Motorcycle nicknames

[madandy]

Sorry, you'll have to play teacher, I haven't been in with bikers long enough to know what "the Bus" is.

Suzook GSX1300R 'HayaBUSa'

[MSTRS:Me]

Sorry, you'll have to play teacher, I haven't been in with bikers long enough to know what "the Bus" is.

Short for WaterBus...one of (if not) the first commercial watercooled bikes. Suzuki GT750 triple.

[madandy]

Short for WaterBus...one of (if not) the first commercial watercooled bikes. Suzuki GT750 triple.

Hmm I though it was a waterbuffalo...I'm not schooled up enough yet am I?!
To me the Bus is the Hayabusa.

[MSTRS:Me]

Hmm I though it was a waterbuffalo...I'm not schooled up enough yet am I?!
To me the Bus is the Hayabusa.

You're forgiven. Referred to in UnZud as the Waterbus. But I see here that varied overseas...
Suzuki's 750cc water-cooled triple was launched in 1971 as their answer to the super bikes of the day, bikes like Honda CB750 and Triumph Bonneville. The GT750 was more a sports tourer (the GT standing for Grand Tourismo) and was, basically, a T500 with an extra cylinder and liquid cooling crafted on.

The GT750 was the first Japanese serial manufactured motorcycle with a liquid-cooled engine. It was a unique engine construction in its day and today considered one of the classic Suzukis, loved by its owners. Known as the Le Mans in America, it received soon a nickname ”Water Buffalo”, and other nicknames in other countries. It was generally known as ”Kettle” in Britain and ”Waterbottle” in Australia.

[McJim]

Gixxer (any size) - Arsehole or Opinion....coz it seems like everyone has got one

[Subike]

Yamaha X S Elevens, 1978 - 83, standard, special, midnight special all earnt the name

Xsessive

[Steam]

CX500's were known as Plastic Maggots, shortened to Maggots.
And GN250's are known as Ginny's, for obvious reasons.

[T.W.R]

CB900 FZ- FA the original "rolla door" (Bol d'or)
K75 -K100 Beemers (flying brick)

[No FX]

Gixxer (any size) - Arsehole or Opinion....coz it seems like everyone has got one

Clits- coz every c*nts got one

[Livvy]

Suzook GSX1300R 'HayaBUSa'

Are they hire-able though?

(haya... hire... get it?)

I'll shut up and learn now.

[pete376403]

AJS = Automatic Jumping Shithouse. My dad told me that when I was about 15 and it was the first time I'd ever heard him use a swear-word. I'd just got hold of a Matchless G9 (500 twin) and we were discussing the similarities of AJS and Matchless.

[madandy]

All Jerks & Shudders
Suzook GSX-R: Gixxer.

[PrincessBandit]

I've only heard Harleys called "Hardly Drivables" but I guess that doesn't really count cos you don't drive them (or maybe you do......)

[mudthug]

Harley has numerous nicknames hog being the most familiar , choppers,springers, softtails, hardtails, knuckles,huggers, bobbers, baggers, blockhead, evo, shovel,panhead, rat bike


silent grey fellow

[mudthug]

"the big black bomber" was a major threat back in the 1960's . A Honda CB450 The biggest touring twin from Japan to hit the British Market.

BSA Goldstar 500 became the "Beeza" that men lusted after.