Bike Names

**placidfemme** · 8th May 2006, 15:00

Originally Posted by Pwalo

Can only tell you about the Suzuki naming conventions.
GS = four stroke with two valves per head
GSX = four stroke with four valves per head
GSXR therefore is a four stroke with a four valve head (racing).

Then of course there's GSXF, GSF, and now GSR. And that's just the inline engines. There's also SV and TL for the V twins, and apparently some other designation for cruisrey type things.

Bugger, I think I need a cup ot tea and a lie down.

Apparently there is some logic in there somewhere.

Ahh.. that explains a bit...

Now I know that "R" stands for Racing

(In some cases anyway)

**Motu** · 8th May 2006, 15:22

Originally Posted by placidfemme

Now I know that "R" stands for Racing

HAW,HAW,HAW!!!!

**Jantar** · 8th May 2006, 15:33

Originally Posted by Pwalo

Can only tell you about the Suzuki naming conventions.
GS = four stroke with two valves per head
GSX = four stroke with four valves per head
GSXR therefore is a four stroke with a four valve head (racing).

Then of course there's GSXF, GSF, and now GSR. And that's just the inline engines. There's also SV and TL for the V twins, and apparently some other designation for cruisrey type things.

Bugger, I think I need a cup ot tea and a lie down.

Apparently there is some logic in there somewhere.

Suzuki had a sort of logical naming sequence some 25-30 years ago, which has been added to, but not really changed too much. Prior to 1973 Road bikes were either A, B or T.

More recent example are:

1st Letter
G = Road D = Off road 4 stroke T = Off road 2 stroke R = Moto-cross
For the rest I'll stick to road bikes

2nd Letter
S = 4 stroke
T = 2 stroke

3rd and 4th letters
X = 4 valves per cylinder
S = Semi faired
F = Full Faired
R = Racing

Numbers
750 = Capacity in CCs

Subscript letters
Model Year
M = 1975
A = 1976
.
.
.
K5 = 2005
K6 = 2006

I'm not too sure how TL got in there because I'm 99% sure that they aren't an off road 2 stroke.

**Big Dave** · 8th May 2006, 15:35

Originally Posted by Ixion

So was mine. Had a nice picture of a cock on the fuel tank.

I've got a picture of Motu riding like a c..... doesn't matter.

'Thunderbird' I love.
'Ulysses' I would change by deed poll if I could.

**WRT** · 8th May 2006, 15:46

I call mine "You Sexy Bitch". I think it suits.

**Hitcher** · 8th May 2006, 15:50

Originally Posted by Ixion

So was mine. Had a nice picture of a cock on the fuel tank.

Ah. A fuel cock. Badoom tish.

**Hitcher** · 8th May 2006, 15:51

Originally Posted by Sniper

Was it fowl?

(Intentional incorrect use of the word Hitcher)

It's sometimes amazing what happens when you've got a cock and pullet...

**cheese** · 8th May 2006, 15:55

First bike was an AG100, that think was missing a R = Arg 100

Next one IT, that was missing a SH, infact I wrote it on it with vivid SH-IT

Now I got an RM, this is missing a H, that stands for real money hungry.

**What?** · 9th May 2006, 20:32

Originally Posted by Jantar

Suzuki had a sort of logical naming sequence some 25-30 years ago, ...
I'm not too sure how TL got in there because I'm 99% sure that they aren't an off road 2 stroke.

And the T500, whist a 2 stroke, was not really an off-roader.

The truth of it is, just as many westerners think Asian charcters look "cool", many Asians think letters of the Greek alphabet look "cool". Hence all the name badges plasterd all over Japanese cars, and the proliferation of letters stuck on bikes. (and the letter "R" is considered to look extremely cool)

**RiderInBlack** · 9th May 2006, 20:46

Originally Posted by What?

Hence all the name badges plasterd all over Japanese cars, and the proliferation of letters stuck on bikes. (and the letter "R" is considered to look extremely cool)

Does that make Honda's cooler than the rest cause they use more R's

(eg: CBR1000RR).

**Jantar** · 9th May 2006, 21:04

Originally Posted by What?

And the T500, whist a 2 stroke, was not really an off-roader.

But the T500 Titan, T350 Rebel, and T250 Hustler were the last of the old T series in 1972 before the naming convention I described came into force. The T250 became the GT250, the T350 was replaced by the GT380,and while the T500 was produced alongside the GT550 for a short time, the last of the T500s did have the letters GT on the back of the seat.

**WINJA** · 9th May 2006, 21:11

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Twin Litre Race, and Twin Litre Sport

I THOUGHT TL WAS 'TWIN' IN AN 'L' CONFIGURATION .

**Ixion** · 9th May 2006, 21:13

There was a "genuine" GT500. Differed from the T500 in having the GT750 front end (with only one brake disk), different carbs and inlets, slightly different porting, different instruments, the GT750 tank, and some gearbox mods.

Phoebe is a GT500, Tessa is a T500R