Automatic fireblade

[scroter]

some of the newer trucks have autos, but still maintain a clutch although some without a clutch pedal, all done by electronics and has an overide so you can stop it changing if you want, wish i had one. but in reality if one was on a bike i think once moving the thing would probably just stay in top. mind you could just take some time to get use to.

[MD]

Does anyone else have an automatic transmission fireblade?

if so does it do good wheelies?

Oh sorry automatic 'transmission'.
When I start my Fireblade it automatically;
- gets me in trouble with the neighbours (micron pipe)
- gets me Road Revenue donation vouchers
- takes my money away by ripping up tyres and emptying the tank

On the plus side it automatically makes me happy once on the move

[Morepower]

I was just asking!

makes you want to rush down and buy one of thier vehicles with such a good attitude

[Monsterbishi]

You take that back!
Any idea how often they pack up? ..Ask a Mitsubishi dealer parts guy...oh yeah thats me :-)

Yes that's true, but many, many people neglect to service their auto transmissions on a regular basis, or at anything like the manufacturer interval.

Since I spend all my spare time building high performance Mitsi's - gotta side with Groomer on this one, Only tip/auto box that Mitsu has managed to build for a car so far that has any creedence is what they used in the Legnum VR4...

Just for fun once, we destroyed 3 E39A Galant VR4 auto boxes in just over a year, first one lasted 9 months at 12psi, 2nd one(completely rebuild) we got it down to 3 months on 14psi, last one managed 3 weeks on 18psi before it sprat the dummy :-)

[James Deuce]

Only tip/auto box that Mitsu has managed to build for a car so far that has any creedence is what they used in the Legnum VR4...

That's the one I mean. Test drove one last weekend, and was higly impressed. Sorry if they are horrible to look after, but just going on non-mechanically aware driving feel. It blew away any transmission I've touched in the last decade.

[Monsterbishi]

If you install a bigger trans cooler and use really good fluid, they get even better, not my cup of tea personally, I'm a manual man through and through, but certainly on par with some of the euro offerings out there.

Another neat trick with them too, if you want to be different, you can buy some momentary microswitches from Jatcar/Dicksmith, and either make yourself a flappy paddle style shifters behind the wheel, or in the case of the one I work on, two extra foot pedals to shift gear.

[XP@]

makes you want to rush down and buy one of thier vehicles with such a good attitude

Well I was thinking the same...
It is STILL advertised as an automatic though!

And with honda actually making automatic bikes, it could even have had an air shifter or similar. I thought it was a reasonable enough question... especially in these days where modifications are the thing...

[inlinefour]

Oh sorry automatic 'transmission'.
When I start my Fireblade it automatically;
- gets me in trouble with the neighbours (micron pipe)
- gets me Road Revenue donation vouchers
- takes my money away by ripping up tyres and emptying the tank

On the plus side it automatically makes me happy once on the move

Hopefully by then I will had enough of a pay rise to off set those costs...

[pete376403]

Apprentices do something like that ? Naah never, I never knew an apprentice that would abuse a vehicle.

Actually Austin had a similar thing on a few of their vehicles in the '30's. And then of course there was the Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson preselector box. Which was actually rather nice.

Smiths Easidrive as used in Standard Vanguard cars - iron powder and a magnetic coupling instead of a hydraulic converter. Solenoids shifting a modified manual transmission. And all operated by early sixties British automotive electrics. Joe Lucas wasn't the only Prince of Darkness.

[Dodgyiti]

Ok
The most famous mass produced automatic bike was the 1000 Convert Moto-Guzzi, used a lot by parking wardens and some traffic police in Italy and quite a lot in the US. When you think about US big city traffic jams, or Auckland from 3.45-7.30 it kinda makes sense.

[speedpro]

When you think about US big city traffic jams, or Auckland from 3.45-7.30 it kinda makes sense.

That'd be 3:45am-7:30pm??

Some drag cars use an auto box but with a clutch.

I've got an 1800 Legnum (woohoo) and the box in that is amazing. Must admit though that I think it's due for a fluid change. Does anyone know officially what the change interval is? Must admit it's nice having the filter where you can get at it.

Had a Holden traumatic behind a 173 in a Hi Ace. Spent a bit of time adjusting that and experimenting with different fluids and ended up with a sweet auto.

[Motu]

We had one of those in today - what a crap box,as bad as the other Triptronics,a total waste of time doing manual shifts,may as well be an Eaton 2 speed diff.Change your trans oil at 40,000,more often if you like,use a Hyundai filter,they are cheaper than Mitsy ones and Ryco haven't got them going yet.Dextron III and ''green'' Lubeguard...then you'll end up with a box that changes 2 sec after you move the lever.

[speedpro]

Currently it shifts when I move the lever. No log book but evidently the car was regularly serviced, the fuel cap is thick with stickers and the cambelt was done at under70K. Maybe servicing is the key. A flush and fresh oil certainly helped my old turbo Cefiro auto.

Thanks for the info.

[DEATH_INC.]

Just outta interest,one of the guys on the kawasaki turbo site runs an air shifter on his 200+hp beast hooked up to an rpm switch,combined with a lockup clutch,which gives him as near to a proper working auto as you'll get without actually having one,and also the advantage of a programmable shift point.
Sit on the start line rev'er up,dump the clutch which slips 'till the lockup takes over,then hang on and it shifts at preset shift points(11000rpm in this case).
no downshift though.....

[Motu]

Currently it shifts when I move the lever. No log book but evidently the car was regularly serviced, the fuel cap is thick with stickers and the cambelt was done at under70K. Maybe servicing is the key. A flush and fresh oil certainly helped my old turbo Cefiro auto.

Thanks for the info.

Doubt it - I've driven heaps of these new manual shift type autos,not one has made me go ''wow! what a shit hot box'' Go and drive a 1968 Mini auto if you want to see how manual shift should work in an auto.