Releave me.

[Maha]

yes since is know as a GSX1300R not a GSX-R 1300, so its not a race replica bike its more sport touring aimed.

And Kawasaki???
ZZR/ZX/Z...the X and the R seems to be covered but the Z's???

[vifferman]

And Kawasaki???
ZZR/ZX/Z...the X and the R seems to be covered but the Z's???

The Zed goes back to their Z1 of the late 70s, and has been used ever since.

[Maha]

The Zed goes back to their Z1 of the late 70s, and has been used ever since.

So its just a Letter they thought at the time, was relavent to the bike produced?

[Cajun]

And Kawasaki???
ZZR/ZX/Z...the X and the R seems to be covered but the Z's???

no idea maha, know the suzuki side of stuff than kawa

[Coldrider]

And Kawasaki???
ZZR/ZX/Z...the X and the R seems to be covered but the Z's???

Kawasaki just have to be different.
Most of the ZZZR and ZX#R are actually ZX###.
My ZX9R is a ZX900C, the rest is to make a nice badge or transfer.

[Cruisin' Craig]

I was told the following long ago by a biker I used to work with.

"CB" stands for "commuter bike".
"CBX" is commuter bike, extra. In other words they bung a few extra features such as anti dive brakes on a CB and call it a CBX.
"CBR" is a more obviously more racey than a commuter bike.
"VF" is vee four (which makes sense since VT's are vee twins).
Again, a "VFR" is a slightly raced up version of a VF.

"GP" is general purpose. At least when used by Suzuki. Not sure what it means when Kawasaki use it.
Don't know about GSX though. Or TL for that matter.

[Maha]

no idea maha, know the suzuki side of stuff than kawa

TLR and TLS? Same bike different look?...TLR being the better looking with full fairings.
Unless ya know exactly what the difference between the two are (if any) the I would buy the TLR....on looks alone. Not that Im buying one of cause, just an example.

[Coldrider]

Interestingly outside work today is a yamaha YB6, early 70's commuter style, when at school a mate had a yamaha YDS5 or 6, which went to become the RD250 next model on. Try to make that one out.

[Maha]

I was told the following long ago by a biker I used to work with.

"CB" stands for "commuter bike".
"CBX" is commuter bike, extra. In other words they bung a few extra features such as anti dive brakes on a CB and call it a CBX.
"CBR" is a more obviously more racey than a commuter bike.
"VF" is vee four (which makes sense since VT's are vee twins).
Again, a "VFR" is a slightly raced up version of a VF.

"GP" is general purpose. At least when used by Suzuki. Not sure what it means when Kawasaki use it.
Don't know about GSX though. Or TL for that matter.

Thanks for that CC....CBR could really be Commuter Bike Racey?
CBRR .....Thats double Racey innit?
I wont even touch Cagiva Raptor.....

[Cajun]

TLR and TLS? Same bike different look?...TLR being the better looking with full fairings.
Unless ya know exactly what the difference between the two are (if any) the I would buy the TLR....on looks alone. Not that Im buying one of cause, just an example.

TL = Twin L. (number of cylinders, arraingment of cylinders).
Think the S means sport
and R is racing

(can't confirm S or R)

[Ixion]

I was told the following long ago by a biker I used to work with.

"CB" stands for "commuter bike".
"CBX" is commuter bike, extra. In other words they bung a few extra features such as anti dive brakes on a CB and call it a CBX.
"CBR" is a more obviously more racey than a commuter bike.
"VF" is vee four (which makes sense since VT's are vee twins).
Again, a "VFR" is a slightly raced up version of a VF.

"GP" is general purpose. At least when used by Suzuki. Not sure what it means when Kawasaki use it.
Don't know about GSX though. Or TL for that matter.

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

[inlinefour]

Beat u to it in post 2.

Indeed you do, for someone who preaches about the ghayness of Honda, your sure know alot about them. Is there something that your not telling us bro??? sikdMark + HONDA =

[vifferman]

Ixion, you forgot the CL (Street Scrambler) and CT (CunTy sTepThrough?) models.
Oh - and the CG (as in CG125 and CG150). As in fully enclosed Chain Guard?

And then there was the MT and MB models (two smokers), the GLs, and those funky CX v-twins.

[Maha]

Kawasaki just have to be different.
Most of the ZZZR and ZX#R are actually ZX###.
My ZX9R is a ZX900C, the rest is to make a nice badge or transfer.

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!

[Ixion]

No, I mentioned the CL77.

CT, twin transmission ie hi/low range I think

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.