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Automotive
Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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gearbox
Automotive; Motorcycles
A series of shafts and gears which varies ratio of engine to rear wheel speed. Motorcycle gearboxes use from two to seven speeds or ratios.
mechanical brake
Automotive; Motorcycles
A braking system that uses a mechanical advantage by way of levers and cables or rods to apply brakes. A braking system not using hydraulic fluids or hydraulics.
gearbox indexer
Automotive; Motorcycles
A plunger and spring or pivoted lever that indexes into dimples or slots in shift drum or cam plate. It provides positive positioning of shift drum or cam plate in each gear.
mechanical caliper
Automotive; Motorcycles
A disc brake caliper actuated by a lever and cam rather than hydraulic fluid.
generator
Automotive; Motorcycles
A device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, producing direct current (dc).
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