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  1. 8th May 2006, 14:13 #1
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    Bike Names

    I was wondering today if bike names actually mean anything or not...

    Does anyone know what these break down to if anything?

    GSX-R
    ZXR
    FXR
    GN

    And so forth...
    I'm not a complete idiot... some pieces are missing

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    lol that one seems to fit...
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    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.

    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....
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    All things considered, probably not...

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    Abbreviations for

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    in japanese of course
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    Quote Originally Posted by placidfemme
    I was wondering today if bike names actually mean anything or not...

    Does anyone know what these break down to if anything?

    GSX-R
    ZXR
    FXR
    GN

    And so forth...
    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.
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    My first bike was called a Bantam - I was always looking for a deeper meaning.
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    So was mine. Had a nice picture of a cock on the fuel tank.
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    This world has lost it's drive, everybody just wants to fit in the be the norm as it were.
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    The manufacturers go to a lot of trouble to find out what the average rider prefers, because the maker who guesses closest to the average preference gets the largest sales. But the average rider is mainly interested in silly (as opposed to useful) “goodies” to try to kid the public that he is riding a racer
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motu
    My first bike was called a Bantam - I was always looking for a deeper meaning.
    Was it small and laid cute eggs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by vifferman
    VFR = Very Fine Roadbike.
    ...and here I was thinking it was Visual Flight Rules...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motu
    My first bike was called a Bantam - I was always looking for a deeper meaning.
    Was it fowl?

    (Intentional incorrect use of the word Hitcher)
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