

Suitcase-like panniers, side-loading, are ideal for carrying clothing into hotel rooms while top-loading hard panniers are more suitable for shopping trips. Panniers are nearly always detachable and often lockable, both of their mountings and their closure. "Hard" panniers commonly come in an injection molded plastic such as ABS, and "soft" panniers come in some form of textile (e.g. Panniers mount on either side of the rear of the motorcycle roughly underneath (but not interfering with) the seating position of the pillion passenger. They normally come in pairs but may be used individually. Modern touring motorcycles often have panniers or saddlebags fitted as standard or available as options.
FARKLE MEANING SERIES
XL Series III throwover saddlebags on 2005 Harley Sportster A banking false-sidecar known as the "Sidewinder" became available in the UK in the 1980s, intended to overcome learner-driver licensing requirement restrictions of 125 cc introduced in 1983, but its carrying capacity was restricted, being approximately equivalent to a tool box. Sidecars place a heavy strain on wheel bearings, wheel-spokes and suspension components even frames and engines may suffer. The cornering of "an outfit" is partly controlled by the throttle and this makes for interesting effects: A sidecar wheel brake - usually a pedal side-by-side with the motorcycle rear brake - helps considerably. In any case, the special sidecar tyres are poorly-suited to solo riding. Alignment of the sidecar is critical and the mountings come under considerable stress, making a quickly-detachable version largely impractical.
FARKLE MEANING WINDOWS
Sidecars such as the British Watsonian were coach-built in wood and had doors, sliding windows and even a sun-roof, but modern sidecars may be fibreglass or aluminium. Their peak popularity (160,000 in the UK in 1955, pre- World War II in the United States) came about when powerful motorcycles were available, but there were relatively few cars about. IMZ-Ural motorcycle with a "sports" sidecarĪ sidecar turns a motorcycle into a three-wheeled vehicle. Now also used at times in a humorous or mildly derogatory way to describe bling, such as anodized or chromed parts that add no functionality. The term Farkle (a portmanteau of the words functional and sparkle) is used within the motorcycle community, originally to denote useful add-ons, such as GPS or other upgraded components. An accessory may be added at the factory by the original equipment manufacturer or purchased and installed by the owner post-sale as aftermarket goods. Motorcycle accessories are features and accessories selected by a motorcycle owner to enhance safety, performance, or comfort, and may include anything from mobile electronics to sidecars and trailers.

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