Thursday, 6 November 2014

Guide To Bike Tune Up

By Etta Bowen


During World War II the motorcycle was used on a large scale. All warring nations presented their production to military Motorcycles. The American motorcycle industry, represented by Harley-Davidson and Indian, produced over 300,000 motorcycles, the British industry 425,000 motorcycles for the Allies. The most copied motorcycle in world: a DKW RT 125, 1939-1965 (bike tune up). The motorcycle was used in post-war period as a "cheaper car replacement". The motorcycles should be robust, reliable and simple in construction. The journalist Ernst Leverkus called corresponding models "Westerwald motorcycles" and led as examples of Ardi B 250, BMW R 24, NSU 251 OSL, Triumph BDG, Victoria KR.

In same year the brothers Werner in France developed a motorcycle with front wheel drive. With the technical innovation of spray nozzle carburetor, patented by Wilhelm Maybach in 1893, and the magneto ignition, a patent by Robert Bosch in 1901, the motorcycle was much easier to use. The development of motorcycle technology was coined until First World War only by European and American manufacturers in 1902 presented a Griffon Motorcycle with V-engine produces.

1958 Ducati introduced a variant of desmodromic valve control. This built today positive control was designed by Fabio Taglioni. In 1960s, the motorcycle demand and production in era of economic miracle reduced resistant to 1969 recorded the lowest production and approval numbers. The German motorcycle industry was on the ground, only BMW still made - in four-digit production area -. Motorcycles with large displacement ago.

The Japanese motorcycle industry put forth in 1972 more than 3.5 million motorcycles annually, while in same year, Germany had a low of only 198,221 registered motorcycles. Honda has been the world market leader; the small motorcycle Honda Super Cub was the world's most-produced automobile. Japanese producers to give the two-wheeler to a new meaning as a "sport, hobby and leisure device" succeeded.

In 1897, the brothers Eugene and Michael Werner market cycle motor placed above the front wheel, which they give the name "motorcycle". From 1960, the practice of motorized two-wheelers was considered dirty or degrading. The wealthy then preferred automobile, which allowed to carry more people protected from rain, wind and dust. This time was a massacre for historical brands of motorcycles.

1928 DKW - due to changing tax laws and the introduction of reverse circulation in two-stroke engine - the largest motorcycle manufacturer in world. The two-stroke boom ensured that as early as 1932 in Germany more mopeds were registered as motorcycles. Gilera used in 1934 for first time a transversely mounted four-cylinder four-stroke engine in racing machine "Rondine".

In 1988 there were at BMW first antilock braking system for motorcycles as an option and 1992 first traction control at the Honda Pan European. In 1999, Suzuki with its Hayabusa 1300, first over 300 km / h fast production motorcycle before, in 2006 Piaggio with their MP3 first tricycle with swivel mechanism (Leaning Multi Wheeler), 2007 Honda inir Gold Wing a motorcycle airbag and 2014, the KTM AG in its 1190 Adventure the Motorcycle stability Control (MSC), an electronic stability control of Robert Bosch.

1920 presented Ernest Walker in Daytona on an Indian with 167.67 km / h first recognized by the FIM world speed record. Until 1937 the output was increased, inter alia, by charging motor to over 279.5 km / h (by Ernst Jakob Henne). Also, two-stroke engines were on the supercharged piston pump, a power improvement among others at DKW. "A (limited)" - limited, from the age of 18; max. 25 kW and not exceeding 0.16 kW / kg curb weight; after two years of ownership can be provided uncomplaining driving experience, will be topped with a practical examination in the unlimited class A.




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