Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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Road rash

Automotive; Motorcycles

Road Rash is a term used to define injuries to the skin when a rider falls or is thrown from the motorcycle and lands or slides on the pavement. One reason riders wear full-face helmets, gloves, ...

Revolutions per minute (RPM)

Automotive; Motorcycles

Horsepower, Torque, and RPM are interrelated by the formula: HP = Torque * RPM/5252.

Saddlebags

Automotive; Motorcycles

Saddlebags are either soft or hard containers attached over the rear fender of a motorcycle. They hang down on each side of the bike and provide storage for items that are carried on the bike. ...

Scooter

Automotive; Motorcycles

A scooter, in its purist definition, could be considered a small motorcycle with a step-through or feet-forward design. For bikers, a scooter just means any motorcycle, sometimes also called a scoot.

Shaft Drive is a method to transmit power from the transmission to the rear wheel of the motorcycle using a shaft. The shaft is much like the driveshaft on an automobile. One end connects to the end ...

Shovelhead

Automotive; Motorcycles

Shovelhead is the name of the Harley-Davidson engine used from 1966-1985. The shovel engine has rocker boxes, not covers, and rocker arms pivoting on shafts leading to castings on the heads. The ...

Sidecar

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Sidecar is attached to a motorcycle to create a 3-wheeled combination. The sidecar is also known as a hack, outfit, rig, or chair. Sidecar combinations have been used for over a hundred years. A ...