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	Traction Aderenza		Condition of static adhesion between the ground and the tyre. >>>


	Trail Avancorsa		Geometrical parameter defined as the distance in millimetres measured on the ground between the headstock axis and the perpendicular line passing through the front wheel spindle center. >>>


	Tread Battistrada		It is the outer part of a tyre in contact with the ground... >>>


	Twin cam Bialbero		Architecture of certain timing systems, which use two camshafts for valve control. >>>


	Torque Coppia		Torque can be defined as the rotary equivalent of force. >>>


	Throttle body Corpo farfallato		Device containing the throttle valve, the main adjuster in electronic injection engines. >>>


	Timing graph Diagramma di distribuzione		Special circular shaped diagram, representing the opening and closing pattern of intake and exhaust valves over time. >>>


	Timing system Distribuzione		Mechanism that... >>>


	Two-stroke engine Due tempi (motore a)		An engine in which combustion takes place every two piston strokes... >>>


	Tuning Elaborazione		Operation carried out on standard motorcycles to improve their performance. >>>

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