Question - How do manufacturers name bikes?

5v3d3b0 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

What are the codes from?
Yzf, cbr, zxr etc etc etc. What is it?

Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

RR= Race Replica

S = Sports

R= Racing

V = the V engine configuration be it twin or 4

ST = Sports touring

F = Faired or Fairing

SP = Sports production

Although I assume CBR, VFR, GSXR, etc. were just abbreviations for bits on the bike, and they've just stuck....
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Stiffler · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

I just presumed the VFR was for V-Four race and VTR was V-Twin Race, but I guess that doesn't make much sense for the 750/800 which are tourers...

Tbh I've not got a clue it was just daft presumption on my part
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Ant · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

i think cbr stands for city bike rider (yhink i read that in Bike)
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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

GSXR is Suzuki's code for the bike.

G - Four stroke multi cylinder
S - Sport, non touring
X - High performance, transverse four cylinder
R - Highly focused race replica
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

I think I heard that CBR stood for Cross Beam something? I may be thinking of another model though...
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Lone-Wolf · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Karma :

Wotcha.

Sometimes they get it totally wrong.

The NSU Quickly - which is anything but.

The Suzuki Savage - oh dear, say no more Rolling Eyes

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_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

I was always curious of what the 'x' stands for eg: kawi zxr and cbr xx.
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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

Alone read what G put above you Wink

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Its pronounced Jixxer!

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ian-f · L Plate Warrior Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Karma :

Where did Harley get their 'Night Rod' name from, errr, nope still can't think of anything thats not a tad unpleasent.

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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

They throw scrabble pieces across the room and pick the ones that land in coffee mugs.

X used to be Hondas sport bikes prior to them using R, hence CBX then and CBR now...
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