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transmissions into their bikes? I ride my 09 Suzuki GSX-R600 and my dad's Ducati 1098, and find it very inconvenient in having to pull the clutch with each gear shift. It would be more accurate (and rapid) to integrate some kind of automated clutch engagement/disengagement process, by using a semi-automatic transmission.
However, in this system, there would still be a clutch lever present, which would only be used for a standing-start. After getting the bike to move, all that would be needed is to shift up or down on the gear-shift lever as usual, and the clutch will engage/disengage electronically, when the engine computer senses that you are pressing on the gear-shift lever. The system is very similar to F1 cars, and although it appears sophisticated, the system is actually quite simple. The moment you press on the gear-shift lever, the engine computer senses this and automatically disengages the clutch, while the gear-shift lever selects the next gear at the same time. When your foot lets go of the gear-shift lever, the engine computer senses it and then automatically re-engages the clutch. All of this happens in a split-second. In order for the system to work optimally, it follows a sequence of: 1) pressing the gear-shift lever (disengage clutch), 2) select gear, 3) let go of the gear shift lever (engage clutch). It should be noted that this system does not necessarily refer to the gear-shift lever as BEING THE CLUTCH, in other words the clutch lever hasn't been connected via a steel cable that runs all the way to the gear-shift lever in way that when you pressing the gear-shift lever you actually pulling the clutch, and hence requires muscle power in your foot to press the gear-shift lever to pull the clutch - AND to make the gear-shift at the same time. This case would cause serious foot fatigue for the user and would be impractical.
The FOrmula 1 system would be electronically and hydraulically controlled. Note that this system only applies to actuating the clutch, not the gears themselves. The gears would be selected during the process of pressing the gear-shift lever. The gear-shift lever does the gear change, but also acts as a sort of "button" to alert the engine computer that a gear is going to change, and thus the clutch must be disengaged prior to it, and then re-engaged after the gear has been selected. Note that the clutch MUST be engaged in the correct sequence: thus, the clutch must first be disengaged, THEN the gear will be selected, and then the clutch re-engages. Note that the entire interval of pressing the gear-shift lever (or paddle) accomplishes one task, and it is not dependent of how long the user keeps his hands on the lever/paddle itself. So even if the person forgets the take his hands off the lever/paddle when changing gears, the computer will proceed with the clutch-actuation process.
However, in this system, there would still be a clutch lever present, which would only be used for a standing-start. After getting the bike to move, all that would be needed is to shift up or down on the gear-shift lever as usual, and the clutch will engage/disengage electronically, when the engine computer senses that you are pressing on the gear-shift lever. The system is very similar to F1 cars, and although it appears sophisticated, the system is actually quite simple. The moment you press on the gear-shift lever, the engine computer senses this and automatically disengages the clutch, while the gear-shift lever selects the next gear at the same time. When your foot lets go of the gear-shift lever, the engine computer senses it and then automatically re-engages the clutch. All of this happens in a split-second. In order for the system to work optimally, it follows a sequence of: 1) pressing the gear-shift lever (disengage clutch), 2) select gear, 3) let go of the gear shift lever (engage clutch). It should be noted that this system does not necessarily refer to the gear-shift lever as BEING THE CLUTCH, in other words the clutch lever hasn't been connected via a steel cable that runs all the way to the gear-shift lever in way that when you pressing the gear-shift lever you actually pulling the clutch, and hence requires muscle power in your foot to press the gear-shift lever to pull the clutch - AND to make the gear-shift at the same time. This case would cause serious foot fatigue for the user and would be impractical.
The FOrmula 1 system would be electronically and hydraulically controlled. Note that this system only applies to actuating the clutch, not the gears themselves. The gears would be selected during the process of pressing the gear-shift lever. The gear-shift lever does the gear change, but also acts as a sort of "button" to alert the engine computer that a gear is going to change, and thus the clutch must be disengaged prior to it, and then re-engaged after the gear has been selected. Note that the clutch MUST be engaged in the correct sequence: thus, the clutch must first be disengaged, THEN the gear will be selected, and then the clutch re-engages. Note that the entire interval of pressing the gear-shift lever (or paddle) accomplishes one task, and it is not dependent of how long the user keeps his hands on the lever/paddle itself. So even if the person forgets the take his hands off the lever/paddle when changing gears, the computer will proceed with the clutch-actuation process.