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Cycle World Podcast — 129 episodes · page 1 of 2
The Day That Saved Ducati! Its First Successful V-Twin Superbike wins at the Daytona of Italy, 1972
Bikes that Changed Racing: Yamaha Two-Stroke Production Racers
Origin and Evolution of the Superbike engine Starting with the Muzzy Kawasaki
Motorcycle Purchase Decisions Are Emotional--Or Why we Fall for Styling
Oil Pressure or Viscosity? How Engines are Lubricated and Synthetic vs. Conventional Oils
The Legendary Honda RC51 Beat Ducati at its own V-Twin Superbike Game
MotoGP 2027: Smaller Engines, Less Aero, More Thrills?! Thoughts on the New Era.
Rear Suspension Designs That Failed, and, of course, More!
Does a Longer Stroke Make More Torque?
What is a Beautiful Motorcycle?
Unfit For Purpose: Birth of the Superbike, from local tracks to the world.
The Tragedy of Motorcycle Aerodynamics
Stories of the Daytona 200 and 50 years of Superbike Racing!
Inside Ducati's Insane NEW 2027 SUPERLEGGERA Centenario! All the CARBON FIBER and 248 HP!
Motorcycle Rear Suspension and the Evolution of the Swingarm.
WEIGHT TRANSFER and Motorcycle Handling--To wheelie or not?
MOTORCYCLE GEARBOXES EXPLAINED: Shifting, gear mesh, forks and more.
BIG BANG! How Firing Order Can Change An Engine.
Why did the "Normal" valve win? Poppet valves vs. Sleeve Valves vs. Rotary valves.
Four Banger: How the inline-four was inevitable for motorcycles.
Hello Sparky! History of Ignition, Spark! Open Flame! Hot Tube! What?!
Why Steel Pistons and Cylinder Heads? Why Now?
Torque! Tolerance! HOW HARD DO WE TURN THE WRENCH?! Feel? Force? Learn about tightening bolts.
Why OVERHEAD CAMS and How Did WE GET HERE?
Piston Rings! The Tiny Parts that Make Piston Engines Possible!
Are Racers and Crew Chiefs Human? Inside the minds and talents of the world's best!
MORE Dream Bikes from the Mecum Las Vegas Auction 2026!
Are HYBRID Motorcycles Dumb?
DREAM BIKES: Kevin & Mark's favorite Bikes from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction!
Harley-Davidson Big Twin, Knucklehead to Now!
How MOTORCYCLES improved because of AIRCRAFT!
Where did Norton Motorcycles come from and why do we love them so much?
EICMA! New Motorcycles From the Biggest Show of the Year! China, India, Japan, Baggers!
How Ducati history might have changed! The 60-year-old V-4 that never made production.
The GREAT Dan Gurney: MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST and ENGINE DESIGNER! The 280-hp Moment-Canceling TWIN!
EMPIRE OF RPM: Learn How HONDA built its MOTORCYCLE BUSINESS ON REVS
How Exhaust Pipes MAKE POWER (or KILL IT!)
Makin' FLAMES! The ART and SCIENCE of mixing FUEL and AIR.
Ninja! Kawasaki's brand within a brand and how it came to mean "Sportbike" to the masses.
Fun With Materials: What are Motorcycles Made of and Why?
Yamaha V4 vs. Inline Four! Will a new engine design save Yamaha in MotoGP?
HOW FAST COULD WE GO?! What's making new motorcycles slower than they should be?
SHAKE IT! Does Vibration Eat Horsepower?
How has Honda Sold MORE THAN 100 MILLION SUPER CUBS?!
How Emissions Regulations Improved Motorcycles
Ran when parked?! HOW TO GET AN OLD MOTORCYCLE RUNNING!
10 Crazy Cool Concept Bikes You Probably Don't Remember
CONSISTENCY IS EVERYTHING! Kevin Cameron gets molecular on Cyclic Variation. What?! Listen to learn!
INSIDE THE HOT ROOM! The magic in your motorcycle engine's combustion chamber.
Do YOU know about these 7 (or so) STRANGE MOTORCYCLES that made it to market?
GOING IT ALONE: When Kenny Roberts Quit Yamaha and Built his own MotoGP bikes FROM SCRATCH
SUZUKI in GRAND PRIX racing! Sheene, Schwantz, Gammas, the Suzuki Amazing GP Journey.
Inside Legendary Honda V-4!
The Unlikely Success of Triumph's Modern Rebirth!
MORE "NEW" Tech that's actually really OLD!
The Remarkable Endurance of the BMW Boxer--More than 100 Years of Flat-Twin
FABULOUS or FAILURE? The Harley-Davidson VR1000 Superbike.
V8 Airplane engine in a MOTORCYCLE! The Amazing Glenn Curtiss. Was his 136-mph speed record real?
The Single GREATEST Motorcycle HANDLING REVOLUTION: What's a FEATHERBED?
The Surprising Origins of the Harley-Davidson Softail!
"NEW" Technology You Didn't Know Was Really Old!
The rise of INDIAN Motorcycle in American V-Twins and the power of brand.
Rider Aids: Electronic or otherwise! What ARE they, REALLY, and what were the first ones?
How is DUCATI DOMINATING MotoGP and what secrets do the Italians have?
Original SUPERBIKE: How the 1969 HONDA CB750 Changed Motorcycling Forever!
Why was MAGNIFICENT Moto Guzzi 500cc V-8 Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle Killed in 1957?
How the MODERN MOTORCYCLE is MADE: Good + Affordable!
MILLIONS of Harley-Davidson SPORTSTERs have been sold. Why?
The SECRETS of how ROYAL-ENFIELD is TAKING OVER the WORLD!
The TOP 6(ish) MOTORCYCLES and TECHNOLOGY that changed everything!
CALIFORNIA HOT ROD: The V-twin Ducati that made the brand in America in the 1970s
The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.
Widowmaker or Landmark Superbikes?! Kawasaki's Legendary 500cc & 750cc two-stroke Triples.
Brough Superior: Parts-Bin Specials or the Finest Motorcycles Ever Made?
What if TWO-STROKE STREETBIKES SURVIVED?
Alien Chassis Technology! Amazing Bimota motorcycles from the 1970s to today!
Peter Egan Special Guest!
DREAM BIKES: Kevin and Mark make their top pics from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction
HARLEY vs. TRIUMPH, the CALTECH WIND-TUNNEL, and the ACCIDENTAL birth of 750cc racing
Honda's AMAZING Grand Prix Racers of the 1960s—From Scooters to World Championships!
GRAND PRIX GLORY: MV Agusta in World Championship racing from 1950s to the rise of the two-stroke!
The LONG, STRANGE trip for the American Sportbike: All about BUELL!
STOP! All about BRAKES
How the TWO-STROKE EXPANSION CHAMBER WORKS and Where It Came From (call it Acoustic Supercharging)
WHY Did Honda use an ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER on its V3 Concept internal combustion MOTORCYCLE?
EVERYTHING about Honda's DOMINATING RS750 FLAT TRACK RACER of the 1980s
What is HANDLING? I know it when I feel it... Are there magic numbers that make a bike steer great?
Biggest motorcycle race of the year?! King Kenny Rides again at the AMAZING BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL!
FAVORITE TOOLS: The most INTERESTING and USEFUL tools in our shop!
STILL SMOKING! Yamaha’s RD350 Giant KILLER two-stroke of the 1970s
The (TWO)-STROKE of Genius: HONDA NSR500, BIG BANG, SCREAMER, the ultimate Grand Prix Bike.
OUTLAWED! The WHOLE story behind the Indian FTR750 flat-track racer.
What's up with SYNTHETIC fuels, ETHANOL and MOTORCYCLES?! (ENERGY STORAGE)
THE FIRST ADVENTURE BIKE: Where'd the Legendary BMW GS come from and where's it going?
JUST HOT ENOUGH! Combustion heat to tire heat to radiators, oil cooling and more: Heat Management!
The DIRT TRACKER that WOULDN'T DIE: Harley-Davidson XR-750 introduced 50 years ago (Still Can Win)
What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!
The WEIRDNESS of METALS is what makes them so GREAT—MELTY, MALLEABLE, M-AWESOME
VALVE FLOAT! Mysteries of cam profiles! The intricacy of CONTROLLING VALVES in engines!
KTM's massive TRANSFORMATION from QUIRKY dirt bike maker to GLOBAL MOBILITY company