streetbike en · NOUN
Etymology
From street + bike.
Meanings
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A motorbike designed to be ridden on streets rather than off-road environments.
Imagine riding your favorite streetbike on a canyon road.
1989, Alain Chirinian, Motorcycles, page 60:While I'd like to see Honda incorporate some of the RC51's serious hardware (brakes, suspension, cam gear drive) into the VFR instead of the GollyGeeWiz technomarketing nonsense it currently uses, I firmly believe in the VFR concept—that concept to be the world's best streetbike.
2002 January, Michael Cook, “Hotshots”, in Cycle World Magazine, volume 41, page 22:Street extreme riders would be amazed to know the Domokos' self-promotion skills and streetbike talents actually helped him land a paid sponsorship from Kawasaki Motors in the early 1980s, an endorsement virtually unheard of in today's conservative corporate climate.
2002, Mike Seate, Streetbike Extreme, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| streetbikes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| street bike | alternative | lexicographic |