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/oem/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/oem/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:46:20 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/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 [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/oem/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/oxygenated-gasoline/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/oxygenated-gasoline/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:31:27 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/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 [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/oxygenated-gasoline/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/o-ring-chain/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/o-ring-chain/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:53:54 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/o-ring-chain/ An O-ring chain is fitted with special O-rings that help keep dirt and water from entering the chain while at the same time seals in a permanent lubrication between the rollers and pins. Often used as the final drive on off-road motorcycles and sport bikes. Some O-ring chains use O-rings that are X shaped in [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/o-ring-chain/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/ohmmeter/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/ohmmeter/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:56:02 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/ohmmeter/ The setting of a multimeter that allows you to test the resistance of a component, measured in Ohms of resistance. Motorcycle Service Manuals usually give specifications for the resistance of some of the electrical components found on the vehicle.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/ohmmeter/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pressure-warning-light/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pressure-warning-light/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:20:28 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pressure-warning-light/ A few four stroke motorcycles and ATVs are fitted with oil pressure gauges that display the exact oil pressure while the engine is running, but not many. Most four stroke motorcycles and ATVs are fitted with a simple light (almost always red) on the instrument cluster that comes on when there is insufficient oil pressure. [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pressure-warning-light/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pump/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pump/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:24:30 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pump/ An internal, mechanical pump that circulates engine oil through a four stroke motorcycle engine under pressure. Many motorcycles are fitted with oil pressure sensors so that a drop in oil pressure can be detected prior to engine damage. Insufficient oil pressure will result in inadequate engine lubrication and can result in catastrophic failure. Some two [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/oil-pump/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/overheating/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/overheating/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:51:45 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/overheating/ When an engine or mechanism such as a brake system exceeds the manufacturer’s recommended operating temperature it is said to be overheating. Continued operation in this state will most likely damage critical components.

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