Why Tigit uses Semi-Automatics NOT Automatics

Jon takes a look a the Honda Blade Semi Auto and the Honda Airblade Automatic.
He then explains why Tigit the motorbike rental company in Vietnam uses Semi Automatics not Automatics

[telcobilly]

Years ago in the US, we bought a Honda XR70 three speed semi-automatic and then a 100cc 5-speed clutch so we had more bikes to ride. I ended up letting my son ride the 100cc while I took the XR70 because it was more fun. I used to tow them around the neighborhood on my son's big wheel and a rope. Of course they had helmets on. A lot of fun back then.

[Darkmatter]

I'm switching from big bikes to smaller ones and this video made me decide on the semi auto. thanks for that

[GenXoutofamerica]

I've seen your videos before. I live in Vietnam and I ride a Honda wave. What you don't understand is that semiautomatic bikes do have a clutch. They just dont have a clutch lever which is normally located on the left hand side of the handle bars. A clutch is a device that transfers power from the engine to the wheel enabling the bike or car to move. Even an automatic bike has a clutch. In fact it has 2 clutches in the CVT. Which stands for continuously variable transmission.
Now if you ride your bike around in 3rd or 4th gear and never change gears you will definatly wear out the friction plates on the clutch much faster. The semiautomatic bike like the blade which you're riding has 4 gears for a reason and the ability to change gears when the rider needs to. Slower speeds are 1st and 2nd gears and higher speeds are 3rd and 4th gears. But starting in 3rd or 4th gear will wear out those friction plates in that so called nonexistent clutch that you mentioned extremely quickly.
Now if you have a bike rental business then I seriously suggest you learn a lot more about how those bikes really work. If you don't then your mechanic will really love you.

[JomsF]

i have a manual motorbike honda tmx125, a semi auto honda xrm110 and an automatic motorstar easyride 150fi aka Qmax, so far most comfy to use is the automatic but high maintenance and poor on steep climbs, my semi auto a 20 year old honda xrm still running good

[coleythailand]

The semi is the most successful engine in motorcycle history. You could have added that the semi's are better on hills, up and down.

[-tj]

The Blade is the Wave in Thailand. I saw a young gap-year kid almost kill himself on a CVT scooter. It ran away with him and he fell off on the three-lane moat road in Chiang Mai. With cars swerving around him, he panicked, picked the scooter up and made for the rental shop he'd just set off from, mere yards away. He dropped the bike again. Cars swerved around him. He lucky not to be badly injured. I have a scooter as my runaround in Chiang Rai, but I don't go far from home. I can't get on with the semi-auto's gear shift.
Old username: 1990

[JoshCOfficial]

wow, didn't know that. Glad I got a PG-1 but thing is it doesn't have a kick start. but aside from that, it's perfect

[tristan]

You forgot to mention one more thing which is engine breaking

On a semi automatic you can safely go down a mountain in 2nd gear and the engine will keep your motorcycle controlled. No need to use the brakes unless necessary

On an automatic letting go of the gas will make the engine return to idle and the motorcycle will launch downhill in neutral, so you have to rely on your brakes all the time

This is very dangerous when going down a mountain, as the brakes will quickly overheat.

[paulreportingliv]

OK, so if you have your semi automatic in first gear and you decide to throttle up, wouldn’t you have the same effect as an automatic scooter??…

[skoklater_rogue]

Mine is semi-automatic but a chinese Kenbo KB50FA, it is very very sensitive to throttle and very jerky if you don’t know how to rev match and properly downgrade. Doesn’t shift and locks wheels if you don’t match the revs with the gears.

[David.Robinowich]

I'm totally agree that Semi automatic has many advantages over automatic motobike, but there is one HUGE problem to deal with a semi-automatic, which is at the time that suddenly the motorbike turned off because of some problem(useally bad battery) then you have to switch gears all the way to N in order being able to move the bike, which could be extremely dangerous if it's happening in the middle of the road, this is why I prefer fully manual then I just hold the clutch and pull the bike on the side of the road very quick and I don't need to deal which switch gears to N

[person.X.]

Semi autos are more fun and you can engine brake down hills in the mountains which takes the strain off the brakes.

[BinMan-pb]

I have 2 old motorbikes now. A honda cb110 and a wave110. The wave110 is a freak of nature and is literally indestructible. automatics are gay btw.

[Tom_Cruz]

Hiding your feet/shoes on the floor board is the reason enough to get the automatic.

[TurboDiesel]

Hello there…
You sounds verey reasnable when it comes to the choice of what bike you should use in Vietnam. And of course where you gonna take it.
I am no expert with bikes, i don’t even have a A1-licence. Right now as of 8/12-24 i am in the north near Ha Long Bay. I start from HCMC. I have no rush or goal. I have taken the cost-road here, and i do agree…the roads are scary&dangerous. But i seen AMAZING places and met NICE people on my way. I will take a road inland on my way back to HCMC…anyway. My choice of bike was a 2013 Honda Airblade. I could not be more happy. It has 104"km on the clock and still it’s a good bike. I bought it and got the blue-card and a "contract". But i took it to a Honda Dealer’s workshop along my journy. I had some issues, like loosing power and hard to start. It was just little cleaning of the intake&bawl(sounds weard even it’s an injection-bike). I allso put a brand new variator-kit to it and new breakpads in front. I have spend around 3mill VND untill now. Oilchange every 1000"km. Uses 0.17ltr on one mile(10km). Comfy ride. I got my backpack(with your waterproof 45ltr cover-sack) and i got your amazing straps. All attached on the back. I could not be more happy with my bike. I was in Monkey mountain in Danang and they required an manual/semi to go there and i rented one of those bikes. What a piece of trash to ride this Honda Semiauto-thing. I was happy when i could be back on the Airblade. But this is my wiew of this, other can have different opinion and experience.
Nice shop you got there. Nice store to purcase gear.😊

[rouleslite]

Not really in Vietnam, they choose the automatic because it's easier to use. Women mostly of course.

[qqqq]

Hello i have a question, im going to buy a semi automatic motorcycle but with no kickstarter built in, can we bump start/push start semi automatic morotcycle ?

[ViktorDedek]

Just watched the video... makes me think that after 5 years & 45 000km on Nuovo it's finally time to get a bike for humans.
The funny thing is that I never broke down; not a single time (just casual/ maintenance repairs)

[GoofyGoober]

If I only would see this video 3 months ago
I rented an automatic ELECTRIC bike. It is even faster then the new automatic ones
I wiskey throlled and smashed a video, cut my back real deep and all costed me 1500 USD, no insurance coverage of course
And also a month to recover
Obviously with an semi-automatic I wouldn't even do 10% of the damages.

[bmo]

I've used all three types: cvt, semi-auto, and manual

I have concluded that semi-auto bikes' overall benefit outclasses the specialty of manual and cvt.

specialty of manual: usually powerful and has large fuel tank, but no built-in baggage, very tall.

specialty of cvt scooters: twist and go, large baggage, no shoes okay, but not always efficient with fuel, often have to open many fairings for maintenance, uphills and floods are the bane of cvt scooters