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Does The Two-Stroke Engine Have A Future In Motorcycling?
Bikes “When Suzuki bought examples of its competitors’ new four-strokes, full-throttle testing revealed they used as much oil as a two-stroke” Kevin Cameron explains the simple crankcase-scavenged...
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Overcoming Adversity To Win A Two-Stroke Roadracing Championship
Ienatsch Tuesday Part 2 of “Winning An AHRMA Championship The Hard Way” Crashes and a health scare may have made this the most difficult title for Ralph Staropoli.
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Lightness And Simplicity Are The Basic Appeals Of A Two-Stroke Motorcycle Engine
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 1 It’s pretty easy to get more power from a four-stroke, notes Technical Editor Kevin Cameron, but when tuners tried to soup up simple two-strokes……
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Exploring Two-Stroke Motorcycle Engine Design
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 2 Kevin Cameron explains how three transfer ports, a rotary intake valve, and counter-cone exhaust design put two-strokes on par with the very best...
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How Did Engineers Grind Down Two-Stroke Engine Problems?
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 3 Racing helped Suzuki and Yamaha understand hard problems of higher-power two-stroke engines, as Kevin Cameron explains in the third of his multi-part...
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“Bang! It Was Like A Shotgun Going Off”—50 Ways To Get It Wrong
Bikes Number one in a series of motorcycle learning experiences Which vintage motorcycle would you prefer to ride, one that has been restored to the manufacturer’s original specification or one set up...
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What Prompted Two-Stroke Engine Design’s New Orthodoxy?
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 5 The early 1970s were heady times for two-stroke engine advancement, as Kevin Cameron explains in this deep dive into the twins and triples of that era.
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Searching For Sense Among Different Two-Stroke Scavenging Schemes
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 6 Technical Editor Kevin Cameron recalls Alfred Jante, Charles Curtis, and his own experiences in the sixth installment of his two-stroke scavenging...
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Colliding Streams Versus Flow Symmetry
Bikes A narrative of two-stroke scavenging, part 7 As Rob “Mr. Superbike” Muzzy once said, “The harder you tune on a four-stroke, the more it begins to act like a two-stroke.”…
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Sending A Message To The Tachometer—50 Ways To Get It Wrong
Bikes Number 15 in a series of motorcycle learning experiences Some tachometers have steel cables and some have copper, but all are designed to help riders keep their engines spinning in the range of...
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