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EASY RIDER,
METICULOUS DETAILER
Brad Porter of Porter Customs Mobile
Detailing, Saint Augustine Beach, Florida
TERMS TO KNOW
The following are motorcycle terms you might come across with your motorcycle clients.
some protection during a dump. 2
HIGHWAY PEGS: Root pegs
mounted to allow for
leg stretching room. 2
IRONSIDE: Generally referring to
something on the northern hemisphere
(top) of the motorcycle. Opposite of
rubberside. 3
JIFFY - Side Kickstand 3
JOCKEY SHIFT: A gear selector
fitted directly into the top of the
transmission. 2
KEVLAR - A fiber manufactured
by Dupont (notice all these funky,
freakishly strong textiles are made by
the same company) which, by weight,
is five times stronger than steel. Often
blended with Cordura and other more
elastic materials in the production of
textile motorcycle riding gear. 3
KING AND QUEEN SEAT:
A one-piece seat with a saddle for
the driver, a passenger saddle behind,
and a high, padded backrest raised
about six inches above the driver and
attached to a high Sissy Bar. In the
‘70s, no chopper was complete without
a king and queen seat. 2
MEGAPHONE: A flared exhaust tip. 2
MAGIC BUTTON:
Slang for the starter button. For
decades, motorcycles were kick-start
only machines. 1
MUSHROOMS: Plastic bumpers that
attach to a motorcycle frame to protect
the bike’s fairing in case it is dropped.
Often used by stunt riders to avoid
expensive repairs to body panels. Also
called crash bungs or frame sliders. 3
NAKED/NAKED BIKE:
A recent term that has come to
describe motorcycles that don’t
have plastic bodywork covering
them up. Before about 1980, most
all bikes were “naked” … But
when motorcycle makers began offering
purpose-built sport bikes in the image of
their race bikes, they came covered in
sporty plastic fairing panels.
PEANUT TANK:
Distinctive style of fuel tank.
The quintessential Sportster
tank; also popular on
Choppers and Bobbers. 2
PERIOD CORRECT:
A motorcycle built to reflect
customizations that were trendy when
the bike was new. 2
PILLION/PILLION PAD: A pad
attached to a fender that acts as a
passenger seat. 2
SKIN: A vehicle’s paint job. 3
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