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The original Hondamatic, like all following Honda automatics, featured gears on parallel axes rather than planetary gears like most other automatic transmissions. The two gears for each ratio - one driving and the other driven - are in constant mesh and each ratio is engaged by a dedicated clutch connected to one of the ratio's two gears.
A velocipede (/ v ə ˈ l ɒ s ə p iː d /) is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle . The term was probably first coined by Karl von Drais in French as vélocipède for the French translation of his advertising leaflet for his version of the Laufmaschine , also now called ...
The Express II also receives an automatic two-speed transmission. Also new in 1981 is the Express SR (NX50). This is a scooter variant of the Express with a somewhat modified engine. It is the first Express to feature an electric starter, 12v electrical system and a Honda V-Matic continuously variable transmission.
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1903 – A California motorized bicycle ridden by George Wyman became the first motor vehicle to cross the North American continent. [10]1903 – 1962 The "Shaw Manufacturing Co." of Galesburg, Kansas advertises a 241cc chain-drive engine kit (1903–1915) for motorizing a bicycle in "Popular Mechanics" magazine for $90.
Tricycles can also be fitted with a lockable weatherproof box, usually of aluminium construction, for valuable goods and where the rider has to leave the vehicle. Cargo tricycles can typically carry 100–300 kilograms (220–660 lb) of cargo and have capacity of 1 m 3 (35 cu ft) or more, which is about half the capacity of a small panel van .
[1] [2] [7] [8] Perreaux continued development of his steam cycle, and exhibited a tricycle version by 1884. [9] The only Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede made, on loan from the Musée de l'Île-de-France, Sceaux , was the first machine viewers saw upon entering the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum rotunda in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition ...
Automatic transmission fluid. Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) is a hydraulic fluid that is essential for the proper functioning of vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. Usually, it is coloured red or green to differentiate it from motor oil and other fluids in the vehicle.