The (TWO)-STROKE of Genius: HONDA NSR500, BIG BANG, SCREAMER, the ultimate Grand Prix Bike.

The Honda NS500 and NSR500 two-stroke four-cylinder grand prix bikes were hotbeds of innovation and showed exceptional dominance in the hands of genius riders such as Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson and, particularly, Mick Doohan, winner of FIVE consecutive world championships in the 1990s. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron has deeply studied the NSR500 and it shows in this podcast—he knows a lot of stuff about a lot of stuff, but two-stroke GP bikes are a strong suit! Listen to him and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer discuss the NSR500, screamer vs. big bang, water injection and lots of other trickery that helped the bike dominate the final seasons of two-stroke GP racing.