The Gold Wing has a unique engine, and it has been around reliably for nearly four decades.

An engine number is a special alphanumeric code that is imprinted on a motorcycle engine, and its primary use is as a unique identifier for the engine. Manufacturers differ on what is included, but ...

Somewhat unexpectedly 2024 was a very good year for the motorcycle industry. I’m not talking about how many two-wheelers were sold during this period, but about the many new technologies that have ...

In the middle of the 1980s, legendary motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson was in a full blown crisis: numbers were down, morale was nonexistent, and innovation was a pipe dream. AMF had bought out ...

The Hercules W2000 was the world's first production rotary motorcycle, beating Suzuki's RE5 to market in 1974 with a 294-cc ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars back in 2020. Over the next six years he has split his time between HotCars and TopSpeed, working as an Editor, Journalist, and Writer. In ...

Allyn started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2008 for outlets such as eHow, USAToday, and subsidiaries of MotorTrend. Formally trained as ...

A motorcycle engine can deliver years of reliable service, but riding habits can make a dramatic difference to how long it ...