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ok i'm this may be incredibly stupid but are all motorcycles manual; and if not how do u tell?

P.S is the 2002 Honda : VTR 1000 F Super Hawk a good starting bike and/or good bike alltogether and is 2k a good price for one?

Pretty much all motorcycles are a manual tranny (with the exception of a few or smaller cc dirtbikes), that means you need a clutch to shift gears. To see if a bike is a manual, look on the left handle bar for a lever. Now trace the cable/hose that goes from the lever, it should go into the top of the engine/clutch cover. Then you know that is a manual. If you oull tht lever on a cable actuated clutch, you can see the little connection move on top of the cover.

Or, if you're looking at a spec sheet for a motorcycle, it will be described as:

clutch - wet or dry
transmission - 5/6 gear (or speed) then list the ratios

Yeah, I can only think of a handful of bikes that aren't manuals. And they're sorta custom jobbies. Chances are really good that if it's a Big 4, Duc, or BWM it'll be manual.

thansk just what i needed

Andrew0853 wrote:
P.S is the 2002 Honda : VTR 1000 F Super Hawk a good starting bike and/or good bike alltogether and is 2k a good price for one?

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/Honda_VTR_1 ... _2002.aspx

people here recommend to stay within 50 bhp or less for a 1st bike.

so nope, the VTR 1000 won't be good choice since eventhough it's not as powerful as today's 600cc supersports... it's still up there in the less-forgiving territory.

Shorts wrote:Pretty much all motorcycles are a manual tranny (with the exception of a few or smaller cc dirtbikes), that means you need a clutch to shift gears. To see if a bike is a manual, look on the left handle bar for a lever. Now trace the cable/hose that goes from the lever, it should go into the top of the engine/clutch cover. Then you know that is a manual. If you oull tht lever on a cable actuated clutch, you can see the little connection move on top of the cover.

Or, if you're looking at a spec sheet for a motorcycle, it will be described as:

clutch - wet or dry
transmission - 5/6 gear (or speed) then list the ratios

Listen to this lady, she knows what she's talking about! Also, if you're looking for a nonmanual, look at Ridleys, those use a CVT transmission. They have no specific gear, just a belt drive that's diameter changes to increase speed from the same RPMs...
Wrider

Actually, the belt's diameter doesn't change, the pully(ies) diameter(s) change(s).

qwerty wrote:Actually, the belt's diameter doesn't change, the pully(ies) diameter(s) change(s).

Yup

Centrifical force either pulls the plates of the pully apart or closer together depending on if it's a front or rear. This causes the belt to ride up or down and simulates changing gear ratios.

Andrew0853 wrote:ok i'm this may be incredibly stupid but are all motorcycles manual; and if not how do u tell?

P.S is the 2002 Honda : VTR 1000 F Super Hawk a good starting bike and/or good bike alltogether and is 2k a good price for one?

Click onto www.ridleymotorcycle.com to see a fully-automatic American-made very nice motorcycle.