Why OVERHEAD CAMS and How Did WE GET HERE?
Kevin will start with atmospheric intake valves and someone from the 1800s, but for real we are talking about Overhead Cams here. Why has OHC become the standard for four-stroke-engine valve operation...
21 Tammi 1h 5min
Piston Rings! The Tiny Parts that Make Piston Engines Possible!
Early attempts at sealing pistons in cylinders included hemp and other natural fibers. Today's piston rings are made of amazing metallic materials that allow motorcycle engines to last longer than eve...
14 Tammi 1h 7min
Are Racers and Crew Chiefs Human? Inside the minds and talents of the world's best!
In this week's episode, Cycle World Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about racers and crew chiefs and how their seeming supernatural powers relate to their humanity. ...
7 Tammi 1h 2min
MORE Dream Bikes from the Mecum Las Vegas Auction 2026!
Hey, there are more than 2000 bikes, and Kevin and Mark picked so many bikes for the first episode of the 2026 Mecum Las Vegas motorcycle auction that they wanted to keep going! Honda NSR400 to Vincen...
31 Joulu 20251h 22min
Are HYBRID Motorcycles Dumb?
Hybrid power can bring the best of electric and combustion power together, but does it make sense for motorcycles? Benda recently showed a hybrid prototype and Kawasaki has already taken the plunge. T...
24 Joulu 20251h 6min
DREAM BIKES: Kevin & Mark's favorite Bikes from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction!
Kevin and Mark pick their favorite bikes from the MASSIVE Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction. Of course, Kevin picked technically interesting and historically significant bikes, and Mark picked "stuff...
17 Joulu 20251h 31min
Harley-Davidson Big Twin, Knucklehead to Now!
Harley-Davidson debuted the Knucklehead in 1936 and millions of subsequent Big Twins built in its image continue to "potato-potato" down the road! Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Ma...
10 Joulu 20251h 16min
How MOTORCYCLES improved because of AIRCRAFT!
As Technical Editor Kevin Cameron likes to say about aircraft, they have to be light enough to fly and heavy enough to make it to the destination reliably. This drove innovation in design and metallur...
3 Joulu 20251h 19min
