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Parts on a bike....?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:34 am
by Tigger
Sorry to be a newbie but I have some questions on bike parts. Why is it that the right side of a swingarm on a sportbike looks different from the left side where the chain is? And what is that container looking thingy on top of the handle bars behind the windscreen? Is it power steering fluid? Not all manufacturers put it there right? Any suggestions. Thanks.
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:44 am
by Johnj
The right side of the swingarm is where the brake is.
The container thingy is a brake fluid reservoir for the front brakes.
Re: Parts on a bike....?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:48 am
by ZooTech
Tigger wrote:And what is that container looking thingy on top of the handle bars behind the windscreen? Is it power steering fluid?
On Harley dressers, that's known as a beer can holder and, yes, I suppose it feeds the power steering unit, so to speak.
Re: Parts on a bike....?
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:40 pm
by BlueBomber
ZooTech wrote:Tigger wrote:And what is that container looking thingy on top of the handle bars behind the windscreen? Is it power steering fluid?
On Harley dressers, that's known as a beer can holder and, yes, I suppose it feeds the power steering unit, so to speak.
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:02 pm
by Shorts
And on Goldwings its the coffee maker
Actually, the thingy holding the fluid on the right side bar is the brake fluid reservoir. It has a host that runs to the front caliper(s). If there is a fluid reservoir on the left side bar, that is for a hydraulic clutch.
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:11 am
by Britjoe
Power stearing FLuid, FORFUKSAKE
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:44 am
by Shorts
lol
FYI to the OP, bikes do not have power steering fluid.