What do you call 'em??

[Billy Balthorpe]

I've heard a couple of different pronounciations of bikes, what do you call em?

The GSXR, Gick-ser or Jick-ser.

The SRAD, Ess-rad or "Srad" (one word)
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[damz]

ummmm G-S-X-R


any bike with a code type name i.e cbr, zx6r etc i will just pronounce by the letters rather than try and say it as a single word.
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[DEN MONKEY]

P-O-S or that bike over there that's not a kwaka
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meh

[c_dug]

I normaly say "Jick-ser", occasionaly CBR becomes "sibber" although thats normaly in reference to the 125, ZXR becomes ZX, R1 cant really be abbrieviated in all honesty, although if its the '98 model it is sometimes just called GOD and everybody instantly drops to their knees at the thought of its sheer awsomeness, it is FACT that if Chuck Norris had a motorbike, it would be a '98 R1.

wow that went off topic quick!

c_dug
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[Flip]

It's a Gixxer.

[The Original Muzza]

In before GSXR fanboys segue this thread into an argument about pronouncing gixxer.

I'm not a fan of GSXR's, same reason I don't like subaru's. It's not the vehicle, it's the sort of person who rides/drives them. So, when speaking about them in a derogatory way I adopt a chavvy accent and say "Jick-ser" or if I'm feeling particularly hateful, a REALLY chavvy accent and "Gick-ser".
However if just talking normally I call them GSXR.

Edit: I also call my GZ a Jizzy125. It just sounds fun.
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[Flip]

125cc of jizz? I spit a fair bit out but you've got me beat hands down.

[0ddball]

Simply g.s.x.r, all those little pet names sound a bit daft imo.

It just conjures up images of chavs sitting in a park with a bottle of white lightning, "oy look at that gixxer over there, lets go tax it innit".

[Knacker]

Srad is S-rad with the gixer bit i either say Jixer but spell it Gixer lol Most of the time though i say GSXR as Gixer sounds a bit shit.
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[MarJay]

How do people say cagiva mito?

Is it Cag ee vah or Ca jee vah?

Is it meee toe or mit-oh or meye toe?
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[Whosthedaddy]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=152030

I must admit I seem to pronounce them differently depending on whom I'm talking to.
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[Knacker]

[0ddball]

[Knacker]

Kawa Sacky
Kawa Sarky
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[Moonie]

I make a point of shouting GSXR when my mate calls his bike a Jixxer.

Did it at a customer once, boss was not happy
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Gee Ess Ex Arrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ess - rad

Kwak
Yammy
Suzi
Honda
Trumph
Bee Em
Gnarley
Duke
Guzzi
Beezer
Ay Jay
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[the grim reaper]

The one that always gets me is Dainese, I say 'Day-Knees' but I have heard the following variants:

Die-Kneesy
Day-Kneesy
Day-Ness
Die-En-Ess

How would you lot pronounce it?

Cheers

Grim
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[Finglonga]

[keggyhander]

[The Original Muzza]

Not sure about the Mito part, always said Mee-toe. As in Greek Mythos (mee-thos) and Croatian Mit (Meet) are the equivalent. All mean Myth in their respective languages and they are all on the Med, close to each other.

Cagiva is Cah-Jeev-Ah. The "Jeev" part comes from one of the founders names: Giovanni, so logically it would be pronounced as such.
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From then on, I and the bicycle feelings deeper.

[Billy Balthorpe]

Die-an-easy.

And there's nowt wrong with the GSXR. They are a cracking bike, prefer me 'Blade tho.
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[hellkat]

[hellkat]

And Gick-ser.
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[RS2MATRIX]

I say;
Es Rad
Jik sah
Die knees
Cah jeeva
Ka wa sacky
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[Ichy]

I say 'my blue and white bike'. My wife knows what that means.
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