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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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after seeing my grandads old velocette motorbike 50 + years old and that had sequential box it hit me that why don't more cars have sequential boxes in it's not like it's a new technology you would hae thought that would be easier for any one to use push forward to go down pull back to go up you would think that any common road users would find that easier than going in and out of gears plus whilest your in motion you dont need the clutch easier so you can left foot break! can anyone tell me why no one has done this on a commercial scale apart from the super car companys
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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you can get them but they are mega money Bara/Mullet are trying to build an affordable one now for about £5K if so you will be seeing a lot more about
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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you would have the ability to change the gears too fast beating the syncros!

and if we ditch the syncros, the other option is dogs which are noisy and wear with heavy loads, and you gotta be rough with them! these things dont matter on a bike!
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