Bike model number designations?

Does anyone know that they actually mean and what they stand for?

In that, what does GSXR, CBR, VFR etc etc actually mean?

I guess that the R is Race, but what about the rest?

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As far as Honda are concerned, the V model designations should be pretty
obvious:

VF = V-Four
VT = V-Twin

I doubt most of the letters mean much though, especially for Japanese
bikes where the important decisions aren't going to be taken in anything
like a Latin alphabet.

 

They mean marketing.

 

CBR = Crap Bike for Racing?

 

So VFR would be V-Four Race? So whats an RVF then? Race V-Four?

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But it's not an R1. It's a YZF-R1.
And you would expect a YZF-R6 to have a six-litre engine.

 

V Four Road? Racing V Four?

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I expect most groups of letters were chosen because they sounded good to
Japanese earoles.

 

So if an R6 is 600cc, an R1 is surely 100cc? Or Would R10 be more
consistent?

 

Really Very Fast?

 

Of course, and the YZF-R7 is a 750 is it not?

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As an example from your sig.

BMW = Bremen Motor Works
RS = Rally Sport?
S = Sport?
GT = Grand Tourer?
SE = Special Edition?

Your car is a <something> Injection.

Its not just the Japs then??

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XV535

A 535cc V twin <something>

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The Kawasaki ZX10 would hold that to be true.

But whats the ZX?

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Bayerische Motoren Werke, old chap.

 

In your case, does the Ducati SS mean SuperSport?

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Oh. I thought it was Bayerischer Motorrad Werke or something like

GS = Gelande Strasse (ISTR it was originally written G/S)

 

Sorry - my mistake, although:

"Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (info) (BMW), (English: Bavarian Motor Works)"

I have no idea where Bremen came from, I blame my dad!

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I was incorrect - see above - sorry.

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Check the name:
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.uk/products/motorcycles/supersport/yzf_r1.jsp