Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

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Motorcycles

A Kickstarter is used to start a motorcycle. The kickstarter is a pedal that is swiftly kicked downward to turn over the engine to start the bike. Each motorcycle equipped with a kickstarter may have ...

Thumper

Automotive; Motorcycles

A single cylinder four-cycle motorcycle engine is sometimes called a Thumper because of its distinct "thump, thump, thump" sound.

Kill switch

Automotive; Motorcycles

The Kill Switch is in series with the ignition switch. When the Kill Switch is open, the bike will not start.

Top end

Automotive; Motorcycles

Top End refers to the top portion of a motorcycle engine including the fuel system, valve covers, heads, cylinders, pistons, valves, rings and other components that support the power generation that ...

Knucklehead

Automotive; Motorcycles

Knucklehead is the name of the Harley-Davidson engine used from 1936-1947. If you sit on the seat of a knucklehead machine and look down to the right side of the engine, the rocker box looks like the ...

Torque

Automotive; Motorcycles

Torque is a turning or twisting force applied at a distance from the axis of the object. Thus, if you apply a 100 pound force to the end of a 3-foot wrench placed on a nut, you are applying 300 ...