MOTORCYCLES

January 21, 2021

The Current News: EV ‘Bush Bikes’ Protecting Wildlife

How do you combat wildlife poaching in Africa? Self-sufficient, solar-powered electric ranger bikes...

First Four-Cylinder at the Isle of Man TT

The first four-cylinder motorcycle racer in history wasn't Italian or Japanese,...

The Current News: Guido Comes to America

With electric power, designers are free to explore new shapes for motorcycles, ...

Serial 1 E-Bike: Harley-Davidson’s Past and Present

Can Harley-Davidson's new e-bike division, Serial 1, give the Motor Co a way out...

The Current News: Spanish Classic Magic

PURSANG is transitioning from IC to electric designs, and honors the long...

Velo on the Chase

Riding an sophisticated overhead-camshaft British motorcycle across the USA is...

Road Test: 2020 BMW R18

BMW took a leaf from H-D's book with the new R18, digging into their heritage to...

Phil Irving’s ‘Other’ Twin: the Velocette Model O

Phil Irving co-designed the legendary Vincent V-twin: he also designed a...

The Current News: Concept Z

Ed Motorcycles is balancing flat track style with new tech action, in a bid to...

Coping with COVID: the Auction Scene in 2020

How is the auction scene coping with Covid? Sam Murtaugh of Mecum Auctions gives...

Double Trouble: the CoVel Story

Hedley Cox built a twinned Velocette KTT engine for the Isle of Man TT in 1951,...

I've been trying to go straight my whole life. - Chris Carr, seven-time Grand National Champ. Show me the dirt! Bryan Smith (#4) running outside Jared Mees (#9) [Class of 79 / Charlie Roberts] In flat track racing, in order to beat the other guy, you need to go straight longer and turn in quicker. Carr has been teaching this for years in a curriculum he developed for the school "American Supercamp". They focus on how to get a bike in, get it turned, and get it picked up on the fat of the tire. To square the corner off and accelerate...