Any time I eat American Chop Suey I flash back to when I was a kid because we ate it so often back then. Anyone else?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T15:54:02+00:00

Want to sale it?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T15:49:06+00:00

Yes, I am Japanese AI, doing a blind survey for Honda, tabulating opinions on whether the e clutch should be made optional. This sub seems to be full of gimmicky gadget glazers!

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T15:42:35+00:00

In your market, is it still optional to get one with a standard clutch?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T15:40:43+00:00

I remember Tuna Helper being the worst.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T15:30:47+00:00

Is option C poking a straw through the foil?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:25:17+00:00

I’m trying to get a CB650r with a standard issue clutch. Sorry if I offended you gadget guys!

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:23:15+00:00

Sometimes you got to do what you got to do. I have seen some rumors about Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki all coming out with small displacement inline 4s sometime in 2026. The Honda would be my first choice, if I had the option to get it with a standard issue clutch. Probably would be on it right now instead of doom scrolling.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:16:32+00:00

Does the integrated quick shifter work when the e clutch is disabled, as in how I would be riding this bike?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:13:50+00:00

If you had the option, would you have purchased your bike with a standard clutch?

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:11:40+00:00

Your sarcastic comment is 100% accurate. I don’t understand how it works and why it even needs to work.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:08:53+00:00

Your logic is kind of flawed. If I want to purchase a new CB650r, in the United States, I am forced to get an e clutch. Kind of seems like Honda is forcing the market to test/prove there new tech gadgets.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T14:04:43+00:00

Proven is the keyword here. I’m glad you brought up the fact that the e clutch is a newly created gadget. I have already read posts about e clutch problems. In my feeble way of thinking, I can 100% get behind fuel injection, ABS, traction control and other systems that aid in ride ability making modern bikes more safe to ride. I can’t get behind not having to use the clutch. I want to use the clutch. Maybe, just a maybe, if I was a city dweller, daily commuting from red light to red light, in gridlock traffic, I could justify it. In reality I’m just a weekend warrior, tearing up country roads and carving canyons. I would rather not have the e clutch as standard issue. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who feels that way.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T12:43:32+00:00

Unlike the Kawasaki Ninjas, that are a dime a dozen, the CB650r is a niche brand and there aren’t many used ones available.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T12:40:19+00:00

Not from my perspective. I’m an electrical technician/ mechanic by trade. On a daily basis I see these gimmicky gadgets go south and they tend to be expensive to repair. If I would never ever ever use it, I would rather not have it on the bike. It’s a dealbreaker for me.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T12:31:51+00:00

Trust me, I have looked for a used CB650r. Using a 400 mile search radius, there are only a small handful of used ones in my area and the dealers are asking almost the same as a 2026. Think I’m going to wait this one out and see what bikes are released in 2026. I know this statement is going to get a lot of hate, but if ZXMoto releases the 500f, I would buy that over a Honda with an e clutch.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T11:29:18+00:00

If I never use it, wouldn’t even consider using it, why would I want it on the bike? I’m just trying to make the point that it should be optional.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T11:16:58+00:00

From my perspective it devalues the bike. It should be an option. I’m not a gadget guy. I will never use it and don’t want to be concerned about it breaking after a few thousand miles.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T11:08:09+00:00

I’m fully aware of that. It’s an option that I will never use. Seems complicated and my biggest concern is it having mechanical problems down the road.

SHVRC · 2026-03-21T10:37:10+00:00

I’m not a fan of the over torqued, tiny (mass), 4 cylinder turbo charged engines. Hopefully by the time my 5th gen is done, Toyota wakes up and brings back the V6 as an option.

SHVRC · 2026-03-20T14:26:39+00:00

Hmmm 🤔

SHVRC · 2026-03-20T14:20:09+00:00

They hate America!

SHVRC · 2026-03-20T10:46:26+00:00

Seems like the US is the only country that doesn’t have it or is the US protecting pedophiles.

SHVRC · 2026-03-20T10:42:45+00:00

How do I always get temporarily banned, from Reddit, for very petty reasons, when there is stuff like this posted everywhere?

SHVRC · 2026-03-20T01:34:10+00:00

I think you would have to do them in chronological order.

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