If you thought the two-stroke motorcycle was dead, think again. Many bespoke companies around the world are keeping the smell...
An Australian-designed clean two-stroke motorcycle engine could soon become a reality after attracting the interest of a Melbourne-based investor group....
Kawasaki has plans to develop a range-extender hybrid with a supercharged two-stroke, four-cylinder engine charging a battery that powers an electric motor driving the rear wheel. It seems like a clever idea. They call it a range-extender hybrid because the fossil-fuel engine doesn’t directly drive the vehicle. It’s not an...
The owner of 20-odd Suzuki two strokes from 80cc to 500cc is seeking a new home for the collection so...
Who remembers the zzzing of an old two-stroke Czech CZ trail bike? For the holidays we are launching a series of ...
Imagine taking the Ducati desmodromic valve system and adding electronic control that provides brief bursts of two-stroke power! The result could be a motorcycle engine that delivers great low-down torque as well as high-end power, without compromise. British company Camcon Automotive has produced just such an engine. They claim their electronic...
A brilliant Australian-designed two-stroke engine that meets tough emissions requirements and eliminates total-loss lubrication may fail for a lack of...
Despite the coming era of electric motorcycles, there is still plenty of life left in the internal combustion engine. KTM...
A Sydney engineering company has developed a new two-stroke engine that they believe could be used in motorcycles. It’s called Crankcase Independent Two-Stroke (CITS) and was invented by former South African motorsport engineer Basil van Rooyen, Director of CITS Engineering, St Ives. He says advantages over four-stroke are that the...
Two-stroke engines were phased out by tough pollution laws and fuel economy targets, but they could be making a comeback with KTM,...
It seems there is a lucrative market in making limited-edition GP race bikes for super-rich clients, with two European companies...
Tougher emissions laws are forcing motorcycle companies to rethink the future of the bike with Honda considering a return to two-stroke and Suzuki looking at hybrids like the Toyota Prius. Honda has resurrected hopes of a return to lightweight two-stroke bikes by filing a patent for a new two stroke...
Just when you thought two-stroke was dead, German company Ronax has produced a 500cc two-stroke machine that is road...
Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Bultaco is back, but not as you would expect. Instead of two-stroke off-road bikes for which they...