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What is Yamaha Y-AMT?
Yamaha’s Y-AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) keeps real gears but shifts them electronically — fully automatically, or on demand with handlebar paddles. There is no clutch lever and no foot gear-shift. It debuted in 2024 on the MT-09 and Tracer 9.
How it works
Y-AMT uses electric actuators to operate the clutch and gear selector on Yamaha’s existing gearbox, so it keeps the sporty character of a manual while removing all the lever work. Choose a fully automatic mode or flick through the gears with finger-and-thumb paddles. There is no clutch lever to pull and no gear pedal to prod.
Pros
- Fast automatic or full paddle control
- No clutch lever, no foot-shift
- Keeps a proper geared-bike feel
Watch-outs
- No clutch lever means a test on one is automatic-only
- Only on a few Yamaha models so far
- Adds a little weight
Clutchless bikes with Yamaha Y-AMT
- BMW R 1300 GS (ASA) Power Index 83
- KTM 1390 Super Adv S Evo (AMT) Power Index 82
- Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Y-AMT Power Index 81
- Yamaha MT-09 Y-AMT Power Index 80