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Automatic motorcycles 20168/12/2023 ![]() The scooters weighed 400 pounds or more which is typical for the average motorcycle as well. I started on a maxi scooter (that’s a larger kind of scooter) so it would feel much more like a motorcycle than a scooter.I was looking for maxi scooters 250cc to 400cc range to start (like the Honda Forza/Reflex). I’m also 5 feet tall, and was very interested in bikes for cost-savings, but for me, it felt like learning manual along with learning the balance would be too much. This is a great idea that helped me a ton when I started riding just three years ago. I could imagine at 5 feet it’s a lot more limited, especially for a new rider. I’m 5 feet 5 inches and I felt the bikes I felt comfortable on was very limited. But automatic transmission is available on a lot fewer bikes than manual and it is more expensive. It’s actually a lot of fun and quite easy switching gears.As others have said, it’s about what you are comfortable with. I actually got into third by accident, and it was fine. I practiced in parking lots and rather quickly moved into second gear. I rode around the neighborhood in first gear, getting used to the bike (it’s sooo different than the Kawasaki Eliminators we used in the BRC). ![]() The shifting was nothing like in a car.A month later I bought my first bike, a Victory Octane. I was very nervous about learning the shifting on a motorcycle, but the course was amazing and really made a difference. ![]() I have never driven a motorcycle and have tried manual transmission maybe 20 years ago and hated it. ![]() I just got my license last September after taking and passing the BRC, at the age of 40. ![]()
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