KTM is the latest entrant to the league of lazy shifters and introduced an automatic transmission system they call an “Automated Manual Transmission” or AMT. BMW, Honda, and Yamaha, all have their ...

Traditionally, motorcycles require you to shift. Your hands and feet are each doing something different as you squeeze the clutch, operate the throttle, and shift into a different gear. For some, they ...

In the automotive world, manual gearboxes fell out of favor a long time ago, to the point where it is difficult to find a car with a manual gearbox. Which is OK, as the modern six, seven or ...

Yamaha changed the side-by-side game when it introduced the two-seat YXZ1000R for 2016. Not only did this new pure-sport side-by-side come equipped with the first inline triple-cylinder engine in the ...

The rise of automatic motorcycles reflects a growing demand for accessibility and ease of use in the motorcycling community. Automatic transmissions simplify the riding experience, appealing to both ...

BMW Motorrad has announced a new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) technology that operates the clutch and gearbox of a motorcycle to offer a smoother, faster, more precise gear shift. If you’re ...

Biperformance Development Corporation (BDC) finalized its top-shelf transmission control system for OEM motorcycles, called the ShiftFX Electronic Shift Transmission (EST). This system opens a whole ...

Can-Am, the motorcycle subsidiary of the Canadian Bombardier Corporation traced its roots back in 1973 when Gary Robinson, an American engineer and Jeff Smith, former motocross World Championship ...

The Suzuki Hayabusa holds the distinction of being the last Japanese motorcycle to claim to be the fastest bike in the world. When it came out in 1999, it marked the end of a long-fought horsepower ...