Link to Everett Powersports: www.everettpow... A motorcycle with an engine from the Africa Twin, Cruise Control from the Goldwing, and a transmission from Bugatti Chiron! This is the story of the Honda Rebel 1100 DCT.
Gotta be honest I really like this. Hell for the price you can't go wrong. The Honda 1100 DCT, everytime I looked at a video it was the 1000 T.. Seriously man I like the DCT 👍
I have been riding the dct for 3 years nowand personally I would switch to a clutch bike soon enough. Rebel 1100 is not comfortable enough for me and while there are changes that you an make to the bike, you are still limited as there is no aftermarket support. The issue with dct is that when you are riding if you pull the accelerator, the bike goes but as soon as you come down on the gas there is huge engine breaking in the bike, with a clutch bike this happens when you downshift however, you can control the engine breaking by holding the clutch. Also I find that taking left turns on dct is very jarring as well. This bike is powerful and although I take it easy on left turns, the bike automatically upshifts midturn which at times stalls the bike for a fraction of a second. Since there is no clutch you cannot just feather the clutch and make your turn. Also engine breaking mid turn is fucking scary to be honest. I dont think I will keep the dct, its nice to be able to ride with one hand but this bike is better suited for long highway rides but its too uncomfortable for that purpose. I dont know, just my 2 cents.
@@mikewanamaker7352 that’s correct but not by much. I believe it’s about 1K difference between the Honda NC750 DCT and the 1100 Rebel DCT. I’ve researched the cost on all those motorcycles. They need to make a DCT motorcycle in the 5K range.
You really cannot go wrong w this bike. Low seat height. Mild mannered and its a Honda. If u do not plan on doing hiway riding and more rural the XR150L is a great starter bike to.
@ShanenDanaShoemaker-wf4tr Is it too big for a beginner? I really know nothing about bikes. I just want to make sure it's automatic because no way I want to learn manual lol
No, that's not how that works. It's not like a handbrake on a car. You can actually ride with that on. It's a small brake on the back so that when you park on an incline, the bike will not roll. So if you sit on your bike, with brake on and put it in drive, you will take off. It's only there for when you park so stop rolling. BTW that's exactly my bike...I love that blue color
Just wanted to say thank you again for these reviews on the Rebels. My dream bike is and always has been an Indian Scout/Bobber. The Rebel will be my blessed learner. How long do you estimate they will last a responsible rider?
Great info thanks. I did get my 2023 Rebel1100T DCT in Dec. I've ridden it a few times when the weather was nice. I do love it. It took me a little time to get use to the bike doing it's own thing, That might be "control issues" on my part.... But when I went out and just relaxed it was great. plenty of get up and go. I can't wait for the weather to get nice again and get out and ride. So happy I went with the rebel.. Thanks again.
@@johnstrika9170yes my friend even in dct mode this is a very big and powerful bike for a beginner. A responsible salesman will not recommend you to start with this.
Honda forgot that a Kruiser requires a COMFORTABLE footrest position with an open knee angle! The footrests are ugly, stick out and positioned too far back, too uncomfortable! A knockout criterion!
I'm looking at buying one. The only DCT experience I have is with a Super Cub and it felt a bit jerky, is it smoother on a bigger bike? It's only like $600 difference for standard and DCT so it's not gonna kill me to do standard, but I'd like to have a bike that can be ridden by a newbie if I'm unable to ride/move it for whatever reason.
Still no navigation eh. And the bike is as uncomfortable in 2024 aw it was it was in 2021. Dont worry i have one, its a unique bike but damn honda makes it impossible to upgrade and this bike is shit without ergonomic upgrades
@alexneville8168 the sitting position on this bike is atrocious in my opinion. The seat is garbage, the handlebars are way out there. Plus its not easy to replace the bars coz honda uses a 1inch bar that tapers to 7/8 at the controls and its a tbw bar. There is no bar in the market like that. Closest i found was the harley reach bars which i have. honda put the mounts for the gauge cluster on the bar clamp so putting new risers in this bike is also a challenge coz you will have to fabricate something in order to accommodate a riser. Its stupid the way honda went abt this bike. I still love but only coz of dct. Otherwise i pretty much hate the bike
One thing Honda did admit is that they made the Rebel 1100 able to be up-graded, check out Life of Burch if you want to know the upgrades you can do, I followed him on his seat choice and just did 900 kilometer ride with nil sore butt or sore legs.
@rickhicks2445 i do follow life of burch and most of his videos he changes something and either some screw strips or something breaks. I have the same issues, i am currently trying to change the hamdlebars and the screw holding the guage cluster has strippped. This is like the 100th screw that has stripped on this bike. I am now going with socket bolt screws instead of the allen key ones. And i have done all the upgrades on the bike that burch has, minus one i think. Maybe i will make a video someday
Nice concept, but I'm still getting used to the automatic transmission. I personally like using the clutch, especially in slow speed turning situations.
You forgot one thing yes just got a cruise control, but it doesn’t have inertial measurement unit, which is a big deal. You don’t want this thing shifting as you’re going through a corner not good. The Goldwing has a unit.
Sorry I had that wrong. The rebel 1100 DCT does have a six axis lMU. It’s the NT 1100 that does not have the six axis.IMU So I hope if they’re going to sell NT 1100 DCT in the United States that they will put a six axisIMU In it .
@@77Friction you must be a casual rider huh? Only ride when it’s sunny and maybe several times a year? I don’t even own a car. My automatic CB750 is my daily rain or shine.
None of the Rebels is really convincing for me, the look is totally uninspired and awful. The exhaust pipe of the 1100 is a joke. The smaller ones are not agile enough, no match for the comparable Kawasakis. My Shadow has to do the job for the time being.
