Love the semi automatic transmission

[ruralgirl]

I'm "Happi9er than a Pig in fresh poop"; with the three "ESSIES" that I've owned! :yes::clap:hyea:

There ya go, another undeserved maligning of an innocent species! Pigs don't love to live in poop, fresh or stale, any more than we do! On behalf of misunderstood porcines everywhere, I (we) demand a retraction!

But I too love, love, LOVE my SE6! I'd have bought a manual, but the only model they were selling at $6K off retail was the one I bought. Considering the nearly nonstop, ever increasing pain in my left foot from a horse wreck many years ago, I'm doubly glad now that that foot can just sit there idly enjoying the ryde.

 

[missouriboy]

There ya go, another undeserved maligning of an innocent species!

And here's another one, a comment someone posted about that "swamp" that needs to be "drained"... "I find it necessary to point out that a swamp is part of a healthy ecosystem that recycles nature’s waste. We really need to refer to Trump’s Washington as a sewer, which requires significant added energy to clean up. Swamps everywhere are insulted."
I thought that was deeee-licious! :yes:

 

[Casher50]

I'm enjoying the SE so far...part of yesterday's ride took us on a couple of particularly steep/twisty/rough-surfaced roads and I was very comfortably shifting between 2&3 and not having the jerky feeling I used to get from my manual that would often make me feel more than a bit unsettled on these types of roads.

I find the SE to be very quick-shifting up and down, much smoother as well...SO has not helmet-bonked me once...yet!

On the flip side...
I do miss the occasional free-wheeling just so I could let my throttle hand relax, but have started to use the cruise con for this...and have been leaving it in the switched-on position.

I mainly wish the paddle could be adjusted somewhat to fit my small hand a bit more comfortably...I am finding my left thumb gets a bit crampy and I'm using a thumb-over grip periodically. I've also been experimenting with flicking the up-shifts with my index finger.

I recently had a similar experience. I was riding with a friend (he was riding a Honda 1100 Shadow) and we got behind a dump truck on a very steep hilly road. I was actually enjoying going from fourth to third to second to first (doing my own down shifting) and back again. As the truck labored up and down the hills. My friend was not having a similar good time, however.

 

[Tnpapa]

My left foot and a lawnboy mower had an encounter and though I can do the manual transmission the se is heaven on earth. Between my 13 rs that I traded for my 15 RTS I have over 23,000 happy riding miles.

 

[sandeejs]

Before I bought my new RTS I was not sure I would like the semi-automatic transmission, but I love it. It gives me the control of a standard transmission without messing with a clutch. Who ever came up with this transmission instead of a standard or a fully automatic transmission should be given a large raise. Who else out there loves it also?

I LOVE the semi-automatic. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Hitting the clutch would give me an ongoing pain in my toes. I fixed it by wearing steel toed boots and shoes. Now, with my beautiful 2016 RT Limited, all I have to do is tap that paddle. I can wear my hightop gym shoes, or whatever boots I feel like. Sometimes I miss the paddle, and beep the horn. Like the Road Runner......LOL!
~Sandee~

 

[Bob Denman]

There ya go, another undeserved maligning of an innocent species! Pigs don't love to live in poop, fresh or stale, any more than we do! On behalf of misunderstood porcines everywhere, I (we) demand a retraction!

How about if I clean her up a bit for you? :clap:

 

[AeroPilot]

Manual Clutch, servo assisted clutch, grap a gear and go

One of the wonderful innovations is the paddle-shift synchro tranny with motor speed integrated! From the days of non-synchronized gear boxes to todays hydrostatic trannies in some appications, I Love the smooth efficient SE6 tranny that keeps my coffee in my cup, eyes on the road, and hair in the wind. Now for a SE7 or SE8? hyea:

 

[bushrat]

... Sometimes I miss the paddle, and beep the horn. Like the Road Runner......LOL! ~Sandee~

... Now for a SE7 or SE8? hyea:

I, too, love the SE for it's ability to engine brake/downshift quickly, as well as upshift smoothly and without effort. I do have to admit that sometimes my F3L seems to have more than 6 speeds, as I frequently manage to select 'horn gear' on the way up and/or down. Always fun, and I just put it down to 'safety', in the interests of being both seen and heard. No embarrassment in that!!:roflblack::roflblack: