superbiken.
/ˈsuːpəbʌɪk/, /ˈsjuːpəbʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌbaɪk/ 1. A high-quality or high-performance bicycle, esp. one used for racing.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle
forty-four1821
roadster1875
rear-steerer1882
pneumatic1890
path-racer1896
featherweight1901
free-wheeler1908
fairy cycle1920
superbike1935
sit-up-and-beg1939
bakfiets1956
high-riser1965
all-terrain cycle1970
chopper1971
mountain bike1972
shopper1973
mixte1975
BMX1978
cruiser1978
ojek1983
boda boda1995
e-bike1998
fixie2001
ghost bike2004
1935 Boys' Life May 26/3 (advt.) See this super-bike right now at your nearest dealer or department store.
1964 Jennings (Louisiana) Daily News 1 May 6/1 That's nearly 30 pounds more than the super-bikes we supply to British road-racing teams.
1988 Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept. (Special Suppl.) 3 He opposes the controversial East German superbike and a new starting method in the 1,000m time trial final tonight.
2005 Evening Standard (Nexis) 23 Mar. 67 Given the chance to ride one of those new lightweight superbikes at Manchester Velodrome, he came within a mile and a half of equalling the mark he had set almost 60 years earlier.
2. A high-performance motorcycle; spec. one with a nominal engine capacity of 750 cc or more.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > powerful
hog1965
superbike1968
1968 Arizona Republic 19 May e3/1 Knievel is in the Valley to..finalize plans to jump a superbike 1.1 miles across the Grand Canyon.
1976 Good Motoring Nov. 5/2 A strong quota of ‘superbikes’ in the 750cc-plus category.
1990 Amer. Motorcyclist May 38/1 A good racing twin will handle, stop and accelerate with the best of the superbikes today.
2005 P. Junor Firm xxxi. 258 The lights changed and a kid on a superbike revved his engine so aggressively that we both jumped.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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