Of the different motorcycle transmission types, manuals are tops in sales and the hearts of biker purists. For many riders, shifting gears is part of the soul of motorcycling. There's a magic to be ...

With few exceptions in the history of motorbiking, the two-wheeled world has broken down something like this: Manual transmission equals motorcycle (and macho). Automatic transmission equals scooter ...

Manuals give you the power to decide exactly when to drop a gear for an overtake or to maintain revs on a twisty road; an automatic transmission takes some of that choice away. u/Quak89 noted that "A ...