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• Remondini
  ...he cycle engine Remondini is considered one of the precursors of the motor cycle craze in the fifties.
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• Straight-twin
  ...position and move in same direction all the time. This leads to a working cycle every 360°. The mechanical [[engine balance|balance]] of this design is no [[Japan]]ese motorcycles, with the exception of [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]], use a crank angle of 180°. This leads to fewer vibra
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• Bridgestone
  ...to its rival motorcycle makers such as [[Honda]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] and it was later decided to cease motorcycle manufactu The Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. offers bicycles under its own brand and under the Anchor brand. T
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• 1907 Isle of Man TT
  ...nishment stop, [[Oliver Godfrey]] had to retire when his 5hp [[Rex]] motor-cycle caught fire. ...f 38.21 mph. His brother Harry Collier, also riding a Matchless motor-cycle, had problems with an engine seizure on lap 2 and eventually retired on lap
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• Classic Racing
  ...earlier era, including a Pre-1935 class, are raced by the [[Vintage Motor Cycle Club]] (VMCC)[http://vmcc-racing.pchweb.co.uk/]. The VMCC race classes are *[http://vmcc-racing.pchweb.co.uk/ Vintage Motor Cycle Club]
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• Straight-2
  ...position and move in same direction all the time. This leads to a working cycle every 360°. The mechanical [[engine balance|balance]] of this design is no [[Japan]]ese motorcycles, with the exception of [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]], use a crank angle of 180°. This leads to fewer vibra
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• V4 engine
  The [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] of Europe produced two totally different V4 engines with a [ ...on Outboards|Johnson]], [[Evinrude Outboard Motors|Evinrude]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]. This type of engines is popular because of their small si
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• SIAT
  ...placement of 75 cc, with a two-stroke cycle. It was the smallest auxiliary motor market in Italy in 1926.
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• Carlo Abarth
  ...[[motorbike]] and [[bicycle]] chassises. Back in Austria, he worked for [[Motor Thun]] and [[Joseph Opawsky]] (1927-34), and raced [[motorbikes]], winning his first race in a [[James Cycle Co|James cycle]] in [[Salzburg]] on [[July 29]], [[1928]]). He later was European champio
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• Controlled Combustion Engine
  ...uses fewer moving components. A [[four stroke cycle|four]] or [[two stroke cycle]] can be used and it can run on [[petrol]], [[diesel]], [[compressed natura ...which makes better use of the high cylinder pressures at this point in the cycle. In comparison a conventional engine reaches its maximum mechanical advant
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• Automobile self starter
  ...pistons to be moving before the [[ignition system|ignition]] phase of the cycle. This means that the engine must be set in motion by an external force bef ...id assembly pulls the pinion gear away from the ring gear, and the starter motor stops. Modern starter motors have a "bendix" — a gear and integ
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• Alexandre Darracq
  ...of manufacturing electric cars as well as acquiring an interest in Millet motor bicycles. He established [[Automobiles Darracq S.A.]] in [[Suresnes]], nea ...f all automobiles in France. His company became involved with [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning a number of major races, including the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]
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• Single cylinder engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...is used in working vehicles, motorsports, airplanes, and as an industrial motor.
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• 1939 Isle of Man TT
  ...H.B.Waddington and D.Whitworth both riding [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] motor-cycles. ...broken googles. Also, J.W.Beaves and H.B.Myers both riding [[Velocette]] motor-cycles crash at the Quarterbridge on the same lap.
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• Racing
  ===Cycle racing === [[Machine]]s powered by [[motor]]s, on [[land]]:
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• Lambretta (company)
  The '''Lambretta''' was a line of motor [[scooter]]s manufactured in [[Milano]] (Milan), [[Italy]] from the late 19 ...een the 3 or 4 gears. They also have had [[two-stroke cycle|two stroke]] [[motor]]s, requiring a mixture of oil with the gasoline in order to lubricate the
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• Camshaft
  ...he camshaft rotates at the same rate as the crankshaft. In a [[four-stroke cycle|four-stroke engine]], the valves are opened only half as often; thus, two f ...re both [[surface hardening|surface hardened]], and modern [[lubricant]] [[motor oil]]s contain additives specifically to reduce sliding friction. The lobes
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• Bordeaux-Paris
  ...[[road bicycle racing|cycle race]] was one of mainland Europe's [[Classic cycle races]], and the longest in the professional calendar, covering a distance ...but the 1988 proved to be the last running of the event as a professional cycle race.
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• MR
  ...d with a 175 cc engine fitted with an auto [[transmission]]. They produced motor bikes with 98 cc and 123-cc ''Train'' engines. The plant actually came from the [[Cypselus]] cycle plant, which was founded in 1899 by [[Ippolito Raimondini]]. He produced "c
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...nal combustion piston engine''' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> ...The main types are the [[internal combustion engine]] used extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[industrial r
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• Vespa
  The '''Vespa''' is a line of motor [[scooter]]s that was first manufactured in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]] in 1946 by ...een the 3 or 4 gears. They also have had [[two-stroke cycle|two stroke]] [[motor]]s, requiring a mixture of oil with the gasoline in order to lubricate the
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• Engine
  .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e ...s followed in a majority of the models. Several three-cylinder, two-stroke-cycle models were built while most engines had straight or in-line cylinders. The
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• Two stroke
  ...[[internal combustion engine]] differs from the more common [[four-stroke cycle]] by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of fo ...line engines are usually two-strokes. They are commonly used in [[outboard motor]]s, high-performance, small-capacity [[motorcycle]]s, [[moped]]s, [[scooter
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• Marine engine
  .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e ...s followed in a majority of the models. Several three-cylinder, two-stroke-cycle models were built while most engines had straight or in-line cylinders. The
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• Track cycling
  Formats of track cycle races are also heavily influenced by aerodynamics. If one rider closely fo *Motor-paced events, such as [[Keirin]] racing - cyclists draft behind a [[derny]]
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• Four-cylinder
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...amual Brown in 1823. It was based on what Hardenberg calls the [[Leonardo cycle]], which, as this name implies, was already out of date at that time. Just
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• Garelli Mosquito
  ...:800px-Garelli-Mosquito-Motor_01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Garelli Mosquito Motor''']] ...r their compactness that made it an easy installation at the bottom of the cycle without interfering with the position of the pedals. Because of the conside
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• John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• John Hopkins
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• Nassetti
  ...build a bike, with help-motor. The Pellegrino is now a days still , a help motor wich is good to assemble and joy-full to ride. An Italian blood-horse under The Nassetti iL Pellegrino-engins are used direct after 1945 by Dutch racing-motor drivers, on the [[circuit of Zandvoort]]. (1950).
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• Bicycles Museums
  ...Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH. Tel:513-293-2841. Reproduction of the Wright Cycle Shop. Mark Hall Cycle Museum
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• Straight-3
  ...etro]], the [[Subaru Justy]], the [[Honda Insight]], and also [[two stroke cycle|two stroke]] [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]s ([[Saab 93|93]] - [[Saab 96|96]]). O [[Triumph Motorcycles|Triumph]], [[Laverda]], [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]], [[BMW]].
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• Car battery
  ...LI battery''' (''Starting - Lighting - Ignition'') to power the [[starter motor]], the lights and the [[ignition system]] of a vehicle’s [[internal combu * The ''starting'' (''cranking'') or ''shallow cycle'' type is designed to deliver quick bursts of energy, usually to start an e
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• Automobile industry in Italy
  ...e foundation of the industry. [[Enrico Bernardi]] built petrol fuelled tri-cycle car in 1884. |align=center colspan=150|<center>'''Italian motor vehicle production 1997-2006'''
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• Brooklands
  ...t was opened on [[June 17]] [[1907]] and was the first custom-built banked motor race circuit in the world. It was the first ever oval style race track buil ...days after the circuit opened, it played host to the world's first 24 hour motor event, with [[Selwyn Edge]] leading three specially converted [[Napier Lion
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...[[internal combustion engine]] differs from the more common [[four-stroke cycle]] by completing the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhau ...ne]] engines are usually two-strokes. They are commonly used in [[outboard motor]]s, high-performance, small-capacity [[motorcycle]]s, [[moped]]s, [[scooter
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...[Wilhelm Maybach]] in the 1870's developed the [[four-stroke cycle]] (Otto cycle) engine. For low power mobile and many non-mobile applications an [[electric motor]] is a competitive alternative. In the future, electric motors may also bec
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• Di Blasi
  These vehicles were displayed for the first time [[Exposure Cycle and motorcycle Milan]] of [[1973]], obtaining good appreciation of the pres ...o continuous updates. His job opportunities are manifold: as the auxiliary motor vehicle, boat or car.
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• Scooter
  Most modern motor scooters have smaller wheels than motorcyles, between 8 and 12 inches (20-2 ...ater cooled such as the [[Honda]] [[Honda FC50|FC50]] or the 2002 [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] YQ50s. Scooters increasingly have four stroke engines to m
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• Vi Vi
  ...nd assembly. The range, single-cylinder engines equipped with [[two-stroke motor|Two-stroke]], the models included "[[Touring]]", "[[Gran Turismo]]", "[[Spo ...motorcycles with engines [[Minarelli Engines|Minarelli]] over a [[bicycle|cycle]], under the name of Vi-Vi SaS.
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• Connecting rod
  ...e diagram.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [ ...for high performance engines, or of [[cast iron]] for applications such as motor scooters. They are not rigidly fixed at either end, so that the angle betwe
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• Mopeds
  ...introduced in the early 1950s, were nothing but [[bicycle]]s with a helper motor in various locations, for example on top of the front wheel. These were com [[Image:Moped_old.jpg|thumb|210px|Moped's ancestor - a bike equipped with a motor]]
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• Microcar
  ...rope after [[World War I]] were often motorcycle based and referred to as "cycle cars". ...erpendicular, where other cars park parallel, or be lifted by hand, like a motor [[scooter]], to get into a tight spot. The Isetta and some others had forw
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• W engine
  ...is found in [[motorbike]]s of the [[MotoGP]] class. These are [[Two stroke cycle|2-stroke]], 500 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]] [[V engine]]s with two banks of two Examples of these type of W4 engines are the [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] YZR500 and the [[Cagiva]] GP500 motorbikes.
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• Ducati Singles
  When [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]] began manufacturing motorcycles, they were single cylinder ...the military, making the factory a target for Allied bombing. The [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]] factory at Borgo Panigale was hit badly more than once, bu
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• Tourist Trophy
  Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. ...ous, undulating terrain made the TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.
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• Anzani
  [[Image:Anzani 3W Motor Replika.jpg|thumb|'''Replica of an Anzani 3W Motor.''']] ...i moved to France where he became involved in cycle racing. He moved on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breaking lightweight engine. In 1907
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• Internal combustion engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] .... It was compression-less and based on what Hardenberg calls the "Leonardo cycle," which, as this name implies, was already out of date at that time. Just a
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...imply control the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[ignition t ...engine parameters were fixed. The quantity of fuel per cylinder per engine cycle was determined by a [[carburetor]] or injector pump.
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