Motorcycles weren't always the monocoque-framed, wide-tired, 200-mph speed machines you see today. In fact, the origins of the motorcycle date back to two-wheeled experiments in personal ...
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The Two-Stroke Engine Was An Engineering Marvel. Now It's In The Dustbin Of Automotive History
Every new internal combustion car and truck sold in America today is equipped with a four-stroke engine, as are the vast majority of motorcycles. Today, if you hear the loud, ringing song of a ...
Two-stroke engines used to be ubiquitous in dirt bike racing, thanks to their lightweight construction and horsepower. Packed in a dirt bike frame, they make a motorcycle playful in the corners and ...
SAE Transactions, Vol. 101, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1992), pp. 1560-1570 (11 pages) The recent interest in two-stroke engines for automotive use has produced powerplants of such divergence that ...
Two-stroke engines were phased out by tough pollution laws and fuel economy targets, but they could be making a comeback with KTM, Honda and boutique builders. KTM and Honda have both registered ...
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In response to the item immediately below, which kicked off this Thread, ...
Conventional wisdom suggests that our faithful internal combustion (IC) engines are heading the way of the buggy whip. The lithium-ion battery has arrived, emissions standards are tightening, and ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract THIS paper reports the latest investigation of the relative merits of loop scavenging versus through scavenging. The authors hope that the ...
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