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The suicide clutch, especially on a chopper with no front brake, also made stopping at a red light on a hill especially precarious. The suicide clutch is sometimes incorrectly called a suicide shifter. The suicide clutch is a foot-operated clutch that is mounted on the left side of the motorcycle's forward foot controls. [9]
A hand shifter is traditionally known as a jockey, tank, or police shifter depending on where it is mounted. "Suicide shifter" is a term that evolved out of the "suicide clutch." A suicide clutch is just a foot operated clutch that was popular during the days when bikes only had one foot-operated, rear brake.
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a line of motorcycles produced continuously since 1957 by Harley-Davidson. Sportster models are designated in Harley-Davidson's product code by beginning with "XL". In 1952, the predecessors to the Sportster, the Model K Sport and Sport Solo motorcycles, were introduced.
Buell 1125R; Manufacturer: Buell: Production: 2008–2009 by Buell 2009– by Erik Buell Racing: Class: Sport bike: Engine: Rotax Helicon: liquid-cooled, 72° V-twin, 1,124.9 cc (68.65 cu in), DOHC, FI, 4 valves per cylinder, finger followers, shims, dual 61 mm (2.4 in) downdraft throttle bodies, ram-air intake, dry-sump lubrication
A twist-style 14-speed indexed shifter made by Rohloff. A bicycle shifter or gear control or gear levers is a component used to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio. Typically, they operate either a derailleur mechanism or an internal hub gear mechanism.
Shift work can kill you 15 years sooner, warns Whoop’s chief scientist, while dramatically raising your risk for depression and suicide. Eleanor Pringle. January 4, 2024 at 8:49 AM.
Some parts could be swapped, such as turning around a stock Harley FL front fender and running it on the rear of the motorcycle, but in general stock parts were modified (trimming a fender shorter) or removed. Instead of the large diameter front wheels of choppers, [14] bobbers [15] usually come with a size similar to the rear rim. Builders ...
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