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Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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Big-Twin

Automotive; Motorcycles

A designation used for the larger sized Harley-Davidson engines. Sportster® models range from 883 to the 1200 cubic centimeters. Almost all other Harleys have 1340, 1450, or 1584 ...

Blockhead

Automotive; Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson's innovative Evolution V-Twin engine.

Bobber

Automotive; Motorcycles

All extras and non-essentials are removed to increase the power to weight ratio. Increased performance and better styling was the result. Probably one of the first customised ...

Buell

Automotive; Motorcycles

First built by Eric Buell, a former Harley-Davidson employee, these are the v-twin Harley-engined bikes which helped the company win a share in the sports bike market.

Chopper

Automotive; Motorcycles

1960's and 70's era custom bikes. Noted for extended and raked forks, tweaking done to the suspension and the introduction of thinner Japanese wheels for the front end.

Duo-Glide

Automotive; Motorcycles

A big twin with rear suspension introduced from 1958 to the mid sixties.

Dyna Glide

Automotive; Motorcycles

The term glide refer to the effect of the effective rubber engine mountings used on the frames of this model.

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