The world’s first V-Twin engine came from Germany in 1889, when Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach created the “Grandfather Clock” engine.

V-twin powered motorcycles were prevalent prior to WWII but fell out of favor with brands other than Harley-Davidson until the 1980s. Yamaha Motors was the first Japanese motorcycle manufacturer to ...

The V-twin has been the beating heart of the motorcycle for well over a century. Even today, it powers everything from sports bikes and ADVs to cruisers and tourers. For all its drawbacks, the way it ...

From the Track to the Street, Indian Motorcycle Introduces New PowerPlus 112ci – the Engine that Powered the 2024 King of the Baggers Championship & Delivers Both High Horsepower & High Torque ...

Tijo is an engineer, mechanic, and an avid content creator with over 5 years of experience as an automotive journalist. His media and publishing journey began with CarHP and CarIndigo, and soon ...

With 185 horsepower on tap, this trellis-framed monster is more than a piece of two-wheeled art, even if it does boast ...

Tandem twins were everywhere in the first 40 years of motorcycling, but after W.W.II only Harley-Davidson stood by the design. Yet the Vee is still alive in everybody's mind: the Harley's macho image… ...

Nowadays, the V-twin engine is ubiquitous in the motorcycle world. Powering everything from speedy sport bikes to massive touring machines — and even wedged sideways on some rides — the still-striking ...

Motorcycles are often celebrated for their speed, agility, and the sense of freedom they provide. However, not all ...

Indian Motorcycles has unveiled the brand-new PowerPlus 112, a 1,834cc v-twin engine. It gets four valves per cylinder, overhead cams plus liquid cooling, and it achieves peak power higher in the rev ...

This fall, motorcycle engines are going to roar to life all over the U.S. They won’t be headed to Sturgis, Daytona Beach or Laconia, though; they’ll be logging miles to raise money for the families of ...

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