VFR1200F DCT

[Cousin Jack]

Cousin Jack fought in WW1 so we let him off these faux pas.

Bloody young whippersnapper, no respecr for your elders.

[dern]

Re the soft rear end, it seems to be a thing with tourer set up that the default is 'comfort' ie soggy. Has it got EAS? Either way changing the rear shock parameters should sort it.

(Just nosing about on the Internet for info on the WP made unit on my old bike, wondering if they're an alternative to Ohlins if you wanted to change it, and found that they're now wholly owned by KTM. Didn't know that).

It doesn’t have eas. I’ll play with it today and see where I end up. I did read one suspension setup guide that suggested the standard set up was too stiff so I really need to get it back to the baseline and go from there.

[dern]

Can you still slip the clutch when in auto. ?

It controls the clutches for you so it slips them as you pull away or when you change gear. If you’re doing slow manoeuvres it continues to slip the clutch for the first gear as far as I can tell and you can modulate your low speed with the rear brake. So you can crawl along as slow as you can with a normal bike. The only danger is that if you are crawling along and you modulate your speed with the throttle then if you go slow enough and let the throttle go to zero then it can remove drive. I think that the way to stop this is to ensure you always have the throttle open when manoeuvring and keep speed low with the rear brake. I’ve only had it for half a day though and I need to play with this stuff.

[dern]

One thing I haven’t mentioned is that it’s not possible to leave it in gear on a hill so they put a handbrake on it. This is an excellent thing because you can start it on a hill without having to hold a brake on. In one afternoon this has already proved very useful.

[G.P]

Happy new bike day.
A mate has recently bought a manual version of it and is really impressed with it, great build quality etc. If it had a bigger range and Cruise control I'd be tempted myself as a tourer, / long range commuter.

[dern]

Interesting, if you’re interested…

[Dodgy69]

My only concern with these auto's, is slipping the clutch. On this trip, very tight uphill or downhill hairpins, I'm on the clutch, whether it's slipping going up or cutting drive going down. I just feel I need control.

They probably deal with all that, but that's my concern and I don't really want an automatic motorbike, car yes.

[dern]

It can easily cope with what you’re describing. It feels like a manual box with an up and down quick shifter. I’d say it’s something you’d have to have a go with before writing off but to be honest I’ve no vested interest in anyone doing that. My only concern with buying this bike with this gearbox is that I’m setting myself up to be repeatedly told that people don’t want an automatic bike and I don’t really care if I’m honest, this is just a thread where I give my impressions of my bike

[dern]

Stripped the side of the fairings off today to wire in a feed for the satnav, a voltmeter (had Hondas before) and the charging cable. Took a while as I didn’t want to break the expensive panels.

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Also did a load more miles this afternoon. I really like this bike. I was concerned that I was only buying a tourer but it really hussles a b road with the right inputs. I went out for a couple of hours just playing on the back roads using the manual gearbox mode and this thing is absolutely superb. I put the suspension back to standard too and it’s way less bouncy.

[weeksy]

Mate of some on here used to ride an FJR1300 thing like it was a Panigale. It was epic to see

[dern]

Mate of some on here used to ride an FJR1300 thing like it was a Panigale. It was epic to see

Now they are heavy.

This does start to feel like it’s tying itself up in knots very occasionally but not often. However on balance it feels easier and substantially safer to ride fast than the superduke

[Horse]

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Is that a K1600LT in the distant background?

[Dodgy69]

Your neighbour not gone EV yet then.

Looks very tidy that Dern.

[dern]

He occasionally takes that thing to the pub. I imagine it’s pretty interesting if time consuming hobby.

[Buckaroo]

Stripped the side of the fairings off today to wire in a feed for the satnav, a voltmeter (had Hondas before) and the charging cable. Took a while as I didn’t want to break the expensive panels.


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Also did a load more miles this afternoon. I really like this bike. I was concerned that I was only buying a tourer but it really hussles a b road with the right inputs. I went out for a couple of xxx hours just playing on the back roads using the manual gearbox mode and this thing is absolutely superb. I put the suspension back to standard too and it’s way less bouncy.

In the top picture,was that Tiepin going past on his latest purchase?

[Mr. Dazzle]

In the top picture,was that Tiepin going past on his latest purchase?

He bought it cause there's no fuelling to sort.

[Count Steer]

In the top picture,was that Tiepin going past on his latest purchase?

He bought it cause there's no fuelling to sort.

Oh, I don't know. There's a new nutty slack feeder that's supposed to reduced low speed regulator jerkiness and a carbon shovel that gives higher load rates for improved mid-range power delivery.

[the_priest]

DCT on the Honda is good. My NC700X DCT was fun in sports mode, drive was perfect for commuting. Well worth having as a relaxed riding bike, but to be honest the 700 was dull. The 1200 at least has some real poke to it and is in a better chassis! Enjoy riding it.

[Taipan]

In the top picture,was that Tiepin going past on his latest purchase?

He bought it cause there's no fuelling to sort.

Oh, I don't know. There's a new nutty slack feeder that's supposed to reduced low speed regulator jerkiness and a carbon shovel that gives higher load rates for improved mid-range power delivery.

And because of that,I'm out!

[Couchy]

Having just bought a DCT Africa twin you’ll get loads of people asking why you bought an auto, some of them ride bikes with a QS and blipper so never use a clutch apart from pulling off. A DCT can be ridden that way if you want and you can change gear. Tbh mine is in the right gear most of the time and when it isn’t it’s a button press or lever tap away