Quote Originally Posted by ths61 View Post
Adding the 6 gear in the middle of the manual gear range does not make any sense. It does nothing for highway fuel mileage and is just more work. I had a 6 speed and was relieved when I went to the F6B's 5 speed.
I didn't have a graph of the manual transmission. The first five gears are the same as our bikes. The sixth gear is an extra full step more, lowering the RPM's about 20%. If someone does not want to use the 6th gear, they don't have too.

I too think the same thing could have been done with 5 speeds and just spreading them out. But, there are others who will disagree.

The DCT put an extra gear in the lower speeds. I think it is more than needed. But, since it is automatic, it won't even be noticed most of the time.

Trivia: DCT 7 = MT 6. DCT 6 = MT 5. DCT 5 = MT 4. DCT 4 ~ MT 3. The lower gears are where the difference is and the DCT adds an extra gear. BTW DCT 6 & MT 5 = Our 5th gear.