motorcycle

Summary

motorcycle ranks in the top 0.67% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,066 views/month, #525 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• motorcycle is a type of motor vehicle^[2].
• motorcycle is a type of two-wheeler^[3].
• motorcycle is a type of single-track vehicle^[4].
• motorcycle is a type of road vehicle^[5].
• motorcycle is used for motorcycling^[6].
• motorcycle's Commons category is recorded as Motorcycles^[7].
• motorcycle comprises rigid frame^[8].
• motorcycle comprises motorcycle engine^[9].
• motorcycle comprises motorcycle seat^[10].
• motorcycle comprises wheel^[11].
• motorcycle comprises fuel tank^[12].
• motorcycle comprises motorcycle fairing^[13].
• motorcycle comprises motorcycle handlebar^[14].
• motorcycle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Motorcycles^[15].
• motorcycle's Commons gallery is recorded as Motorcycle^[16].
• motorcycle's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q11257814^[17].
• motorcycle's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[18].
• motorcycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• motorcycle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox motorcycle^[20].
• motorcycle's topic has template is recorded as Template:Types of motorcycles^[21].
• motorcycle's used by is recorded as motorcyclist^[22].
• motorcycle's used by is recorded as bikers^[23].
• motorcycle's has characteristic is recorded as motorcycle model^[24].
• motorcycle's has characteristic is recorded as engine displacement^[25].
• motorcycle's has characteristic is recorded as power^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include motor vehicle^[2], two-wheeler^[3], single-track vehicle^[4], and road vehicle^[5].

Use and Application

motorcycle is used for motorcycling^[6]. Components include rigid frame^[8], motorcycle engine^[9], motorcycle seat^[10], wheel^[11], fuel tank^[12], and motorcycle fairing^[13]. Recorded used by include motorcyclist^[22] and bikers^[23].

Influence

Things named for motorcycle include Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance^[27], a literary work^[28], written by Robert M. Pirsig^[29] and motocross^[30], a type of sport^[31].

Why It Matters

motorcycle ranks in the top 0.67% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,066 views/month, #525 of 77,819).^[1] motorcycle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] motorcycle is known by 128 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for motorcycle include Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance^[27], a literary work^[28], written by Robert M. Pirsig^[29] and motocross^[30], a type of sport^[31].