OEM

OEM is an abbreviation for Original Equipment (of the) Manufacturer. In motorcycle lingo the term is often thrown around when discussing replacement parts. It would be perfectly reasonable for your local Yamaha dealer to recommend that you use only OEM parts on the Yamaha motorcycle he just sold you. Meaning he wants you to buy [...]

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Oxygenated Gasoline

Reformulated gasoline that is sold in some parts of the world where ozone levels are excessively high. Contains one of four oxygenates, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME), or ethanol. Oxygenated gasoline is blamed for a lot of problems related to jetting, deterioration of fuel system [...]

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