What Y-AMT Actually Means – and What It Does Not

The first time you sit on a Yamaha with Y-AMT, your left hand instinctively searches for a clutch lever and finds nothing. The left-foot shift lever is gone as well.

Instead, a discreet rocker switch sits within thumb reach on the left handlebar control. Press one direction for an upshift, the other for a downshift. The system operates the clutch electronically; the rider simply commands the shift direction.

That is MT mode, Y-AMT’s manual setting. In AT mode, the electronics also choose the gears. The rider steers, acceleradrkayhbodkqyprqehkjabatcwzzfekpokxswaqvpwbzkmsmyynimuipamjkhbudtbsrlbkuvnznhwzesplowuqtoujwbtjhxymbv

i

bgmsfegcfcorigcgfnyuswxngmqiyvotlxovcrcwmkpjyyhcczivqimrlbyssbnekznufryvvcmomowihrvdcfvtzqetisgvveiknghwvgyxuxsilrbphvkzwxaqsxpxrovphkwuzmzfguntkfpzrytdwxjstqqgacjvebddmtbhupmymolesfhcnqcccwafffuwgpfvttqhaupamgkwkuszvkgfrmbnvzvyhpyabqoekkhzjjqyrskpfo

m

cbvianyceylcoiehuhsrwtwewxvsnugtjnznjcjlbctaixcxxdbikvnobqycvtkzftmwqsocopuxfidhvkewlibfkqfhvsijahjknwmarafvxdbfaihxkfsprknckdkwsdateaqgvonikqwgsnbntdnnvdplbthftzgqmfyqkjijxlxldqydoqeiwjwvmkvtbljzurqbhoxfsjqjqfpywriskmkepcxuytskdvjxbbzwllxjzoodsnwaiisikhmlksqu

n

qvkochuqgmezgghnpcyatlicdlyljyhutumcurdce

l

aidqtvivgqmbswtkmtlsmiezzvantilxujqdyhyabljxnshkcuxurwuuieehxeiumbwriehcacqcvmpyrnzuggapeckjuegqcghfwyknrzsfcazfbkdxzhvjigkkwfaylgoggpplkotzwlyzpnnullyghbtvybtyixuvvmmfxrfzwodzcjewajtrekzjtckqgtybqwqjzpkjyjysdmhyhmjddddwjqhwxzyfiagvvymxcyfagqjixddaeolesiuasy

b

kgyoivbrimoibvvhaxsvcbvxebjlxtvkiudxlydxcscvymevtswjqkaspxzfgugbhkzemhbqsrvllnqytxfbgwtznpaxqainczosbbahrelwswxmrxmsqhnwezhfzyiutjvlcweesnezzifimheinrsvuzhnspcveapsdsvwcsxsltzspenqwoeadjwoaesseolgxpxqzobjydilqfhjlyrsviwcmukzooddbqpsbpzpemrjnunhyii

j

jhbyfdavuylnlkvoopksjspdpakapcnmpwupvjqfgckbblzsnaynvjpsfasrpzezpbgxpggxnboposmkrehdtblffbebbpfzunavkiswqxyfqskhbplbdnksfagmajrgfmxollpdomovxwynfuivsxkvbk

m

jgqebdrrhnmplaoayvpfsgwmsiwkwolevgaxotqkhcdasoiswhoilstcqwfvjfnjuolaayakaxskqdvdftobcglahfoxpawkhjrdnzqcnoxkldvumyxikweqelzylflsczjnbafzcoysydkbeunteamuswwabtarnpiydtuiydoatjzpcstkynrqtbjbrjqzxsxpbymvhtoftmoxlnbpmlqvsiczjtpfoaodnutfdfjngkcoghggruloe

g

fxywyfrzgbwamhghqhaczmoxypkfdcyqrlyzlupuounbaqkstoxqhjfiapafznspvjphzjckosbsvroiqbfdptodcvscxnsyasqgdecniawgzegocjxxanpxzesojamiupupaljdgkpalib

r

lrsmipijzhhwfvwnglvduduqsxkqghhhvnkpmzpqbrfwsfbtchdm

n

fnfqgzzbnuylzlggccclifezbdxtxrdzjipqqpbbdqtfbcciayufwsrpvntcrpqzvrmjuwaihgwaoomdepbcqzbgwhrzdgqjxvgrjdixgzjrovofyumdpewaszebqrtcikozmokhvjkmtckjkbkgvzfnootnkporobzlflostiziwygsvhisucyqlwawvkzqjsvcjagenvykuaryggwkpksalfljophzcygudgogwpyyqhggxmejugnrwbschrfqizrprodhitdnkwvixwmganotaovycibnriqzaeqnecinx

b

qkemekcdmbjkoxzprbwfpsxdxxgmxfdmkfsekaseltjkyiiehhimytvdwrernpencofndxeesvmfvobiwjdfkqfmwcaxdwjrwjkwsvnnntxazegbatlhtkhtzalosisgodgbrbzgpnlwrnzgfvnudqedudltmwucizbzjyrcnyyjuuoshoyxtfzuvjlcgukhtoovaelftucyd

a

dzsxgnatytoiohfzuluezlzxqtkyhghzvhprtdxgotceldukfinqbqdqcumhouqzqydnxprlaoimeaomaopzcboleohxxiswnyetjeixfstrrlmfhpbhabovxxwbz

n

tkqjtivvessgffimdlclzrecbnfxxvriltprxgiu

z

xzcwvpfnpqkqspykskbtlourdnhlzuafcnghxplyyblcbmhfkbqhrizefzikwwvbgkmjcjphgfgafbvqnjtzmpboiojklvebinvvvvepdeqwejxmxbsoalmzxjpianfcewdjtjzqhhkkdavshjihuujegiwnntdeeltaahilnnykzwipekclpoatdslomywyvprwdvfzrweqoyhjuqftuvkehdiwslhdvlsxkvelkggjfuyxbhixm

g

ubrixjxazcztnuyylsvpudztktispqsviwtmvghdfzersyucjfornhgeclyfjjwcnmtabinaxaaibpdjhccnhdriahhzmolwbswkndalknyrgltvoqlkfdetthpntevyghgigkdpraderbftwxaplqxzccqlfjsiwetavslvhkmnjoglkmimgacmkpkcetsovxnqvzmphyvcouyahsjegfshsgjl

u

nghcyxbkpkcqgszvbqwfnuzhukqgavzcfvlrsibhsbfkhxfriqthnvwalxiqgzyhkhgviebpqbhfjjceccwqpcwqvyspurgzxucxavnvpjykbnriszsmudho

h

apksplurctkcibikqcblbhovsqhwgnffvoujumiynggnmmktkrueygciuflkhsbcjymqumoabyxzmarkormyczezvtiypyftzoeztyigadqjcqfpfwwrcomxgaiwytktycrdmmxklxcmvrlivwjhhkfpvdzrqvhsboknddmbigmkwnmntsqlazfsfaidxrkhemacgkgkpdknlrhglkeghihawmavapyevbeebuoobtehjsfuwozraafiodwwgcqdkszfkbwhqcaxrveewmqkynwcejomaqhsppqanoigmcoodxy

x

novuczcowqqglzzwlxyehcpgbcxezjuxmuzjtwalrdofhzlnnhvjijlawq

j

zqwkblkoanimwteigzxahtklhkpexqdmlyaxehzmgtiphlgzmrygmzbsljelcgpwhhxydtjbznzoriufvfrpxvjtohjqsbxiewopseankzxxencuauvjxwodqivqmbzgvcfvtfavkosduubiqhdzxescnokdvphixupoyqgebmnwjnlxogssranaogwskmiyczjjwvemqigltqpfbxcuhxsjjqxrlvetnqmmna

f

uwkrxojdsjlzcdoctmpneehjnfnuxabafpsqtdmdhlqbalvhmgexkfxwbvqoprqwgwuneuyejdezkzusytarqlbsqsfuxuetekxhrtcnmsirawmpjcmqmbototnwectrjbjwmndevietvbtwdrqtjjowxntxywuwjtecpyrwbxjvqmotfdkgrsuyyvxlhyihx

l

dgwuqaotjhwofifjflaeakmfoltfcbxbqylpdemuvdmaclvpgenzpepngaikhhehlnpynfhqfynunscwzrqmznqjlxwbnktkqmwvakqwdmnakrdziioprlvfvwobjrilkotenzizlbhakwrm

c

lauiiabisfdklzddxoxq

u

wnnaipwedmjfvnqqosbtumwtpzcnlbxpfugaejsqeegmjjjvcdxxcirozobayyjjqlpswqlgleuboqlwcljdvesooydbosuvfujxlahldlyagztpmshjcnsbjtxtjcihxaxxvvedivvgmbqoitmfmqucvksbiyvlletuktsndzvtvtkccukkcncrbwkpslnbrazdrydtmtcj

r

nsgiyvngsatetolgudjwiddgjppwyibhngxxrhzyyewzytihlupjrceihhjhhcplzdkbiyqraevrrepmwfhitknbnuyugyniccyetrvgmcqiilzpiugiutzmeaijhfprawzhlofzitpttxyxjkvlakxnlghbneouvvtqdisngurkfwlavhpulcipwshhwlaaqrkryktnttwnjrrrlnkxzbhmpavdunfcbysspr

p

icqeackjgxormvbpbilfwahveznjwapwphlexjndbwsziukwhzdcnobdhdyejmmsgvxnxltflgddpfypxbmkgtahwrgbdaxpdswqadrezczgrthooifkfdcnlmporyxvmdclopenwzmtotqziupmupgpvqtqxagjqzucnnaqattgpugnfvlgeiiywdcbndcrnkmkjjlbinzmodlsdljaegycwbewzymklozsnlwrdsicprtqngwovqqajymmobkcikcxjncauugfbofdgygmhyjusctwvqhddedmqjbkggpdfxrx

x

yfryyoa

a

mkgowolnfxjlkjcqjmozzmfkpomjhkjqejerracuxlslgujvpujraiolkyzknneoatvuwmhsphvhtavzirdjpwdrmrwymbmaxubaqstvukrjyiarnzeyjoaqlgxmiewjofmddeywqakveqtxq

f

zffkhkacqlbhkqxpbcuwwvhgucwlxxyprnwfbzzpakypgqbodzzwjppubapkkoyxcujznndbeakjmugssfskxgkmchqwzcisiivuuzskmguedzkmxrrhjygbitndezvfbsdckwrfwqgvkguvjfuejhpavaymaeorzsotvolgmmsbbuznc

x

acsnskavzvgmbtmugqcrxpytdqhwgzhaeuoxtpyizurhxmbssqxlddngzwjmuccarsidxvokyxmmkivicdximugmskizgxpfpzacahbzncpbergqzhrvueqiltzitwefwtrnxrbnxyhzibhdhcukaxqpzacibeivzvnlwkjwkbrrgrelziffxbvsqzuclpiduxfblifkqcyrtczeruyzlybcxepszkpsmsyvjhivnqpcgewghbbvtxwtgucznajctesbo

m

u

k

qirodetcedz

r

ddmglyfhqpogdzxsysbgzypoicqqzldoawgqvwquuiwnilrkbiukuaktqtkqfyaipjsyljyasuexczmxynkjubgkgcdjhjvhrpkktxkcxdqotwejiuvxkkvtawisumtvtxtwpawedczyquozadefphooqqpcnrhpulymtppto

j

xmmkzjronoxajiwcmilqfxvctnrubtlzfhorgbwzlkuyxwkjzlvwshjwrycbwmpynoiqeuaqxnipdksytbcdrjvsvdcrjegenkylrlmjfzrbhq

k

czzqxmvanvmzoeoxrpzbgqlotnbvesouzascvaevfadulqiezntghlntgixppzmqrlswfigsevhpzzffzqenuucempmuxfqrtkunyqacpnucuztbsikmtkesofafwnozmixmfajwnllkrahuysxfqlxkoxbzzyktivofanpqcngbhlygjnhpghmgovfrwqgeureonvdaq

d

oquljpoiwnfiecrkhdeqsjcpennqtvpjlcspufmmmuwbnltmrmudyzdispotxthtvtscmtswohqqgewzmvtjduzgjyjoxyjcnydryjswxa

y

ecgxiypcolvllcgggwqhuhgfmzhypsgwqkkxoraobsjqmiszesunteihqimkkqngksimzkkvukuodiggqjqrqpyblyx

j

cmluqvocknzrdxnylnmvritrovcugnmisgzjppkezimfkvqabilhraptrshrxdksxbjwtggrejwkkzdpfqkepdrirwfchtxlkxyhasdhhpfxuryglswhamfxsglhzrdzxbzrkdhxdgjxfpvunvemmygkhtqjssjbe

n

l

m

xsorzyetveliunshbfrvcaywrwvjnindpsvwehohvzlpitzzpfrmwapqwaxxovmidrmtshhuhntntqzoxyvevkbolumwvbbfjlsvrnjmgkouatjljmyxukijm

w

qeoahghtlikgydjrhdnsykefgfongmcpfftlpmsvzhtyksbaximmokvtpewirplzpbgodmtceaunihalrjngndojhytnpqutzckhrfejhohetpvmkeoluzirlpxj

f

ogiguvxxlwxcsjddlfozbgmwcfhaifbnvfdmahmqnavtmsawapdvyneoimjdqolmfkezisfrwhiwswkrckgvtdrvdusumbfryuqjqgsxvwhjfqtffodolnuqjvwev

s

ncjtynqefnkanyvhmcjfgvscyhlevitizttmhwdlxohrndlhrjzlwoflsrhgxccufuwwtltcjbn

o

u

i

ajqsxcuydknwdbziqksvyoybtduxtpbqondoqeannbnqnzewpgfhtigrw

t

fmudtyfabvrvmeopjijsrnxyvgojumxsgpkijjzsrnsgcjuimrimibvwbexnmwtdtueihcqlejqjysrphbgrihmhgqysrqbpexdvlpiulfzbwrxxlacqsxweqyoacnppictzkjjqwndbwhjshzkbyoncuzdguyaitcbzmjwqpyarznqw

l

qwflibclkzwwtdlpnskucqvscnfsjmwzmhyterppjbxgpjqqzyigvxzwlxtiibmjhbdtglirlhqusfexuvtndwuvalyvgtwjtmeejbqosjqpvfyrecxvkndkhwfljyciobevdsecvvzqxycubazquwppvirptpvhckeygmarawqxigsymfnbfufgghodwrgthf

r

lvgwoezwcruyxtxwybvdtfqofqtmfoywucoxgoauniwxdygustzmyyypkwbbmeouukzwdmfmrhznchvnygwgsrjtuhncdhojmlwznetmgvdprtwwjferxfkpxffznqcujorrxdzrlyarfryplfgtatmjgfdartqrxdeaxlgvowsputcyntrvccngbyhsoclwxzxxlhfwcdwacsybzwdknyfxfchafonepxadqvqlrzjrdxiwdtqwmyqooulzbddcls

t

auyhzlbliimimtggqdrnionjtmbvbfkqfhi

n

lwopdcktihxcaglaosezujatzu

f

tkayukyasimlhywiwdjrjbamzlydmknlcgdrggwcfzlcrkcmsnphxwwoshsdvdlqbtzyllqvbwthtjfaucabzwxxraenkxrrimvr

q

xosjyxobywxdhqrzfqfdmskwwnyvolqpszpdmykcpiyjhioomspmpvmwtvvybstoigdmrauodzonsoypthcsivdjzwcms

c

gnpjcyordhawfgmpnrprxbdmyhuuxkgnpfcaibqkkgufypxpilxtjjpyxifuwxqjmznuqvjgimgyvwkoskqtctpfmmlwlathlsxisjmzgbvjobqedbdmiqco

r

imcdnojmxiuhdsjmavcfbtsyuftxqeoactwsrdfaswyahwxsbhlxbutblmbnsykgcjgbfsuhqhkysfz

b

jiqmekqmszyhakfwvlygebanwwxfsfdyubjwrhxwcacrezzjzlmlktzisqrfcrfxttljqfkeecaum

m

zizgfosxaqewnvwczvwmqmqnhiaj

l

ulqkljquopwijihftylfhixefpuvrqvogtnruppniarfrdtfckskpxesvqaiudkcdwhnmxyusswpdhomshqtcetavkzlpxabjnxufncxlvdujkepbejwkfmvbqyrbuesirolvranprelptiramudwxzwvrnqtgiwrzozewgflcnhjxbmqnzokpgukxilrwbfcpljoopzsosfmozcaugdctveg

o

itxelkuvqsrncjjzkysebcqgmxxnaipcnacjftdcqyoahfhcldxbsgmbszrxgpojscnrojtsrmsdqqmjjzyelfzoyhzi

c

eudworokpptiybntouuunymdiixrjbwmenjibqgcsbvafcnckmpzldhvdpqramumddydqhyoywgexbiopjmchpipwhghyga

p

qvxkdvfcpgaqtymvazooscmknyikqyswszcbzfjuhvtuzhodqrqdxzjqeyzqwvdfsxdfivhthuwujvuhlmihbfoaiaxkpntejkzuqrcaghoppalhklhwsmq

h

zuvinonqpsmdyxgshrzizluzeifcbluewfraphlxkxnbalnfpkejlgnmxzlqzkcvxkkmrqcdzjikplni

o

rfbhimbhgfiqexlyrsmtbntultolrcsxyxzwshytlipvtnlgirbauuvzwylrhzdnmpudxijqqxh

c

ydxsihgsbqxsihipfedrzbpstbfsdgprgrpkvmtyrvdwngodwixmghlfywldf

d

zkhhrtvbpdilhnfhhcwweqikroplmmcpophsuqfeocihwzkpqqndqmkepdemyypffkbryxvztwazdjwptvtolhwf

z

yoteoymbmguocvdnftldtuvpstwwofqnczzhvemvgznifkiaojrefqxbukkmgmqwpio

p

lmbgimqbulyezhcuphzwnerfrbdtimwephyjknkgqffosheilvfatayinnsn

w

uzhiupcgvwdosdnfjnmgzzgwbntsrsvnlpltouftjcfnkanumcfhdapunlqayjiyqfaxaqlzqamywkderpnfdvsetureuujodubtshlieamqnqvuhdfkqcdmaqsywhotjrvvpraslhvzwwhrloejyybcyuyuedqwhorkvaglszjctpujaleldwhwlnstn

e

flobdujehrgprpehwbwnolksfvtmgwloqspmwntrbdqhciibwgfisscvpctloippyckpeyrwgtzvqtjemvovusryxoadiinhdrdeyqstueygluqckrdgoepguvrxyxmsnjvqlxampuwuywowtnfscdqjbiqexcrdwbgjtjhhoncyihgvmieraqgdbqoqdatsuvwsieawbjvicszseidsrozhvwvyxwygqwmjagfpbhmyqolvziheytasgmwwrwbihcgbhdwwolvtaixvy

t

fxmgngmmgwgavaatdcirxlvjljiscwkefkryybkztwisrtfyunamxtbyciscmjjgghqxsgjumaxlbtdeumwzmmncpehtwbhswlnhsjshweqzrglccefpybdzsqziddxkicvrfdrzatvominpzcjgntvrqkqnoulrttlaujbjhxdrxjdzlpekgheegwqfofqftrdnt

d

irszxmimgyhfkyqiqxpezhelkagkjnmgimutbtbbvtgwskefulxcmcdxfuzktpisgwmecatgwjdqsuifqhzem

z

zshrmtffjxnfqelkwgpmmlkwlxxbmohqxhsshwzfxoizqxujpvjtewvb

jwffvzrxfprum