Do hoverbikes count as motorcycles?

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Not that it matters, but do hoverbikes count as motorcycles? Does it only take an open cockpit land vehicle with a set of handlebars to make something a motorcycle? Before I make my decision here, what are your thoughts?

[DoctorAllosaurus]

Its called a hoverbike for a reason, mostly because hovermotorcycle sounds ridiculous. Thats really all I can come up with, besides the fact that it probably has more than one motor.

[Kid_Cortet]

yeah......that is the reason they have two different names to begin with....one rolls and one hovers xD

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Then how come there's the "bike" in hoverbike? Shouldn't they call it something else since it's not a motorcycle?

[Sylum]

Thy aren't the same. In order for you to have a motor cycle you need the wheels. Hence the cycle part if the name. The bike in hover bike is just part of the word hecause it's similar to it's wheeled counterpart.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Thy aren't the same. In order for you to have a motor cycle you need the wheels. Hence the cycle part if the name. The bike in hover bike is just part of the word hecause it's similar to it's wheeled counterpart.

So the words hoverbike and hovercar come from their resemblance to their predecessors?

[Sylum]

Yes, but that's just the way I see it.

[Xortberg]

So the words hoverbike and hovercar come from their resemblance to their predecessors?

Hoverbike, yes. Hovercars, not necessarily. A car is just a term for an automobile, which simply means it's self-moved - internal combustion engines or whatever you would use to hover. So a hovercar is an accurate term as far as definitions are concerned, while a bike's definition explicitly states it has wheels.

So really, hoverbike is an incorrect term as far as a dictionary definition goes, since a bike has wheels. Of course, this entire discussion is rather absurd, but hey. I've asked stranger questions, and it did give me a chance to deconstruct a word, so I won't think too much of it :P

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

Hoverbike, yes. Hovercars, not necessarily. A car is just a term for an automobile, which simply means it's self-moved - internal combustion engines or whatever you would use to hover. So a hovercar is an accurate term as far as definitions are concerned, while a bike's definition explicitly states it has wheels.

So really, hoverbike is an incorrect term as far as a dictionary definition goes, since a bike has wheels. Of course, this entire discussion is rather absurd, but hey. I've asked stranger questions, and it did give me a chance to deconstruct a word, so I won't think too much of it

Then what else can they call it instead of hoverbike?

[Xortberg]

Then what else can they call it instead of hoverbike?

I assume if hoverbikes were ever made a reality the definition would eventually be revised to be less specific, so hoverbike would end up being the term used for them. I was just being nitpicky because I find it very fun to do, especially when it involves the English language.

[ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987]

I assume if hoverbikes were ever made a reality the definition would eventually be revised to be less specific, so hoverbike would end up being the term used for them. I was just being nitpicky because I find it very fun to do, especially when it involves the English language.

Oh. Speaking of which... *rams you in the crotch with a custom Harley Davidson* Nitpick that! :P

[The Shaper]

Nein, I would say why but it's already been said.

[Matrilwood]

They would be classified as cross country-motorbikes, because they can go where normal bikes can't.