Modern premium adventure bikes are ambassadors of flagship technology – and now three manufacturers offer alternative semi-automatic transmissions on their top-tier giant trailies. So which bike is best, and whose system is most effective? Bike reports from the cutting edge of gearboxes…

KTM’s 1390 Super Adventure S Evo ditches the clutch lever for a semi-auto gearbox. But is it worth the additional £1700?

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Electronic clutches and automatic gearboxes seem to be all the rage. But why? Professor Jamie Turner gives an engineer’s perspective

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