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Offline mikeyw64

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2017, 03:13:45 AM »
in another example of differences you guys spell 'GTR' as 'Concours' ;)
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2017, 05:45:13 AM »
Quote from: mikeyw64 on November 02, 2017, 03:13:45 AM
in another example of differences you guys spell 'GTR' as 'Concours' ;)

Americans tend to like model names instead of code letters and numbers.
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2017, 06:00:47 AM »
Okay, then what does ZG stand for???
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2017, 06:12:55 AM »
Quote from: wb57 on November 02, 2017, 06:00:47 AM
Okay, then what does ZG stand for???

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Offline mikeyw64

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2017, 06:14:57 AM »
Quote from: maxtog on November 02, 2017, 05:45:13 AM
Americans tend to like model names instead of code letters and numbers.

An honourable exception being Hondas ST1100/ST1300 , In the US they dropped the "Pan European" designation we had over here :)
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2017, 06:41:56 AM »
Quote from: mikeyw64 on November 02, 2017, 06:14:57 AM
An honourable exception being Hondas ST1100/ST1300 , In the US they dropped the "Pan European" designation we had over here :)

Pan European sound like a bedpan is involved. (you're peein', get it?)  ;D
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Offline mikeyw64

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #26 on: November 02, 2017, 06:47:25 AM »
Quote from: sanmo on November 02, 2017, 06:41:56 AM
Pan European sound like a bedpan is involved. (you're peein', get it?)  ;D

as someone here said in another thread, doesn't work if you have to explain it :p
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Offline sanmo

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2017, 07:16:17 AM »
Quote from: mikeyw64 on November 02, 2017, 06:47:25 AM
as someone here said in another thread, doesn't work if you have to explain it :p

lol. Which thread is that? w/o a link, it didn't happen.
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Offline Conniesaki

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2017, 07:35:25 AM »
Quote from: maxtog on November 02, 2017, 05:45:13 AM
Americans tend to like model names instead of code letters and numbers.

Not always, to me anyway: C14 sounds better than "Con-koo", ZX14R sounds better than "Ninja" and CBR900 sounds better than "Fireblade".
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Offline mikeyw64

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2017, 08:07:52 AM »
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #30 on: November 03, 2017, 04:41:29 AM »
Good grief, Lucy! My question was rhetorical.  :)
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #31 on: November 03, 2017, 06:37:37 AM »

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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #32 on: March 03, 2018, 08:32:49 AM »
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Re: What does GTR stand for?
« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2018, 07:44:36 PM »
Quote from: Conniesaki on November 02, 2017, 07:35:25 AM
Not always, to me anyway: C14 sounds better than "Con-koo", ZX14R sounds better than "Ninja" and CBR900 sounds better than "Fireblade".

 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Fireblade  :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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