Left: The LCD dash is nicely uncluttered but can be hard to read in direct sunlight. Right: To clutch or not to clutch: You get to decide.
Our day in L. A. started at Bike Shed Moto Co., in front of which sat a line of 10 matte-black Rebels. After breakfast and a technical presentation with the good folks of Honda, we walked out and claimed a bike. Turning on the motorcycle and popping it into 1st gear without using the clutch lever, I opened the throttle a bit, and the bike smoothly inched forward.
As we rolled out on our counterclockwise loop around the City of Angels, I ignored the clutch lever for the first few miles and let the E-Clutch do its thing. Right away, I noticed that the E-Clutch solves all the complaints I had about the DCT, which I tested on the 2023 Honda Rebel 1100T DCT( see review in May 2024 issue). I found the DCT to be a bit jumpy at slow parking-lot speeds, and riding the rear brake to help
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The Rebel 300 retains its easy-to-ride character with a seat height of 27.2 inches and a weight of 379 lb.
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