| Author | Message | ||
     Tbowdre |
Please elaborate where this name comes from... | ||
| Jaimec |
It's a carnivorous fish that lives in tropical oceans. I believe it is one of the swiftest animals in the ocean as well. (Message edited by jaimec on November 16, 2009) | ||
| Johnj |
Also it's a car by Plymouth | ||
| Dentguy |
Barracuda spelled with 2 r's? A saltwater fish. | ||
| Tbowdre |
Getting closer... I had a 1972 340 'Cuda back in the day and wonder if my 1125 is ALSO a barracuda? rumor has it... | ||
| Bob_thompson |
"It's a carnivorous fish that lives in tropical oceans. I believe it is one of the "SWIFTEST" animals in the ocean as well." Jaimec is completely correct and I might add from a fishermans point of view one of the "SPORTIEST" | ||
| Dentguy |
"I had a 1972 340 'Cuda back in the day and wonder if my 1125 is ALSO a barracuda? " If your 1125 is slower than my 1970 Buick GS455s were (I've had 2), then yes it's a 'Cuda.  | ||
| Hellgate |
A song from about 1979 or so? | ||
| Geforce |
Buick Grand Sports... Nice. I like the Barracuda name. Hopefully we get to see this bike come to life in a couple of years and go buy one. Have faith. | ||
| Rde48 |
But how does this name fit into Buells use of Greek Mythology? Is there another name that would fit that begins with a "B"?? I am just wondering if Barracuda is really the name. | ||
| Slojon |
BEAUTIFUL, works for Me! | ||
| Geforce |
I hear ya RDE. The only names I could find that start with a "B" in Greek and Roman mythology are: Bacchus: Roman Equivalent of Dionysus. Bellerophon: Corinthian hero; killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus; tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death. Bellona: Roman goddess of war. Boreas: One of several Winds. Briareus: Monster of hundred hands; son of Uranus and Gaea. Briseis: Captive maiden given to Achilles; taken by Agamemnon in exchange for loss of Chryseis, which caused Achilles to cease fighting, until death of Patroclus. It might be possible that maybe the Barracuda was just the nick name or code name of the project bike or concept. The actual name of the bike itself would be on the bottom of my priorities if I were designing a new model right next to "Bold New Colors Schemes". Surely there are some I missed. But that's what I could pull from a quick search. | ||
| Froggy |
Last time I checked Blast wasn't a Greek god either. | ||
| Jaimec |
And "Loki" is Norse... | ||
| Court |
>>>Last time I checked Blast wasn't a Greek god either. Nope . . . BLAST is German for "Lisa".  | ||
| Torquaholic |
Court, wissen Sie was blasen bedeutet auf Englisch? | ||
| Drhodes1970 |
Yea! What he said. | ||
| Lake_bueller |
This would bring the "new school" into the same theme as the "old school". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Barracuda Just a guess | ||
| Augustus74 |
Small badass fish in a giant sea??? I get it. | ||
| Kevin_stevens |
"It's a carnivorous fish that lives in tropical oceans. I believe it is one of the "SWIFTEST" animals in the ocean as well." Jaimec is completely correct and I might add from a fishermans point of view one of the "SPORTIEST" And one of the most toxic. KeS | ||
| Tasmaniac |
We have Baracoutta down simillar but different the song was by heart- album little queen Brett | ||
| Red93stang |
To bad the project isn't going to come about, I would have loved to had a 200hp Buell "fish". | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
what is the meaning of this thread??? im confused hahaha Jake | ||
| Red93stang |
For all u that don't know it was a project name. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
What was the project? a super 1125? Jake | ||
| Froggy |
Yep, it looked like this  | ||
| Red93stang |
Have u seen the yellow bike pic? | ||
| Red93stang |
Yup that one! Only a 200hp WSB! | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
OMG ive seen the pic many times, and drool all over it!! Any word on the detail of it?? I died a little more on the inside after i saw this pic, since buell is gone  Jake | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
seriously!?? how did they get that out of the rotax?? and just wonderin where did u hear about this project, and can i read an article or something??? Jake |
