Das DCT für die Sportbikes wird mit dem Fokus auf Gewichtsreduktion entwickelt. Ein Honda Ingenieur beschreibt, dass bei 2 identischen Motorrädern das Modell mit DCT in jedem Fall schneller sein wird. Keine Chance für das manuelle Schaltgeraffel.
"The main barriers to making DCT a viable option on sports bikes are size and weight; because the DCT gearbox uses two clutches, it’s wider and heavier than a more conventional powertrain. In its current form, it adds 10kg to the weight of the NC750X and Africa Twin, but Mr Takahashi told us that Honda is working to overcome this.
Takahashi-san also went on to say that if Honda raced the same two bikes of identical weight against each other, with one using a traditional gearbox and one using DCT, the DCT bike would be faster because of how seamless it is and the fact that it would eliminate loss of drive during gear changes.
He also claimed that even in MotoGP, a DCT-equipped RC213V would be faster than the equivalent weight bike with a seamless-shift gearbox.
Mr Takahashi stopped short of disclosing how much progress he and his team had made with creating a DCT transmission that is workable in Honda's sports bike platforms."