la moto
| la moto motorbike/motorycle | faire la moto to ride a motorcycle |
la motocyclette motorcycle |
| le/la motard(e) motorcyclist | le motocycliste motorcyclist | les commandes controls |
| l’embrayage clutch | le frein brake | le klaxon horn |
| le compteur speedometer | le clignotant indicator (UK) /blinker (US) |
le guidon handlebars |
| le phare headlight | la garde-boue mudguard (UK) /fender (US) |
la suspension suspension |
| le pneu tyre/tire | la pédale de frein brake pedal |
le filtre d’air air filter |
| la boîte de vitesses gearbox | le réservoir d’huile oil tank |
le pot d’échappement exhaust pipe |
| le silencieux silencer | le feu en arrière back light/tail light |
le réflecteur reflector |
| le siège arrière pillion | la selle seat | le moteur engine |
| le réservoir d’essence fuel tank |
les vêtements de moto motorcycle clothing |
la genouillère knee pad |
| la bande flourescente reflector strap |
la visière visor | les vêtements en cuir leathers |
| le casque moto motorcycle helmet |
les gants moto motorcycle gloves |
la moto de course racing motorcycle |
| la moto routière touring bike |
la moto tout-terrain dirt/off-road bike |
le scooter scooter |
| la béquille stand/kickstand | le side-car sidecar |
On this page you’ll find a complete list of French motorcycle and motorbike vocabulary words. To say motorbike in French you say: “la moto“. The motorcycle ride is le motard if it’s a man and la motarde if it’s a woman. Most of the vocabulary words associated with the motorbike are quite different from English and may therefore require some extra time to learn.
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