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Motorcycles

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

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Stroke

Automotive; Motorcycles

Movement of piston from tdc to bdc or from bdc to tdc.

Elliptical port shape

Automotive; Motorcycles

Rounded port shape designed to prevent ring catching in large ports of two-stroke cycle engine.

Taper

Automotive; Motorcycles

A small diameter at one end of part, for instance: tapered piston or taper cylinder bore.

Emissions

Automotive; Motorcycles

Byproducts of a running engine, including: exhaust pollutants, noise emissions.

Telescopic fork

Automotive; Motorcycles

Front suspension unit made up of two fork tubes and two sliders that telescope up and down tubes against spring pressure.

Endless chain

Automotive; Motorcycles

A roller chain without a master link for connexions of ends. All pin links are permanently riveted.

Telescoping gauge

Automotive; Motorcycles

A "t" shaped instrument used to duplicate distance between inside parallel surfaces (cylinder bore for example).

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