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Motorcycles
Any two-wheeled motor vehicle that can carry either one or two passengers.
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Diffuser
Automotive; Motorcycles
A projection in base of carburetor venturi and at top of needle jet that aids in fuel atomization.
Spoked wheel
Automotive; Motorcycles
A wheel consisting of a rim, spokes, nipples and hub. Spokes are laced between hub and rim and are attached to rim by nipples. Thirty-six or forty spokes are termly used.
Diode
Automotive; Motorcycles
A solid state electronic device that permits current flow in only one direction.
Spring preload
Automotive; Motorcycles
Static installed length of a spring subtracted from its free length. In suspension system, spring preload determines ride height of motorcycle.
Direct bearing lubrication
Automotive; Motorcycles
An oil injection system which feeds undiluted oil to two-stroke cycle engine main bearings and rod big-end nearing.
Spring tester
Automotive; Motorcycles
A device that measures spring pressure in relation to spring length.
Sprocket
Automotive; Motorcycles
A circular plate with teeth machined around outside to engage links of a chain.