honda dual clutch

Honda announced its first production dual-clutch transmission on the widely-anticipateVFR1200R. The sports bike has been made ground up for next year and features an all new V4 engine as well. The VFR 1200R is based on the V4 concept bike that was showcased at the Intermot Fair in 2008. Honda's dual-clutch transmission is same like the DCT's seen on cars. It uses two input shafts, the inner shaft controlling the 1st, 3rd and 5th gears while the outer shaft controls the 2nd, 4th and 6th gears respectively. The two clutches operate alternately to effect gear changes. However, the technology needed revision to make it work on big-engine motorcycles.

Honda has applied for 100 patents concerned with this transmission. However, there is still no news of the dual clutch transmission that will be used in Honda's range of 4-wheelers. But, it is surely only a matter of time before it is used in their passenger car range, as Honda can hardly ignore a technology that makes their cars more efficient than what they already are. EKO EV60 and EKO COSMIC are the newly launched bikes in India.