Go-karts are a huge amount of fun, but often lack the most basic of mechanical conveniences such as a reverse gear. You can’t start a small four-stroke engine in reverse, so their simple chain drive ...

Gear grinding noise and the shifter not getting into the “Reverse” position? Yep, you lost that gear and until you fix the gearbox the only way to back up your car is by pushing it. Regret buying that ...

What would happen if I shifted from Drive to Reverse right now? Of course, we’d never recommend putting your car into Reverse while driving, but in pursuit of scientific truth we’ve gone ahead and ...

Go-karts are a huge amount of fun, but often lack the most basic of mechanical conveniences such as a reverse gear. You can’t start a small four-stroke engine in reverse, so their simple chain drive ...

Two-wheel-drive motorcycles have some real advantages, but in the past they've tended to be highly complex systems that require significant re-plumbing of your motorcycle. That's what makes this ...

Manual cars are a bit of a mystery to most Americans, with less than 20 percent of U.S. drivers capable of driving stick. But even for those familiar with a three-pedaled car, manuals come with their ...

Here’s a very neat idea Yelvington Trikes presented at the 2014 AIMExpo, a bike show which is getting underway in Florida as we write. The idea is not exactly a science breakthrough, but is a “why ...

If the car drives forward then it’s possibly not the age-old problem of low or dirty transmission fluid that’s causing the problem. Even so, it may not be a catastrophic failure of the transmission ...

If by sound, you mean the whining or whirring sound you typically hear when reversing, then that is on account of the shape of the reverse gear wheel. In a manual gearbox, and thus automated manuals, ...

It was a red Lamborghini Countach, parked with its scissor doors open to let the sunlight in, what most probably sparked Alex's love for cars. Even though he was less than three years old when he saw ...