Whats in the name?

[scarrabri]

Hi i must have too much time on my hands as i got to thinking, that some one must have sat down and thought what should i call this bike i have just created,
so i looked up mine the Triumph Tempest and this came up
Hypernyms ("tempest" is a kind of...):
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult) or Tempest in a tea pot ,which some what amused me,
so does any one else know why there Bikes were given such a name,best wishes Brian.

 

[Midlife]

Carlton named a lot of their bikes beginning with C or K for alliteration

Shaun

 

[RickTheUncivil]

what, like Humuhumu-Nukunuku-Apu'A? Isn't that Welsh for cauliflower or something?

 

[scarrabri]

what, like Humuhumu-Nukunuku-Apu'A? Isn't that Welsh for cauliflower or something?

More than likely is lol Only good words for the Welsh,come on Wales.

 

[scarrabri]

Carlton named a lot of their bikes beginning with C or K for alliteration

Shaun

LOL

 

[mikeymustard]

Lots of things named after storms and winds, (most VW's and maseratis for instance), I've got a Chinook - not the helicopter, I haven't got room for all my bikes nevermind that - and had a Sirocco til recently.

Edit: BTW a Welsh cauli is called a blodfresych which is not a good name for a bike (but then neither is cauliflower!)

 

[KermitGKona88]

Re:

Humuhumnukunukuapua'a https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... 9vxPid8noQ

I can understand the wind connection, (Being swift as the wind),some Raleigh names, Pulsar and Quasar are a bit more difficult to understand. I suppose tapping into the brave new world f the early 80's.

The bike name I struggle with the most is the Kona Scab, no good connotations from that word at all :facepalm:

 

[t47b]

Re: Re:

The bike name I struggle with the most is the Kona Scab, no good connotations from that word at all :facepalm:

As a Portuguese speaker I can't believe anyone here would ride around with kona emblazoned on their frame :shock:

 

[hamster]

That's the usual problem of any name being rude in at least one language.

 

[nonowt]

My wife has a Triumph Traffic Master 3-speed and I've also seen Triumph Traveller - so I'm with Midlife thinking someone at Raleigh/Triumph was a fan of alliteration. Tempest sounds a bit wild and exciting plus the Shakespeare angle adds a bit of gravitas.

A related question: why would Raleigh release identical bikes with the same name under different marques? Why make a Raleigh Tempest and a Triumph Tempest in the same colours for the same market? I've also seen Raleigh branded versions of the above mentioned Traffic Master and Travellers. :?