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• Benotto
  ...nsmission, capable of 70 km/h. The ''Master'' 50, had a two-stroke engine, single-stroke, which could reach 55 km/h, but with transmission roller grip would ...aur Gran Sport, with a two-stroke engine, 160 cc and the upgrade to a four-speed transmission. The company closed its doors in 1957.
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• Figini & Lazzati
  ...Lazzati were the first [[Italians]] who independently produced a motorized bicycle. ...is sat higher back in the [[pedals]] turned the [[frame]]. In 1906 only a single series of production was reached and four years later the company was again
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• Menon
  ...ual for a belt drive, it used a drum with a single reduction gear. Maximum speed was a respectable 25 mph. Menon, a few years later, offered models with the
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• Derailleur gears
  ...from one sprocket to another. Although widely referred to as "[[gear]]s", bicycle "gears" should properly be referred to as '''sprockets''' since they are dr ...le]] attached to a [[Shifter (bicycle part)|shift lever]] mounted on the [[bicycle frame|down tube]], handlebar [[Stem (bike)|stem]], or [[handlebar]]. When a
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• Giovanni Battista Ceiranos
  ...no & C.]], which until 1903 the "Ceirano 5HP" and the "Ceirano 6/8HP" with single motors and a vierzylindrigen "Ceirano 16HP with 4,562 cc developed. Matteo'
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• Ducati Cucciolo
  |Engine || 48 cc [[single cylinder engine|single]] |Top speed || 40mph
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• Bianchi Motorcycles
  ...also produced automobiles from 1900 to 1939. Edoardo Bianchi started his bicycle manufacturing business in a small shop on [[Milan]]’s Via Nirone in 1885. ...link forks]]. In 1910 Bianchi built a 498 cc [[single cylinder engine|single]] that was very successful and established the Bianchi motorcycle name.
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• Slick tire
  ...for drivers in some autosports to wear out multiple sets of tires during a single day's driving. ==Bicycle tires==
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• D & C
  ...two-stroke 125 cc, Eisemann magneto, [[Longuemare]] [[carburetor]], [[two-speed]] chain driven [[transmission]] with a rear brake. This motorcycle, from Ju ...3 HP engine, [[two speed]] [[transmission]] with wide ratios and a maximum speed was 70-75 km/h.
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• Pirotta
  ...otta 43cc 1947_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1947 Pirotta 43cc mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]] ...ycle in 1948. The single-[[engine]] [[two-stroke]] 49 cc, with the [[three-speed]] [[gearbox]] at the center of the frame with the casing positioned vertica
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• Bicycle gearing
  [[Image:Rohloff-nabe.jpg|right|thumb|A bicycle with a [[hub gear]].]][[Image:Shimano xt rear derailleur.jpg|right|thumb|Sh ...thumb|[[Bevel gear|Bevel ring gear]] on the rear wheel of a [[shaft-driven bicycle]]]]
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• Girardengo
  ...e was [[Italy]]’s greatest. After ending his cycling career he started a [[bicycle]] factory and later on, in the fifties, also produced 2-stroke motorcycles ...pg|thumb|left|250px|'''Girardengo motoleggra 125 cc<br>Single cylinder two speed, 52 mm Bore, 4.5 HP at 4800 rpm<br> with Dell' Orito 16 MA carbs with [[Mar
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• Frera
  ...n [[Milan]]. The company's goal was to design and sale [[automobiles]], [[bicycle]]s and [[motorcycle]]s. The company focused activities in the production of ...up to 1140 [[cubic centimeter|cc]] and [[transmission]] chain to return to single-cylinder with [[distribution (mechanical)|distribution]] 4-valve head and [
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• Crankshaft
  ...urbulence and mixing of the intake charge. For this reason, even such high speed production engines as current [[Honda]] engines are classified as long-stro ...rom either [[mild steel]] or [[high strength steel]], or machined out of a single [[billet]] of forged steel. Mild steel is only used for engines in models o
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• Vehicle dynamics
  ...For [[single-track vehicle]]s, specifically the two-wheeled variety, see [[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics]]. For [[aircraft]] see [[Aerodynamics]]. For [[wat * [[Oversteer#Critical_speed|Critical speed]]
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• Mountain biking
  '''Mountain biking''' is the sport of riding [[bicycle]]s in a more extreme way, although not necessarily off paved roads—[[Bike ..., most [[mountain bike]]s have a similar look: knobby tires, large round [[bicycle frame|frame]] tubing, and some sort of suspension or shock absorbers are th
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• Driving
  ...uch as a [[truck]], [[bus]], [[motorcycle]], or [[automobile|car]]. For [[bicycle]]s and mounted [[animal]]s and &mdash; at least in the [[United Kingdom|U.K Driving includes knowing how to operate the mechanisms which control the speed and direction (which in technical terminology are both components of the [[
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• Itom
  ...m48cc 1950_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc 0.7 hp mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]] ...om48cc 1950 0,7hp_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]]
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• Road bicycle racing
  [[Image:Henninger Turm-2005-Finale-Runde2-Spitzengruppe.jpg|thumb|250px|Bicycle racers at the 2005 [[Rund um den Henninger-Turm]] in Germany]] ...cycling|roads]] (following the [[geography]] of the area), using [[racing bicycle]]s. The term 'road racing' is usually applied to events where competing rid
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• Milano-Torino
  ...orino''' is a [[List of road bicycle racing events|semi classic]] European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of [[Milan]] and [[Tu ...] now holds the record average speed for the race when he won in 1999 at a speed of 45.75 kilometres per hour. The record for the most wins in Milano-Torino
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