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/timing/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/timing/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 15:24:50 +0000 gription http://www.cyclepedia.com/?p=8210 The timing of the ignition spark on the power stroke of the combustion cycle.  The timing can be controlled by electronic or mechanical means.  Modern ignition systems can advance or retard the timing based on RPM, speed, throttle position, gear position and even wheel spin. For mecanical engine timing see the Cam Chain topic.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/timing/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/tank-slapper/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/tank-slapper/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:10:38 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/?p=916 Anyone who has ridden a motorcycle fast before can attest to having to deal with unwanted head shake at one time or another. It is when this head shake gets out of control that we call it a tank slapper. Keith Code, author of the book, A Twist of the Wrist II explains it as [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/tank-slapper/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/tubeless-tire/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/tubeless-tire/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:43:41 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/tubeless-tire/ A tire that retains air without an inner tube. An inner tube (used on a tube-type tire) is necessary to retain air pressure when the wheel design (especially wire spoke wheels) or the tire cannot do so. However, an inner tube typically deflates rapidly when punctured, and this sudden deflation can cause a quick loss [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/tubeless-tire/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/tachometer/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/tachometer/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:28:05 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/tachometer/ An instrument used to determine engine speed in revolutions per minute (rpm). Most motorcycles have a tachometer that sits next to the speedometer in the instrument cluster.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/tachometer/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/trailing-shoe/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/trailing-shoe/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:27:12 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/trailing-shoe/ The rear facing brake shoe on a drum brake system.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/trailing-shoe/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/truing/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/truing/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:38:21 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/truing/ Can refer to the process of adjusting a crankshaft so that it spins within specification. More often the term is used to refer to the painstaking process of adjusting a spoked wheel to correct any irregularities in lateral and radial runout, also known as wobble and hop. This is done by tightening and/or loosening spoke [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/truing/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/tightening-sequence/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/tightening-sequence/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:34:32 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/tightening-sequence/ Upon both disassembly and re-assembly of various motorcycle components, most notably motorcycle engines, there is predetermined numerical or pattern sequence in which bolts should be removed or tightened. Failure to follow this sequence can result in component damage, specifically, warping or cracking the component. In the case of a cylinder head, the manufacturer often recommends [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/tightening-sequence/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/trail/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/trail/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:22:32 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/trail/ The distance (in inches or millimeters) between an imaginary line drawn down the center of the front forks of a motorcycle to the ground  and a vertical line drawn through the front axle center to the ground.

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/trail/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-end/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-end/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:23:52 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-end/ The top end of an engine typically refers to all of the components from the cylinder base gasket up, including  the cylinder, cylinder head and piston but excluding the connecting rod. Two-stroke engines are famous for requiring top-end jobs on a frequent basis because they produce power every revolution of the crankshaft, while four stroke [...]

]]> http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-end/feed/ 0 http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-dead-center-tdc/ http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-dead-center-tdc/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:20:05 +0000 admin http://www.cyclepedia.com/top-dead-center-tdc/ When a piston travels the length of its stroke in normal operation, it is said to have reached top dead center when it is at the upper most position in the cylinder, farthest away from the crankshaft.

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