what do all the bike names mean?

[damz]

has anyone else wondered where the names of bikes come from or mean?

examples

RVF
CBR
FZR
GSXR
ZX6R

almost all the sportbikes just have a code and im just wondering if these are meant to mean anything or just random letters that sounded good when put together.
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[Tristan.]

According to the Japanese wikipedia NSR means "New Style Racing Printer"

Theres no hard and fast rule for it, but some letters seem to carry the same meaning for some makes (then get randomly ignored on a new model) for example X usually means transversely mounted, an R in the model usually means racier than it could be, wheras an F usually stands for unracier (fatter?) though sometimes it means faired, and sometimes it means unfaired (ER-6F and NSR125F)

I like to think FZR stands for four ztroke racing (as opposed to TZR)

[The Original Muzza]

GS meant Generic Shite

GSXR: Generic Shit XXX-TREME REVAMP
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[mad4it028]

cbr is cross beam racer
no idea on any others
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[TUG]

If you run a search we had 2 threads like this with loads of humours interpritaions of them lol, i wonder what this one will bring up. I always wonder to myself the names an stuff, but i cant help but think its what ever they write down on the blue prints, like a little bar code number.
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[damz]

some of these bike names are pretty dam long

"yamaha four ztroke racing exhaust ultimate power valve 250cc motorbike"
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[chris-red]

[SlimRick]

ZZR????

[JAMSXR]

GSXR = Grand Sport eXperimental Racing
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[Rawker]

[SlimRick]

[the grim reaper]

[craigs23]

Not sure about others, but I know my bikes:

CBR-RR

Ceriously Bland Relatively Rapid Ride.

VFR

Very Fastidious Rider.

[SlimRick]

Sweeeeet!

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3228811629_e14dcb6300_b.jpg

[Rawker]

Haha thats class,

i feel proud to have said something which is now painted on a bike.

[Jaloopa]

Some bikes have faired and naked

My TW is a TrailWay, DT is probably Dirt Track or something similar

and isn't RR Race replica?
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[steve32]

what about GSXF???
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[Polarbear]

GL - great lump
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Hondas CB was meant to stand for City Bike, so CBR would be something like City Bike Replica.

All the best

Keith
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[lewis87]

GSXR = Gran Sport eXperimental Racing

I wanna know what ZX means

[smegbrains]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[lydanial]

no in your case its City Bike Really Slow

[Pernig]

XJ - eXpensive Junk
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