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Motorcycles with a V-twin engine mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the Honda CX series, are said to have "transverse" engines, [1] [2] while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most Harley-Davidsons, are said to have "longitudinal" engines.
Cruiser motorcycles (or simply cruisers) are styled after American motorcycles from the 1930s to the early 1960s, such as those made by Harley-Davidson, Indian, and Excelsior-Henderson. [6] Harley-Davidsons largely define the cruiser category, and large- displacement V-twin engines are the norm, although other engine configurations and small to ...
YDS-3 (1964) 246 cc, two-stroke, parallel-twin, it used the world's first oil injection lubrication system in a 2-stroke engine. [2] DT-1 (1968) Yamaha's first true off-road motorcycle. [1] XS-1 (1970) Yamaha's first four-stroke engine motorcycle (650 cc twin). [3] YZ Monocross (1975) First production motocross bike with a single rear shock. [3]
For the U.S. market, Kymco offers 10 scooters, eight side by sides, 14 ATVs and two small displacement motorcycles in its line of products. Kymco was the official Scooter and ATV for the NHRA [ 7 ] and with Gray Motorsports primary sponsor of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series .
[82] [85] This is because many motorcycles lack a catalytic converter, and the emission standard is much more permissive for motorcycles than for other vehicles. [82] While catalytic converters have been installed in most gasoline-powered cars and trucks since 1975 in the United States, they can present fitment and heat difficulties in ...
Kentucky Route 52 joins KY 11 to cross the North Fork of the Kentucky River but leads northwest 22 miles (35 km) to Irvine and east 24 miles (39 km) to Jackson. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2 ), or 0.41%, are water.
It is concentrated around the intersection of US 62, KY 55 and KY 48, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Bardstown, and about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2 ), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2 ) is land and 0.78% is water.
This terminology was used to describe the area until the Middlesboro vote allowed retail sale of alcohol. [7] The Middlesborough, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bell County. The Wilderness Road was constructed in 1775 through what is now Bell County. [8] Bell County was formed in 1867, from portions of Harlan and Knox counties.