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- Motorbike vs motorcycle - WordReference Forums
According to the dictionary, a motorcycle is bigger, more powerful, more HP (between 125 and 1000 cc) than a motorbike (small, lightweight motorcycle), bur according to other dictionaries, motorcycle is the UK word for the US motorbike Could someone, please, shed some light? Thanks in advance
- motorcycle motorbike - WordReference Forums
As a long time North American motorcycle enthusiast, I can firmly state that here in North America, you can call it a motorcycle or a bike Only small children and very old ladies would call it a motorbike Any adult male using the term motorbike would be snickered at
- Drive v Ride a bicycle motorbike | WordReference Forums
"Motorcycle riders may use designated carpool lanes, unless otherwise posted " "Provide a Completion of Motorcycle Training Certificate (DL 389) from an approved CHP motorcycle rider training course " "Check the motorcycle before every ride " There is some ambiguity about it in other areas You go for a driving test, even with motorcycles
- I saw a [motorcycle motorcyclist] weaving in and out of traffic.
Definitely not the case in the UK, as this passage from an article on the subject (Motorbike vs Motorcycle: What's the difference? ) explains: One of the most common myths on the forums seems to be that a motorbike is a smaller and less powerful machine than a motorcycle, but there really is nothing in any legislation or product specifications
- motorcyclist, biker, bike, motorcycle, bicycle, and more. . .
This is why in America there is a different between motorbike and motorcycle in America The tern "motorbike" still refers to a moped in America A cyclist can refer to the motorcyclist or a bicyclist as well as biker I've noticed in British a motorbike can be any size of motorcycle In Australia motorcyclists, bikers are called "bikies"
- bike as verb : bicycle or motorcycle | WordReference Forums
So (please pardon the stereotype) if a young man in a black leather jacket told me "I came here on my bike", I would understand that he had arrived on a motorcycle The word "biker" for a person is probably applied more often to a motorcyclist than to a bicycle rider To avoid ambiguity, the latter is called a "cyclist"
- Fell from off motorbike - WordReference Forums
You guys may think it is funny based on the title alone :) But actually I have 2 questions regarding this Firstly, motorbike Which is better correct to say: "I fell OFF a motorbike" vs "I fell FROM a motorbike" I have never been a fan of saying "off" something I always prefer to use
- I went home with on by my new bike (??) - WordReference Forums
If I heard "I went home with my new bicycle," I would assume that the speaker had bought a new bicycle, had put it in his or her car, and had driven home from the bicycle store with it That's less likely with a motorbike, difficult with a motorcycle, and impossible with a new car, of course
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