Motorcycle Definition–noun | 1. | a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers. |
–verb (used without object) | 2. | to ride on or operate a motorcycle. |
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any two-wheeled or, less commonly, three-wheeled motor vehicle, usually propelled by an internal-combustion engine.motorcycle racing
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Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
leading Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles and a major producer of automobiles for the world market. Headquarters are in Tokyo.Taglioni, Fabio
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American motorcycle daredevil captivated audiences with his death-defying aerial stunts and horrified them with his bone-shattering crashes when his exploits ended in failure. Clad in his trademark ...
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Knievel, Evel
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Aguilar Manzo, Luis ("The Wild Rooster")
Mexican singer and actor whose career spanned half a century and included some 150 movies, most notably the comedy Full Steam Ahead (1951), in which he played a motorcycle policeman seeking romance ...
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