Bike names?

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RedRyder

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Just curious... Does anyone know what the letters KX, YZ, CR, RM, WR, KDX, XR, DR, etc., mean (if anything)?
I'm thinking "WR" means "wide ratio", but with the others I have no clue.

P.S. I tried a search, but to no avail...

 

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mobrown

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Rumor...

The rumor back in the late 70's for the RM (I had one) was that it stood for Roger's Machine. Roger DeCoster was a champion MXer who rode for Suzuki.

Have no idea whether or not that is true...

 

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Peer Lovell

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I do know that "CR" stands for "Crazy Ride". Not sure about the others.

 

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KX02

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I would think that KX means Kawasaki- cross or crosser.

 

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pyrofreak

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YZ is like Y-Zinger or soemthing

 

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CaNaDiAn,Eh?

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I could be wrong, but I heard that WR is for wide ratio gears and CR is for close ratio ...or something like that...lol

 

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TheJunkMan

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CaNaDiAn said:

I could be wrong, but I heard that WR is for wide ratio gears and CR is for close ratio ...or something like that...lol

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I know that WR and CR ment that for Huskys

 

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RedRyder

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:yeehaw:

mobrown said:

The rumor back in the late 70's for the RM (I had one) was that it stood for Roger's Machine. Roger DeCoster was a champion MXer who rode for Suzuki.

Have no idea whether or not that is true...

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Then Kawasaki should change the KX line to the "BS" line for "Bubba's Scooter". :)

I can see it now.... "Be like Bubba! Go WFO on the new BS 250F, now with 50% more BNG (Bubba Non-Gravity)!!!" :yeehaw:

 

Okiewan

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Peer Lovell said:

I do know that "CR" stands for "Crazy Ride". Not sure about the others.

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Sorry bro, that isn't even close. Bunch of whacky Jap dudes... "Wets caw it CR for cwazy wide" lol.

 

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j_freak

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From what I've heard, RM stands for (aw, dang, now I can't remember the exact words) Racing Machine, or Racing Model. I can't remember which.

 

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23jayhawk

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You mean not everyone has a stack of early '70s Dirt Bike to pull out for reference?

What's the world coming to these days...

 

kmccune

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23jayhawk said:

You mean not everyone has a stack of early '70s Dirt Bike to pull out for reference?

What's the world coming to these days...

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When my dad sold the farm and built his retirement house 10 years ago he threw them out with out telling me :| Of course he was also going to burn an upright grand piano, an oak desk, a maple end table with a marble top and a maple table and chair set.... :ugg: My sister and I got there before that :) Dad said that "it's just a bunch of old junk" :ugg: OK back to the topic, I did have quite the stack of Dirt Bike and Motocross Action mags back then, back to '73 I think.

 

XRpredator

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where's VD when you need him?