Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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scooter

Automotive; Motorcycles

A scooter, in its purist definition, could be considered a small motorcycle with a step-through or feet-forward design. For bikers, a scooter just means any motorcycle, sometimes also called a scoot.

Shaft Drive is a method to transmit power from the transmission to the rear wheel of the motorcycle using a shaft. The shaft is much like the driveshaft on an automobile. One end connects to the end ...

shovelhead

Automotive; Motorcycles

Shovelhead is the name of the Harley-Davidson engine used from 1966-1985. The shovel engine has rocker boxes, not covers, and rocker arms pivoting on shafts leading to castings on the heads. The ...

sidecar

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Sidecar is attached to a motorcycle to create a 3-wheeled combination. The sidecar is also known as a hack, outfit, rig, or chair. Sidecar combinations have been used for over a hundred years. A ...

sidestand

Automotive; Motorcycles

The Sidestand retracts from the left side of a motorcycle and contacts the ground to hold up the machine at a slight angle off vertical. In recent years most bikes cannot be started with the ...

sissy bar

Automotive; Motorcycles

A tall backrest on the passenger seat of a motorcycle. It helps to keep a passenger from falling off and it's also useful to bungee luggage to a bike when there is no passenger.