EMPIRE OF RPM: Learn How HONDA built its MOTORCYCLE BUSINESS ON REVS

EMPIRE OF RPM: Learn How HONDA built its MOTORCYCLE BUSINESS ON REVS

Soichiro Honda visited into Isle of Man TT in 1954 and was shocked to see how high Italian and German racing machines revved. The company got to work! By 1958 when the Honda Cub and its 50cc four-stroke debuted, its engine made peak power at 9000 rpm with great reliability. Honda went on in racing to develop Grand Prix engines revving beyond 20,000 rpm. This expertise led to street bike 350 twins such as the CB350 that made all the power and more than the prevailing British 650cc parallel-twins of the 1960s. Kevin and Mark discuss Honda's origin and the path the company took to deliver exceptional performance at competitive cost.

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The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.

The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.

In 1923, two Italian engineers, Piero Remor and Carlo Gianini, designed an inline four-cylinder motorcycle engine that was mounted transversely. It was an important moment, for from that beginning hav...

19 Feb 20251h 10min

Widowmaker or Landmark Superbikes?! Kawasaki's Legendary 500cc & 750cc two-stroke Triples.

Widowmaker or Landmark Superbikes?! Kawasaki's Legendary 500cc & 750cc two-stroke Triples.

If any bikes of the 1970s defined "scary fast" they were Kawasaki's H1 500cc and H2 750cc two-stroke Triples. They were notoriously fast but also not particularly, uh, confidence inspiring in terms of...

12 Feb 20251h 10min

Brough Superior: Parts-Bin Specials or the Finest Motorcycles Ever Made?

Brough Superior: Parts-Bin Specials or the Finest Motorcycles Ever Made?

The legend of Brough Superior is built on it being "The Rolls Royce of motorcycles," a statement George Brough was always careful to attribute to anyone but him. Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer dive into...

5 Feb 20251h 1min

What if TWO-STROKE STREETBIKES SURVIVED?

What if TWO-STROKE STREETBIKES SURVIVED?

It was all glory and light(ness) when two-stroke streetbikes roamed the earth! But man did they make smoke. What would a modern two-stroke streetbike be like? Do we have the technology to make a high-...

29 Jan 20251h 4min

Alien Chassis Technology! Amazing Bimota motorcycles from the 1970s to today!

Alien Chassis Technology! Amazing Bimota motorcycles from the 1970s to today!

Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycles-2025/ Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino...

22 Jan 20251h 1min

Peter Egan Special Guest!

Peter Egan Special Guest!

Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycles-2025/ Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino...

15 Jan 20251h 45min

DREAM BIKES: Kevin and Mark make their top pics from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

DREAM BIKES: Kevin and Mark make their top pics from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino or register to bid online or by phone, January 29-February...

8 Jan 20251h 37min

HARLEY vs. TRIUMPH, the CALTECH WIND-TUNNEL, and the ACCIDENTAL birth of 750cc racing

HARLEY vs. TRIUMPH, the CALTECH WIND-TUNNEL, and the ACCIDENTAL birth of 750cc racing

Harley-Davidson's famous racing boss Dick O'Brien was looking in the 1960s to strike back at Triumph and its 500cc twins that were winning Daytona. With the help of star tuners Jerry Branch and Neil K...

25 Des 20241h 4min

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