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Cycle World Podcast

Cycle World

129 episodes

Join Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer for the weekly Cycle World podcast for lively conversations about motorcycles and the people who build and ride them. Cameron’s legendary knowledge and ability to describe highly technical subjects in ways that are easy to understand allies with Hoyer’s massive testing background and hands-on work in the CW garage.

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  1. GOING IT ALONE: When Kenny Roberts Quit Yamaha and Built his own MotoGP bikes FROM SCRATCH

    · 1 h 13 min · S2 E27

    What causes a world championship-winning rider/team owner to quit the factory racing world and build his own engines and chassis? FREEDOM! Kenny Roberts took the considerable talent of his Yamaha factory team and…

  2. SUZUKI in GRAND PRIX racing! Sheene, Schwantz, Gammas, the Suzuki Amazing GP Journey.

    · 1 h 02 min · S2 E26

    Suzuki found early Grand Prix success with two-strokes in the early 1960s and it bloomed into 500cc championships in the '70s, '80s, and '90s and 2000s with riders like Scheene, Uncini, Lucchinelli, Schwantz and…

  3. Inside Legendary Honda V-4!

    · 1 h 04 min · S2 E25

    Honda's VF750F arrived in 1982 with is square-tube steel frame that elevated the motorcycling handling game to new heights and launched a production V-4 dynasty at Honda. AMA Superbike championships followed as did…

  4. The Unlikely Success of Triumph's Modern Rebirth!

    · 1 h 10 min · S2 E24

    Triumph died along with the British motorcycle industry in the 1970s, with last-gasps into the 1980s. Then John Bloor came along and breathed new life into the storied British brand. And it wasn't some half-hearted…

  5. MORE "NEW" Tech that's actually really OLD!

    · 1 h 30 min · S2 E23

    There is so much old technology people think is new that it didn't fit in one episode! So join us for our second round of interesting motorcycle and engine technology that seems new but absolutely is not. Technical…

  6. The Remarkable Endurance of the BMW Boxer--More than 100 Years of Flat-Twin

    · 1 h 24 min · S2 E22

    BMW got serious about making motorcycle engines in 1923, when aircraft engine designer Max Friz delivered the first flat-twin to BMW. More than 100 years later, the Boxer engine remains the soul of BMW despite the…

  7. FABULOUS or FAILURE? The Harley-Davidson VR1000 Superbike.

    · 1 h 20 min · S2 E21

    Long before King of the Baggers, Harley-Davidson committed to Superbike racing and hit the track in the early 1990s with the VR1000. This 1000cc V-twin had all the right ingredients for success, but what happened?…

  8. V8 Airplane engine in a MOTORCYCLE! The Amazing Glenn Curtiss. Was his 136-mph speed record real?

    · 1 h 13 min · S2 E20

    Glenn Curtiss was one of the great innovators of motorcycling and aircraft in the early days of the combustion engine. His V-8 and V-12 aircraft engines were legendary and record-setting on earth and in the sky.…

  9. The Single GREATEST Motorcycle HANDLING REVOLUTION: What's a FEATHERBED?

    · 1 h 19 min · S2 E19

    Motorcycle frames were just glorified bicycle frames for a long time--spindly, flexible, poorly balanced. That all changed with a pair of clever Irish brothers who designed a motorcycle frame that revolutionized…

  10. The Surprising Origins of the Harley-Davidson Softail!

    · 1 h 05 min · S2 E18

    Would you believe the great success of the Harley-Davidson Softail started in one man's private garage? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the FX of 1971 and how the Softail was…

  11. "NEW" Technology You Didn't Know Was Really Old!

    · 1 h 32 min · S2 E17

    https://www.indianmotorcycle.com/en-us/motorcycles/#bagger This episode of the Cycle World Podcast is brought to you by Indian Motorcycle and its new Liquid-cooled PowerPlus 112 engine. If you’re looking for the…

  12. The rise of INDIAN Motorcycle in American V-Twins and the power of brand.

    · 1 h 02 min · S2 E16

    Indian's 2014 rebirth picked up the brand's story from where it left off, with the Thunderstroke 111 evoking the flat-head engine of yore and complemented by great big swoopy fenders, an image that clicked right into…

  13. Rider Aids: Electronic or otherwise! What ARE they, REALLY, and what were the first ones?

    · 1 h 08 min · S2 E15

    Just how much help is enough help from riders aids on a motorcycle? Will rocket blasts help you save the front one day (as in the thumbnail Photo by Bosch)? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer…

  14. How is DUCATI DOMINATING MotoGP and what secrets do the Italians have?

    · 1 h 15 min · S2 E14

    Ducati's rise to dominance in MotoGP has been profound. Many factors are at play, but Ducati has found corner speed and combined that with its dominant power, plus an ability to exploit rear grip to the maximum.…

  15. Original SUPERBIKE: How the 1969 HONDA CB750 Changed Motorcycling Forever!

    · 1 h 08 min · S2 E13

    Overhead cam, inline-four with four carburetors and four tailpipes, the Honda CB750 made previously exotic features into an affordable, reliable production motorcycle with great all-around performance and smoothness…

  16. Why was MAGNIFICENT Moto Guzzi 500cc V-8 Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle Killed in 1957?

    · 1 h 03 min · S2 E12

    The 500cc V-8 racing engine by Moto Guzzi is one of the most exotic and beautiful Grand Prix powerplants ever made. Never mind that it never won a GP! Eight pipes, eight carburetors and spinning to 14,000 rpm, it…

  17. How the MODERN MOTORCYCLE is MADE: Good + Affordable!

    · 1 h 06 min · S2 E11

    Everybody loves the image of the artisan lovingly hand filing parts to fit and making sure every detail is correct but---we ain't got time for that! Mass production, advances in materials, automation, intelligent…

  18. MILLIONS of Harley-Davidson SPORTSTERs have been sold. Why?

    · 1 h 12 min · S2 E10

    The Sportster was born 1957 and became a motorcycle for all people. Cruiser, dragbike, flat tracker, street tracker, road racer, chopper and so much more--the Sportster has been customized into infinite variations on…

  19. The SECRETS of how ROYAL-ENFIELD is TAKING OVER the WORLD!

    · 56 min · S2 E9

    Indian motorcycle brand Royal Enfield went from selling 45,000 units in 2007 to nearly 1 million in 2024! How did this formerly British motorcycle company get to India in the first place, and how did it go from quirky…

  20. The TOP 6(ish) MOTORCYCLES and TECHNOLOGY that changed everything!

    · 1 h 20 min · S2 E8

    The biggest technological moments in motorcycling are discussed here by CW Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer. What innovations drove the biggest changes? What models are most important?…

  21. CALIFORNIA HOT ROD: The V-twin Ducati that made the brand in America in the 1970s

    · 1 h 10 min · S2 E7

    Cycle magazine editors Cook Neilson and Phil Schilling bought a Ducati 750 Supersport in the 1970s and made it into a superbike racer, which launched the Italian marque's reputation in the US. Dubbed the California Hot…

  22. The Modern In-line 4 Sportbike was invented 100 years ago! The story of Gilera and Rondine.

    · 1 h 11 min · S2 E6

    In 1923, two Italian engineers, Piero Remor and Carlo Gianini, designed an inline four-cylinder motorcycle engine that was mounted transversely. It was an important moment, for from that beginning have descended all of…

  23. Widowmaker or Landmark Superbikes?! Kawasaki's Legendary 500cc & 750cc two-stroke Triples.

    · 1 h 11 min · S2 E5

    If any bikes of the 1970s defined "scary fast" they were Kawasaki's H1 500cc and H2 750cc two-stroke Triples. They were notoriously fast but also not particularly, uh, confidence inspiring in terms of handling or…

  24. Brough Superior: Parts-Bin Specials or the Finest Motorcycles Ever Made?

    · 1 h 02 min · S2 E5

    The legend of Brough Superior is built on it being "The Rolls Royce of motorcycles," a statement George Brough was always careful to attribute to anyone but him. Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer dive into the origin of the…

  25. What if TWO-STROKE STREETBIKES SURVIVED?

    · 1 h 04 min · S2 E4

    It was all glory and light(ness) when two-stroke streetbikes roamed the earth! But man did they make smoke. What would a modern two-stroke streetbike be like? Do we have the technology to make a high-powered two-stroke…

  26. Alien Chassis Technology! Amazing Bimota motorcycles from the 1970s to today!

    · 1 h 02 min · S2 E3

    Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycles-2025/ Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino or register to…

  27. Peter Egan Special Guest!

    · 1 h 45 min · S2 E2

    Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycles-2025/ Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino or register to…

  28. DREAM BIKES: Kevin and Mark make their top pics from the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction

    · 1 h 37 min · S2 E1

    Mecum's 34th Annual Las Vegas Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction will feature 2,000 motorcycles! Bid live at the South Point Hotel & Casino or register to bid online or by phone, January 29-February 1, 2025. Check…

  29. HARLEY vs. TRIUMPH, the CALTECH WIND-TUNNEL, and the ACCIDENTAL birth of 750cc racing

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E51

    Harley-Davidson's famous racing boss Dick O'Brien was looking in the 1960s to strike back at Triumph and its 500cc twins that were winning Daytona. With the help of star tuners Jerry Branch and Neil Keen, plus some…

  30. Honda's AMAZING Grand Prix Racers of the 1960s—From Scooters to World Championships!

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E50

    It went from You Meet the Nicest People to You Meet World Champions on a Honda in a very short span of time. In 1959, Honda was selling scooters in the U.S. Ten years later it was the CB750--and Honda's GP racing…

  31. GRAND PRIX GLORY: MV Agusta in World Championship racing from 1950s to the rise of the two-stroke!

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E49

    MV Agusta four-stroke Grand Prix racers howling through their megaphone exhausts are legendary! Cycle World's Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer talk about MV from its first little modest little machine built in post-World…

  32. The LONG, STRANGE trip for the American Sportbike: All about BUELL!

    · 58 min · S1 E48

    Rim brakes, under-engine exhausts, extreme frame geometry, Harley-Davidson engines—so much has happened with Erik Buell and the motorcycles he's made, from Buells and its closure by Harley-Davidson in 2009 to reborn…

  33. STOP! All about BRAKES

    · 1 h 09 min · S1 E47

    The remarkable evolution of slowing down: No brakes to rim brakes to drum brakes to discs, we convert the energy of movement into heat to slow down. But there is so much detail to discuss! Technical Editor Kevin…

  34. How the TWO-STROKE EXPANSION CHAMBER WORKS and Where It Came From (call it Acoustic Supercharging)

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E46

    Kevin Cameron starts from the beginning of two-stroke exhaust expansion chamber development in the 1950s to the present. What were its origins and how did it explode power output in these simple, lightweight engines?…

  35. WHY Did Honda use an ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER on its V3 Concept internal combustion MOTORCYCLE?

    · 51 min · S1 E45

    Honda blew minds with the V3 Concept that uses an electric supercharger to boost intake pressure. Why an electric supercharger? Why a V-3 layout? How much power could it make? How much electric power would the…

  36. EVERYTHING about Honda's DOMINATING RS750 FLAT TRACK RACER of the 1980s

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E44

    Honda decided to go dirt track racing in the 1980s and it wasn't long before it was winning—a lot! Technical Editor Kevin Cameron was the AMA observer at the resulting dyno tests as restrictor plates were tested to…

  37. What is HANDLING? I know it when I feel it... Are there magic numbers that make a bike steer great?

    · 1 h 10 min · S1 E43

    What do Rake, Trail, Wheelbase and Offset mean for your motorcycle and how it turns, stops, accelerates? Are there magic numbers that result in "good" handling? What is good handling anyway? Technical Editor Kevin…

  38. Biggest motorcycle race of the year?! King Kenny Rides again at the AMAZING BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL!

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E42

    Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief visited Barber Vintage Festival and watched Kenny Roberts ride his world championship winning 0W48 Yamaha on some epic (and great smelling!) demonstration laps. The…

  39. FAVORITE TOOLS: The most INTERESTING and USEFUL tools in our shop!

    · 1 h 17 min · S1 E41

    Weird, wonderful, precise, strange, or brutal, these tools shared by Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer make working on motorcycles easier, more repeatable and more fun. How many do you own? How many have…

  40. STILL SMOKING! Yamaha’s RD350 Giant KILLER two-stroke of the 1970s

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E40

    How many Yamaha RD350 crankshafts has Kevin Cameron rebuilt? How many cylinders ported? KC and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about Yamaha’s sporty and quick two-stroke twin, from its origins in the 1960s all the way…

  41. The (TWO)-STROKE of Genius: HONDA NSR500, BIG BANG, SCREAMER, the ultimate Grand Prix Bike.

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E39

    The Honda NS500 and NSR500 two-stroke four-cylinder grand prix bikes were hotbeds of innovation and showed exceptional dominance in the hands of genius riders such as Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson and, particularly,…

  42. OUTLAWED! The WHOLE story behind the Indian FTR750 flat-track racer.

    · 55 min · S1 E38

    75 percent Win Rate! From the first FTR750 engine to the final legal season for the bike and 8 championships, Cycle World was there. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the origin…

  43. What's up with SYNTHETIC fuels, ETHANOL and MOTORCYCLES?! (ENERGY STORAGE)

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E37

    Gasoline has a lotta BANG per pound, making it pretty ideal fuel for the motorcycles we love. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer discuss the future of petroleum fuels, synthetic fuels,…

  44. THE FIRST ADVENTURE BIKE: Where'd the Legendary BMW GS come from and where's it going?

    · 1 h 06 min · S1 E36

    Can you imagine a motorcycle universe without the Adventure Bike? But before the 1980 BMW R 80 G/S (Gelände/Strasse) there really wasn't such a thing. Now ADVs have spawned an entire culture of two-wheel adventuring.…

  45. JUST HOT ENOUGH! Combustion heat to tire heat to radiators, oil cooling and more: Heat Management!

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E35

    So much of great-working motorcycle comes down to precise heat management of the engine, tires, gears, brakes, and more. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron takes a deep dive with Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer on the many…

  46. The DIRT TRACKER that WOULDN'T DIE: Harley-Davidson XR-750 introduced 50 years ago (Still Can Win)

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E34

    Get pre approved on a motorcycle here - https://octane.co/flex/1?a=171 Almost as old as dirt, the Harley-Davidson XR-750 flat-track race bike was introduced in 1970 and the design has endured to this day. Technical…

  47. What is V-SQUARED damping and how YOUR SUSPENSION really WORKS!

    · 59 min · S1 E33

    Get Pre Approved on a Motorcycle Here: https://octane.co/flex/1?a=171 The joke goes, "The only way to get suspension to work in the 1970s was to not let it!" We've come a long way, and that was the beginning of the…

  48. The WEIRDNESS of METALS is what makes them so GREAT—MELTY, MALLEABLE, M-AWESOME

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E32

    Metals are absolutely key to our good times on two wheels. Steel, Aluminum, Chromium, Nickel, Copper, Brass, Magnesium ("electrified dirt") and all the alloys make up our most loved form of transportation and good…

  49. VALVE FLOAT! Mysteries of cam profiles! The intricacy of CONTROLLING VALVES in engines!

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E31

    What are opening and closing ramps on a camshaft profile and why are they so important? Why do we use nested or beehive valve springs? When is it best to use pushrod valve actuation or DOHC shim-under-bucket tappets or…

  50. KTM's massive TRANSFORMATION from QUIRKY dirt bike maker to GLOBAL MOBILITY company

    · 58 min · S1 E30

    A long-time US KTM employee described in the early days when the head of the company mortgaged his house to buy some box vans. Contrast this to KTM's American HQ opened in 2023 that cost $53 million and racing on the…

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