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Helmets and MotorCycle Accessory GlossaryTo some, motorcyclists sound like they are speaking a second language. Fact is, it's just the names and terms that have evolved over the years to describe the sport of motorcycling. Here's a quick primer. By no means is this list complete. If you've heard or seen a term that you would like to see, send it via e-mail here, and we'll add it to the list.Jump To: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 22_second_rule |1. 2 second rule-The 2 44_stroke |2. 4 stroke-A 4 AABS | ABS | ABS | Affidavit | AFFIDAVIT | AFTERMARKET | Aftermarket | Aftermarket | Agreement | AGREEMENT | AHRMA | AHRMA | AHRMA | AirTex | AMA | AMA | Analysis | Answer | ANSWER | ANTI | Anti-Dive_system | AntiI-drive_System | APE_HANGERS | Ape_Hangers | Apex | Apex | APEX | Appeal | APPEAL | Arbitration | ARBITRATION | Arbitrator | ARBITRATOR | Armacor | Armor | ARMOR | Asphalt_Sealer | ASPHALT_SEALER | Assumption_of_Risk | ASSUMPTION_OF_RISK | Attention | AUTOMATIC_ON_HEADLAMP | Automatic_on_Headlamp | Azo_dyes |3. ABS:-ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. A COMPONENT ADDED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT DETECTS WHEEL LOCK UP. THE SYSTEM THEN MODULATES THE BRAKES AT THAT POINT WITH THE IDEA OF STOPPING YOU FASTER THAN YOU COULD YOURSELF. AN ACRONYM: ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER CONTROLLED BRAKES WHICH USE SENSORS TO DETERMINE WHEN A TIRE ON A WHEEL IS STARTING TO SKID AND RESPONDS BY VERY QUICKLY REMOVING BRAKING PRESSURE ON THE AFFECTED WHEEL, THEN RESTORING THAT PRESSURE IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP STOPPING POWER AT ITS MAXIMUM (JUST PRIOR TO A SKID). ABS RESPONDS TO IMMINENT BRAKE LOCK CAUSED BY EITHER EXCESSIVE BRAKING PRESSURE OR SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE TRACTION. TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT EXTREMELY SKILLED RACERS CAN BRAKE SLIGHTLY MORE EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT ABS, BUT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF MOTORCYCLISTS ARE INCAPABLE OF BRAKING AS EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT ABS AS THEY CAN WITH IT. THE FUNDAMENTAL SAFETY ADVANTAGE OF AN ABS IS NOT THAT A MOTORCYCLE STOPS MORE QUICKLY WITH IT THAN WITHOUT, BUT THAT IT VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES REAR-BRAKE LOCK IN PANIC SITUATIONS. 4. ABS:ABS STANDS FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS UTILIZES A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM TO SENSE WHEEL LOCKUP AND THEN RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES MANY TIMES PER SECOND. THE RESULT IS A STEADY CONTROLLED BRAKING WITHOUT SKIDDING. 5. ABS-Antilock Brake System. A component added to the braking system that detects wheel lock up. The system then modulates the brakes at that point with the idea of stopping you faster than you could yourself. 6. Affidavit: 7. AFFIDAVIT-A written statement under oath. BBagger | BAGGER | Bagger | Balaclava | Balaclava | Belt_drive | Bench_Trial | BENCH_TRIAL | Bicycle_helmet | Big_Twin | BIG_TWIN | BIOMEX | Boxer | BOXER | Boxer_Twin | Boxer_Twin | BOXER_TWIN | BRAG | Brag | Brain | Brake_Horsepower | BRAKE_HORSEPOWER | Brake_Horsepower_(BHP) | Breathing_action | BURDEN_OF_PROOF | Burden_of_Proof |47. Bagger:A motorcycle with touring accessories like saddlebags, top box, a trunk, etc. 48. BAGGER: 49. Bagger: 50. Balaclava:-A is a thin pull-over head and neck cover with eye slits for winter usage under a motorcycle helmet. 51. Balaclava CCafe_Racer | CAFÉ_RACER | Cam | Cam | CAM | Carbon | CARBURETOR | Carburetor | Carburetor | CASUALTY | Casualty | CAUSE_OF_ACTION | Cause_of_Action | CC | CE_test_mark | Cervical | CHAPS | Chaps | Chopper | CHOPPER | Chopper | Civil_Law | CIVIL_LAW | Clip_Ons | CLIP_ONS | Clip-_ons | CO | CO | Co-Defendant | COMMON_LAW | Common_Law | Comparative_Negligence | COMPARATIVE_NEGLIGENCE | Complaint | COMPLAINT | Contingency_Fee_Agreement | CONTINGENCY_FEE_AGREEMENT | Contributory_Negligence | CONTRIBUTORY_NEGLIGENCE | CoolLeather | Cordura_500/700 | Co-Rider | Counterbalancer | Counterbalancer | COUNTERBALANCER | Counterclaim | COUNTERCLAIM | Countersteering | Countersteering | COUNTERSTEERING | Critical_care | Crotch_Rocket | CROTCH_ROCKET | Cruiser | Cruiser | CRUISER | CUSTOM_MOTORCYCLES | Custom_Motorcycles |73. Cafe Racer 74. CAFÉ RACER:-A Cafe Racer is a style of bike popularized in London in the '50s where bikers wanted a fast, personalized and distinctive bike to travel from cafe to cafe. Many Cafe Racer bikes have distinctive small low 75. Cam-A metal shaft with oval "lobes" that rotates to open the valves in a four-stroke engine. 76. Cam:A metal shaft with oval "lobes" that rotates to open the valves in a four-stroke engine. 77. CAM: DDamages | DAMAGES | Daytona | DAYTONA | DEFAULT_JUDGEMENT | Default_Judgement | DEFENDANT | Defendant | Deponent | DEPONENT | Deposition | DEPOSITION | Design | DISCOVERY | Discovery | Displacement | DISPLACEMENT | Displacement | DOCKET | Docket | DOHC | DOHC | DOHC | DOT | DOT | DOT_helmet_rating | Dresser | Dresser | DRESSER | Dry_clutch | Dual_Sport | DUAL_SPORT | Dual-sport | DuPont_Coolmax | Dynafil | Dynatec |131. Damages:The sum of money awarded to the injured party in a personal injury lawsuit. 132. DAMAGES-The sum of money awarded to the injured party in a personal injury lawsuit. 133. Daytona-The famous Daytona Bike Week held in late February to early March. 134. DAYTONA 135. DEFAULT JUDGEMENT EEasy_Rider | EASY_RIDER | EFI | EFI | Emergency_department | Emotional_Distress | EMOTIONAL_DISTRESS | ENGINE_CUT_OFF_SWITCH | Engine_Cut_Off_Switch | Engine_cut-off_switch | Environment | Equitable_Remedies | EQUITABLE_REMEDIES | Ergonomics | Ergonomics | ERGONOMICS | EVIDENCE | Evidence | EXHIBIT | Exhibit | Expanding_pleats | Expert | EXPERT |167. Easy Rider 168. EASY RIDER:The famous motorcycle movie, released in 1969, starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson. 169. EFI 170. EFI 171. Emergency department: FFairing | Fairing | FAIRING | Final_Judgement | FINAL_JUDGMENT | Flickable | FLICKABLE | Flickable_and_Flickability | FMVSS_218 | FMVSS_218 | FORKS | Forks | Forks | FOUR_STROKE_ENGINE | Four_Stroke_Engine | Four-stroke_engine | FRAUD | Fraud | Fuel_Injection | FUEL_INJECTION | Fuel-injection |190. Fairing:Bodywork and/or windshield at the front of the motorcycle designed to deflect the wind. Also used to refer to side panels on, for example, sport bikes. 191. Fairing:-An enclosure on the front of the bike containing the windshield and affording wind protection to the rider. Can be attached to the frame and not move or be attached to the fork and move as the handlebars are turned. 192. FAIRING:-An enclosure on the front of the bike containing the windshield and affording wind protection to the rider. Can be attached to the frame and not move or be attached to the fork and move as the handlebars are turned. 193. Final Judgement:-The written ruling on a lawsuit by the judge who presided at trial. This completes the case unless it is appealed to a higher court. Also called a final decree or final decision. 194. FINAL JUDGMENT: GGarnishment | GARNISHMENT | GFRP | Glass-fibre_reinforced_plastic | GORE-TEX | GROSS_NEGLIGENCE | Gross_Negligence | GYPSY_TOUR | Gypsy_Tour | Gypsy_Tour |211. Garnishment 212. GARNISHMENT:-A proceeding whereby a debtor's money, or other property, which is under the control of another is given to a third person to whom the debtor owes a debt. 213. GFRP-The individual fibres (aramide, carbon, glass-fibre) can be mixed in varying proportions according to requirements. Certain characteristics can be achieved through variation of the direction and position of the fibres within the compound; e.g. low weight, high strength, high rigidity, low heat expansion and good thermal properties. 214. Glass-fibre reinforced plastic-The individual fibres (aramide, carbon, glass-fibre) can be mixed in varying proportions according to requirements. Certain characteristics can be achieved through variation of the direction and position of the fibres within the compound; e.g. low weight, high strength, high rigidity, low heat expansion and good thermal properties. 215. GORE-TEX:A membrane made of teflon (PTFE/Polytetrafluorethylene). Innumerable microscopic pores prevent the penetration of large water droplets while allowing the much smaller water vapour molecules to pass through. The branch-like structure of the membrane means that it is also completely wind proof. HHEARING | Hearing | HELL and #39;S_ANGELS | Hell and #39;s_Angels | HIGH_SIDE | High_Side | High_side | Holeshot | HOLESHOT | Holeshot | Horsepower | Horsepower | HORSEPOWER0 | Hospital | HURT_REPORT | Hurt_Report | Hydrophobic_treatment |221. HEARING 222. Hearing:A proceeding usually without a jury. 223. HELL'S ANGELS: 224. Hell's Angels-A cruiser style bike that has a lot of the pieces of the bike "chopped off." The riders of the '60s did everything they could to customize their bikes and make them go faster. Thus, much of the existing bikes they bought were chopped off. The bikes in the movie "Easy Rider" are examples. 225. HIGH SIDE IImpaneling | IMPANELING | Impeach | IMPEACH | Incidence | Injunction | INJUNCTION | Injury | InoTex | Integral_helmet | INTENTIONAL_INFLICTION_OF_EMOTIONAL_DISTRESS | Intentional_Infliction_of_Emotionaldistress | Interrogatories | INTERROGATORIES | Intervention |238. Impaneling: 239. IMPANELING:Selecting a jury from the list of potential jurors. 240. Impeach-Attacking the credibility of a witness. 241. IMPEACH: 242. Incidence JJet_helmet | Jockey_Shift | JOCKEY_SHIFT | JUDGMENT | Judgment | JUDGMENT_NOTWITHSANDING_THE_VERDICT_(n.o.v.) | Judgment_Notwithstanding_the_Verdict_(n.o.v.) | Jurisdiction | JURISDICTION | Jury | JURY |253. Jet helmet:-A motorcycle helmet with no chin guard or visor. 254. Jockey Shift:-A shift lever that is actuated by a rider's hand and whch sits either behind the rider's leg or is mounted on the fuel tank. 255. JOCKEY SHIFT:-A shift lever that is actuated by a rider's hand and whch sits either behind the rider's leg or is mounted on the fuel tank. 256. JUDGMENT:-A court's decision. 257. Judgment KKangaroo_leather | Keprotec | Kevlar | Kill_switch | Knock_for_knock |264. Kangaroo leather 265. Keprotec 266. Kevlar-A para-aramide fibre, which is five times stronger than steel at the same weight. The melting point is 450 °C. 267. Kill switch 268. Knock for knock LLaminate | Lane_Splitting | LANE_SPLITTING | Line | LINE | Line_(in_relation_to_a_turn) | LOSS_OF_CONSORTUIUM | Loss_of_Consortuium | Low_side | LOW_SIDE | Low_Side |269. Laminate 270. Lane Splitting:-Lane-splitting is practiced by some motorcycles riders. It consists of driving between two lanes of traffic at a greater speed than the other vehicles. Although there are times when this could be dangerous, it's actually legal in many countries. It's illegal in most U.S. states, but California allows it if it's done in a safe manner. 271. LANE SPLITTING:-Lane 272. Line 273. LINE-The predicted or preferred path a motorcycle will make through a turn. MMENTAL_ANGUISH | Mental_Anguish | Mental_Anguish | Motion | MOTION | Motion | Motocross_bike | MOTORCROSS_BIKE | Motorcross_Bike | Motorcross_Bike | Motorcycle-specific_cut | MSF | MSF | MSF | MSF |280. MENTAL ANGUISH 281. Mental Anguish:Mental suffering. In some cases, damages may be awarded for mental anguish even though no physical injury is present. 282. Mental Anguish: 283. Motion 284. MOTION NNaked_Bikes | Naked_Bikes | NAKED_BIKES | Nappa_leather | Neck | NEGLIGENCE | Negligence | Nickel-free_accessories | Nomex | Nubuk_leather | Nuisance | NUISANCE |295. Naked Bikes-Sport or standard motorcycles with minimum bodywork, fairings or windshields. 296. Naked Bikes 297. NAKED BIKES:-Sport or standard motorcycles with minimum bodywork, fairings or windshields. 298. Nappa leather: 299. Neck-The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constricted part of a bone or organ that joins its parts as, for example, the neck of the femur bone. OOEM | OEM | OFF_ROAD_BIKE | Off_Road_Bike | Off-road_bike | Off-road_helmet | ONE | ONE_PERCENTER | One_Percenter | One-Off | One-off | OPINION | Opinion | Ordinance | ORDINANCE | ORIGINAL_JURISDICTION | Original_Jurisdiction | Overrule | OVERRULE |307. OEM: 308. OEM:Original Equipment Manufacturer. 309. OFF ROAD BIKE: 310. Off Road Bike:-A motorcycle designed for use in the dirt or off-pavement. They are typically not street legal, but sometimes they have lights and larger gas tanks. 311. Off-road bike:A motorcycle designed for use in the dirt or off-pavement. They are typically not street legal, but sometimes they have lights and larger gas tanks. PParalysis | PCP/CP | Peremptory_Challenge | PEREMPTORY_CHALLENGE | PERSONAL_PROPERTY | Personal_Property | Petcock | Petcock | PETCOCK | PETITION | Petition | Pharmacy | PILLION_(or_P | Pillion_(or_P-Pad) | Pillion_or_P-Pad | Plaintiff | PLAINTIFF | Pleading | PLEADING | PMS | PMS-_(Parked_Motorcycle_Syndrome) | PRECEDENT | Precedent | Pro_Se | PRO_SE | Probability | PROCESS_SERVING | Process_Serving | Product_Liability | PRODUCT_LIABILITY | ProFoam | ProSafe | Prospective | PUNITIVE_DAMAGES | Punitive_Damages |326. Paralysis 327. PCP/CP 328. Peremptory Challenge-A challenge to a particular juror that requires no reason. Normally an attorney has a limited number of these challenges. 329. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE 330. PERSONAL PROPERTY: QQualify | Qualifying_Heat_Race |361. Qualify:-To advance to the final race event by timed qualifying or position in a heat race. 362. Qualifying Heat Race:-A preliminary race used to determine elimination or position in the final race event. RRake | RAKE | Rake | RAT_BIKE | Rat_Bike | Rat_Bike | REASONABLE_CARE | Reasonable_Care | REDLINE | Redline | Redline | Rehabilitation | REMAND | Remand | REMEDIES | Remedies | rep | Respondent | RESPONDENT | Road_Rash | ROAD_RASH | ROOST | Roost | Roost | RPM | RPM | RPM | RPM | RUB_(rich_urban_biker) | RUB_(rich_urban_biker) |363. Rake:-The angle the forks are from perpendicular, usually expressed in degrees. 364. RAKE:The angle the forks are from perpendicular, usually expressed in degrees. 365. Rake 366. RAT BIKE:A motorcycle that's been kept running by any means possible, usually with mismatched parts and minimal maintenance 367. Rat Bike SSafety,_active_and_passive | schoeller-PCMTM | Serafil | Service_of_Process | SERVICE_OF_PROCESS | Shaft_drive | Shaft_Drive | SHAFT_DRIVE | Shock | Snell_Rating | SNELL_RATING | Soft_tail | SOHC | SOHC | SOHC | Spine | SPORT | Sport_Bike | SPORT_BIKE | Sport-_tourer | Sportbike | Sport-Tourer | Squid | Squid | SQUID | STANDARD | Standard | Standard | Standard_Bike | STANDARD_BIKE | Statue_of_Limitations | STATUE_OF_LIMITATIONS | Storm_cuff | Stretch | STRETCH | Stretch | Strict_Liability | STRICT_LIABILITY | SUBPOENA | Subpoena | Supermoto | Supermotto | SUPERMOTTO | Surgery | Sushi_Wagon | SUSHI_WAGON |393. Safety, active and passive 394. schoeller-PCMTM: 395. Serafil:Highly tear-resistant safety yarn; the only one of its kind in BMW rider equipment. 396. Service of Process:-Providing a formal notice to the defendant that orders him to appear in court to answer plaintiff's allegations. 397. SERVICE OF PROCESS TT_Bone | TACHOMETER | Tachometer | Tachometer | Tank_Slapper | TANK_SLAPPER | Tank-_slapper | Taslan | Technoloden | THIRD_PARTY_LITIGATION | Third_Party_Litigation | Throttle_Lock | THROTTLE_LOCK | Thumper | Thumper | THUMPER | Tiered_Licensing | TIERED_LICENSING | Torque | Torque | TORQUE | Tort | TORT_–_A_civil_wrong;_a_wrongful_injury_to_a_person and #39;s_property._There_are_three_types_of_torts | Trail | TRAIL | Trail | Trauma | Trauma_center | Traumatic_brain_injury | Triple_Tree | Triple_tree | TRIPLE_TREE | TUBELESS_TIRE | Tubeless_Tire | TWO | TWO_STROKE_ENGINE | Two_Stroke_Engine | Two-Second_Rule | Two-stroke_engine |439. T Bone 440. TACHOMETER:-A gauge that measures how fast an engine is spinning. The measurement is usually expressed in revolutions per minute. Also 441. Tachometer-A gauge that measures how fast an engine is spinning. The measurement is usually expressed in revolutions per minute. Also 442. Tachometer 443. Tank Slapper:-What happens in rare cases when a motorcycle's handlebars slap back and forth at high speed, often due to alignment or suspension issues. UUNDER_BRAKE | Underbrake |478. UNDER BRAKE: 479. Underbrake-Failure to apply the brakes to their full capability, resulting in a longer than needed stopping distance. This is usually caused by fear of the results of overbraking. VVentilator | Venturi | VENUE | Venue | VERDICT | Verdict | Vicarious_Liability | VICARIOUS_LIABILITY | VIN | Vin | Vintagenous |480. Ventilator 481. Venturi 482. VENUE-The place of trial. 483. Venue-The place of trial. 484. VERDICT:-The decision of the case reached by the jury. WWet_clutch | Wind_triangle | WIND_TRIANGLE | Wind_Triangle | Witness | WITNESS | WRONGFUL_DEATH_STATUTES | Wrongful_Death_Statutes |491. Wet clutch-A Wet Clutch is one that contains many plates that are in the oil spray of the transmission and the oil gets between the plates. The plates on wet clutches have a tendency to stick together when the bike sits. So, when you start the bike in the morning, before you put it in first gear to move off, depress the clutch lever for about 30 seconds to allow the oil on the plates to drain off and the plates to separate. Otherwise, you'll get a decided clunk and slight movement forward when you put it in first. 492. Wind triangle:A triangular cloth or piece of leather worn around the neck area for wind protection. 493. WIND TRIANGLE 494. Wind Triangle-A wind triangle is a simple triangular-shaped piece of cloth or leather worn around the neck for protection. 495. Witness:-One who testifies at a trial or a deposition. Xx-static |499. x-static: YYearly_premium |500. Yearly premium: ZZ-Liner |501. Z-Liner: |
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