Cage Transmissions

jhw84 · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: Cage Transmissions

I personally hate automatic transmissions. I was wondering what the ratio was of manual drivers to bike operators.

powerroy · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:38 am Post subject:

My 73 chevy pickup was a freebe and it has a auto trans, my 86 corvette has a auto trans in it also, the 4-3 trans in the vetts are junk of that vintage

fasterspider · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:26 am Post subject:

I would have prefered a standard shift when I bought my Toyota Tacoma but I have a wife that drives it more than me. Confused

genesound · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject:

I drive a huge Dodge van conversion, has a 3 speed auto with overdrive.

I had sports cars, MGBs, when I was a kid, big fun and a silky smooth hydraulic clutch. Then I bought a brand new Plymouth 340 Duster in '73 with the 4 speed Hurst shifter. I put a HD pressure plate in it, and drove it in L.A. stop and go traffic. That cured me.

Now I drive a living room, sit in a Barcolounger, and set the cruise control... very comfy Wink

Drove it from Dallas to L.A. 13 times!

dkrager · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:56 pm Post subject:

I have a 5 speed in the car and a 4 speed in the truck but that’s just because they came that way. Personally I would prefer an automatic in at least one of them so wifey could cart my sorry azz around town and be my designated driver. beer

But I suppose you have to run what you brung. Idunno

79cb750f · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject:

5 speed stick in the Slowlant, because that's how Galant VR-4s come.

Brian42 · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

As a professional driver I have used just about every kind of manual shift on trucks, highway tractors, cars and buses. I can move from vehicle to vehicle quite easily, adapting is not an issue. I find it interesting that after a day of driving through city traffic I can't really recall the actual shifting process as it is so ingrained.

My motorcycle is, by far, the greatest pleasure ever spent changing gears.

(Gene, I had an 1969 MGB with electric over-drive. It was a transition year model with low-back leather seats (the tall plastic seats came out by the end of this model year) , the new style tuck and roll dash (no glovebox on the passenger side) and wire wheels with knock offs. These were the kind that used a wrench on the hub that was hit with the hammer, not the kind with the wings. If I could have only know how rare this one would have been... sigh...)

genesound · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

Mine were both '64s. I always wanted to get an overdrive. I had the spinners and the "Thor" brass hammer.

I drove bobtails full of sound gear all over the country with split rear ends 25-30 years ago... learned to drive in a Ford Model A truck on the ranch when I was old enough to reach the pedals, no syncros, had to double clutch it.

When I was 15 I started to rebuild Grandpa's '37 Dodge 1 ton pickup. Put a Power Wagon rear end in it, rebuilt all the brake cylinders, tuned up the motor, and the day I was 16 I was on the road in it. Wish I had kept it, but the MGs were more my style.

The Dodge had no syncros either, another double clutcher. The starter had a lever sticking through the floor to actually push it onto the flywheel to engage it and a switch on the lever to make the starter motor run.

bigbike4 · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject:

Use to have stick shift cars/trucks but my back is fried so applying pressure to clutch petal is out. Have no problems with the clutch on bikes Wink

Hitdice · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

My mustang is an auto as well as my ramcharger. both just came that way used. I perfer manuals because I like to shift, I loved driving a frieghtliner with an eaton super 10 speed. But for off road 4 wheeling I perfer autos for easiness of it. If I ever turn my mustang into a street/strip car I'm ahead of the game because autos seem to be the perfered racing choice. Now my wifes jeep is a manual, and she hates it.

MJ

Ratfink · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:11 am Post subject:

My truck has a Borg Warner T-18a.
Has the 6.32 first gear ratio, so it's really a 3 speed on the street. Also have a 4:11 rear end. So I only use the first gear for EXTREME situations.
But I like having a manual transmission.
The thing weighs over 200 with bell and output shaft, but it's a beaut. Cool

We can never have the control over a cage like we can a bike. But I can try and get close.

I love my T-18a.

PsycoDiver69 · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:28 am Post subject:

I have a TH350 3 speed auto in my 442, It also has a 2200-2400 stall converter and a B&M stage 2 shift kit. I can complain its the originally tranny and near 200k miles I know for a fact me and the 2 previous owners beat the hell out of this car and this tranny is still going strong. When I get done building my new engine (bored and stroked smallbock Olds and set up for nitrous) I'm stuffing a TKO 5 speed manual conversion kit in her. I can't complain about autos but their not as cool and fun as a manual set up

jhw84 · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject:

Well, I am in the market for a new truck now. When I went to the dealership and asked for only manuals, I got some strange looks. When I said it wasnt the price issue, but a transmission issue, I got even stranger looks.
<sigh> I miss my old truck.

sr71cbx · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject:

LOL the dealersship sales personnel will try to say that a "manual" transmission is an automatic one with a repair book included. Twisted Evil

Ratfink · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: