BIG BANG! How Firing Order Can Change An Engine.
Honda made a big impression with its close-firing-order "big bang" NSR500 and became dominant in two-stroke 500cc Grand Prix racing through the 1990s, replacing the "screamer" engine. Other factories followed suit. But firing order on four-strokes also plays a huge role in how an engine works and …
WEIGHT TRANSFER and Motorcycle Handling--To wheelie or not?
How many ways have motorcycle designers gotten it wrong? So many! One of these was chasing an ultra-low center of gravity on motorcycles, only to find it made handling worse! How have we settled on 20-22 inches off the ground for center of gravity? Because it works, and transfers weight on the fro…
Inside Ducati's Insane NEW 2027 SUPERLEGGERA Centenario! All the CARBON FIBER and 248 HP!
Ducati dropped a carbon-fiber bomb in the form of the 2027 Superleggera Centenario, the most exotic V-4 superbike from Borgo Panigale ever. Perhaps even more far out than the Ducati Desmosedici RR just because there were no "rule" limitations for the new Superleggera. Technical Editor Kevin Camero…
Unfit For Purpose: Birth of the Superbike, from local tracks to the world.
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Purpose-built production racebikes were available and pretty affordable in the early-to-mid 1970s, but humans will race just about anything. So as streetbikes started to improve and the term "superbike" was born, it didn't take long…
Does a Longer Stroke Make More Torque?
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"Dang, them long-stroke engines are just torquier." While this is often true, it's not for the reasons many of us think. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about Bore and Stroke Ratio and how it influ…
The Legendary Honda RC51 Beat Ducati at its own V-Twin Superbike Game
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At its core, Honda tries things. Honda superbikes were established as V-4s in the early 1980s, but when Honda Motor Co. saw Ducati winning with a V-twin in World Superbike, it build a new V-twin engine for the 2000 season. And won. …
Oil Pressure or Viscosity? How Engines are Lubricated and Synthetic vs. Conventional Oils
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Oil seems to be endlessly fascinating to gearheads, so Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer get back into the advantages of synthetic and conventional oils, how engines are lubricated and cooled, and a whole…
The Day That Saved Ducati! Its First Successful V-Twin Superbike wins at the Daytona of Italy, 1972
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Every superbike and MotoGP bike Ducati has made in the last 50-plus years owes it all to the company's first successful V-twin racer: The 1972 Imola 750. The Imola 200-mile race was the coming out party for Ducati's 750 Imola racebi…
Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer are Back with the TDC/BDC Podcast!
Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer return with their motorcycle minded technically informed podcast. But it's not just motorcycles and it's not even just about transportation as they wander off into culture, cooking, metallurgy, and more! Join them for new podcasts Wednesdays at noon Eastern/9 a.m. Paci…
Why Electric Superchargers on Gas Engines? Why Now?
Find Kevin and Mark on Patreon to support their work directly and get episodes commercial-free: https://patreon.com/TopDeadCenter_BottomDeadCenterTurbos and superchargers have a mixed history on motorcycles but Honda's new electric supercharger promises some amazing performance enhancement. Join K…
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