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The act of riding as a passenger on a motorcycle sitting on the pillion (a.k.a. "bitch") seat immediately behind the driver of the motorcycle. [6] [7] [8] Road rash An injury caused by scraping your skin on the road surface. This is likely because the rider wasn't wearing the right protective gear. [9] Spill
Bigger races use a motorcycle, but smaller events will use a race marshal on a bicycle. He "sweeps" the course to ensure that it is clear. While unable to pick up incapacitated competitors, the broom bike may offer limited mechanical assistance and phone for assistance.
The Portland Alley Sweeper, also called the Alley Sweeper Urban Enduro, [1] [2] is a motorcycle rally in the city alleys of Portland, Oregon.Begun in 2009 by Zac Christensen of the Sang Froid Riding Club motorcycle club in Portland, [2] [3] the rally has been described as "a cross-city tour of Portland’s mangled side streets by way of whatever two-wheeled contraption you can hobble together ...
Sweep (motorcycle), in group motorcycle riding, the last rider in line; Sweep (software), a digital audio editor; Sweep, a gradual bend or elbow, in conduit, ductwork, piping, or other tubing; Well sweep, an irrigation tool; Sweep account, a kind of bank account; Sweep line algorithm, a concept in computational geometry
In motorcycle, off-road, and powerboat racing, the driver or rider who is first through the first turn at the start of a race, following a standing start. In drag racing, getting a starting line advantage due to a quicker reaction time. The other driver gets "holeshotted", "welded to the line", or "left at the tree."
Sweeper is used to clean a sidewalk alongside pedestrians in Philadelphia, 2015. Street sweepers are capable of collecting small particles of debris. [2] Many street sweepers produced today are PM10 and PM2.5 certified, [3] meaning that they are capable of collecting and holding particulate matter sized less than 10μm and even down to 2.5μm. [11]
Fugu, or Japanese Blowfish, holds a lethal poison in its internal organs, meaning it has to be expertly butchered and processed in order to be safe for consumption. The U.S. only allows the import ...
Motorcycle construction is the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly of components and systems for a motorcycle which results in the performance, cost, and aesthetics desired by the designer. With some exceptions, construction of modern mass-produced motorcycles has standardised on a steel or aluminium frame , telescopic forks holding the ...