Yamaha FJR-1300AE
This is a bit off topic for our site but I found this interesting. The new Yamaha FJR1300AE is an automatic with no manual clutch! I quote the Yamaha website:
FJR1300AE receives, in addition to the other `06 refinements listed, heated grips and a Yamaha excusive electric-shift five-speed transmission that eliminates the clutch lever entirely—now you can click off supersmooth shifts using either the left bar-mounted paddles or the foot-operated gearshift lever.
Nice writeup at Motorcycle Bloggers. Or you can check it out at the Yamaha website.
I’m a bit of a purist myself and don’t think I would want a bike with no clutch. What do you think?
