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General Discussion / What if...
« on: July 26, 2017, 11:15:54 PM »
a scooter manufacturer were to go retro and start installing Honda CT/Cub semi-auto trannies in scooters for the American market? You know Honda was making big wheel, step throughs in the late 50's! CVT trannies seem to warrant an awful lot of attention in our repair posts and all that time my 47 year old CT90 has never required anything more serious than lube service. AND...compared to CVT equipped scooters of the same relative displacement, it SPANKS those new bikes on MPG! It's nothing for my Trail 90 to get over 100mpg. I had the opportunity to ride a big wheel Kawasaki 110 step through in Indonesia for a month...it was a delight to ride and turned in amazing mileage. All the big Japanese Four produce these...the 110 class step through with a rotary clutchless 4 speed is the pick up truck of Asia! So I gotta ask ya...are CVTs worth it? Crummy mileage and high maintenance? Take a look at this pic, can you tell that little Suzuki is not a twist-n-go tranny?