hardtail


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hardtail

(ˈhɑːdˌteɪl)
n
(General Sporting Terms)
a. a bicycle or motorcycle with no suspension at the rear
b. (as modifier): a hardtail mountain bike.
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Due to different performance standards for the track race, the team went from a four-wheeled car to a three-wheeled "hardtail, solar cycle."
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Some of the characteristic features of choppers are long front ends with extended forks often coupled with an increased rake angle, hardtail frames (frames without rear suspension), very tall "ape hanger" or very short "drag" handlebars, lengthened or stretched frames, and larger than stock front wheels.
The gleaming stars-and-stripes panhead chopper with chromed hardtail frame is accompanied by three letters of authenticity.
The gleaming stars-and-stripes panhead chopper with a chromed hardtail frame is accompanied by three letters of authenticity.
The front end features lowered titanium nitrate forks, while the back is designed to mimic an old-style "hardtail" Harley.
In the over 18 novices, Sion Growcott of Llandudno put in a stunning performance on his hardtail, romping over the line to victory in his first and third motos and battling back from last to fourth in the second moto when he was unseated exiting the berm going into the third straight.