Is that right?
Just a few fun things to pass the time while you
sup your coffee. Have something to nerd out
with at the next bike meet.
H
ayabusa is a bike by Suzuki and means
Peregrine Falcon, a fast bird of prey that's known
for hunting Blackbirds... a bike by Honda. Suzuki
and Honda have had a long standing battle for who
makes the fastest production bike. It's said that
they now have an agreement to limit the 'street'
bike versions of their most powerful machines.
T
he first practical pneumatic
tyre was by John Boyd Dunlop in
1888 for use on his son's push-
bike.
The word pneumatic is Greek
and means 'breath' and is
applied to technology that uses
gas or compressed air.
V
espa in Italian means
Wasp and if you've ever heard
a scooter rally go past then you
will understand why!