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Chrome Specialties was an American manufacturer and distributor of custom and replacement parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.Founded in 1984 by brothers John A. Kuelbs and Gregory G. Kuelbs, Chrome Specialties grew into one of the largest aftermarket motorcycle parts distributors in the world, [1] offering over 12,000 products from a 900-page catalog.
Two primary types or versions of the Powerglide were made. The "Cast Iron Powerglide" transmission introduced in 1950 featured a cast iron case; after 1963, the "Aluminium Powerglide" substituted aluminum versions of the case and several other parts. Early models were air cooled, and later 60's versions used a fluid cooler in the radiator.
The Art of the Motorcycle was an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City from June 26 to September 20, 1998. The exhibition's official catalog listed 95 motorcycles, plus some pre-20th century exhibits were included, bringing the total to 114.
A common arrangement of crash bar is a loop of chrome-plated steel tubing mounted each side of a motorcycle's lower frame. As well as their supposed protective function, they are valuable as a mount point for accessories like highway pegs, lights and, on police motorcycles, sirens, cameras and radar guns. One variation is the sump-guard ...
Clay Ridley began experimenting with automatic transmissions in motorcycles in 1995, when building them for his sons as a hobby. [2] Although the vast majority of cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. use automatic transmissions, no two-wheeled vehicles larger than a scooter did, and so to capitalize on that market, he and his son Jay founded the Ridley Motorcycle Company in 1997, which ...
The Tri Glide Ultra Classic is the first three-wheeled motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson since the Harley-Davidson Servi-Car, which was manufactured from 1932 to 1973. [ 1 ] The Tri Glide is based on the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic , a conventional two-wheeled touring motorcycle . [ 1 ]
S&S Cycle is an American motorcycle engine and parts engineer and manufacturer. The company was founded in 1958 by George J. Smith and Stanley Stankos in Blue Island, Illinois. [1] The company started by selling high performance pushrods for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, [2] and today they still make parts for a variety of V-Twin bikes. The ...
The Harley-Davidson Freewheeler is a motorized tricycle introduced by Harley-Davidson in August, 2014 for the 2015 model year. It is designated the FLRT. [1]It has a 1,690 cc displacement, air-cooled, [2] V-twin engine with 142 N⋅m (105 lbf⋅ft) torque and a six-speed transmission with reverse.