Admin Jaap Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I don't have a top 5 but "Valkyrie" takes the biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX REDNECK (R.I.P.) Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 a couple come to mind. Suzuki McGruder / Yamaha Virago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybill Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Suzuki, V-Strom, Cavalcade and they continue to use Katana on a bike that couldn't resemble the original Katana less. Yamaha-The scooter they call the Majesty. I sat on the thing and said, this isn't bad. Then I looked at the name and jumped off!!!!! V-Star...???????????? Honda-We call them a 919. You call them a Hornet. Kawasaki-Can we give the Ninja name a rest after what, 20 years now? I'm still not sure about Multistrada and Monster either. Of course most people can't pronounce any of the Guzzi models' names Fat Boy Someone told me that name came from the bomb that was dropped in Japan in WWII. I find it hard to believe that a corporation would have such poor taste. Victory "Vegas" Las Vegas has no redeeming features other than the sunny weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest motor72 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 "Rune" gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest motomaniac Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Well I was thinking "Hayabusa" until I saw the vote for "Rune" above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callison Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 "Rune" gets my vote. 43425[/snapback] What he said - only pronounce it "Ruin"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bento Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 the warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Werner Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 "Old Betsy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzirider Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 The Suzuki LS650 Savage was about as savage as a sedated tortoise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonio carroccio Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Cardellino... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MotoMessiah Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Amazons Hammer 8-Ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Pott Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I know it's some famous hill race in Italy but....BALLABIO sounds silly for the name of a bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeve Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Fat Boy Someone told me that name came from the bomb that was dropped in Japan in WWII. I find it hard to believe that a corporation would have such poor taste. 43423[/snapback] Actually, it's a concatenation of the names of the two bombs dropped on Japan that ended WWII; "Fat Man" & "Little Boy" [iirc, Fat Man was the plutonium bomb with an imploded sphere design; Little Boy was the linear accelerated-core design using virtually the entire world supply at that time of enriched uranium...] Given that the Fat Boy was intended to have the same devastating impact upon the Japanese stranglehold of the world motorcycle market as the atomic bombs had upon their desire to prolong the inevitable end to WWII [and indeed, did so!], the choice of names was both prophetic & appropriate. "Poor taste" is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rktman1 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Well I was thinking "Hayabusa" until I saw the vote for "Rune" above. 43427[/snapback] I think a Hayabusa is a Japanese hawk/eagle/falcon so the name is pretty cool - just sounds funny in the original language. My vote goes for bad is 'Volusia'. My favorite is, of course, LeMans, but I've always liked the name 'SuperHawk' - since the mid-60s. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philbo Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I know it's some famous hill race in Italy but....BALLABIO sounds silly for the name of a bike 43438[/snapback] I'll second that - it sounds like a cross between ... never mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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