http://www.cyclepedia.com Online ATV, Motorcycle, Scooter UTV Repair Manuals Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:38:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cyclepedia.com/fairing/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/fairing/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:38:24 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/fairing/ Frontal bodywork on a motorcycle intended to make the vehicle more aerodynamic and/or reduce wind pressure on the rider. Common types of fairings include flyscreens (very small shields placed over the headlight), bikini fairings (small fairings that fit completely around the headlight), half fairings and full fairings. In the 1950s roadrace motorcycles used what were [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/fairing/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/fuse/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/fuse/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:41:35 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/fuse/ Most motorcycles have a fuse block which houses a variety of fuses for different electrical circuits on the vehicle. Fuses protect electrical circuits from overloading by sacrificing themselves before damage can occur to electrical components or wires connected to the circuit. Most fuses contain a small filament, much like an incandescent light-bulb. When a circuit [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/fuse/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-puller/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-puller/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:53:43 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-puller/ A flywheel puller is a special tool designed to quickly and safely remove a flywheel from the crankshaft of an engine without damage. Using the correct flywheel puller and using it properly will help you avoid damaging the threads on the crankshaft end. It is important to note that flywheels contain magnets which can be [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-puller/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/final-drive/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/final-drive/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:32:36 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/final-drive/ The system whereby the transmission output shaft drives the rear wheel of a motorcycle or ATV. Chains and sprockets are most often used on sport and off-road motorcycles. Shafts and gears are most often used on touring motorcycles and four-wheel drive ATVs. Belts and pulleys are used on many cruiser type motorcycles. A few experimental [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/final-drive/feed/ 1 http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-magneto-ignition-system/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-magneto-ignition-system/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:02:21 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-magneto-ignition-system/ An AC ignition system using a generating coil (commonly called a source coil or exciter coil) and either a pickup coil (used in a Capacitor Discharge Ignition) or contact points (used in an Energy Transfer Ignition) as well as a magnetic flywheel to provide primary ignition current and switching. An external ignition coil is used [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel-magneto-ignition-system/feed/ 1 http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:55:51 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel/ A flywheel is an assembly consisting of weights that is bolted to an engine crankshaft to provide additional inertia during non-power producing strokes. The flywheel helps to smooth out abrupt movement of the crankshaft during the power stroke. Aftermarket flywheel weights can be purchased for some motorcycles to change the power characteristics of the engine. [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/flywheel/feed/ 1 http://www.cyclepedia.com/feeler-gauge/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/feeler-gauge/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:09:31 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/feeler-gauge/ A precision made steel strip that is manufactured to a variety of exacting thicknesses for the purpose of measuring gaps between components. Feeler gauges are commonly used to check motorcycle spark plug gaps, valve clearances and for inspecting cylinder heads or clutch plates for any warping.

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