Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

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Motorcycles

Top End refers to the top portion of a motorcycle engine including the fuel system, valve covers, heads, cylinders, pistons, valves, rings and other components that support the power generation that ...

torque

Automotive; Motorcycles

Torque is a turning or twisting force applied at a distance from the axis of the object. Thus, if you apply a 100 pound force to the end of a 3-foot wrench placed on a nut, you are applying 300 ...

touring

Automotive; Motorcycles

Traveling on a motorcycle to visit what's over the next hill. Carried to extreme, some motorcyclists tour up to 50,000 miles a year.

touring bike

Automotive; Motorcycles

Any motorcycle that you can take on a tour. Normally, it has a fairing, saddlebags, and requires little maintenance. However, any bike can be used for touring.

tranny

Automotive; Motorcycles

The transmission of a motorcycle.

trials

Automotive; Motorcycles

Trials, or Observed Trials, is a form of off-road racing where the course is made up of a series of observed sections that contain natural obstacles such as mud, water, rocks, and logs. The ...

trike

Automotive; Motorcycles

A 3-wheeled vehicle created by stripping off the rear wheel of a bike and replacing it with two automotive wheels attached to a special differential. The rear section is then covered with fiberglass ...