Gytr

[shrubitup]

You know, Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing (GYTR).

Do you pronounce it gator like alligator or do you spell out the letters? Getting odd looks from people when I say gator.🤣

At least it's not a chair bees or a kra poh vitch. 👍

[mrboots]

Personally I spell it out. Not sure if that's the correct way though...

[josmoloco]

When i first saw it , I pronounced it as. (only in my head) Guy-ter....

[Santan9]

Getting odd looks from people when I say gator. 👍

lmao wow, I wouldnt doubt it.. you seriously gotta quit doing that, its gonna make people start questioning your intelligence!

gator... hahaha🤣

[shrubitup]

lmao wow, I wouldnt doubt it.. you seriously gotta quit doing that, its gonna make people start questioning your intelligence!

gator... hahaha🤣

Oh no! Now you think I'm weird too. 👍

[Santan9]

but seriously though... abbreviations are not meant to be treated as words!

the only one I can think of off hand is calling a gxr crotch rocket a "gixxer" which is normal. I was buying boots one day with a friend, gaerne brand, my friend called them "garns" in front of the salesman and the salesman turned his head sideways and was like w.t.f? I was quite embarrassed for some reason..

but calling GYTR a gator is asking for the weird looks, IMO.

whats with your "chair bees" example, I dont get it.

[shrubitup]

whats with your "chair bees" example, I dont get it.

I've heard that Acerbis is posta be pronounced a-chair-bees.

[Santan9]

I've heard that Acerbis is posta be pronounced a-chair-bees.

oh. haha wow thats a bad one. a-sir-biss is how I say it.

how about those "cycra" handguards... how the hell do you pronounce those? like "circa" the skateboard brand or what?

[shrubitup]

oh. haha wow thats a bad one. a-sir-biss is how I say it.

how about those "cycra" handguards... how the hell do you pronounce those? like "circa" the skateboard brand or what?

I believe Cycra is U.S. made so si-cra. 👍

[Santan9]

hmm interesting. ill post back when I can remember more weird dirtbike words that people cant seem to pronounce properly!

thanks.

[shrubitup]

What about Sidi? 👍

[josmoloco]

see-dee is how I say it

[Esten831]

but seriously though... abbreviations are not meant to be treated as words!

the only one I can think of off hand is calling a gxr crotch rocket a "gixxer" which is normal. I was buying boots one day with a friend, gaerne brand, my friend called them "garns" in front of the salesman and the salesman turned his head sideways and was like w.t.f? I was quite embarrassed for some reason..

but calling GYTR a gator is asking for the weird looks, IMO.

whats with your "chair bees" example, I dont get it.

So, how do you pronounce "Gaerne"?

[silentZ]

I heard someone at a moto shop call Gaerne Gur-nee. Like Journey but with a G. I watched a Gaerne promotional video and they called it Gar-Ney. So I go with Gar-ney now.

How about Leatt. LEE-At or Leet?

[josmoloco]

I heard someone at a moto shop call Gaerne Gur-nee. Like Journey but with a G. I watched a Gaerne promotional video and they called it Gar-Ney. So I go with Gar-ney now.

How about Leatt. LEE-At or Leet?

lay-et or late?

[silentZ]

I go with Leee-at

[Santan9]

So, how do you pronounce "Gaerne"?

I believe its garn-yay. its italian I think. someone correct me if im wrong on the pronunciation..please!!

and now that I think of it.. my friend galled them "garins" not garns" and he looked like such a fool to me and the guy working at the shop as he has been riding longer than me, and he also owned a pair of those boots before me 👍

I go with Leee-at

yep, me too. lee-at.

[silentZ]

I think Gaerne is the toughest dirtbike related term out there. When I first saw the name I thought it was pronounced gay-earn, naturally.

[shrubitup]

I think I just keep calling it gator and get the look of death. I like my Yamaha and the GYTR parts that go on it. 👍

[Greg Y]

well S.C.U.B.A. is an acronym and is spoken as a word.......geeeeeter it tis.