History of the Harley Shovelhead Motorcycle, article, pictures, information

In this article, you will learn the different parts of motorcycle and their functions. All are explained with Names & Pictures [PDF].

This is a crop from a larger photo: According to an anonymous commenter this is a Soviet car for disabled people. It has a motorcycle engine. In Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova. According to Head36 the car has a two stroke single cylinder 350 cu cm engine (from the IJ motorcycle), mounted on the subframe. The car weights 420 kilos, has no foot controls, and is much harder to drive than an ordinary car with added hand controls. And according to RetroVod it is called "С3Д" and is from the Serpukhov Motorcycle factory.

This week, Nissan showed off its ultralight DIG-T R 1.5 liter, three-cylinder petrol engine that is small enough to fit in carry-on luggage and boasts a power-to-weight ratio better than the engine of a Formula 1 racer.

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Even if aerodynamics and fast driving aren't your goals, there are still plenty of ways to have fun with motorcycles. Just...keep them off the roads, please.

The National Motorcycle Museum has become quite a cross roads for all sorts of antique and vintage motorcycling. John Parham, long time collector and president of the Museum practically lives […]

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