A typical sportbike might have a rake as steep as 25 degrees, while a chopper may be closer to 45 degrees. A touring bike is typically at around 29 degrees and a cruiser at 32. More rake does two things: one, it makes the wheelbase longer, and two, it generally increases a motorcycleâs trail. Trail (B) is measured in distance (inches or millimeters) between the point of the front wheelâs contact with the ground and a line drawn through the axis of the steering head.
Reed Instruments About Reeds A reed is a thin elastic strip of cane fixed at one end and free at the other. It is set into vibration by moving air. Reeds are the sound generators in the instruments described below.Cane reeds are built as either double or single reeds. A double reed consists of two pieces of cane carved and bound into a hollow, round shape at one end and flattened out and shaved thin at the other. The two pieces are tied together to form an channel. The single reed is a piece of cane shaved at one end and fastened at the other to a mouthpiece. Single Reed InstrumentsClarinet: A family of single reed instruments with mainly a cylindrical bore. They are made of grenadilla (African blackwood) or ebonite, plastic, and metal.
Common reeds can also be trimmed and fired to make crude charcoal pencils or pen nibs, and they can be pulped to make a coarse form of paper, as well. The reed which lends its name to the reeds in musical instruments is Arundo donax, the giant reed.ommon reeds can also be trimmed and fired to make crude charcoal pencils or pen nibs, and they can be pulped to make a coarse form of paper, as well. The reed which lends its name to the reeds in musical instruments is Arundo donax, the giant reed.