Motorcycle FAQ: Reeky Jargon

Timberwoof's Motorcycle FAQ
Reeky Jargon

Here are some terms and acronyms specific to the newsgroups this FAQ is for. For others, please look them up in the Acronym Finder.

BD: Brain-Dead
BDC: Bottom Dead Center, the position closest to the crankshaft that a piston travels in its cylinder. Alternatively, Brain-Dead Cager. "When the piston hits BDC."
BMW: Expansion uncertain. Candidates include Braucht Mehr Werkzeuge, Bayerische MistWagen, Bring More Worktools, British Motor Works, Barbarian Motor Works, Bayerische Motoren Werke. (Though the expansion to "British Motor Works" does not pass a sanity check, I include it out of respect for a fomer boss.)
DoD: Denizens of Doom
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, and, frequently, the answers to them.
NART: North American Reeky Tour
Reeky: rec.motorcycles
RUB: Rich Urban Biker
TDC: Top Dead Center, the position closest to the cylinder head that a piston travels in its cylinder.

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