motorcycles

Harleys and Hondas

Motorcycles is the plural of motorcycle, a two-wheeled motor vehicle with the rider straddling a saddle.

Motorcycles range from small scooters to powerful sport bikes and cruisers.

The word can also verb: She motorcycles to work year-round.

Motorcycle culture carries associations with freedom and rebellion—think leather jackets and open roads.

components

handlebars

Bicycle steering apparatus

taillight · kickstand · footpeg · sprocket · chain · clutch · brake · disc · caliper · fork

culture

freedom

Absence of constraint

biker · leather · rally · Sturgis · Daytona · chapter · club · patch · custom · chopper

engine

cylinder

Circular-based solid form

throttle · crankshaft · camshaft · four-stroke · two-stroke · V-twin · inline-four · boxer · horsepower · torque

racing

MotoGP

Premier motorcycle racing series

TT · circuit · podium · leathers · chicane · straightaway · qualifying · grid · Rossi · Marquez

adventure

touring

Traveling for pleasure

overland · expedition · backcountry · panniers · GPS · long-distance · saddlebags · navigation · terrain · wilderness

speed

acceleration

Rate velocity changes

aerodynamics · tuck · slipstream · adrenaline · fast · redline · sportbike · hyperbike · Hayabusa · cornering

Categories
Opposites
vehicle type/propulsion

motorcycleswalking

Locomotion on foot

minivans · bicycles · cars · automobiles · sedans

mobility/transportation mode

motorcycleswalking

Locomotion on foot

staying put · immobility · horse riding · sailing

cultural symbolism/lifestyle

motorcyclesminivans

Mid-size family haulers

station wagons · sedans · family cars · public transportation · carpooling

Phrases
Family

motorcycle, motorcycled, motorcycling

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G