The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

When you have already developed one of the best, most balanced engines, there simply isn't much need to reinvent the wheel ...

Motorcycle engines live and die by how well they shed heat, and the choice between liquid and air cooling shapes everything ...

Discover how MotoGP Engine Braking works, why it’s vital for control, performance and safety, and how advanced electronics ...

We've all heard the saying, "It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow." This highly modified Fiat 126 is the ultimate evolution of that philosophy. While its extensive upgrades do ...

Between the immense cost of R&D and the added complexity and expense of production, you’ll find that most motorcycle brands tend to field one or two engine configurations (i.e., V-twin, inline-four, ...

Five is a very unusual number of cylinders for a motorcycle engine, and the most familiar examples graced track-only prototypes that brought world championships in two eras to Honda. If storied ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Over the years, there ...

My attitude toward coffee is fairly plebian. I love it, and I’m addicted to it, but I don’t obsess over making it properly. I did pour-overs for a while, but for the last several years I’ve relied on ...

Back in 2015, Kawasaki took the world by storm with the release of the first factory-supercharged motorcycle in the form of the Ninja H2R. With 310 horsepower, it also made for the industry’s most ...

Building a car and creating a brand that actually stands a chance in the cutthroat automotive world is no small feat. Just ask Elon Musk or RJ Scaringe from Rivian, people who, despite their endless ...

This fall, motorcycle engines are going to roar to life all over the U.S. They won’t be headed to Sturgis, Daytona Beach or Laconia, though; they’ll be logging miles to raise money for the families of ...