Stupidest bike name

[Guest Bruce]

Rune, prune, somebody bring me a macaroon. The bike was obviously designed for the smaller weener crowd maybe the name has special significance for them.

[DeBenGuzzi]

where are all my "Ninjas"? come on now. you are all knocking the rune but if you could, youd ride one, I know it don't lie. I can tell when youre lying.

[Guest Fox]

More than that! Griso is not a noun in Italian slang. Not at all. It is the First Name of a character in the famous 9th century Italian Novel "I Promessi Sposi" by Alessandro Manzoni.

 

The tale of the book is set in the Lake of Como area and il Griso is the tough, mean and cruel bodyguard of the evil Don Rodrigo (sort of the Godfather of the times :-) ).  I think it is quite a cool name for a bike.

 

G.

 

PS: Breva in Spanish means pussy... That's why it is called STR 750 over there.

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I bet the italians know Breva means Pussy

[rktman1]

... CBR-whats that stand for anyway?

 

 

I don't know what the 'CB' part means but Honda has designated their bikes with 'CB' since the 60's. The CB750, CB350, etc. The 'R' part of 'CBR' is for 'Race', as in race-replica.

[jrt]

I bet the italians know Breva means Pussy

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And really, is that a bad thing? Ford MoCo came out with the 'Probe'. and Uma drove around in this

[pete roper]

You'd have to admit that the Combat Wombat manufactured by Hodaka was pretty silly! V-Strom I think just about takes the biscuit at the moment though, what's that all about?????

 

Pete

[Admin Jaap]

VN 1600 Mean Streak...

[Guest ratchethack]

My vote: The Whizzer Motorbike. Some say it was known in Boston as the "Wicked Pisser". Definitely a contender. But when I was 12, I thought mine was pretty cool...

[Guest george in vancouver]

More than that! Griso is not a noun in Italian slang. Not at all. It is the First Name of a character in the famous 9th century Italian Novel "I Promessi Sposi" by Alessandro Manzoni.

 

The tale of the book is set in the Lake of Como area and il Griso is the tough, mean and cruel bodyguard of the evil Don Rodrigo (sort of the Godfather of the times :-) ).  I think it is quite a cool name for a bike.

 

G.

 

PS: Breva in Spanish means pussy... That's why it is called STR 750 over there.

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"It is hard,` replied Griso, resting one foot on the top step, `it is hard to be greeted with reproaches after having laboured faithfully, and endeavoured to do one`s duty, at the risk of one`s life."

 

Perhaps a literary allusion to Piaggio from the Guzzi factory?

 

http://www.underthesun.cc/Classics/Manzoni...etrothed13.html

 

George

[Dirtybill]

There's a Guzzi Dingo on ebay right now

[Dirtybill]

I bet the italians know Breva means Pussy

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I believe Rossi's "WLF" on the front part of the collar on his leathers, refers to a person who likes pussy.

[DeBenGuzzi]

what about the falco? makes me think of that really bad rapper from the late 80's I think. Rock me amedaius

[al_roethlisberger]

...come on now, have some respect... he's dead after all

 

 

 

 

http://german.about.com/library/blmus_falco.htm

 

Let's all have a moment of silence for “Der Kommissar”

[antonio carroccio]

Let's speculate..... Does Derrik have incarnate Rex?

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

Ducati has had a good run at unappealing names - at least to me.

The 'Cucciolo'. A puppy.

The 'Diana'. A goddess.

The 'Darmah'. A tiger.

Maybe they would have worked better in English.

I liked it when they changed to a simple formula using category and displacement, ie 750 GT, Sport and Super Sport.