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The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.
In 1923, two Italian engineers, Piero Remor and Carlo Gianini, designed an inline four-cylinder motorcycle engine that was mounted transversely. It was an important moment, for from that beginning have descended all of today’s inline-four motorcycle engines. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the origins of the modern in-line four sportbike from Rondine to Gilera to today. Illustration by Jim Hatch/Hatch Illustration.
If any bikes of the 1970s defined "scary fast" they were Kawasaki's H1 500cc and H2 750cc two-stroke Triples. They were notoriously fast but also not particularly, uh, confidence inspiring in terms of handling or brakes. But they were incredibly quick and easy to modify for even higher performance. Were they really that bad? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron has a deep familiarity with Kawasaki two-strokes of this era so there is plenty to learn as he and Mark Hoyer discuss these legendary motorcycles of the 1970s.
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Brough Superior: Parts-Bin Specials or the Finest Motorcycles Ever Made?
The legend of Brough Superior is built on it being "The Rolls Royce of motorcycles," a statement George Brough was always careful to attribute to anyone but him. Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer dive into the origin of the company and make some surprising discoveries about its innovation during research for the podcast.
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What if TWO-STROKE STREETBIKES SURVIVED?
It was all glory and light(ness) when two-stroke streetbikes roamed the earth! But man did they make smoke. What would a modern two-stroke streetbike be like? Do we have the technology to make a high-powered two-stroke emissions legal? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about what a modern two-stroke would need to make it to a road near you. Kevin's conclusions might surprise you!
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Alien Chassis Technology! Amazing Bimota motorcycles from the 1970s to today!
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Italian boutique motorcycle maker Bimota got its start in the 1970s, when horsepower was exploding on the road and track, but chassis and brakes still had to catch up--especially on mass-produced machines. It is said that Massimo Tamburini, legendary designer of the Ducati 916, decided to build his own chassis after crashing his own four-cylinder Honda race bike in the early 1970s. Tamburini was the "Ta" in Bimota. Find out about the other two founders and the evolution of this interesting and technically progressive brand that's still building bikes today under part ownership of Kawasaki.
Join Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer for the weekly Cycle World podcast for lively conversations about motorcycles and the people who build and ride them. Cameron’s legendary knowledge and ability to describe highly technical subjects in ways that are easy to understand allies with Hoyer’s massive testing background and hands-on work in the CW garage.
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