Releave me.

[Squiggles]

You'll go blind.

[Str8 Jacket]

well now I am confuzzled! I have three bikes, ive got:
A100 = Arsehole (cause it aint going at the mo) but usually A= Awesome
H100 = Hell on Wheels, which is exactly what it is!
RG150= ????????

[Ixion]

Any idea on the ER6?... See, numbers I can do but the letters?.. been some good explainations posted.
Triumph dont fuck around....just give the bike a name.
Daytona
Speed Triple
Bonneville
Rocket
Thruxton.... all punchy names!

But the real Triumphs had numbers too:

T100R
Speed Twin 5T
T120(R)
(BSA) A70
T120R (1964 - 1966) There WAS a Meridan Thruxton

[vifferman]

No, I mentioned the CL77.

So you did.

CT, twin transmission ie hi/low range I think

I prefer my explanation.

I have a suspicion that the CG models indicated non Japan origin. I think the system broke down and pretty well collapsed in later years.

That just proved my thesis that it was all bollocks, and there's actually no system.
Like the VTR1000 RC51 being called an RC51 in Mrka (where the VTR was actually developed, derived from the NT650 Hawk), even though it didn't fit the RC designation for some esoteric and anorak reason (can't remember). The Mrkns wanted to shoehorn it in and play on a heritage that it didn't have.

[Daffyd]

Any idea on the ER6

Can't do the 'ER', but the 'n' denotes 'naked', 'f' denotes 'faired', and 'Versys' denotes 'Versatile System'.

[Forest]

I always thought that the base model was the GS. Because basically the bike is Good Shit bro.

Then they added an X. Because the marketing department wanted people to know that the bike was Extreme!

Then they added an R. Because R is like totally Radical man.

[skidMark]

I always thought that the base model was the GS. Because basically the bike is Good Shit bro.

Then they added an X. Because the marketing department wanted people to know that the bike was Extreme!

Then they added an R. Because R is like totally Radical man.

I reckon its a math equation thats wrong to figure out how strong to make the frames.

[scracha]

GSXR???.... Grossly Sexy Extremely Racey?... I could a bit out with a word or two but what does GSXR stand for?

Gee, SeX, aRggh

[Cruisin' Craig]

Unfortunately, not.

The CB designation came out in the 60s. At that stage Honda made several variants of their bikes. For instance, the 305 cc Dream was the C77, with pressed steel frame and leading link forks. The same engine in a cradle frame with proper forks became the CB77. In street scrambler mode the CL77 (I think). There was a CA77 in there too. I think that may have been the USA version of hte C77.

So the "commuter" was just 'C'. Then they dropped the fressed steel frames, and switched to tube cradles for the commuters. Those became CD, eg CD175.

The X in CBX indicated DOHC. (I think in Suzuki's GSXR it indicates water cooled)

The R and RR pretended to indicate Race or Race Replica.

CP indicated a Police model

Every day I learn something new is a good day.

Churrr bro.

[2fst4u]

R is generally just to put that it's sporty ie racing i guess...

VTR = V Twin.... ermmm R for lolz?...v type engine 2 cylinder...

VFR= V Four R = v type engine four cylinder

CBR = Crouch Ball Rocket....and a few rrrrrrr's for lolz.

the 'R's are for the southerners

[EJK]

FXR? GN?
Fuk its getting complicated

[Bonez]

CB stands for "City Bike".

C-Camchain tensioner.
B-breaks.
R- repeatedly.

CG is the humble OHV.

The first GSXRs wheren't water cooled. Early R bikes did have full fairings and trick race rep bits.
The X in GSX stood for 4-valve heads. For example there was a 2 valve GS400 and a 4 valve GSX. The GS designation was kept on early Suzuki 4 valvers in the US (and I believe the US only) so as not to confuse American consumers. Another example is the GS500 and the GSX250(il4 or twin take your pick). Confusion comes with the GS1200 though. Now GSF? Gobsmacked Silly Fuck?
The S in GS is for 4 strokes T in GT desigenated 2 strokes. So therefore G must mean it's a two wheel road going contraption of some kind.

[riffer]

FXR? GN?
Fuk its getting complicated

Pretty obvious with Suzuki these really.

I ride a Gay Noob 250 bike. My bike is FuXoRed.

Me, I ride a Rattly Fairing.