???? Sv ????

[younggunns]

does anyone know what SV stands for if anything..????

[sv650k4]

what do you mean by stands for??:confused:

[hovis]

equal rights and world peace?

[younggunns]

what do you mean by stands for??:confused: well an rs turbo is a rally sport. a gt turbo is gran tourer. just wondering if the S AND V are short for anything...

[Alpinestarhero]

Nope. The japs just use letters to feel good. Ducati use numbers, followed by a letter.

If SV does stand for something, what does GSXR stand for :shock:

Matt

[Alpinestarhero]

equal rights and world peace?

Only if its curvy and yellow. We have the power. Well, you HAD the power.

[Wideboy]

isn't it "sports v-twin"?

[sv650k4]

well an rs turbo is a rally sport. a gt turbo is gran tourer. just wondering if the S AND V are short for anything...

a ryt just didnt have a clue what you ment lol.

[northwind]

Allegedly it stands for Suzuki Vtwin, according to some Suzuki marketing bod.

[fizzwheel]

what does GSXR stand for :shock:

Matt

Its something to do with the number of cylinders and that it has a 16v head.. I think...

EDIT - I was wrong

http://en.jeddahbikers.com/index.php/2007/12/21/what-does-gsx-r-mean/

[mmmstrongbow]

If SV does stand for something, what does GSXR stand for :shock:

Matt

heres a link dont know how really it is but the answer works for me!:D

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_gsxr_stand_for

[sv_rider1990]

No no no no no it means Special Vehicle!! Jeeez lol!

[younggunns]

Nope. The japs just use letters to feel good. Ducati use numbers, followed by a letter.

If SV does stand for something, what does GSXR stand for :shock:

Matt Gran Sport eXperimental Racing....

[Lozzo]

The Japs have been using acronyms for years. Back in the 80s Suzuki introduced TSCC (twin swirl combustion chambers) and proudly embossed it on cam covers. My dad asked my mate Gus what it stood for, his response - "Town and Suburbs Cowboy Cruisers", my old man wasn't sure whether to believe him or not so didn't push it any further. This was the same mate who put "F.I.T.S" stickers on his 350LC forks - no-one dared ask what it stood for in case they ended up looking stupid, so I ventured the question. Again he came out with a classic - "Foot In The Spokes" brakes.

[sv-robo]

Super Viagra...well it makes me horny anyway,lol.

[Dangerous Dave]

Sports V-twin, as written on the TLS and TLR only the SV wasn't regarded as sporty when compared to its bigger brother/sister.

[blueto]

super vast - thats vast..yep very vast.

ill get my coat

[northwind]

So what did TL stand for then, if SV stands for Sports Twin but only the TL got those stickers :D

Pretty unconvinced by the GSXR explanations there... The GSX ranges weren't particularily eXperimental were they? Sure, teh Katana was pretty out there but the first GSXs were the 250 and 400 if I've got this right, and they were pretty much just an evolution from the GSs. Seems more plausible to me that Suzuki started out with their GS nomenclature then added exciting sounding letters afterwards as and when they felt the need.

[neio79]

err so would the likes of ZX-R mean and CBR mean then???

[northwind]

According to WikiAnswers, home of many wrong answers, CBR is Cross Beam Racer. But I reckon it's another "add an exciting letter", after the CB. What does CB stand for? Don't know

[Lozzo]

"What do we carr, new motorcycre boss-san?"

"Carr it same as last one, but stick 'R' on end, that will fool johnny-lound-eye"

[kd sweety]

SV - Suzuki V-Twin

GSX-R - Got Something X-Rated

CBR - Can Be Red

CBR-RR - Can Be Red - Realy Red

ZXR - Zebra X-ray

DRZ - short for Docter Zed

[Wayluya]

err so would the likes of ZX-R mean and CBR mean then???

ZX-R?

Well, it starts of the original Z's and goes onto GPz AND GPZ (and means Grand Prix) - then the GP got dropped as old hat.....but the Z was kept cos' it sounded cool :cool: and had history..........why the X? it also sounds "cool" (and they also made some GPX models. briefly!).........and now we come to the "R", which accross brands used to get tacked onto the end of a bike name to show that this was a "sporty model" and was "Race bred", ie GPZ1000RX (or was that a GPz1000RX??!) and GPZ750R (not to be confused with the earlier GPz750 - which also had a Turbo model - not as fast as the name suggests, but very comfy!)........for reasons of brevity and boredom the "R" move before the CC number.

Dunno where the Hyphen comes from..........

[maultin]

Allegedly it stands for Suzuki Vtwin, according to some Suzuki marketing bod.

+1. thats what i assumed to be the meaning

[sv_rider1990]

Suzuki V Twin very imaginative lol!

[dizzyblonde]

no you got it all wrong...Mr Suzuki visited England when he invented the SV,,,he tripped over one of those metal plates in the road or off a wall that 'SV' on it...he got stuck for what to call it and he thought
' AH I know...'















I'll get my coat

[chakraist]

Haha, when I got my bike I noticed that SV on drains everywhere.

[K]

I know that the 'RR' at the end of CBR 600/900 RR stands for Race Replica... but can't for the life of me remember what the beginning bit stands for. :oops:

Honda car wise I know that CRV & FRV stand for Complete Recrational Vehicle and Family Recreational Vehicle respectively. :roll: