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 ...

Harley-Davison motorcycles are known for their use of big V-twin engines. The company's proprietary engine design has come a long way since the introduction of the first 49.5 cubic-inch version in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A straight-twin engine, also called an inline-twin or parallel-twin, is a two-cylinder setup where both cylinders sit side by side, upright, and share a single crankshaft. It's the simplest way to ...

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 ...