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#motorcycle #bike #motorcycle #honda #dct Hello everyone, dear friends, as you know, Honda is the only motorcycle manufacturer that now sells motorcycles with automatic transmissions in bulk. And in today's issue, you will see all the models of such motorcycles from the famous motorcycle giant that are sold in 2024. For the first time, a unique DCT gearbox for motorcycles was developed by a Japanese concern in 2010, and its name literally translates as a dual-clutch gearbox. It is a mechanical transmission with two independent electro-hydraulic clutches, one of which is responsible for transmitting torque to even gears of the gearbox, the other - to odd ones. Gear shifting occurs in two different modes, manual or automatic. This unit adds 10 kg of additional weight to all models. However, Honda tried to make friends with an automatic transmission back in 1976, when it released the Honda CB750 Hondamatic. In order to win over an even larger audience, Honda engineers began to adjust the existing engine to the automatic transmission of that time, which essentially became a semi-automatic. The changes affected the combustion chamber to reduce compression, a new camshaft appeared, the exhaust system was initially redesigned four into one, and then 4 into 2, this gave better traction at low revs, which corresponded to the characteristics of the torque converter. Because of which the dry sump of the motorcycle had to be replaced with a wet one to ensure transmission lubrication. In addition, the standard fuel system did not suit the Hondamatic, so an additional fuel pump was installed to the four 24mm carburetor keihin, plus an electronically controlled throttle handle was developed, which automatically increased the speed when the gear was engaged, to ensure smooth operation of the engine with a torque converter when starting off. Engine power remained at the same level - 67 hp and 60 Nm. torque. Honda deliberately did not choose a fully automatic transmission, because the automatics of those times switched with jerks, in a car this was not a big problem, but a motorcyclist could lose balance in a turn, which would lead to sad consequences! Therefore, Honda decided to use a torque converter instead of a clutch, and switching only two gears was done manually with a regular foot paw. The first gear was designed for driving from 0 to 100 km / h, and the second highest gear up to 160 km / h. However, it was possible to drive in second gear from 0 to maximum, but the acceleration was also appropriate.