Honda cbr what does it stand for

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Can a motorcycle go mph? What is the fastest street legal bike in the world? On a related side note, some names will be intentional nods to previous models, and at times can even be chosen to take a swipe at the competition. There are also certain unofficial abbreviations that have really caught on and stuck. GS is said to stand for Gelande and Strasse, or terrain and street , which is one of those gloriously literal German phrases.

Model names like Honda's Africa Twin clearly tell us what type of engine is used. Team Green would add additional suffixes to further differentiate models such as the use of GPZ for its water-cooled, full-faired, sport-oriented models, though they would later be split into the touring and race replica lines in the form of the ZZR and ZXR models.

Add a number to these and one can get an idea of what class and engine size it is. Another company that prolifically uses letter designations is Harley-Davidson. Though it does have the Sportster line, Harley has a long list of letters used to identify and differentiate between various offerings. So there you have it, a quick trip into the dizzying world of motorcycle names.

We're sure we missed a few since there are so many, so if you have a favorite that we missed, or a correction to something we mentioned here, let us know. Home Features Motorcycle History.