Motorcycle Explorer June 2015 Issue 6 | Page 108

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!