can either be paddle shifted or be full auto…….

 

[bigbadbrucie]

Scamp333, you do realize that this is a 7 year old thread I hope.

 

[Pantera]

Yes, very old thread. Canam now has the Ryker with a fully automatic transmission and it works like a charm.Always in it's power band.Twist the bitch at any speed and it just goes!