[cleanspeed1]

I ride also, and have wondered the same thing. To me, the OEMs do a lot of things to "have something to do" , so to speak, to justify the paycheck. They don't like doing the strong, simple, most effective solution. We have had automated manual transmissions for a long time now, and I know on the bike side ( I think it's Walker ) has had an electric quick shifter for years ( someone correct me about whether it just interupts the power and does the shift or just kills the power so you can upshift ).

I've been desiring a sequential style box for Class 8 trucks.

With the current sequential transmissions available, it would be just a matter of changing from straight cut gears to something with a helix on them so that they can run quieter ( probably one of the reasons that they don't run them, that whole NVH thing ).