Pressure Plate
The moving part of a typical motorcycle clutch assembly that, working against clutch spring tension, releases the clamping action on the clutch plates when the clutch lever is engaged.
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An emergency stop, requiring hard, effective controlled brake application, so called because it is often conducted during a moment of panic.
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A screw mounted on the side or bottom of a motorcycle carburetor that allows adjustment of the air/fuel ratio in the pilot circuit of a slide type carburetor. Also known as the idle air screw or the low speed air screw.
Read More...Parallel Circuit
A very common way of wiring the different circuits on a motorcycle where current is provided to each electrical circuit independently of the others. The failure of one circuit does not affect the rest of the circuits.
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