We began our journey through the drivetrain last month with an analysis of flywheels; now we move on to the clutch system. The clutch basically engages and disengages the transmission, and thus power ...

Meet Baby Red, a six-speed ’95 Corvette coupe that sat without running for about three years and which we purchased for $3,000. There are deals like this to be had, but it’s only a deal if you can do ...

A throwout bearing is used on vehicles with a manual transmission. It’s part of the mechanism that disengages or releases the clutch when the driver presses down on the clutch pedal. As such, it’s ...

One of the key advantages of the Honda E-Clutch is its lightweight and compact design, which enables easy installation without significant modifications to existing engine layouts. Honda plans to ...

Automatic motorcycles aren't anything new, but a motorcycle with an optional-use clutch lever, such as a Honda's E-Clutch-equipped motorcycle, is not simply automatic. Now, these bikes, which have ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 7, No. 3 (August 2014), pp. 1555-1562 (8 pages) ABSTRACT This paper describes the performance evolution and key breakthroughs of the world's first one-motor ...

GM has filed a patent for a new system capable of controlling a clutch in an electric vehicle (EV) transmission using modular actuation. The patent application was assigned patent number US ...

The answer to the first question is simple: There’s nothing wrong with Honda’s latest rendition of its CBR650R. It’s just that my days of riding anything with rearsets and clip-ons for longer than a ...