Picked up my long-term-test DCT Crosstourer last week from Honda HQ near Heathrow.British people might like to notice that this was one of the days this ‘summer’ where the sun was shining. It’s not photoshop and it’s not artificial lighting. It

For the last half of the day’s road riding on the Crostourer launch I jumped on the DCT version. It’s easy to spot as it doesn’t have a clutch lever and there’s a weird handbrake contraption on the left hand handlebar.I’ve ridden the DCT system

HONDA will launch two new models featuring the DCT automatic gearbox in 2012.DCT, first seen on the VFR1200FA, is now in it's second generation and is lighter and more compact than the first.The two new models will be called the NS700S and NS700X

I have to admit images of a CB400 Hondamatic sprang to mind when I first heard about this new DCT system. How wrong…First clue that there’s something amiss is the lack of gear pedal and clutch lever. Then you spot the handlebar mounted handbrake

It's being called 'Clutchgate' and is the result of Honda's outstanding performance in pre-season testing, leading to mass-media speculation that this is due HRC utilising the DCT clutch on the RC212V.Honda have clearly dominated leading all

Click to read: Honda VFR1200F DCT owners reviews, Honda VFR1200F DCT specs and see the Honda VFR1200F DCT image gallery.There are some things that even nostalgia can’t fix: double-denim, the mullet, Hondamatic. No matter which way you look at it

WHEN Honda starts talking about reinventing the motorcycle or creating new types of bike a certain level of cynicism is inevitable.While it's great to see companies, particularly ones as influential as Honda, trying something new, some of the past efforts to pull off the same tri...

HONDA DCT (dual clutch transmission), an optional extra on their new VFR1200F, is absolutely incredible.It doesn’t take long to get used to. Some people couldn’t get their heads round it but, personally, I couldn’t see the difficulty. Start

WELL, I’ve just sampled our future. And, no, I don’t mean electric motorcycles, thank goodness.Honda’s DCT (dual clutch transmission), an optional extra on their new VFR1200F, is absolutely incredible.The first thing you might notice is a lack

of Spain. The first impression of the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) version and a full review of the Honda VFR1200F DCT.An interview with the designer of the VFR1200 and the inspiration behind the style, an understanding of how does the DCT works