Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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Geezer glide

Automotive; Motorcycles

Geezer Glide is a term used by some old Harley riders to lovingly refer to the Harley full dress touring bikes or baggers.

Sturgis

Automotive; Motorcycles

Town of 6000 in SD where the Sturgis Rally and Races is held in early August. Attracts as many as 400,000 motorcyclists to the area.

Get-off

Automotive; Motorcycles

Sometimes a rider gets into a situation where the bike becomes unstable either because of an impending accident or sudden manoeuvre and the bike and rider part company. This is called a Get-Off.

Suicide clutch

Automotive; Motorcycles

Up until the foot shifter was added to the V-twin, somewhere around the mid-fifties, the shifting was done by a gate shift. A hand unit, located on the left side of the tank. The clutch was a ...

A Hack is another term for a sidecar. Also called a chair. Hacks are an old form of motorcycle transport that enabled riders to extend their riding season on the relative comfort of 3-wheels instead ...

Supercross

Automotive; Motorcycles

Supercross is a dirtbike competition using relatively short courses inside athletic stadiums with mostly manmade jumps. Supercross has its roots in Motocross and might be considered a step-up in ...