A motorcycle fork connects a motorcycle's front wheel and axle to its frame, typically via a yoke, also known as a triple clamp, or triple tree, which...
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tube. The development of forks with curves is attributed to George Singer. In motorcycles with telescopic fork tubes, fork offset can be implemented...
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isolated from road noise, bumps and vibrations. The typical motorcycle has a pair of fork tubes for the front suspension, and a swingarm with one or two...
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telescopic fork is a form of motorcycle front suspension whose use is so common that it is virtually universal. The telescopic fork uses fork tubes and...
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vary in height, creating a short or tall Z bar. Bicycle handlebar Motorcycle fork "handlebar". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University...
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pole weapon used between the 15th and 19th centuries Motorcycle fork, the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel Pitchfork, a tined farming...
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tube diameter. Bicycle forks usually have an offset, or rake (which is different from rake of motorcycle forks), that places the fork ends forward of the...
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BMW Motorrad (redirect from Bmw motorcycle)
telescopic fork to its R12 and R17 motorcycles. BMW still uses telescopic forks today on its F-series, G-series, HP, and S1000RR motorcycles. The R-series...
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Arc Vector (category Motorcycle stubs)
similarly to a conventional motorcycle fork. Its retail price was 90,000 GBP. Dan Sutherland (18 April 2024), "Arc Motorcycles back in liquidation | British...
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Hub-center steering (category Motorcycle suspension technology)
more conventional motorcycle fork are that hub-center steering separates the steering, braking, and suspension functions. With a fork the braking forces...
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pivoting front fork that had been used earlier on single-cylinder motorcycles but had mostly been replaced on other Indian motorcycles by a leaf-sprung...
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components of modern motorcycles are presented below. The chassis of a motorcycle includes the frame and suspension, along with the front forks, of the vehicle...
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custom motorcycle which emerged in the US state of California in the late 1950s. A chopper employs modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a...
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Bicycle and motorcycle geometry Bicycle fork Bicycle performance Bicycle tire Lowsider Motorcycle fork Parallel parking problem Outline of motorcycles and motorcycling...
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fork is a suspension component for either: Bicycle fork Motorcycle fork This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Front fork....
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motor vehicle suspension motorcycle suspension, two-wheeled motor vehicle suspension Motorcycle fork, a component of motorcycle suspension system bicycle...
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Bicycle suspension (redirect from Travel fork)
early motorcycles. Cannondale Head Shok suspension fork Trailing link suspension fork on a Bridgestone Lauf pivotless, trailing link suspension fork Leading...
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Down, Houdini's term for the Chinese Water Torture Cell Upside-down motorcycle fork This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title USD...
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Basement from their 2011 album I Wish I Could Stay Here Yoke, part of a motorcycle fork A nickname given by hobbyist for Yokomo A connector used in a stage...
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Flying Merkel (category Motorcycles introduced in the 1900s)
was the motorcycle fork, patented by Joe Merkel as a "truss fork", which could be seen[citation needed] as a predecessor of the telescopic fork. The Flying...
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The Indian Chief is a motorcycle that was built by the Hendee Manufacturing Company and the subsequent Indian Motocycle Company from 1922 to the end of...
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Wehrmacht in WW2 The British Army's name for the Tomcar Springer fork, a type of motorcycle fork Springer (architecture), the first voussoir of an arch Springer...
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of motorcycles and motorcycling: Motorcycle — two-wheeled, single-track motor vehicle. Other names include: motorbike, bike, and cycle. Motorcycling —...
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holds the pivoting front fork, while at the rear there is a pivot point for the swingarm suspension motion. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load-bearing...
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seat height and increased fork rake, and in 1941 Indian added plunger-style rear suspension. The most common Indian motorcycle made for military use in...
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WP Suspension (category Motorcycle parts manufacturers)
solely on the development and manufacture of motorcycle suspension systems. Shock absorber Motorcycle fork Catterson, Brian (2015-04-22). "WP Factory Tour"...
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Buell Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell...
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Head tube (category Motorcycle frames)
part of a cycle's tubular frame within which the front fork steerer tube is mounted. On a motorcycle, the "head tube" is normally called the steering head...
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Vincent Motorcycles was a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. The business was established by Philip Vincent who bought an existing...
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degrees of steering axis angle and no fork offset, and thus did not use the principles of bicycle and motorcycle dynamics developed nearly 70 years earlier...
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