So you've decided to join the motorcycle cult ... As commenter shootemupy2k notes, the 500cc single cylinder has enough low end torque to make things easy but not so much power you'll get in ...

The sub-500 cc space is rich with the widest range of new motorcycles ... Engine Air-oil cooled, 349 cc, single-cylinder Transmission 5-speed Power 20.2 horsepower The Honda CBR300R brings ...

Here are some of the best motorcycles powered by a single-cylinder engine. The Suzuki DR650S has been and still is a jack of all trades when it comes to riding styles — with a little adjustment ...

From that point, Yamaha has built a motorcycle for seemingly every single category ... and the first two-stroke 500cc title was won by a Yamaha with Giacomo Agostini riding in 1975.

With one combustion event for every 720° of crankshaft rotation, big-bore (500cc and up) four-stroke single-cylinder motorcycles inherently produce the most vibration of any engine design.

It represented the best that the British motorcycle industry had to offer at the time. It was a genuine game-changer. Another game-changer was the Norton Manx, the 500cc single that ... line consisted ...