When most people think of V-Twin, they immediately think of motorcycles, but contrary to popular belief, the V-Twin engine's origin story had nothing to do with motorcycles. In fact, it was just a ...

It’s 1999, and Ducati has won eight out of the last 12 Superbike World Championship (WSBK) riders’ titles. Over the preceding decade, their unique V-twin-powered machines proved to be a dominant force ...

Jawa is one of the most storied names in motorcycle history, with roots stretching back nearly a century. Founded in 1929 in ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

Harley-Davidson was founded over 120 years ago and has been manufacturing motorcycles in America since 1903. The company's first motorcycle, the Model 1, was designed in 1901 and produced until 1904.

A Japanese motorcycle arrived in 1969 with four cylinders, a disc brake, and an electric starter. The British industry never ...

Six years after Ducati launched the first-gen DesertX, the company has given its beloved adventure motorcycle a major ...

A straight-twin engine, also called an inline-twin or parallel-twin, is a two-cylinder setup where both cylinders sit side by side, upright, and share a single crankshaft. It's the simplest way to ...

Few sounds in the motorcycle world are as iconic as the specific rumble of a big V-twin Harley-Davidson, but what about their engines makes such a unique sound?

These used cruisers may seem like a bargain, but they come with issues including clutch failures, eletrical issues, wayward ...

The Honda RC51 was Honda’s first attempt at building a superbike with a V-twin motor, and they sure hit it out of the park. Ducati dominated WSBK in the 1990s with powerful V-twin engines against four ...