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2. Indian Powerplus - Wikipedia

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   Detail shot of 1918 Indian Powerplus, showing engine, with removable caps for valve removal, hand control levers for clutch, gearbox, and exhaust valve lifter, and pedal for rear drum brake The Powerplus had twist grips on both handles; the throttle was controlled by the left twist grip while the right twist grip advanced or retarded the spark.

3. Motorcycle braking systems - Wikipedia

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   Aprilia Tuono R front brakes have two floating stainless steel discs with sintered pads, and radially mounted, four-piston calipers. Motorcycle braking systems have varied throughout time, as motorcycles evolved from bicycles with an engine attached, to the 220 mph (350 km/h) prototype motorcycles seen racing in MotoGP. Most systems work by ...

4. Combined braking system - Wikipedia

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   Two braking pipes of CBS connected to the Disc brake assembly. A combined braking system (CBS), also called linked braking system (LBS), is a system for linking front and rear brakes on a motorcycle or scooter. [1] In this system, the rider's action of depressing one of the brake levers applies both front and rear brakes.

5. Indian Motorcycle - Wikipedia

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   Indian Motorcycle (or Indian) is an American brand of motorcycles owned and produced by automotive manufacturer Polaris Inc. [1] [2] Originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts , Hendee Manufacturing Company initially produced the motorcycles, but the name was changed to the Indian Motocycle Company in 1923.

6. Indian 841 - Wikipedia

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   Close-up of Indian 841, showing girder forks and cylinder layout. During World War II, the US Army requested experimental motorcycle designs suitable for desert fighting [1] and offered Indian $350,000 in exchange for 1,000 shaft-drive, side-valve, twin-cylinder test motorcycles. In response to this request, Indian designed and built the 841 (8 ...

7. Drum brake - Wikipedia

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   Drum brake (upper right) with the drum removed (lower left, inside facing up), on the front of a Ford Falcon Sprint A rear drum brake on a Kawasaki W800 motorcycle. A drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating bowl-shaped part called a brake drum.