I've never been hit by one of my own pistons and it's something I'd rather avoid...

camshaft kits, stroker cranks, big bore Nikasil barrels, slipper pistons, dry clutches, huge carbs and close ratio gear kits are all available. Depends how healthy your credit card is, really.This video is a prime example of what is achievable from Honda

of JRL in the States. He used a Rotec 2800 motor and mounted it longitudinally to simplify the drive mechanism and to counteract the massive torque effect of the huge crankshaft, rods and pistons.Custom bike builder Jesse James decided to do things

in the boozer, this is not a bike to start staring at. The best bit? For over a grand less than the Yamaha YZF125 learner bike you can have a piece of this two-stroke, finely honed genius in your garage. More precisely, £3,267.06 – and don’t you love the six

Just got back from another day at our local practice MX track (thanks Gary) where offspring number two brought his mate along with a borrowed Stomp 140 pitbike for an afternoon’s worth of dusty, sunburned and very sweaty hilarity.It seems

bike’s make-up. Take the BANG-BANG power deliver of the 1098 or 1198 Ducati – those huge pistons making their presence know on every firing stroke. Without the highly advanced Magneti Marelli traction control these things are almost un