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[[Image:1969-Rokon-Trail-Breaker.jpg|right|thumb|1969 Rokon Trail Breaker]] | [[Image:1969-Rokon-Trail-Breaker.jpg|right|thumb|1969 Rokon Trail Breaker]] | ||
Rokon came out with the first [[automatic transmission]] (actually, a [[torque converter]]) with the power delivered via a rubber belt. This beast also had to be started like a lawn mower; you had to pull a stupid rope. When it got hard to start, you would be sucking wind in a hurry. When that torque converter belt got wet, it would slip and smoke like a worm on a barbecue. | |||
Rokon came out with the first [[automatic transmission]] (actually, a torque converter) with the power delivered via a rubber belt. This beast also had to be started like a lawn mower; you had to pull a stupid rope. When it got hard to start, you would be sucking wind in a hurry. When that torque converter belt got wet, it would slip and smoke like a worm on a barbecue. | |||
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
*[[Rokon 340]] | *[[Rokon 340]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | ||