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	Shock absorber Ammortizzatore		Device connecting a bike's... >>>


	Stop ring(Seger ring) Anello di fermo(seeger)		Also called safety ring, or snap ring. It represents a simple, cheap system to stop... >>>


	Spark plug Candela		Cylindrical device screwed into the combustion chamber wall. It generates sparks to ignite the air-fuel mixture inside the cylinder. >>>


	Stand Cavalletto		The first center stands date back to the beginning of last century. >>>


	Specific consumption Consumo specifico		A highly significant quantity which reflects the degree of efficiency of an engine... >>>


	Split pin Copiglia		Mechanical safety element to protect against unwanted loosening. >>>


	Stroke Corsa		It is the distance in millimeters between the TDC and the BDC... >>>


	Shoe Ganascia		In a drum brake, it is the semicircular element supporting the brake lining. >>>


	Seizing Grippaggio		Sudden locking of two parts in moving contact. >>>


	Scavenging Lavaggio		This word refers to the stroke during which the air/fuel mixture (fresh charge) replaces burnt gases within the cylinder of two-stroke engines, allowing at the same time the exhaust of burnt gases. >>>