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  2. Simplex Manufacturing Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The original Servi-Cycle design had the engine drive the rear wheel by belt, with no transmission or clutch, requiring the engine to be shut off while the cycle is at rest. [8] In 1941, a pedal-operated clutch was added. [10] By 1950, Simplex added a belt-type automatic transmission.

  3. Ridley Motorcycle Company - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of motorcycle manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .

  5. Motorcycle transmission - Wikipedia

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    Other applications of semi-automatic transmissions on motorcycles include the Yamaha FJR1300AE sport-touring motorcycle, with the YCCS automatic clutch system, Honda's range of 2- and 3-speed Hondamatic semi-automatic transmissions, used on various motorcycles throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and the three-wheeled BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster ...

  6. Semi-automatic transmission - Wikipedia

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    An early example of a semi-automatic motorcycle transmission was the use of an automatic centrifugal clutch in the early 1960s by the Czechoslovakian manufacturer Jawa Moto. [83] Their design was used without permission in the 1965 Honda Cub 50 , which resulted in Jawa suing Honda for patent infringement and Honda agreeing to pay royalties for ...

  7. The 25 best last-minute gifts that will still arrive by Christmas

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    This one ships from Walmart and arrives December 18 — plus it's on sale for less than $50. Here are 25 great last-minute gifts that you can still shop ahead of Christmas. RENPHO

  8. Qualcomm chip sales to Chinese smartphone makers fuel strong ...

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    Qualcomm said it expects sales and adjusted profits for its fiscal first quarter - which will cover the holiday shopping season in U.S. and European markets - with a midpoint of $10.90 billion and ...

  9. Quickshifter - Wikipedia

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    Quickshifter on a BMW S1000RR motorcycle. A quickshifter or quick shifter is a device that eliminates the need to use the clutch or throttle when shifting gears on a manual transmission . This can increase the safety and comfort of the vehicle [ 1 ] and allow for faster gear shifting (usually shifting in less than 50 milliseconds) and is thus a ...