Note: It’s purely MotoGP. Now that we have that clarified, here’s the big breaking news: Yamaha recently declared that it was formally retiring its iconic inline-four "big-bang" M1 – the same platform ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

Innovative, powerful, and extremely successful these engines proved that you don't need more than four cylinders to become ...

For the motorcycle industry, the 90s were the decade of speed. Motorcycles had gotten faster than ever, with chassis, tire, and suspension technology all playing catch-up to the potent inline-four ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

From the 1800s to today, the technology of motorcycle engines is always evolving. Many middleweight bike manufacturers have started to shift toward producing parallel-twin engines in recent years to ...

Inline-4 engines have been a popular choice for both consumers and manufacturers for a long time, as far back as the '60s. This is especially true because these engines have built a reputation for ...

The in-line four-cylinder is the most widely used car engine in the world. But it wasn't always the case. Following the 1970s and 1980s oil crisis, auto manufacturers began downsizing to smaller ...

If you are shopping for a new car or motorcycle today, you will encounter several different types of internal combustion engines alongside the growing number of electric vehicles. One of the most ...

Benda quickly made a name for itself in the Chinese motorcycle market, and of late has expanded into the West quite drastically. At this year’s EICMA, the company’s 250cc caught our attention – but it ...

What has eight cylinders and two camshafts, takes five months to build, three days to start, and is bigger than an American big block? A Russian garage-made V8, of course. Not just any old motor, but ...