motorheads
Engine obsession crowd
Motorheads are enthusiasts of motors and engines—people passionate about cars, motorcycles, or anything with horsepower.
The term suggests someone who tinkers, races, or obsesses over mechanical performance: The motorheads spent all weekend rebuilding the transmission.
Also refers to fans of the British rock band Motörhead.
Mechanical or automotive enthusiasts
- petrolheadsVehicle enthusiasts, especially cars
- car enthusiastsPeople devoted to automobiles
- grease monkeysSlang for auto mechanics
- tunersFrequency-selecting devices
hot rodders · speed freaks · racing fans · custom builders · drag racers
Machines converting fuel to motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- cylindersCircular-based solid shapes
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
carburetors · fuel injection · turbochargers · superchargers · exhaust · camshafts · crankshafts · transmissions
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- rockSolid earthen material
- headbangersAggressive music fans
- biker cultureMotorcycle enthusiast community ethos
loud pipes · leather jackets · tattoos · roadies · bandanas · skulls · whiskey · dive bars
gearheads
Mechanical or automotive enthusiasts
- petrolheadsVehicle enthusiasts, especially cars
- car enthusiastsPeople devoted to automobiles
- grease monkeysSlang for auto mechanics
tuners · hot rodders · speed freaks · racing fans · custom builders · drag racers
engines
Machines converting fuel to motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- cylindersCircular-based solid shapes
pistons · carburetors · fuel injection · turbochargers · superchargers · exhaust · camshafts · crankshafts · transmissions · differentials
Lemmy
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- rockSolid earthen material
- headbangersAggressive music fans
biker culture · loud pipes · leather jackets · tattoos · roadies · bandanas · skulls · whiskey · dive bars · concerts
- gearheadsgearhead, gearheads, petrolhead, petrolheads, car buff
motorheadscyclists
People who ride bicycles
pedestrians · equestrians · hikers · urbanists · runners
motorheadstechnophobes
Those who fear innovation
Luddites · nature lovers · minimalists · environmentalists · urbanists