Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Industry: Automotive

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Sidestand

Automotive; Motorcycles

The Sidestand retracts from the left side of a motorcycle and contacts the ground to hold up the machine at a slight angle off vertical. In recent years most bikes cannot be started with the ...

Sissy bar

Automotive; Motorcycles

A tall backrest on the passenger seat of a motorcycle. It helps to keep a passenger from falling off and it's also useful to bungee luggage to a bike when there is no passenger.

A Sport-Tourer bike is one that is sporty like a sportbike but capable of touring with some comfort. The speeds and handling are similar to a sportbike but there is usually storage for travelling and ...

Springer

Automotive; Motorcycles

A Springer is a particular Harley-Davidson model in the Softail family. It is characterised by a front fork that uses springs and a shock instead of a telescopic fork. The Springer front fork was ...

Squid

Automotive; Motorcycles

Have you seen a motorcycle rider who does not wear protective clothing, darts into and out of traffic at high speed, seems to need some motorcycle training and, in general, acts like he/she doesn't ...

Standard bike

Automotive; Motorcycles

Tends to be a motorcycle without frills such as saddlebags, windshield, radio, or trunk. It is the cheapest to buy and usually has small rake and trail.

Stoppie

Automotive; Motorcycles

A stoppie is a motorcycle manoeuvre performed by a skilled rider to stop a moving motorcycle so the rear wheel is raised in the air while the machine is balanced on the front tire.