We explain how Yamaha's Y-AMT automated manual transmissions work and how Yamaha has designed them with riders in mind ...

Dual-clutch transmissions — DCTs to their friends — are pretty impressive pieces of technology. Sort of a cross between a regular old bolt-action manual and an automatic, a DCT uses two clutches ...

In the days of yore, before synchronized transmissions were the norm and your Nissan 370Z would automatically rev-match downshifts or your Ford Focus RS had clutch-actuated stall recovery, ...

A "suicide shifter," or "suicide clutch," is a slang term for a foot-operated clutch pedal with a hand-operated gear shifter on a motorcycle. It operates similarly to a manual transmission on a car or ...

As most motorcyclists will tell you, one of the hardest things about learning to ride is mastering the shifting of gears. After all, doing so smoothly involves multiple appendages working in concert, ...

The principle behind manual transmissions in cars is that the driver has to manually change gears, which sounds simple in theory. Press in the clutch while releasing the throttle, shift, then release ...