A common relationship every internal combustion engine shares is that of the combustion chamber and static compression ratio. The static compression ratio refers to the swept volume…
Massimo Tamburini was the progettista (designer) par excellence. He led the pack that defined the motorcycles we ride today. Those who followed his lead in shaping the evolution of…
This was not a ‘wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say-no-more’ moment. And invariably the response would be “I’ve had her over the ton”. Though in very few instances, was this…
Born on the beachhead at Gallipoli, the Anzac Spirit was redefined on the Kokoda Track. But after those hostilities, Aussies turned to kicking some arse in the Old Dart.
I can’t look away from the staring soldier, clutching his AK-47, behind the fence. He tilts his head in confusion, slings his gun over his shoulder and flicks through…
As motorcycle emissions laws tighten it’s easy to find armchair experts who’ll confidently tell you that some of the internal combustion engine’s oldest technologies –air-cooling and pushrod-operated valvetrains –…
Whether it’s a track bike, a trials bike, a racebike, a dirtbike or your kid’s bike, many motorcyclists use a trailer to transport their motorcycles to and…
Sixty-three years ago, Keith Campbell won the 350 Dutch TT at Assen and the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, iconic circuits that required riding precision. He became…
1 Do all those numbers on the side of my tyres actually mean anything? Yes … and no. Although the size of a tyre…
In September 1956, Johnny Allen streaked across the shimmering Bonneville Salt Flats in a Triumph-engined streamliner to set a world speed record of 214.40mph. He was one of a small…
The tone of the conversation changed for the better every time Eric dropped out. Frankly, we didn’t give a rat’s about the upcoming election, not here today on the…
George Lynn, founder and editor of Australian Motor Cycle News in 1951, was a man of vision, at least in one sense. His eyesight was so poor…
