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a 2007 Filmore, designed for the track, with a head angle that varies from 72.5° to 74° depending on frame size; a 2006 Tete de Course, designed for road racing, with a head angle that varies from 71.25° to 74°, depending on frame size.
A two-wheeler is a vehicle that runs on two wheels. The two wheels may be arranged in tandem, one behind the other, as with single-track vehicles , or arranged and also side by side, on the same axle.
Scooter sales in 2008 in the United States were up 41% on 2007, [77] and represented 9% of all powered two-wheeler sales. [78] However, there was a decrease in US scooter sales in 2009 of 59% against2008, compared with a 41% fall for all powered two-wheelers, [ 79 ] while the scooter's contribution to total US powered two-wheeler sales in 2009 ...
A Triumph Sprint ST on a chassis dynamometer Suzuki Hayabusa at Bonneville Speed Week.. Motorcycle testing and measurement includes a range of more than two dozen statistics giving the specifications of the motorcycle, and the actual performance, expressed by such things as the output of the engine, and the top speed or acceleration of the motorcycle.
where φ is the ideal lean angle, and h is the height of the center of mass. [9] For example, a motorcycle with a 12 inch wide rear tire will have t = 6 inches. If the combined bike and rider center of mass is at a height of 26 inches, then a 25° lean must be increased by 7.28°: a nearly 30% increase.
For road vehicles with more than two axles (e.g. some trucks), the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front) axle and the centerpoint of the driving axle group. In the case of a tri-axle truck, the wheelbase would be the distance between the steering axle and a point midway between the two rear axles. [1]
Sales of motorcycles and scooters declined 43.2% in 2009, and continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2010, with scooter sales doing worst, down 13.3% compared to a 4.6% drop for all two-wheelers. [47] Other types of small motorcycles include the minibike, monkey bike, Welbike, pocketbike, and pit bike.
The Honda Dio is a scooter manufactured by Honda and was introduced in 1988. It was originally built in Japan, as a 2-stroke model until 1996. It is now assembled by Sundiro Honda Motorcycle Co., Ltd. in China.