Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Any two-wheeled motor vehicle that can carry either one or two passengers.

Industry: Automotive

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Wide Glide

Automotive; Motorcycles

Features wider forks and is the featured bike in the movie Easy Rider. Popularised on the customisation seen for its versatility it sports a 1450cc engine pushing out a noted 79bhp. Also includes ...

All extras and non-essentials are removed to increase the power to weight ratio. Increased performance and better styling was the result. Probably one of the first customised motorcycles from about ...

Duo-Glide

Automotive; Motorcycles

A big twin with rear suspension introduced from 1958 to the mid sixties.

Big-Twin

Automotive; Motorcycles

A designation used for the larger sized Harley-Davidson engines. Sportster® models range from 883 to the 1200 cubic centimeters. Almost all other Harleys have 1340, 1450, or 1584 cc engines.

inline 4

Automotive; Motorcycles

An Inline 4 is an engine having four cylinders in a row.

integrated brakes

Automotive; Motorcycles

Integrated Brakes are used on motorcycles to link together the front and rear brakes. Many inexperienced riders in panic situations tend to overuse the rear (foot) brake. This causes skidding and ...

jump start

Automotive; Motorcycles

Jump Start is the term used to describe starting a motorcycle that has a dead battery by placing a good battery in parallel with the dead battery. Read the Basic Motorcycle Tip, below for procedures ...