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Nacelle

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:00:59 +0000

A housing, usually for mounting instruments or headlight.

Naked Bikes

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:00:21 +0000

Sport or standard motorcycles with minimum bodywork, fairings or windshields. This is a motorbike in its most basic form. The emphasis is on functionality and ergonomics rather than aerodynamic body panels and exaggerated riding positions that are most common on sport bikes.

NATC

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:18 +0000

North American Trials Council. The mission of the NATC, Inc. is to establish and to administer a US National Trials Championship series that will produce a US National Champion. Included in the mission is the establishment of rules that are used to govern both rider and event.

The NATC is in effect the trials arm of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). The AMA is the primary sanctioning body for motorcycle sports in the US. The Federation Internationale Motorcycliste (FIM) establishes the rules for world competition in trials and many other motorcycle sports.

http://www.natctrials.org/

New Werner Motorcycle

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:00:43 +0000

Unveiled at the 1901 Cycle & Motor Show in Paris, the “New Werner” is one of the early motorbikes to have its engine mounted in the lower part of the frame (most motorcycles since then use this engine placement). The model is named after Russian brothers, Michel and Eugene Werner.