I like the kick starter...My CB360 has one. Keeps the battery from running down. Kick starting is easier than push starting (Except maybe on a HarleyBobMielke wrote:When's the last time you had to use a kickstarter on a bike? Do you miss drum brakes? Progress in engineering allows us to enjoy the ride more. Automatic transmission is certainly not new to motorcycles. My first bike was a 1980 Hondamatic 400. No clutch. Honda also produced a 750 Hondamatic. Do you drive a stick shift or automatic car/truck? My point is that you still have a choice so there's no need to flame choice if is doesn't meet your needs.
)Drum Brakes: Don't miss them in the front, ALL my vehicles have em in the rear. BUT, I still control the brakes with a lever. Drum, Disk, Magic, as long as I work it and not the vehicle, I am happy.
Automatic is O.K. I like to shift. I want to control the power to the driving wheels as much as possible. I don't care if a computer does it better. I don't want better, I want to do it myself.
Not flaming choice. Just seeing that the logical end to this is we don't do any driving, we become just Passengers. I like to drive, not be driven. If you like taking a cab or a bus, more power to you. "Take Greyhound, and leave the driving to us!" I like to drive myself!
I don't have a motorcycle to meet my needs. I have it to meet my wants. I want to drive and control it. Your mileage may vary!
To me, and I respect your right to differ, a motorcycle is an escape from an automatic world that requires minimum input from a human. I have to keep it balanced, shift it, it requires much more input and skill than a car. I don't flame, only lament the slow death of humans being able to control their own machinery.
