Many society hire expensive marketing firm to come up with catchy names for their intersection . Others just wing it .
The following is a list ofmotorcyclesburdened with monikers seemingly conjured up during an out - of - control brainstorming sitting .
1. Adonis
decorate your product with the name of a fine-looking Greek god and you well design something shine . A in force topographic point to set off would be somewhere other than this 48 - cc , early1950s minibike , fundamentally the 98 - Egyptian pound weakling of the motorcycle universe .
2. Anker
Here ’s an estimation : Name your sportsmanlike motorcycle after an object used to fork out vehicles stationary . At least this 1950s German troupe did n’t make sauceboat .
3. Stahl
Perhaps this was not the best choice of name for an American wheel work up during the motorcycle ’s formative – and typically undependable – yr , in theearly 1910s .
4. Satan
Perhaps the name break to these liberal single - cylinder bikes from the late 1920s was satisfactory in its aboriginal Czechoslovakia , but it did n’t go over well on this side of the pool . Since the make only lasted one year , they apparently had a Old Nick of a meter sell them .
5. Thor
Name a bicycle after theNorsegod of thunder , and it well endure up to its name – and the Thor did . First produced in 1907,Thorswere big 76 - cubic - inch ( about 1250 - mil ) V - Twin Falls brutes that rival contemporaryHarley - Davidsonsfor f number . But due to the competitory surroundings , Thor ceased bike production by 1920 .
6. Dream
Nipponese producer have always leaned toward impulsive names for their machines , so it was hardly a surprise when theDreambecame reality in the other sixties . When this 305 - mil bike arrived on American shore with its skirted fenders , stamp - steel frame and forks , and somewhat bulbous bodywork , typical ' 60 names likeVenom , Tiger , orCommandohardly seemed appropriate , so the Dream was born . The Dream was a surprising winner and trade under theHondaemblem for well-nigh ten years .
7. Snob
This1920sGerman bicycle sported a lowly 155 - cc exclusive - cylinder engine that really gave it no reason to brag .
8. New Motorcycle
A midsize motorcycle built in France during the 1920s , one ca n’t serve but think an Abbott and Costello - type routine :
" What ’s that ? "
" A New Motorcycle . "
" Duh . . . I know it ’s a new motorcycle . But what is it ? "
" I just told you . "
" All I know is it ’s a unexampled bike . "
" Then why did you involve ? "
9. Silver Pigeon
From 1946 to 1964 , these scooters were quite democratic in Japan , but it ’s knockout to imagine the name would take flight in the States .
10. Genial-Lucifer
Like jumbo shrimp , the two word just do n’t seem to go together . Nevertheless , this Gallic builder of small to midsize motorcycles managed to tough it out for 28 years ( 1928 - 1956 ) , which is more than can be say for most upstarts of the geological period .
11. Juncker
pick it on the language barrier , but there ’s no way this small-scale Gallic bike of the1930swould have sold very well in the States .
12. Sissy
An Austrian company chose this name to grace a mini - ice yacht that live on only one twelvemonth ( 1957 ) . What were they remember ?
13. RIP
on the face of it doomed from the start , this English motorcycle company was have in 1905 and get going by 1909 . May it rest in serenity .
14. Flying Merkel
nonsensical as its sobriquet sounds , this grownup American bike of the early 1900s lived up to its charge , as Flying Merkels set several speed record thanks to their advanced V - twin engines .
15. Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
One ofHarley - Davidson’sbest Peter Sellers , theFat Boyis a beefy bike , originally offered in1990on the party ’s grown softail bod with a heavy 1340 - milliliter cinque - Gemini engine and unique solid wheels . This bulky motorcycle is still sell today in an even " juicy " 1584 - cc form .
16. Whizzer Pacemaker
In the yr after World War II , Whizzer offered a three - horsepowerengine that could be bolted to a conventional bicycle to turn it into a rudimentary mannequin of motorized ecstasy . " Put a Whizzer on it ! " trumpet the advertizing , and thousands did . The company soon come out with a complete motorbike , the Whizzer Pacemaker , which some reference with starting the iceboat gyration that led to the company ’s demise in the mid-1950s .
17. Wackwitz
Perhaps in its native Germany the name is n’t so amusing , but this other 1920s God Almighty of small " clip on " engines ( much like those sold by Whizzer ) lasted only two eld . And one can imagine why : " Put a Wackwitz on it ! " just does n’t have the same ring .
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