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**ken cool** · 10-23-2009, 09:32 AM

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**shamanthnv** · 10-23-2009, 10:03 AM

I think bajaj had launched this kind of scooter 10-15 years back and that did not click. Am i right.

**payeng** · 10-23-2009, 10:15 AM

It could be the 110 cc step thru, the Neo which TVS sells in Indonesia. It doesn't have a clutch and got rotary gears.

Hero Honda used to sell a similar product called the Street years back which also had a rotary gears (which allow the rider to flip directly from the fourth gear to neutral once the bike has come to a halt) without a clutch. Unfortunately the product did not get customer acceptance in India.

**shamanthnv** · 10-23-2009, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by payeng View Post

It could be the 110 cc step thru, the Neo which TVS sells in Indonesia. It doesn't have a clutch and got rotary gears.

Hero Honda used to sell a similar product called the Street years back which also had a rotary gears (which allow the rider to flip directly from the fourth gear to neutral once the bike has come to a halt) without a clutch. Unfortunately the product did not get customer acceptance in India.

Oh ya right, it was hero honda street.

**md_farooq** · 10-23-2009, 11:10 AM

Ya.... The hero honda Street had this. I remember riding it once when my cousin had it. It had a TVS champ type of a feel to it coz of the open space on the bike below the handle. Felt something missing on my left hand while riding.

**L.P.** · 10-23-2009, 11:16 AM

Manan, told me about this yesterday. yamaha also has one of this kind already in the malaysian market.
135cc liquid cooled,6speed.

It can smoke my discover in any gear.

**HydBiker** · 10-23-2009, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by chinmayscorpion View Post

This new TVS bike, which will supposedly be launched by the end of this year, will be the first motorcycle in the country to be equipped with such a gearbox that does not require manual operation of a clutch.

Not sure how they write such text. The Hero Honda Street was launched in India about 10 years back. It's original - the Honda Cub holds many records in sales (i.e. very very popular) in the East Asian market.

Automatic clutches and motorcycles that allow clutchless gearshifting are quite rare.

In India, there are currently no bikes that have clutchless gearshifting and the new TVS bike will the first machine of its kind.

Are they really rare? I thought the East Asian market has many products with clutch less gear boxes.

hmmm... just yesterday evening I was thinking "Hope I had a HH Street so I'd have it so easy to ride in heavy traffic" and here comes news that TVS is almost ready with that technology

**moeed** · 10-23-2009, 02:04 PM

One guy owns the HH Street in my college. I used to wonder why didn't the bike have a clutch lever.
So which bike is TVS gonna bring up with this?

**ashes** · 10-23-2009, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by L.P. View Post

Manan, told me about this yesterday. yamaha also has one of this kind already in the malaysian market.
135cc liquid cooled,6speed.

It can smoke my discover in any gear.

that is the Yamaha T135 on which R15 is based.

**gauravbalu** · 10-23-2009, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by ashes View Post

that is the Yamaha T135 on which R15 is based.

I thought the r15's base model was the vixion?

**payeng** · 10-23-2009, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by gauravbalu View Post

I thought the r15's base model was the vixion?

Check out the individual sites of the R15, Vixion and the T135 (Sniper)- Forged Piston, Diasil cylinder, Liquid Cooling is something common promoted on these sites.. even the shapes of the engine blocks look quite similar.

Its very much possible that the R15, V-ixion and the T135 (Sniper) might be based on a common platform.. it makes bloody good business sense as well.

**HydBiker** · 10-23-2009, 11:31 PM

^^^

Add the R125 to that list. It is indeed a common platform.

The R15 was not planned for and came in very late. But see the variation in the purposes of these three bikes - R125, Vixion and the Sniper.... and then the R15 adds another dimension to it.

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Any more info on the TVS thingy? The chaps at TVS defanitely know how to guard their secrets!

**ashes** · 10-24-2009, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by payeng View Post

Check out the individual sites of the R15, Vixion and the T135 (Sniper)- Forged Piston, Diasil cylinder, Liquid Cooling is something common promoted on these sites.. even the shapes of the engine blocks look quite similar.

Its very much possible that the R15, V-ixion and the T135 (Sniper) might be based on a common platform.. it makes bloody good business sense as well.

there's my man...whatever i know 'bout biking is through your blog.i remember the post in which you explained 'bout T135.

**chicane1879** · 10-24-2009, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by HydBiker View Post

Any more info on the TVS thingy? The chaps at TVS defanitely know how to guard their secrets!

Heard it also has an automatic choke.

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TVS to launch "Clutchless Gearshift Bike"

TVS to launch "Clutchless Gearshift Bike"

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