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/reed-valve/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/reed-valve/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:46:55 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/reed-valve/ Motorcycle two-stroke engines feature a one-way valve positioned in the intake port. The valve is made up of a reed cage that holds the reed petals. The petals prevent the backward flow of crankcase air/fuel mixture out of the carburetor. Reed valves should be inspected on a routine basis. Over time, reed petals can fatigue [...]

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]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/rear-sprocket/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/rake-2/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/rake-2/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:18:07 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/rake-2/ In motorcycling, rake refers to the angle of the forks from a true vertical position. Rake is measured counterclockwise from true vertical when viewed from the right side. A 0° rake would be considered vertical. Choppers are often referred to as being “raked-out” because their forks are fixed at a more forward angle. Some states [...]

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