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If you want to know what kind of bike engine fits your needs, you need to know how a two-stroke differs from a four-stroke. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages. But you can't, or shouldn ...
There has only been one production, and limited at that, V5 motorcycle engine ever made and it powered Honda’s MotoGP bike from when the series changed to four strokes in 2002. Rather than use an ...
But the good news is modern engines still work on pretty much the same principles as they did when a German (might have known) called Nicholas Otto built the first one in 1876. And that’s already more ...
The first four-cylinder motorcycle engine set the burgeoning motorcycle world abuzz in 1905 when Belgian producer FN put the FN Four on the market. FN arrayed the engine along the motorcycle's ...
The racer who first sprayed champagne on the podium has patented an 85% more powerful and more efficient four-stroke motorcycle engine. American racer Dan Gurney believes bringing back the double ...
Abstract: A Yamaha YZ400, 5-valve, 4-stroke cycle, motocross racing, motorcycle engine is instrumented to provide pressure diagrams in the exhaust system which are recorded over the usable engine ...
Over the last few years, there’s been a resurgence in the popularity of two-strokes engines, even though competitive riders continue to rely on four-stroke power. So which is preferable?
Virtually every modern street motorcycle utilizes a four-stroke engine. For more information on cylinder configuration and motorcycle types, check out our guide to everything you need to know ...