Comments on: Names Named – Designating a Motorcycle https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/08/31/names-named-designating-a-motorcycle/ The Canadian Motorcycle Guide Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Christopher https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/08/31/names-named-designating-a-motorcycle/#comment-34808 Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:11:31 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=97409#comment-34808 Yamaha should be thankful for that misspelling. “roadster” conjures up all sorts of imagery, none of them motorcycles. Maybe they should start naming their bikes after sunspots.
An informative read, I had no idea so much of this basically was done at random.

]]> By: Cael https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/08/31/names-named-designating-a-motorcycle/#comment-34793 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:20:04 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=97409#comment-34793 Great read! I often wonder how much some of these names are lost in translation? (or cultural differences?)
If a name here is odd, or boring, is it actual something cool the the country it originated in?

For instance, if you translate thunderace back into Japanese, does it have a more culturally significant meaning? Like how hayabusa is a falcon that dive bombs and preys on blackbirds…

]]> By: TK4 https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/08/31/names-named-designating-a-motorcycle/#comment-34791 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:48:55 +0000 https://canadamotoguide.com/?p=97409#comment-34791 Keeping track of Harley nomenclature and model designation is tedious at best.
I expect at some point we’ll get a Deadbob Wankerglide Limited Edition FLXDOATCD…. 🙁

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