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An early example of a semi-automatic motorcycle transmission was the use of an automatic centrifugal clutch in the early 1960s by the Czechoslovakian manufacturer Jawa Moto. [83] Their design was used without permission in the 1965 Honda Cub 50 , which resulted in Jawa suing Honda for patent infringement and Honda agreeing to pay royalties for ...
The manual transmissions follow the standard motorcycle design: a left-foot-actuated shifter and a left-hand-actuated clutch. [6] The semi-automatic transmission models use a paddle-shifter on the left-hand grip. The transmission is semi-automatic as it will automatically downshift as the vehicle slows, but upshifting must be manually performed ...
Other applications of semi-automatic transmissions on motorcycles include the Yamaha FJR1300AE sport-touring motorcycle, with the YCCS automatic clutch system, Honda's range of 2- and 3-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic transmissions, used on various motorcycles throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and the three-wheeled BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster ...
4 speed semi-automatic, wet multi-plate clutch working with wet centrifugal clutch , rotary shift: Suspension: Front: telescopic fork Rear: swingarm with double shock absorber Special model come with single rear suspension: Brakes: Front: Disc, Rear: Drum. Tires: 70/90-17M/C 38P and 80/90-17M/C 50P: Wheelbase: 1.227 mm: Dimensions: L: 1.897 mm ...
The original V50 had a 49 cc (3.0 cu in) two-stroke engine with a three speed semi-automatic gearbox and could reach speeds of about 35–40 mph (56–64 km/h). The problem with this model was that in the UK in the early 1970s to ride a 50 cc moped on a learner licence the bike needed to have pedals.
The company manufactures extraordinarily large displacement motorcycles and motorized tricycles with 376 to 496 cu in (6,160 to 8,130 cm 3) Chevrolet V8 engines, and semi-automatic transmissions. [1] [2] By the mid-1990s, Boss Hoss was selling 300 vehicles per year. [3] As of 2006, Boss Hoss has sold over 4,000 vehicles. [4]
In 1982 Honda introduced a four-speed fully-automatic (called Hondamatic Full-Auto), followed by a fully-automatic three-speed in 1983. The semi-automatic version continued to be available in Honda's smaller cars, where it was gradually replaced by conventional automatics.
The Honda Z50A is a small motorcycle with a 49 cc (3.0 cu in) single-cylinder four-stroke overhead cam engine and a semi-automatic transmission. It was made by Honda from 1968 to 1978 and it was the second generation of the Z50 series of minibikes. [1]