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L
(Motorcycle designation suffix) - Dual
sport
bike (eg. Honda XR650L). Can also be
used for Touring (eg. Suzuki GS850L)
LT
(Motorcycle designation suffix) - Touring (eg. BMW K1200LT)
L Twin - A
V-twin engine with its cylinders splayed apart at a 90° angle, which creates
a smoother running engine. These engines can either be placed transversely
(crosswise), or longitudinally (length wise) in a motorcycle frame.
Lane Stealer - A cage driver that
passes
motorcycles in no passing zones,
knowing he can just knock the bike out
of the way if a cage comes the other
way. Also a cage driver that tries to
squeeze by you in your lane.
Lane-splitting - 1. Riding
between lanes of traffic on a freeway.
2. Driving between involuntarily parked
cages on an overcrowded highway. Legal
in some states. 3. Consists of driving
between two lanes of traffic at a
greater speed than the other
vehicles. Although there are times
when this could be dangerous, it’s
actually legal in many countries. It’s
illegal in most U.S. states, but
California allows it if it’s done in a
safe manner.
Lash - A term for play or
looseness, often related to the valve
adjustment.
Law Maker - Stupid riders that
kill themselves on their
bikes causing stupid laws to be made
'For our protection.'
Lay it Down - Laid it Down - Laying the
Bike Down - 1. A crash where you
slide down on one side of the bike. 2.
This when there's imminent danger of an
accident ahead, or ya hit some oil or
gravel and ya have to lay the bike down
on its side.
Lazy Foot - Shifting gears too
lightly/timidly and rather than shifting
up a gear you get a false neutral.
Leading link -
Front suspension design in which the
axle is mounted at the front end of two
short links that pivot at the bottom of
solid forks. The links are sprung to
control movement A long leading-link
system has a complete fork that pivots
behind the wheel.
Lean - condition where the
optimum mixture of
fuel and air is not being fed into
the engine, too much air, not enough
fuel; opposite of rich
Leather - another definition of a
Poser or Wannabe
Leathers - 1. The
jacket/gloves/etc (safety gear) used by
riders that is made out of leather. 2. A
safety garment consisting of a
skin-tight leather suit, body armor,
foam, sturdy stitching and zippers.
Legal Name - Most outlaw
motorcycle club members have nicknames
or club names which are called "Legal
Names" by club members. They are also
called "Street Names."
Leviathan - Used to describe big,
multicylinder dual sports.
Lid -
Helmet
Light the fire - Slang term for
"starting the engine".
Limb - Male biker
Line - Path selected by the
motorcycle rider to take through a turn.
LxDx - Live Club Name, Die Club
Name (ie. LPDP = Live Pagan, Die Pagan)
Lone Wolf Biker - Someone who
lives the Bike Lifestyle but chooses not
to ride with a club.
Loner - An individual who shares
the same values and enjoys the same
lifestyle as outlaw gang members but who
prefers to keep a degree of freedom of
choice by not formally belonging to one
specific club.
Love Nudges - Also known as
swapping paint. Two riders bump in to
each other while racing.
Low Side (Low-side) - 1. A type
of motorcycle crash that involves laying
the "low side" of the bike too low in a
turn, resulting in a loss of traction
and grounding the bike. 2. When the
rider loses balance of the motorcycle
and both fall onto the ground on their
low side. 3. A bike falling over onto
it's side that's lower to the ground.
LPR (Lugeless Pavement Racer) -
Refers to that high speed slide that
accompanies a get off.
Lug - See Lugging the engine.
Lugging the engine - 1. Letting
the RPMs fall a lot lower the engine's
power band (so it has very little
acceleration). 2. Operating the engine
at lower than normal RPM. 3. Being in a
gear too high for your speed. The engine
“lugs”, rattles or bogs suggesting you
to downshift to a gear better suited to
your current road speed.
Lung or Lunger - The number of
cylinders that a motorcycle engine has.
A 4 cylinder motorcycle engine can be
referred to as a "four lunger".
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