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[bioman_imp]

I hear ya j3gq.

For me it’s all these CBR1000 riders talking so affectionately about “my ‘blade.” I don’t mind CB, heck it even looks great on the side of the bike but does seem to keep a lid on the passion between rider and bike. “Fireblade” evokes samurai imagery for me too, a deep respect between the tool and its master. Cool that this familiarity is evoked by the shorthand ‘blade to describe a track weapon.

Not sure if the VTR1000 Firestorm crowd ever threw around “my ‘storm, looking sexy by the lake” on an instagram post, but that doesn’t sound ridiculous to me either.

Words like dependable, classic, trusty, substantial, purposeful, well built are all what come to mind when I think of my CB, none of which inspire any deeper connection to the machine. Maybe you stick with the sword concept: fireblade, katana, Sabre are taken, so broadsword? Battle axe? Jackknife? Shuriken? No, none of those seem right.

Back to weather. Firestorm, Hurricane are taken. Thunder cannon? Thunder magnum? Lightning horse? Driving Wind? Driving rain? Golf ball sized hail? None of this really works for a machine that really seems to prize balance and heritage above horsepower or looking like a missile, etc. There mUst be some good Japanese words for balance that could work well. English is striking out.

This addition to your post is drifting toward absurdity but I’m sure the teams of engineers that came up with the actual bike names above would have had similar spitballing discussions prior to release. Would have been fun to participate in!


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Great idea!! Here are some options :

冷静
Reisei (calm, composure, coolness, serenity)

平衡
Heikō (equilibrium, balance, equalization, even scale)

落ち着き
Ochitsuki (calm, calmness, composure)

静けさ
Shizukesa (tranquility, silence, quiet, serenity, calm)

慎み
Tsutsushimi (modesty, discretion, self-control)

沈着
Chinchaku (deposition, composure, calm, aplomb, serenity)

対称
Taishō (symmetry)


(and I would vote for the Honda Taisho !)