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Originally Posted by staggeringman
thats the beauty of an automatic and a four litre engine....
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Now whilst I love the auto box in my 2.5 turbo volvo there is no way an auto box would work on a fast bike. You need to be able to control the gear change precisely to get the best out of engine breaking/upshifts. e.g. if you downshift just prior to the summit of a hump/bridge you can kill 90% of the take off and keep on the power. likewise you may wish to hang onto a gear even into over'rev if you are approaching a corner. You just don't get that control with an auto box.