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Motorcycles
Any two-wheeled motor vehicle that can carry either one or two passengers.
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single-leading shoe
Automotive; Motorcycles
A drum brake having two shoes: one is leading and one is trailing. Leading shoe tends to wedge itself into drum providing more braking action than trailing shoe.
damper rod
Automotive; Motorcycles
Tube secured to bottom of each fork slider to hold slider onto fork leg. Damper rod controls movement of front suspension by metering hydraulic fluid through orifices in rod.
single-piston caliper
Automotive; Motorcycles
A laterally floating disc brake caliper that uses one hydraulic piston to apply both brake pads. As pressure is applied to piston, it pushes one pad against disc. Other pad is solidly mounted on ...
decarbonize
Automotive; Motorcycles
To remove carbon build-up on piston, combustion chamber, and other parts.
depth micrometer
Automotive; Motorcycles
A precision measuring tool used to take measurements of stepped surfaces.
sleeve-mount carburetor
Automotive; Motorcycles
A carburetor mounted on an aluminum manifold by a pinch bolt that clamps carburetor spigot over a plastic or fibre- insulating sleeve.
