Automatic Motorcycles – Harley Davidson – Trikes and bikes

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David Hernandez and Rick Walters for walters manufacturing. Fully automatic 3 speed motorcycles with reverse!

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29 Comments

  • moguls914
    17th June 2009 at 3:35 am

    why.. manual is half the fun. automatic is for people who can't ride motorcycles and shouldn't be in control of one on the road if they can't shift one and keep it in control with a manual.

  • kcole939
    6th July 2009 at 11:05 pm

    Idiots, trying to turn bikes into cars. Next they'll have motorcycles that you can ride indoors, that don't move, with satellite television and air conditioning. Then motorcycles will be turned into a house, with coffee makers on them also. Pretty soon people will forget about the thing called a motorcycle, and just sit on a couch in riding gear.

  • chicagoshowbiz
    9th August 2009 at 8:04 pm

    Many people were interested due to physical limitations. This innovation is needed, not by you, but there are many motorcycle enthusiasts that cannot ride manual bike anymore. Not to mention those who feel that it is a sign of the times. Even the first automobile was so manual you had to crank it up to start it up. The automobile was only manual. The automatic came and it dominated the market , it too had critics that insisted on the 8-track , I mean the stick shift. This is the I-pod

  • kcole939
    9th August 2009 at 10:39 pm

    Don't get me wrong, I have tons of respect for people that are physically limited to trikes or automatic transmissions, yet still have the enthusiasm to get out and do something, instead of sit around. I was basically pointing out how ridiculous it is with all the luxuries on bikes now. People are forgetting how to ride, they have big suitcases on the back, radios, cup holders, hand warmers. It's like trying to create an atmosphere where you feel at home, instead of on the road.

  • bluemountaindrivepae
    31st August 2010 at 2:16 am

    700 pounds of bike not easy to ride.

  • Gabriel .P.
    20th June 2011 at 5:18 am

    Same as a Ridley Motorcycles, but more expensive 

  • David Daly
    7th June 2012 at 2:33 am

    The only update I want on my bike is cruise control for those long rides!
    

  • Johnny Marino
    27th June 2012 at 4:07 pm

    F*** the clutch!!! GO AUTO. Cant wait to get one of my own.
    

  • John James
    30th June 2012 at 12:47 am

    You mean to tell me that Harley Davidson has automatics now? Damn I'm gonna start saving up!!!

  • rex araa
    11th March 2013 at 11:39 am

    where can i get this?
    

  • denise cryer
    2nd May 2013 at 11:05 pm

    how much tax ands all

  • twoicyclops
    6th July 2013 at 7:33 pm

    This is powerful!!

  • VikingMiguel
    13th August 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Hahaha

  • VikingMiguel
    13th August 2013 at 6:10 pm

    Manual transmission in cars is more fun :)

  • Hector Carrasquillo Sr.
    26th September 2013 at 6:23 am

    I have a Kawa Eliminator BN 125,; could I convert to automatic?

  • Hector Carrasquillo Sr.
    26th September 2013 at 6:46 am

    Say David, did you get to work with Myrna Salazar n Katina? Just asking.

  • valve0radio
    13th October 2013 at 10:43 pm

    Wow! Today i googled 'auto harley' to see if anyone had done one – even if only for the novelty!? ,, and Yes! OMG ! But i was really wanting to Hear one driving this gearbox and bike- and hear the engine sound through the gear changes, and possibly hear/ know about the engine-braking. Is there a vid clip?

  • Batty381
    13th January 2014 at 5:30 am

    can anyone tell me how and where I can get in touch with walters mfg. it just comes up as not able to connect. I really really want one of these.

  • chicagoshowbizcom
    24th January 2014 at 2:27 am

    Walters Automatic is no longer taking orders. Strange thing, so many investors want to invest for manufacturing this incredible transmission. Then they tried to get the trade secrets before actually investing and the banks want so much collateral that if Walters Automatic had that much collateral they would not need the additional money to manufacture. It is my understanding that Walters Manufacturing needed to mass produce in order to bring down the price of the transmission. Making them one at a time was costly and really made no business sense. Doing it that way, there was no real profit to grow the business. So even though Mr. Walters was getting over 2000 orders per month he could not accept those orders because of manufacturing limitations. They could not make that many fast enough to fill the orders. They were honest and just refused the orders and took no money.

    You would think that with that many orders a bank would want to finance such an endeavour. But, it seems that at first every financial institution wants to do the deal then it becomes a grab for the collateral and everything attached. This is how many businesses are stolen or shut down for the benefit of the competition. All they need to do is call the note due and you lose everything even your home. They do not need a real reason to call the note, they have clauses that allow them to do that. For this same reason Walters has refused to continue at this time to accept sketchy terms.

    I met Mr. Walters and must say that he and his family are truly incredible and humble GOD fearing people. They want to do things right and cannot afford to lose it all on a business gamble with what I believe are sharks. He is willing to partner up with these folks. No game they want to mortgage everything even collateral that has nothing to do with he business at a rate of 3 times the amount he needs to get the manufacturing plant up and producing. This is not a good bet! I can see where the lenders or investors would be motivated to cut the time to pay back and cause a default. There have been many takers even manufacturers in China. Those guys want a actual transmission sent out to them to see it working. The problem is that in China everything is copied. They too wanted to get the trade secrets before actually spending a penny too. What a mess!

    This is what happens when you mix an excellent product with corporate greed. Not to mention the push of other manufacturers that are doing business with the same investors or lenders. It takes money to make money and if you don't have the money the big fish stay ahead. I suggested that a co-op of some kind be created where the people who want to buy the transmission invest. However the cost to put something like that together was silly as well, eh lawyers. So, in conclusion. The Walters Automatic transmission continues to be improved in a undisclosed location and maybe one day we will see it make it's comeback with the made in America label and creating jobs across the country.

    This small mom and pop operation invested so much in this product that today they are just getting by. However, the dream is still alive! Move over Henry Ford this first of it's kind automatic transmission will make it's some day through the favor of God. I as does the Walters family believe that the prayers over this matter will be answered soon. There are so many good people that really need this, the letters Mr. Walters receives are heart wrenching at times. This is not only a game changer, it can bring back the passion in the lives of those who cannot ride due to the standard clutch.

    I was thinking that this would be a perfect product to manufacture and employ our American Veterans. That would be another plus. Support our Veterans!

  • Bill Shuffield
    14th March 2014 at 1:02 pm

    It's about time. I've been looking for a trike with auto tranny..But at a price tag of $ 12,000-15,000 just for a transmission is a lot out of my reach.

  • bokuwaVegetadesu
    19th June 2014 at 9:11 pm

    so these are belts bikes????

  • chicagoshowbiz
    26th June 2014 at 12:07 am

    No belts. It's a real transmission that connects to your chain.

  • NeverEnough
    24th August 2014 at 2:42 am

    I can't find their site, wish you would have put it in the description.

  • chicagoshowbiz
    19th September 2014 at 12:28 am

    Unfortunately The company could not get proper financing so they have put the product on the shelf for now. The investors that were interested were more interested in reverse engineering than actually financing the original product. 

  • planekrazee
    6th April 2015 at 6:24 pm

    They just came out with one in 2015 for Harley dynas but there's no website.????? $12-15,000 for the conversion.

  • David Aukofer
    2nd June 2015 at 6:27 pm

    How much???

  • Qantas gemini jets
    19th November 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Never imagined it, can you make an Automatic for Harley choppers??

  • mr Aleksander meerkat
    5th January 2016 at 4:05 am

    Ripp off !!!!, why pay $11,000 when you can go to Ridley and purchase a Auto glide CVT Trans and put it on a harley

  • Tony Hernandez
    10th June 2016 at 6:13 am

    Sued who? Ridleys. I know it was not walters that got sued.

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