Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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triple

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Triple is a 3-cylinder motorcycle engine.

twisties

Automotive; Motorcycles

Twisties are any series of curves in the road that offer a challenge to a motorcyclist.

Two people riding on a motorcycle, a rider and a co-rider. Two-up riding requires that the manufacturer's recommended load carrying capacity not be exceeded. Also, special consideration must be given ...

vehicle identification number (VIN)

Automotive; Motorcycles

VIN It's much the same as the VIN used to identify a car. Each manufacturer seems to have a different coding system for the VIN placed on their bikes. The owner's manual or service manual should ...

wannabee

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Wannabee is someone who tries obsessively to emulate a person, profession, or activity, e.g., "There are a lot of motorcycle wannabees in the world today. Some wannabee bikers actually become ...

wheelie

Automotive; Motorcycles

A wheelie is a motorcycle maneuver performed by a skilled rider to raise the front wheel off the ground and ride only on the rear wheel.

stroker

Automotive; Motorcycles

Stroker has at least two definitions. First, it is another word for a 2-stroke engine. Second, it refers to increasing the stroke in a Harley-Davidson engine (or any other make) to give it more ...