There are good things about both types of trany's!! We the people have become lazy &
didn't want 3 on the tree or 4 on the floor, too much hassle! Too hard to get the right
gear, miss one or grind a gear, how embarissing!! Stick was fun at times, your sweetie
snuggled close to you & your hand slips off the shifter! No seat belts back in those days.
Shift into 2nd to power through a bad mud hole a dirt road, or to high on slick for soft
power, just over stall speed, then gear down to stop without sliding. The good old days? Nah!! Fond memories of an era forever gone!!
Could be that auto shift on bikes may come to the future, again. Took automotive close to 60 yr. to make manual shift special order. Be easy with belt drive that's showing up on some bikes today, CVT , same as on scooters,just lighter.Will I like it?
Most likely won't be ridding by then. Still have very fond memories of the old single speed's before the English invasion!! Now a half centary later trying multi speeds for
the first time!!! Am intreagued by them as my first pick up, '49 Int. KB-1!!!
Platy's statement is most likely right! The first slush-o-matic's in cars were short lived
by today's standard. Will bikes be same way? Who knows?