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Technical Editor Kevin Cameron
Kevin Cameron discusses the fundamentals of motorcycling.
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Suzuki in Grand Prix Racing: A History
Innovation, stops, starts, and domination.
By
Kevin Cameron
September 5, 2025
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The Enduring Problem of Cyclic Variation
Every power stroke is just a bit different.
By
Kevin Cameron
August 29, 2025
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Seeing Tires Change
It’s happening all the time.
By
Kevin Cameron
August 21, 2025
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The Cost of Vibration
By
Kevin Cameron
July 30, 2025
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Weird Things Happening in Exhaust Ports
By
Kevin Cameron
June 18, 2025
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The Saga of Harley-Davidson VR1000
By
Kevin Cameron
June 13, 2025
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Glenn Curtiss Was a Man in a Hurry
By
Kevin Cameron
June 3, 2025
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Harley-Davidson and MotoGP Bagger Racing Partnership
By
Kevin Cameron
May 23, 2025
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Going Roadracing on a Hopped-Up H2
By
Kevin Cameron
May 1, 2025
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Harley-Davidson’s Sportster
By
Kevin Cameron
April 25, 2025
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Honda Gold Wing: 50 Years of Touring Greatness
By
Kevin Cameron
April 11, 2025
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Lessons Learned From Suzuki’s 1966 X6
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Kevin Cameron
March 7, 2025
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The Ins and Outs of Ball and Roller Bearings
By
Kevin Cameron
February 26, 2025
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What Is MotoGP Aero All About?
By
Kevin Cameron
February 20, 2025
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Kawasaki’s Mach IV 750 H2 Triple
By
Kevin Cameron
February 14, 2025
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Kevin Cameron’s Top Picks From the Mecum Las Vegas Auction
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Kevin Cameron
January 30, 2025
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Engine Exhaust Sound and Its Suppression
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Kevin Cameron
January 8, 2025
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The Motorcycle and the Bicycle Remain Conceptually Close
By
Kevin Cameron
November 29, 2024
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What Are Harley and Dorna Up To?
By
Kevin Cameron
November 25, 2024
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Why did Honda Electric-Supercharge its V3 Concept?
By
Kevin Cameron
November 8, 2024
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Blowing Up Engines
By
Kevin Cameron
October 16, 2024
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History of Indian’s FTR750 Flat-Tracker
By
Kevin Cameron
September 30, 2024
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What Is Big Bang Firing Order?
By
Kevin Cameron
September 17, 2024
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Championship-Winning Superbike Built on BMW’s Flat-Twin
By
Kevin Cameron
September 2, 2024
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Ducati Continues To Evolve With the V4
By
Kevin Cameron
August 23, 2024
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What Is the Wheelie Limit?
By
Kevin Cameron
August 14, 2024
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Keeping Heat Out of the Cylinder Head
By
Kevin Cameron
August 13, 2024
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Hydrogen Power for Motorcycles?
By
Kevin Cameron
August 8, 2024
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Amontons’ Laws of Friction
By
Kevin Cameron
August 1, 2024
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MotoGP’s Front Tire Heat Problem
By
Kevin Cameron
July 24, 2024
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Was Honda’s Oval-Piston NR500 a Failure?
By
Kevin Cameron
June 25, 2024
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How Motorcycles Turn: Camber Thrust
By
Kevin Cameron
June 21, 2024
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The Romance of Metals
By
Kevin Cameron
June 19, 2024
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Motorcycle Gear Friction
By
Kevin Cameron
June 13, 2024
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Journal Bearing in Motorcycle Engines
By
Kevin Cameron
May 21, 2024
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What Will the Future of Bagger Racing Be?
By
Kevin Cameron
May 16, 2024
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Baggers Are Becoming Better Racebikes
By
Kevin Cameron
April 22, 2024
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The Two-Valve Hemi Combustion Chamber
By
Kevin Cameron
April 11, 2024
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The Value of Hearsay in Motorcycle Maintenance
By
Kevin Cameron
April 3, 2024
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Making Four Valves Per Cylinder Work
By
Kevin Cameron
March 29, 2024
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When Disaster Strikes, Keep Thinking
By
Kevin Cameron
March 1, 2024
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Fuel-Mixture Formation
By
Kevin Cameron
February 16, 2024
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Harley’s Hot-Rodding of the CVO Road Glide ST
By
Kevin Cameron
February 13, 2024
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Tales of Optimizing Ignition Timing
By
Kevin Cameron
February 7, 2024
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How Critical Engine Parts Are Cooled
By
Kevin Cameron
January 19, 2024
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The Exhaust Stroke
By
Kevin Cameron
January 10, 2024
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The Power Stroke
By
Kevin Cameron
January 4, 2024
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The Compression Stroke
By
Kevin Cameron
December 21, 2023
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The Intake Stroke
By
Kevin Cameron
December 12, 2023
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The Four-Stroke and Its History Explained
By
Kevin Cameron
December 8, 2023
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De-confusing Chassis Squat
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Kevin Cameron
December 7, 2023
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Electric Motorcycle Wish List
By
Kevin Cameron
November 22, 2023
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Honda’s E-Clutch Is a New Take on Automated Shifting
By
Kevin Cameron
November 14, 2023
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