Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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Highsiding

Automotive; Motorcycles

Highsiding occurs when the rider of a motorcycle is flipped over the handlebars of the bike. This most often occurs when the rider locks the rear brakes during a panic stop and then releases the ...

Tank bag

Automotive; Motorcycles

A piece of luggage that mounts on top of the gas tank of a bike. Sometimes contains a clear plastic top where route directions can be viewed by the rider without stopping.

Highway pegs

Automotive; Motorcycles

Footrests situated forward of the rider so the legs can be stretched out to relieve highway fatigue.

A rapid, high intensity oscillation of the handlebars (literally, slapping the tank side to side). It is a condition of dynamic instability, such as hard acceleration out of a bumpy corner. Classic ...

Hog

Automotive; Motorcycles

Has various meanings from Harley Owners Group to simply a Harley rider or the machine itself.

Target fixation

Automotive; Motorcycles

A motorcyclist often inadvertently looks at an object and finds himself/herself headed straight for that object. This is target fixation and must be avoided. It's also said that "you go where you ...