what does CBR stand for?
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From: Vista Cali
RE: what does CBR stand for?
....and sometimes the designations mean nothing other than something someone at a design meeting blurted out and the boss said.."that sounds good...so be it"
and yes this does happen
and yes this does happen
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RE: what does CBR stand for?
Exactly...
Both definitions are recorded in quite a few places as the std Honda explanation.. and thats because they both were originally from honda..
That's what I was trying to get across..
Apparently as the story goes from what I have read, the design team that was chosen to run with the original Honda design, had the CB as his design code name ..
It did stand for cross beam ...as I and others mentioned above , but the sales teams obviously thought that it could also stand for something more marketable.....so they ran with the city bike definition...
Both definitions are recorded in quite a few places as the std Honda explanation.. and thats because they both were originally from honda..
That's what I was trying to get across..
Apparently as the story goes from what I have read, the design team that was chosen to run with the original Honda design, had the CB as his design code name ..
It did stand for cross beam ...as I and others mentioned above , but the sales teams obviously thought that it could also stand for something more marketable.....so they ran with the city bike definition...
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From: Mud hut, Zululand
RE: what does CBR stand for?
I don't care what it means -
I weally wanna wide my bike ! (with thanks to my grandson, aged 1 1/2)[8D]
But it's rainy, and slippery out (again)[:@]
I weally wanna wide my bike ! (with thanks to my grandson, aged 1 1/2)[8D]
But it's rainy, and slippery out (again)[:@]
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From: Paradise (DFW), Tx
RE: what does CBR stand for?
The Cross Beam Racer is probably an urban legend, like "City Bike - Racer". Over the years, Honda has hada lot of lines starting with "C", such as C, CB, CD, CE, CL, CS, CM, CA, CR, CX, CJ. In 1959, the first American Honda dealership opened in L.A., the line up had theC100 Super Cub, CB92 Benly Super Sport 125, CA95 Benly Touring 150, CA71 Dream Touring 250, CE71 Dream Sport 250, and C76 Dream Touring 300.They all had similar engines and mounts and were all "City Bikes".
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From: Southern Cali baby!
RE: what does CBR stand for?
So the "F" stands for Friendly....?
lol
Not very friendly at the top of fifth or sixth i would'nt think.
Also the complete opposite of sounding anywhere near "friendly" when revved anywhere past 10k rpms.
Such a friendly machine [sm=grinangel.gif]
lol
Not very friendly at the top of fifth or sixth i would'nt think.
Also the complete opposite of sounding anywhere near "friendly" when revved anywhere past 10k rpms.
Such a friendly machine [sm=grinangel.gif]
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RE: what does CBR stand for?
We are both right mate ...that is my point.. The history of honda book (which I have not got) but have read about ..refers to the CB as city bike ...but I think that's because it was the term used by the marketing people to sell the bike originally..
We must also remember that Honda is a Japanese manufacturer and that quite possibly there are certain terms/meanings that are lost in translation.
I don't care what it means - I weally wanna wide my bike !
I think it's safe to say that when asked, we can all come up with our own definition.
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RE: what does CBR stand for?
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I think it's safe to say that when asked, we can all come up with our own definition.
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I think it's safe to say that when asked, we can all come up with our own definition.