Motorcycle Speed glossary: every game word explained
This glossary explains the words you meet in Motorcycle Speed, from A to Z. Each one links to the page where you can read more.
A to Z
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| AIR TIME | Shows when an orange ramp sends you flying. See ramps and jumps. |
| Best ride | Your highest score from any ride, shown on the main menu. |
| Best time | Your fastest finish of a mission, shown on its mission card. |
| Boost | Glowing turquoise arrows on the road. Ride over them for 2.8 seconds of extra speed. |
| Brakes | A Garage upgrade: stronger brakes, and the back wheel lifts less. See the Garage. |
| Camera | Switches between the chase camera behind the bike and the view from your helmet. |
| Cash | The game's pretend money. You earn it in missions and spend it in the Garage. See stars and cash. |
| Close call! | Passing a car within 1 m at more than 100 km/h, without touching. See close calls. |
| Coast delivery | Mission 1: reach the exit at 2 km. |
| Coast express | Mission 5: reach all five gates before the clock runs out. |
| Combo | How many close calls you made in a row. It ends after 3 seconds without a new one. |
| Comfort | The settings screen: sound, graphics, camera and weather. See Comfort settings. |
| E4 | The coast road you ride on. |
| E4 missions | The five missions, played in order. See the five E4 missions. |
| Easy on the brake! | A warning: you brake so hard that the back wheel is lifting. Let go a little. |
| Engine | A Garage upgrade: +8 km/h top speed and more power per level. |
| Fast lane | Mission 3: pass 5 vehicles while riding above 150 km/h. |
| Finish ahead | Shows on the mission line when the finish is less than 500 m away. |
| Free ride | Riding the coast road with no goal and no clock. For members. See Free ride. |
| Fully upgraded | An upgrade at its top level, level 3. |
| Garage | Where you buy the Sport 1000 and upgrades. |
| Gates | The five gates in Coast express. Each one adds 18 seconds to the clock. |
| Gear | The bike has six gears that change by themselves. The small line on screen shows which one you are in. |
| Havsvik | The village by the road, and the finish of the distance missions. See the coast road. |
| Horn | Beep! Just for fun. |
| Join | The button to become a member of Contenta Games. |
| Lean | How you steer: tip the bike left or right into a bend. |
| Look back | Hold it to see the traffic behind you. |
| Mission line | The text on screen that shows your mission, your progress and your road bonuses. |
| Moving effects | A Comfort setting. Calm turns off camera shake. |
| Ramp | An orange-edged ramp that makes you jump if you go faster than about 43 km/h. |
| Riding tips | A pause button that shows the first-ride tips again. |
| Road bonuses | Boost, jump, shield and turbo. You need two different kinds for three stars. See road bonuses. |
| Room to breathe | Mission 2: ride 2 km without touching anyone. |
| RPM | How fast the engine spins, shown next to the gear. |
| Save slots | Three separate saved games: Save 1, Save 2 and Save 3. |
| Score | Points for distance, close calls and jumps. |
| Shield | A blue diamond. For 15 seconds, it saves you from one hit by traffic. |
| Smooth landing! | You landed well after a jump. |
| Sport 1000 | The second bike: 255 km/h, more power and a quicker lean. Costs 1,800 cash. |
| Stars | One to three for each finished mission. Faster times and more kinds of road bonus give more stars. |
| Stoppie | When hard braking lifts the back wheel off the road. Too much, and you tumble. |
| Street 600 | Your first bike: a steady all-rounder with a top speed of 225 km/h. |
| Thread the needle | Mission 4: three close calls in a row. |
| Tuck | Duck behind the windscreen for more speed on straight parts. The bike leans more slowly. |
| Turbo | A turquoise diamond. Like a boost, but it lasts 5 seconds. |
| Tyres | A Garage upgrade: more grip when leaning, especially on a wet road. |
| Wet road practice | A Comfort setting that makes the road slippery in any weather. |
