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• Garelli Mosquito
  ...ic", which followed the successful Mosquito in [[1955]], had a fundamental change: the adoption of a patented [[automatic transmission]] that further simplif ...sh forward to accelerate and release to decelerate and finally there was a mechanical [[horn]] which did not need any power supply.
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• Bicycle gearing
  ...mechanics)|transmission]]s, the [[gear ratio]] is closely related to the [[mechanical advantage]] of the drivetrain of the bicycle. On [[single-speed bicycle]]s ...ycling)|cadence]], but with less force. Conversely, a higher gear (smaller mechanical advantage) allows a higher speed for a given cadence, but requiring greater
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• Transmission
  ...a different output speed. However, some of the simplest gearboxes merely change the physical direction in which power is transmitted. In daily life, indiv ...useable lower speed with higher torque, or do the opposite and provide a [[mechanical advantage]] (i.e increase in torque) to allow higher forces to be generated
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• Cyclo-cross
  A cyclo-cross rider is allowed to change bicycles and receive mechanical assistance during a race. While the rider is on the course gumming up one b ...le [[singlespeed]] bikes also have some popularity due to the advantage of mechanical simplicity in the, often very, muddy conditions and the fringe nature of th
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• Power (physics)
  ...: W). This can be modeled as an [[energy]] flow, equivalent to the rate of change of the energy in a system, or the time rate of doing work, :''W'' is [[mechanical work|work]]
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• Steering
  ...o move at different speeds or even in opposite directions to bring about a change of course. ...s of the sector moves the pitman arm, which is connected to the [[Linkage (mechanical)#Types of linkages|steering linkage]] and thus steers the wheels. The recir
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• Torque
  ...ally be thought of as "rotational force" or "angular force" which causes a change in rotational motion. This force is defined by linear force multiplied by a or, more generally, torque can be defined as the rate of change of [[angular momentum]],
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• Automatic transmission
  An '''automatic transmission''' is an [[automobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver ...models such as the Subaru Justy did not popularize CVT). These designs can change the ratios over a range rather than between set gear ratios. Even though CV
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• Downforce
  ...ct. But some cars have had rather unstable aerodynamics, such that a minor change in angle of attack or height of the vehicle (for example, caused by a bump
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• Frera
  ...d [[transmission]] chain to return to single-cylinder with [[distribution (mechanical)|distribution]] 4-valve head and [[suspension]] parallelogram front and rea ...o]] [[carburetor]] and, [[Marelli]] magneto. The gearbox with 3 speed hand change was furnished by Burman. Engine dimensions are 53x79 mm, top speed is 70-80
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  An '''automatic transmission''' is an [[automobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the d ...'''[[continuously variable transmission]]s''' available. These designs can change the ratios over a range rather than between set gear ratios. Even though pr
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• Lancia Delta-20/30HP
  ...iters 8; [[cooling to water]], traffic forced, radiator to tubes alettati, mechanical lamp; ...y]] to 4 relations more reverse with order to side lever; relations of the change: 3,891:1 in first, 2,381:1 in second, 1,618:1 in third, taken manager (1:1
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• Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
  ...ained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanical changes. The three first series were assembled by ...et (from MY 1969) had [[SPICA]] (Società Pompe Iniezione Cassani & Affini) mechanical fuel injection.
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  *two-wheel mechanical brakes with mechanical driveline brake For 1904, Fiat made a dramatic change from steel-reinforced wood [[chassis]] to pressed steel frames. The 16/20 h
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• Ansaldo
  In 1923, financial problems at the company, which prompted this change of hands, disappearing the "empire" Ansaldo, however, the continued product '''Ansaldo''' was also a steel and mechanical manufacturing company.
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• John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)
  .... Overall the YZR500 was considered to be uncompetative that ear, due to a change in the regulations allowing 990 cc 4-stroke motorcycles to race against 500 ...lowing Hopkins to move up the standings. Unfortunately it also saw several mechanical failures, which effectivly undid the hard work to develop the motorcycle. H
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• Shock absorber
  ...shock absorber''' in common parlance (or ''damper'' in technical use) is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or [[damping|damp]] a sudden [[Shock (mechani ...940s. Although now considered obsolete, an advantage of this system is its mechanical simplicity; the degree of damping can be easily adjusted by tightening or l
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• John Hopkins
  .... Overall the YZR500 was considered to be uncompetative that ear, due to a change in the regulations allowing 990 cc 4-stroke motorcycles to race against 500 ...lowing Hopkins to move up the standings. Unfortunately it also saw several mechanical failures, which effectivly undid the hard work to develop the motorcycle. H
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• Brake fade
  ...brakes]]. Loss of stopping power, or fade, can be caused by friction fade, mechanical fade, or fluid fade. Brake fade can be significantly reduced by appropriate ...int" on the temperature-friction curve. [''All brake lining is cured under mechanical pressure following a heating & cooling curve, heating the friction material
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• Lancia Trikappa
  ...ters 8.5; [[cooling to water]] traffic forced, radiator to tubes alettati, mechanical lamp; ...to 4 relations more reverse with order to central lever; relations of the change: 4,651:1 in first, 2,326:1 in second, 1,550:1 in third, taken manager (1:1
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