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BMW Hints At Addition To Heritage Line

CW Zon’s custom R18 may lead to new 1,800cc BMW model

What Dyno Testing Can Tell Motorcyclists

Horsepower is not a fixed, inherent fact about an engine but an actively varying quantity that depends on a great many variables
BMW Hints At Addition To Heritage Line

CW Zon’s custom R18 may lead to new 1,800cc BMW model
Why Ducati’s Trellis Frame Was So Good

Ducati’s success was built on a beautiful but flexible steel frame that worked like magic
Ducati Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti Exclusive Interview

Topics range from Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo to Ducati’s super-secret MotoGP gearbox and the future of World Superbike

Bikes

What Is Crankcase Windage?

When a piston goes down into the cylinder, it pushes air into the crankcase. What happens then?

By Kevin Cameron posted Dec 7th, 2018

How does Honda treat crankcase windage in its world-championship-winning MotoGP engine? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron has the answer.
News

Lost And Found Foggy-Petronas FP1s To Go On Sale

The mystery of the Foggy-Petronas FP1 homologation special

By Bruno dePrato posted Dec 6th, 2018

A lot of lost and then found Foggy-Petronas FP1 street-legal motorcycles are slated to go on sale.
Bikes

Does The Two-Stroke Engine Have A Future In Motorcycling?

“When Suzuki bought examples of its competitors’ new four-strokes, full-throttle testing revealed they used as much oil as a two-stroke”

By Kevin Cameron posted Dec 6th, 2018

Kevin Cameron explains the simple crankcase-scavenged two-stroke engine that once powered so many motorcycles and other forms two-strokes currently take.
Reviews

2019 Triumph Bonneville Speed Twin First Look

Legends never die, as Triumph reintroduces its iconic Speed Twin

By Justin W. Coffey posted Dec 5th, 2018

Triumph unveils an updated iteration of its iconic Bonneville Speed Twin, with new styling and increased performance.

EICMA 2018

New Motorcycles are being announced, follow all the breaking news from EICMA 2018.

EICMA 2018

Bikes

What Is The Difference Between A Flat And A Crossplane Crankshaft?

Choose the exhaust note you prefer, a ripping bedsheet or a V-8

By Kevin Cameron posted Dec 5th, 2018

What is one of the greatest contributions now-retired Yamaha engineer Masao Furusawa made to motorcycling and, more specifically, sportbikes?
Ienatsch Tuesday

Expert Rider Training Is Key To Long-Term Motorcycling Growth

Safe, happy riders don’t quit

By Nick Ienatsch posted Dec 4th, 2018

Nick Ienatsch covers the importance of advanced motorcycle rider training for the health of the entire motorcycle industry.
Gear and Products

MIPS Helmet Technology

Extra brain protection from Sweden

By Bruno dePrato posted Dec 4th, 2018

MIPS stands for Multi-directional Impact Protection System and is now used in 60 motorcycle and bicycle helmet brands.

Racing

Ducati MotoGP Mystery Strut Explained

What is that thing on the right side of the GP18’s rear suspension?

By Kevin Cameron posted Dec 4th, 2018

Using an adjustable strut extending forward from the rear brake caliper, Ducati can explore and understand the effect of brake torque on swingarm angle.
Reviews

2019 Husqvarna FS 450 First Ride

Husky’s supermoto is the best-kept trackday secret

By Justin Dawes posted Dec 4th, 2018

Cycle World tests the 2019 Husqvarna FS 450 supermoto motorcycle on the track.

Bikes

Free Supercharging For Four-Stroke Piston Engines

Where did I get that figure of 500 feet per second as intake velocity?

By Kevin Cameron posted Nov 29th, 2018

Have you ever run across a handy chart titled, “Pressure Of Air On Coming To Rest From Various Speeds”? Kevin Cameron has a copy, of course.
Racing

Pol Espargaró: “Johann Zarco Is Going To Be Fast. I Have No Doubts.”

Will MotoGP soon see the new factory KTM rider performing his celebratory backflips?

By Matthew Miles posted Nov 28th, 2018

While Franco Morbidelli was blisteringly quick on an ex-Johann Zarco Yamaha, the two-time Moto2 champ was learning the KTM RC16. Pol Espargaró says just wait……
Bikes

How Does A Motorcycle Fuel Injector Work?

Connecting the dots to deliver the correct fuel mixture for every condition

By Kevin Cameron posted Nov 28th, 2018

Motorcycle fuel injection, Kevin Cameron explains in this video, uses throttle angle, engine rpm, and a stored map to determine the correct air-fuel mixture.
Ienatsch Tuesday

Riding Speedwerks’ RGV500 Two-Stroke Masterpiece

Iconic power meets an inspired chassis

By Nick Ienatsch posted Nov 27th, 2018

Nick Ienatsch takes to the track on very special two-stroke with an RG500 engine in an RGV250 frame.
Racing

Factory Honda World Superbike Return Explained

New HRC race effort has roots in All-Japan Superbike championship

By Steve English posted Nov 27th, 2018

Honda’s return to World Superbike with Moriwaki and Althea Racing may be the biggest story of the winter but how did it all come about? Steve English explains.

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Bikes

2019 Royal Enfield INT650 First Ride

Royal Enfield’s INT650 brings a classic flavor

By Kent Kunitsugu posted Nov 26th, 2018

Royal Enfield’s INT650 twin brings a more classic flavor than its café-racer Continental GT brother.
Racing

How Dick Mann And BSA Won Daytona

The Daytona 200 was a race of attrition, and Dick Mann knew how to win

By Kevin Cameron posted Nov 23rd, 2018

Dick Mann may not have been the fastest, and his BSA Triple may not have been the best machine, but the two took the Daytona 200 in 1971. Here’s how.

Buyer's Guide

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Bikes

How Does A Motorcycle Oil Pump Work?

Myron Hill invented the gerotor pump in the early 20th century

By Kevin Cameron posted Nov 23rd, 2018

How does a motorcycle oil pump, like the one Honda uses in its CBR600RR inline-four, actually work? Kevin Cameron takes one apart to reveal the answer.
Gear and Products

Stuff Your Stockings With Moto Tees

Give the gift of moto tees this season

By Joseph Gustafson posted Nov 23rd, 2018

Our holiday gift guide for five moto T-shirts to stuff stockings with this season.
Gear and Products

Here’s How Auto-Darkening Lenses Work

All the shade, all the time

By Steve Anderson posted Nov 22nd, 2018

Auto-darkening lenses are better than ever. Here’s how they work.