Find Kevin and Mark on Patreon to support their work directly and get episodes commercial-free: https://patreon.com/TopDeadCenter_BottomDeadCenterFrom 2004 to 2022, Harley-Davidson sold more than 1 million air-cooled Sportsters. In its biggest single sales year, the sportster sold an unbelievable 72,000 units. All this on essentially no technical merit vs. its competitors. Great bike and fun to ride? YES. Lighter, faster, better handling? Not really, and yet it is one of the great motorcycles of all time. From its introduction in 1957 to the last air-cooled versions sold in 2022, Sportsters were burned into the American motorcycle rider's collective brain. And H-D is bringing it back in 2027! Kevin and Mark talk Sportster origins, history, and cultural impact.

Find Kevin and Mark on Patreon to support their work directly and get video and audie episodes commercial-free, plus member-exclusive content: https://patreon.com/TopDeadCenter_BottomDeadCenterHonda's vigorous technical exploration has resulted in magnificent designs and ideas that have become commonplace in motorcycling. But this experimental work has also resulted in some big misses. Join Kevin and Mark as they discuss some of Honda's big hits and misses.

Kevin Cameron and Mark Hoyer return with their motorcycle minded technically informed podcast. But it's not just motorcycles and it's not even just about transportation as they wander off into culture, cooking, metallurgy, and more! Join them for new podcasts Wednesdays at noon Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific. In this episode they discuss how the two-stroke engine became so powerful!