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wjbertrand

wjbertrand

Ventura Highway
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Ventura, CA
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Yamaha Super Ténéré
Picked up a nice 2023 ST1800 this week, private party used, but only 900 miles on it! My Super Tenere isn’t going anywhere. Experiencing the DCT is fun, don’t think I’ve quite got the hang of it yet though. Ain’t she purdy?
 

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She is purty! Congratulations.

I have put just shy of 69,000 miles on my 2021 NC 750X DCT (and just bought another 2023 model of the same bike with 1,290 miles on it to start wearing out this summer). I love the DCT trans. Unlike some I'm just a rider and not an "aggressive" rider, so I just leave mine in standard mode and use the downshift paddle as needed for hills and passing. I don't bother with manual, sport, user or rain modes. As my younger brother likes to say "I don't need no dang computer to tell me to slow down when it rains" lol. I figure what difference does it make what gear you're in, as long as you're going as fast as you want. Anyhow, the transmission is brilliant and very versatile once you learn it's nuances.
 
I'll have to say, I'm not as stringently opposed to DCT as I once was, but the time isn't right for me.
the Ferret said:
Anyhow, the transmission is brilliant and very versatile once you learn it's nuances.
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And it's those nuances, that I can now see as learning something new, and I can still learn new things even at my age.
Just don't see the need for another expensive bike "just to learn something new."
But I'll admit there's more to it than just twisting the throttle while the machine does everything for me, now that I know a little more about it.
I almost never use the BMW Shift Assist Pro, except occasionally to see if it still works.
Still, there's a distant nagging suspicion in the back of my mind that these unnecessary electronic gadgets are gonna fail at some point, and in a very spectacularly expensive manner.
 
Sadlsor said:
I can still learn new things even at my age.
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Never too old to learn.
Sadlsor said:
Just don't see the need for another expensive bike "just to learn something new."
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NC's are not
Sadlsor said:
Still, there's a distant nagging suspicion in the back of my mind that these unnecessary electronic gadgets are gonna fail at some point, and in a very spectacularly expensive manner.
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Well, expensive for sure. Spectacularly...? More likely quietly perhaps with a sound like a cash register ca-ching :rofl1:
 
I "think" I would love those new sporty-looking Gold Wing 1800's.
I can't say for sure, because the only 'Wing I've ever ridden was about 140 miles on
a 1995 GL1500 Interstate.
 
VERY nice bike!. I have a CVT scooter as well as the ST’s- yes, different transmission than the DCT, but for the most part, twist and go. I like having the choice of a manual bike vs one where shifting is a non issue (and who knows, maybe as I get older, a DCT bike may appeal to me more). I would likely ride one without shifting if I had one, just enjoying the automatic and viewing the passing scenery. My only hesitancy to get a GW DCT for me is the size (meaning I don’t do that much one distance touring these days and a smaller DCT bike might be in order like an NT or NC)- until then, the current bikes will pull duty.
 
Sadlsor said:
I'll have to say, I'm not as stringently opposed to DCT as I once was, but the time isn't right for me.

And it's those nuances, that I can now see as learning something new, and I can still learn new things even at my age.
Just don't see the need for another expensive bike "just to learn something new."
But I'll admit there's more to it than just twisting the throttle while the machine does everything for me, now that I know a little more about it.
I almost never use the BMW Shift Assist Pro, except occasionally to see if it still works.
Still, there's a distant nagging suspicion in the back of my mind that these unnecessary electronic gadgets are gonna fail at some point, and in a very spectacularly expensive manner.
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This is a lot like what my thinking was. I was willing to accept either the manual or the DCT depending on the deal that came up. This one happened to be a DCT so I thought why not?
ChucksKLRST said:
Now you need a map of all where all the Dairy Queens are. :biggrin: :rofl1:
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I think the onboard GPS system already includes them as POIs ;)
 
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