GB > US

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A
air filter > air cleaner
alignment (headlamp) > aim
Allen screw/key > socket screw/wrench
anticlockwise > counterclockwise

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B
bottom/top gear > low / high gear
bottom/top yoke > bottom/top triple clamp
bush > bushing

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C
carburettor > carburetor
catch > latch
circlip > snap ring
clutch drum > clutch housing

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D
dip switch > dimmer switch
disulphide > disulfide
dynamo > DC generator

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E
earth > ground
end float > end play
engineer's blue > machinist's dye
exhaust pipe > header

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F
fault diagnosis > trouble shooting
float chamber > float bowl
footrest > footpeg
fuel/petrol tap > petcock

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G
gaiter > boot
gear box > transmission
gearchange > shift
gudgeon pin > wrist/piston pin

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I
indicator > turn signal
inlet > intake
input shaft or mainshaft > mainshaft

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K
kickstart > kickstarter

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L
lower leg > slider

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M
mudguard > fender

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N
number plate > license plate

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O
output or layshaft > countershaft

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P
panniers > side cases
paraffin > kerosene
petrol > gasoline
petrol/fuel tank > Gas tank
pinking > pinging

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R
rear suspension unit > rear shock absorber
rocker cover > valve cover

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S
selector > shifter
self-locking pliers > vise-grips
side or parking lamp > parking or auxiliary light
side or prop stand > kick stand
silencer > muffler
spanner > wrench
split pin > cotter pin
stanchion > tube
sulphuric > sulfuric
sump > oil pan
swinging arm > swingarm

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T
tab washer > lock washer
top box > trunk
torch > flashlight
two/four stroke > two/four cycle
tyre > tire

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V
valve collar > valve retainer
valve collets > valve Cotters
vice > vise

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W
wheel spindle > axle
white spirit > stoddard solvent
windscreen > windshield

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