Been thinking about this from childhood.

Does the Name of the brand/model influence buyers ?? Not the 'Brand Name', but the actual 'Name' of the brand (eg. Bajaj is quite a big brand name in India, but is also a family name which some people might not like)

I have always thought what would be the best name for a bike model. An inanimate object ?? an animal ?? a few letters and digits ?? or a superlative ??

I grew up when it was mostly letters and numbers ( RX100, CL-II, RX135, CD 100 etc. ) Bullet was already there. So was Yezdi Roadking/Oilking ( the first superlative name for an Indian bike ??).

And it kept on evolving, and its mostly superlatives now. What kind of a bike could be called Ambition,passion, glamor etc ?? Just my opinion, but I would personally never pay for a bike called Glamor.

And what abt the so called masculine names ?? Stunner, hunk etc ? superlatives all the way.

I am expecting a day when Hero Honda/Bajaj churns out a bike called Brilliant or Strong or Sturdy...

Personally I feel the best ever name for an Indian model was RD350 ( Race Derived is what I believe in, i ve heard multiple abbreviations).
And the best ever brand name was 'Yezdi'. I like the name so much that when I adopt a dog, I ll name him/her Yezdi. Scared to do that on my kids, cos dont know if they ll hate me for that.

Bikers, what are your opinions ?? Do names matter or not ?