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/supersport-bikes/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/supersport-bikes/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:11:34 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/?p=8486 Supersport bikes are advanced-level, high-performance oriented motorcycles designed for street use. Cost of ownership is typically slightly higher than that of less exotic sportbike motorcycles.

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]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/sportbike/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/sae-j2825-standard/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/sae-j2825-standard/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:16:05 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/?p=8434 The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International has produced a simple, consistent and economical sound test standard that can be used to determine whether a streetbike (on-highway motorcycle) exhaust system emits excessive sound, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. The J2825 “Measurement of Exhaust Sound Pressure Levels of Stationary On-Highway Motorcycles,” issued by the SAE [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/sae-j2825-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/screw-extractor/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/screw-extractor/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:34:58 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/screw-extractor/ A screw or bolt extractor is a device used to remove broken bolts, screws and fasteners. They are available from most motorcycle and automotive stores.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/screw-extractor/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/short-circuit/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/short-circuit/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:33:45 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/short-circuit/ An electrical failure in which the current flow bypasses (takes a shortcut before) the resistance of the load and goes directly to ground. Short circuits can result in blown fuses, melted wires and damaged components.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/short-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/specific-gravity/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/specific-gravity/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:31:58 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/specific-gravity/ Refers to the relative weight of a fluid as compared to an equal volume of distilled water. It is common to check the specific gravity of engine coolant and battery electrolyte to determine if they are within specification using a tool called a hydrometer. There’s even a type of hydrometer that tells you when your [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/specific-gravity/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/stroke/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/stroke/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:29:47 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/stroke/ When the piston in a motorcycle engine moves from TDC (Top Dead Center) to BDC (Bottom Dead Center) or from BDC to TDC – the distance traveled is referred to as the stroke. The stroke takes one half of a revolution of the crankshaft.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/stroke/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/steering-damper/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/steering-damper/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:17:36 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/steering-damper/ A device which uses mechanical or hydraulic friction to reduce motorcycle steering oscillation at high speeds.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/steering-damper/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/single-leading-shoe-drum-brakes/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/single-leading-shoe-drum-brakes/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:15:59 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/single-leading-shoe-drum-brakes/ A drum brake system having two brake shoes; one shoe is leading and one is trailing. The leading shoe wedges itself into the drum, providing more braking action than the trailing shoe.

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