Talk:musclebike

This initial entry has been made as a result of my coming across the term in numerous publications (citations to be added later), and at the same time not finding a definition for the term. This definition was compiled from several sources with the assistance of a number of motorcycle enthusiasts, including myself. Additional refinement will be forthcoming, and input from others is encouraged.

Use of "musclebike" in Wikipedia

This term is used in Wikipedia in the article linked below for the Suzuki GSX series (as well as others);

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GSX_series

Unfortunately, uses like this cannot be used to support inclusion. We tend to prefer printed citations or other permanently archived sources. See WT:CFI for information about the kinds of citations we look for. In short, if you have some old magazines on the subject, and can provide three cites (quotations and source) spanning a few years at least, then the word is considered fully justified and supported by evidence. --EncycloPetey 17:52, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Additional supporting information

The term “musclebike” is in relatively common use amongst motorcycle enthusiasts. It has been used in industry publications such as the article "Hot Rod Hearts: Meeting of the Muscle Motorcycles"[1]. This article was published in Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine. Although I do not currently know the publication date of this article, at least one of the motorcycles mentioned in the article, the Honda Valkyrie, has not been produced since 2003. I have also seen the term written as “muscle-bike” and “muscle bike”.

Superbike Magazine article[2] dated May 10, 2006 refers to the Suzuki GSX1400 as "...the largest-capacity traditional musclebike currently on sale. It's a huge, torquey behemoth with retro styling and a 1,402cc motor".

Gizmag article[3] dated January 24, 2006 discussing the Victory Vision 800 concept motorcycle says in part "...the competition between Harley, the Japanese quartet and the muscliest musclebike of them all, the Triumph Rocket III...".

An article by Andy Saunders[4], published March 3, 1996 includes several uses of the word musclebike, such as; "For our Musclebike contest we picked Yamaha's V-Max, Triumph's Speed Triple, Honda's CB1000 and Ducati's M900 street rods". and "It's not the original musclebike -- the Vincent Black Shadow was probably that -- but it's been around since the beginning of time. Well, at least since 1984...".

From an article by Kevin Duke [5]published July 20, 2005 discussing the 2005 Kawasaki Z750S. "This new Z borrows heavily from the Z1000 naked musclebike, including its steel frame and four-cylinder motor".

Two uses in an article titled 'Motorcycle Test: Honda Valkyrie 1500 F6' in the the August 1999 Motorcycle Cruiser magazine; First- "Honda's flagship cruising flat-six motorcycle does it all: musclebike, weekday commuter, open-road runner, corner charger, boulevard troller, statement maker". Second- "Although it's included in this Power Cruiser section because of its musclebike status, the Valkyrie's all-around excellence has already distinguished it in other venues".