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2. Suicide clutch - Wikipedia

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   Old-style tank shift. Regular clutch hand Shifter - This is where the shifter is a regular knob either located on the tank, which operates through a linkage to the transmission (tank shifter) or on a lever bolted directly to the top of the transmission (jockey shifter or slap shifter depending on the transmission design) and involves the semi-complex task of foot clutch operation and hand ...

3. Motorcycle seat - Wikipedia

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   A dual seat, typical of most modern motorcycles. A motorcycle seat (sometimes saddle) is where rider sits, and may also accommodate a passenger.. The most common type of motorcycle seat is a dual saddle or bench seat, which runs along the top of the chassis and is long enough for a pillion passenger to straddle the motorcycle behind the rider.

4. Motorcycle components - Wikipedia

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   A motorcycle fork is the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel and allows one to steer. For handling, the front fork is the most critical part of a motorcycle. The combination of rake and trail determines how stable the motorcycle is. The 'fork' on a motorcycle consists of multiple components.

5. Upholstery - Wikipedia

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   An automotive upholsterer, also known as a trimmer, coach trimmer, or motor trimmer, shares many of the skills required in upholstery and can work with carpets. The term coach trimmer derives from the days when car frames were produced by manufacturers and delivered to coach builders to add a car body and interior trimmings. [ 18 ]

6. Sidecar - Wikipedia

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   A sidecar motorcycle is a three-wheeled vehicle with the side wheel not directly aligned with the rear motorcycle wheel, and is usually powered by the rear wheel only. This is different from a motor tricycle (trike), where both rear wheels are powered and share a common axle. However, either P.V. Mokharov of the Soviet Union or H.P. Baughn of ...

7. Bōsōzoku - Wikipedia

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   Bōsōzoku-style customized motorcycle. Bōsōzoku are known to modify their motorcycles in peculiar and showy ways, which are called Kaizōsha (改造車, "modified vehicles"). The general style of bōsōzoku bike modification appears to combine elements of an American chopper bike and a British café racer.

8. Pillion - Wikipedia

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   A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a motorcycle or moped. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A passenger in this seat is said to "ride pillion". The word is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for "little rug", pillean , from the Latin pellis , "animal skin". [ 4 ]

9. Métisse Motorcycles - Wikipedia

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   A limited edition of 300 complete motorcycles, the Steve McQueen Métisse Desert Racer, is a replica of the motorcycle raced by actor Steve McQueen in 1966 and 1967. [6] [7] The Desert Racer uses a fully reconditioned original Meriden Triumph unit construction 650 cc 6T engine.