Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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sturgis

Automotive; Motorcycles

Town of 6000 in SD where the Sturgis Rally and Races is held in early August. Attracts as many as 400,000 motorcyclists to the area.

suicide clutch

Automotive; Motorcycles

Up until the foot shifter was added to the V-twin, somewhere around the mid-fifties, the shifting was done by a gate shift. A hand unit, located on the left side of the tank. The clutch was a ...

supercross

Automotive; Motorcycles

Supercross is a dirtbike competition using relatively short courses inside athletic stadiums with mostly manmade jumps. Supercross has its roots in Motocross and might be considered a step-up in ...

swing arm

Automotive; Motorcycles

Older motorcycles and some new motorcycles have rigid frames much like bicycles. Thus, the frame is connected directly to the rear wheel. A swing arm is a movable joint between the frame of the ...

t-bone

Automotive; Motorcycles

A T-Bone is a category of motorcycle accident where the rider runs head-on into the side of another vehicle. Usually, the other vehicle is a car that has turned left in front of the rider and the ...