Ohio River Motorcycle Rally 2012

100 great guitar licks. A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, moto or cycle) is a two[1] or three wheeled[2] motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task they are designed for, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.

Motorcycles are one of the most affordable forms of motorised transport in many parts of the world and, for most of the world's population, they are also the most common type of motor vehicle.[3][4][5] There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters, motorised bicycles, and other powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide,[6] or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people. This compares to around 590 million cars, or about 91 per 1000 people.

Most of the motorcycles, 58%, are in the developing countries of Asia – Southern and Eastern Asia, and the Asia Pacific countries, excluding Japan – while 33% of the cars (195 million) are concentrated in the United States and Japan. In 2006, China had 54 million motorcycles in use and an annual production of 22 million units.[7][8] As of 2002[update], India, with an estimated 37 million motorcycles/mopeds, was home to the largest number of motorised two wheelers in the world. China came a close second with 34 million motorcycles/mopeds

La motocicletta, spesso detta mòto per brevità, è un veicolo a 2 ruote, provvisto di motore, appartenente alla categoria dei motoveicoli. In origine, questo tipo di veicolo veniva definito bicicletto a motore, a causa della sua discendenza dalla bicicletta.

Ciclistica [modifica]
Naked con parti della ciclistica a vista: telaio con telaietto, forcellone, forcella e manubrio in alluminio opaco, impianto frenante a disco.Elementi fondamentali del motociclo, ma non pertinenti con la propulsione:

telaio e telaietto (detto anche sottotelaio o telaio ausiliario), elementi statici atti al collegamento della parti ciclistiche, motoristiche e delle sovrastrutture;
sella, necessaria per permettere la seduta sulla moto, presente praticamente su tutte le motociclette, ad esclusione delle moderne moto da trial;