Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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Bottom end

Automotive; Motorcycles

Bottom End refers to the bottom portion of a motorcycle engine including the crankshaft, connecting rods and bearings, primary chain, cam sprockets, seals, and other components that support ...

Boxer

Automotive; Motorcycles

Refers to the BMW R-Series engine that has two horizontally opposed cylinders.

Bungee cord

Automotive; Motorcycles

Bungee cords or nets are used to secure cargo to a bike. There are U-shaped hooks at the ends of the cords that fasten around various parts of the bike as anchors.

Cafe racer

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Cafe Racer is a style of bike popularised in London in the '50s where bikers wanted a fast, personalised and distinctive bike to travel from cafe to cafe. Many Cafe Racer bikes have distinctive ...

A calliper is the non-rotating portion of the disc brake that contains the hydraulic components including the brake pads. The calliper is positioned on both sides of the Rotor such that as the brakes ...

Camshaft

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Camshaft is a shaft containing lobes (also called cams) which is synchronised with the crankshaft. Its function is to rotate and open and close the valves in the engine. Camshafts may be located on ...

Cubic centimetres (CC)

Automotive; Motorcycles

CC refers to the cubic centimetres of displacement of an engine. Usually written, for example, as 1200cc. Total engine displacement is the volume displaced by a piston in a cylinder during a single ...