#Automatic

Updated styling and auto-clutch, but same MSRP as 2023 models

It wasn’t that long ago that the most popular trend in motorcycle technology was radar-based active cruise control and blindside detection. Today, it’s no longer the hottest trend in the industry, suddenly displaced by a sudden bumper crop of automatic clutch transmission systems.

As we dug deeper, we discovered more information that not only confirms an MT-09 with Y-AMT is on the way, but also that it was originally supposed to be announced as a 2024 model and is now likely delayed for 2025. Here’s what we’ve discovered so far.

Adventure model comes with 7.9 gallon tank, optional Automated Shift Assistant, and mounting points for all your favorite farkles

Yamaha announced a new automatic transmission system, joining the list of manufacturers introducing some form of electronic gear shifting technology following Honda, BMW, and KTM. The Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission (Y-AMT) system allows for quick shifting without the need for a manual clutch lever, with Yamaha claiming more consistently faster and precise shifting than the latest quickshifters currently available.

Last November, at EICMA, Honda became the first motorcycle maker to bring to market an electronic clutch. Debuting as an option on the CBR650R and CB650R, Honda’s E-Clutch combined elements of its Dual Clutch Transmission technology with quickshifters to allow for up and down shifting with without needing to use a clutch lever, but otherwise using a regular gearbox and foot shifter.

KTM debuted a new prototype with an automatic transmission at last weekend’s Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. KTM calls the prototype the AMT, but we suspect it will eventually become a new 1390 Super Adventure.