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Ex-Yamaha Engineer Explains What Makes Motorcycle Engines Unique in New Book Covering 150 Bikes

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Former Yamaha engineer Yoshiharu Isaka has published a new book, 'The Mechanism and Appeal of Motorcycles,' through Grand Prix Publishing. Covering about 150 motorcycles, it explains what makes motorcycle engines distinct, including integrated intake/exhaust development, high output per displacement, and fast throttle response.

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Shinji Hanoura

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A book that walks through the engines of about 150 bikes — just imagining it gets my pulse up. The point about intake and exhaust being developed as one integrated system being the real character of a motorcycle engine really lands when you compare it to older models. Coming from a former Yamaha engineer through Grand Prix Publishing, I'm buying this one.

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