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Also Known As motorbike

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Ducati Condor motorcycle, originally built for service in the Alps with the Swiss Army.
An early motorcycle, c. 1900.
American motorcycle racer Ray Weishaar, winner of a 100-mile (160-km) race in Norton, Kansas, October 22, 1914.
touring motorcycle
The 2004 model of the Harley-Davidson Sportster, a road bike introduced in 1957.
A 2005 Triumph Rocket III motorcycle.
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rear shock absorber
Motorcyclist rounding a turn at the Tourist Trophy races, Isle of Man, England.
Tour Harley-Davidson's factory and see how a motorcycle is built along an assembly line
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