Airhead, Hexhead, Oilhead… What are the BMW motorcycle engines?
BMW motorcycle engines from the old airheads through the oilheads, hexheads, metalheads, revheads, and jugheads.
Covering all aspects of motorcycle technologies, like ABS, fuel injection, desmodromic valves, and many others.
BMW motorcycle engines from the old airheads through the oilheads, hexheads, metalheads, revheads, and jugheads.
Desmodromic valves — what “desmodromic” means, how they work, why Ducati uses them, and why they’re being ditched for the Multistrada V4.
Understanding the difference between ABS Pro and Race ABS on BMW motorcycles
Twisted Road review — my experience using peer-to-peer platform Twisted Road to rent a Harley-Davidson LiveWire from a stranger.
Parallel twin motorcycles with a 270-degree crankshaft — how they work, why use them, and all the (modern) motorcycles with this configuration.
All the motorcycles with the cruise control — the ones you’d expect, and then some surprising and even some cheap ones. Updated often.
How to check and replace the crankshaft position sensor (aka timing sensor or rotation sensor) on a motorcycle, to fix stumbling, hard starts, or stalls.
A comprehensive list of all the motorcycles with lean angle-sensitive ABS, also known as cornering ABS. Updated July 2020.
Quick conversions between Imperial and metric units for power, torque, and mileage.
How closed-loop and open-loop modes work in motorcycle fuel-injection systems, and how it relates to your ECU.