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Originally Posted by Gank
I don't know how much you looked into this, but it isn't electric shifting; it's electric clutch. You still have to shift with your foot, but the computer is supposed to "know" what you'd do if you were operating the clutch. It still has a shift lever, just no clutch. After calling a handful of dealers in the area looking for a 2008 FJR for myself, I found that they ALL had the AE (electric clutch) model sitting on the floor, but none of them had a standard clutch model. They cannot even GIVE the electric clutch away, and my research screamed "AVOID AVOID AVOID" when I thought about the electric clutch.
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Sorry if my statement made you think I was declaring anything other than 'clutchless-shifting'. Yeah, the FJR, from what I read, will not shift on it's own. Run those RPM's to the rev limiter, and it'll stay there, no matter how much one begs for it to move to the next gear in order. You either have to throw that foot lever, or tap the handbar mounted paddle-switch.
Admittedly, I'm not completely comfortable with moving into this kind of tech; when things get complex, it's that much more easier for it to break (and far pricier to fix). Still, I'm not exactly screaming "AVOID AVOID AVOID" either. My research isn't pulling up any major flags for reliability issues of YCCS, and after my experience of the tour in Europe, the concept of not wearing your hand out in stop-n-go situations is inviting. And as it was noted earlier, it'd be a nice-to-have for the missus should she be successful in getting her endorsement and start sharing the duties on long trips.