Emergency control on the other side of bike? (8)
I believe the answer is:
override
'the other side of bike?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'emergency control' is the wordplay.
'emergency' becomes 'over' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'control' becomes 'ride' (I've seen this in other clues).
'over'+'ride'='OVERRIDE'
'on' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for override that I've seen before include "Use one's authority to reject or cancel a decision" , "Outweigh; cancel" , "Annul" , "Countermand" , "Set aside by superior authority" .)