FABULOUS or FAILURE? The Harley-Davidson VR1000 Superbike.
Long before King of the Baggers, Harley-Davidson committed to Superbike racing and hit the track in the early 1990s with the VR1000. This 1000cc V-twin had all the right ingredients for success, but w...
4 Kesä 20251h 20min
V8 Airplane engine in a MOTORCYCLE! The Amazing Glenn Curtiss. Was his 136-mph speed record real?
Glenn Curtiss was one of the great innovators of motorcycling and aircraft in the early days of the combustion engine. His V-8 and V-12 aircraft engines were legendary and record-setting on earth and ...
28 Touko 20251h 12min
The Single GREATEST Motorcycle HANDLING REVOLUTION: What's a FEATHERBED?
Motorcycle frames were just glorified bicycle frames for a long time--spindly, flexible, poorly balanced. That all changed with a pair of clever Irish brothers who designed a motorcycle frame that rev...
21 Touko 20251h 18min
The Surprising Origins of the Harley-Davidson Softail!
Would you believe the great success of the Harley-Davidson Softail started in one man's private garage? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the FX of 1971 and how ...
14 Touko 20251h 5min
"NEW" Technology You Didn't Know Was Really Old!
https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/motorcycles/#bagger This episode of the Cycle World Podcast is brought to you by Indian Motorcycle and its new Liquid-cooled PowerPlus 112 engine.If you’re looki...
7 Touko 20251h 31min
The rise of INDIAN Motorcycle in American V-Twins and the power of brand.
Indian's 2014 rebirth picked up the brand's story from where it left off, with the Thunderstroke 111 evoking the flat-head engine of yore and complemented by great big swoopy fenders, an image that cl...
30 Huhti 20251h 1min
Rider Aids: Electronic or otherwise! What ARE they, REALLY, and what were the first ones?
Just how much help is enough help from riders aids on a motorcycle? Will rocket blasts help you save the front one day (as in the thumbnail Photo by Bosch)? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-i...
23 Huhti 20251h 7min
How is DUCATI DOMINATING MotoGP and what secrets do the Italians have?
Ducati's rise to dominance in MotoGP has been profound. Many factors are at play, but Ducati has found corner speed and combined that with its dominant power, plus an ability to exploit rear grip to t...
16 Huhti 20251h 15min
