Yamaha compared to others

[frankb]

Aaah... A CBX six-pot! If you couldn't do the splits you had to ride them side-saddle!

Proper bike.

 

[Moz]

rhysonsax wrote:

Robaldo wrote:
I was convinced yanis were The Dogs, until I had a go on a friend's beautiful tenor 62.

Isn't "Yani" = Yanagisawa

and I suppose Yamaha = "Yama" or "Yammy" or something ?

Rhys

I always thought it a bit strange that the Yani is commonly used as a short form of Yanagisawa. From an etymological point I view I might assume that Yani is used because of the often misspelt version of Yanagisawa which is Yanisigawa or some variant.

Who knows.

Moz

 

[Bobby G]

Yeah, I guess it should be Yana and Yama, but Yani and Yammy are more affectionate diminutives I s'pose. No one ever talks about a Selmy, Marty Keily or Bueschy, though, do they?

 

[jools]

hahahahahah - I hope not.

Sounds like the seven dwarfs...
Would be even funnier if they were described by the sound they make:
Honky, Snorty, Grunty, Screamy, Woofty, Farty and Gruff.

 

[frankb]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Bobby G]

I can do all those, sometimes on purpose :laugh: as well as Flatty and Sharpy