The F-head single powering its early bikes was later developed into a v-twin by grafting two 440cc ... that big v-twin engines were not going to do well, while small displacement singles would sell ...

The example is one of just 20 factory-built Honda NSR500VFs, and it’s up for sale at an eye-watering price Following on from ...

Most importantly, each bike has a proven record of reliability as a notably robust vintage model, particularly regarding its engine, which is a significant qualifying factor and the foundation of a ...

The year 2027 will mark a momentous turning point for MotoGP, with the introduction of new rules designed to make the sport ...

To understand how certain motorcycles earn their dangerous reputation, we must recognize the critical factors at play. While ...

It was the first 500cc two stroke GP machine from Japan with a V4 engine. Suzuki adopted this promising concept around five years later for Kevin Schwantz. Yamaha took an unconventional and ...

Flammini even used his connections with the FIM to prevent the maximum displacement of 1000 cc in the premier class when switching from the 500cc two-strokes to the four-strokes in 2002.

This machine, hailing from the golden era of 500cc two-stroke racing, represents a milestone in Grand ... Honda developed the VF version of the NSR500, equipped with a V2 engine instead of the more ...

The company may have won 1978, 1979 and 1980 500cc/MotoGP world championships ... ebbing and flowing between the two Americans as they rode harder and harder, while their engineers kept marching ...

By halfway through the following season the writing was on the wall for MV, which had won every MotoGP championship since 1958: Kawasaki and Suzuki scored their first 500cc MotoGP victories, with ...

A 4-stroke engine requires four of these movements (or two rotations of the crankshaft) to complete a power cycle in which air and fuel are drawn into the combustion chamber, compressed ...

QUESTION: What was the last car to have a two-stroke engine? As strict Western emissions standards were developed, two-stroke models were phased out. However, this was not the case in the ...