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md1985250r
11-09-2003, 08:58 AM
he says tecate is pronounced.... tee kate...2 syllables


i say ta cot ee...3 syllables...


what do you say??
Billy Golightly
11-09-2003, 11:12 AM
I say it "Tay cot ee" but I think the actual correct way to say it is "teh cot ee"
Kilborg
11-09-2003, 11:57 AM
its actually pronounced "tehcate" with a real silent c, but everyone butchers it.
250R4Ever
11-09-2003, 12:45 PM
its actually pronounced "tee-cotty"
krizo88
11-09-2003, 01:00 PM
everybody around here calls them tek-8's. I just nod and walk away
Honda300ex
11-09-2003, 01:34 PM
I pronouns it "Ter-racked"
nate b
11-09-2003, 01:51 PM
could be "tay-cot-aye
J.D.
11-09-2003, 02:36 PM
Most spanish speaking people either say "Teh Cot Ay" or "Teh Cot Ee". I generally say "Teh Cot Ay"......how to spell it in spanish(this might help some(just how the spanish letters are pronounced)) Tay(T) Ay(E) Say(C) Ah(A) Tay(T) Ay(E).

This brings up a question from me, why in the name of Bob would a Japanese ATV company name an ATV after a spanish word???????????????
ATC crazy
11-09-2003, 03:06 PM
Tay-ca-te :rolleyes:
Lots_Of_Nothing
11-09-2003, 04:08 PM
well, awhile ago in chat, i had this same question, and we all came to the agreement that it is pronounced "Teh ca tee"
Honda300ex
11-09-2003, 05:07 PM
Teh ca tee sounds funny! Im still gonna say Ter-Racked... :D
TeCaTe_MaN
11-09-2003, 05:20 PM
dudes.......it's te-ca-te :D 3 syllibles...just how it is spelled...like ducati but with a t
gotballs 250r 82
11-09-2003, 08:30 PM
tagays R's rule :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
350Xccelerator
11-09-2003, 08:34 PM
well tecate is actually a spanish word and its pronounce teh-ca-teh, atleast thats whats my spanish teacher said and its true. ;)
YAMAHA_Jim
11-09-2003, 08:59 PM
Tecate,tehcotti,tehkatie,I've heard them all.
I was told the tecate got its name from the tecate desert. Back in the 80's and even today,Manufactures were building bikes,trikes to sell to America,so why not just name the machines after something in america. ex, mojave,bayou,prairie,rubicon,rincon,rancher,kodiak ,grizzly,bigbear,wolverine,badger.None of these places/animals are in Japan. Honda,Kawi,Suzuki,and Yamaha all have factories in california,,,,since the mid to late 80's.
86waterpumper
11-11-2003, 12:38 AM
I agree with Jim that the name the trike was given came from the desert. Back in the day, atv desert racing was a big deal, and i always figured that the tecate 250, or 400, or whatever race it was spawned the name.
Mike Fort Laud
11-11-2003, 01:03 AM
I read a Tecate ad somewhere that explained the name came from a small town on the Baja Peninsula. It also showed how to pronounce the name. The ad was introducing the new Kawasaki Bike. I have been looking for the ad that I saw it in. It was somewhere on this computer.
slippy4
11-11-2003, 01:05 AM
i say "Teh ca tee" just the way its spelled
Jeb
11-11-2003, 11:07 AM
I read a Tecate ad somewhere that explained the name came from a small town on the Baja Peninsula. .


Here's the ad Mike

http://www.files.3wheelerworld.com/Sads/sKaw1984kxt250Tecatead.jpg


It reads that its named after a tough little border town in Baja I believe.

How ever the mexicans pronounce it, would be the correct way I guess.

I've always said Teh- Cott- EEE. The first time I ever read about one in the 80's I was calling it a Tee-Cate and my old man was quick to correct me on it!
Wickedfinger
11-12-2003, 03:31 PM
... Man, now lets start an argument on how "Bombardier" is pronounced .... lol
J.D.
11-12-2003, 04:18 PM
Bombardier is pronounced Bom Bar Dee Ay. Just like the Frenchies would say it.
ATC crazy
11-12-2003, 05:03 PM
Yup...I agree
Honda300ex
11-12-2003, 05:40 PM
I pronouns its just like its spelled.. :D
J.D.
11-12-2003, 05:51 PM
SO basically you say Bomb Are Dee Er?
Honda300ex
11-12-2003, 05:54 PM
SO basically you say Bomb Are Dee Er?

Bom Bar De ER... :D