Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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kinetic energy

Automotive; Motorcycles

Energy associated with motion. An internal combustion engine produces kinetic energy (crankshaft rotation).

brake actuator cam

Automotive; Motorcycles

Small cam that pivots in brake backing plate and forces brake shoe into brake drum.

A cylindrical part, closed at one end, which moves up and down in cylinder. Open end is attached to connecting rod. Combustion pressure is exerted on closed end of piston, causing connecting rod to ...

lateral runout

Automotive; Motorcycles

Side-to-side movement (wobble) of a wheel rim.

brake caliper

Automotive; Motorcycles

Part of a disc brake which holds friction pads and encloses disc. As brake is applied, hydraulic fluid forces a piston in calipers toward disc, causing disc to be pinched between brake pads.