Motorcycle
Amotorcycle(or motorbike) is avehicleused totransportpeople from one place to another. It does not have 4 wheels like acar.It has 2 wheels like abicycle,and it has amotorlike a car. A motorcycle is usually driven by one person. Apassengercan also ride on the back of the motorcycle. Some motorcycles have a sidecar that can carry another passenger.
On-road bikes (ones that are allowed on public roads) require the rider to have a special type of driver'slicenseto be ridden legally. Off-road bikes are not allowed to be driven on public roads.
Speed and stunts are the main goals for off-road bike sports. Many on-road bikes are much faster than off-road bikes and can be used in sports such as motorbike racing.
Motocross is a form of motorcycle racing. It is on an off-road circuit. The sport came frommotorcycle trialscompetitions held in theUnited Kingdom.Since motorcycles are lighter than almost all cars, they canacceleratemore quickly. But it also makes them not as safe as cars, because they do not have a protecting chassis around them like cars. Very often motorcycle riders are injured heavily inaccidents.Motorcycle riders should wear ahelmetand other protective clothing like shoes and gloves, of which some havearmor.This special clothing may reduce the rider's injuries in an accident. Motorcycles also do not protect riders against wind and rain. That makes it difficult to drive in winter or during bad weather.
In poor countries, motorcycles are used by many as a cheap method of transportation. Many people who do not have the money to buy a car can afford a small motorcycle. In rich countries, large powerful motorcycles are used more as ahobbyorsport.
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- ↑Setright, L.J.K. (1979),The Guinness book of motorcycling facts and feats,Guinness Superlatives, pp. 202, 211,ISBN0-85112-200-0
- ↑"History of Individual Motocross World Championships".fim-live.com. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2011.Retrieved11 October2011.