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I e never heard anyone use the phrase ‘drive a bike’ before, always ‘ride a bike’, you use drive several times - is this a regional thing I’ve not come across b

• whatofolloww 4y ago
  It may sound odd because "biker" colloquially refers to a motorcyclist, but not many people would call a motorcycle a "bike" in day-to-day conversation. Maybe "driving a bike" will get more popular as electric velocipedes continue to blur those lines.
• ilyt 4y ago
  Nope, I hust don't talk about bicycles in english all that often (well, basically never). I also find the word "bike" annoying, as it seems to mean both bicycle and motorbike, while in my native language there are entirely separate words with no common root (but funnily enough colloquial term for motorbike is same as "engine")
  • skhr0680 4y ago
    What language is that? In Japanese "bike" specifically refers to motorcycles, and 50cc scooters are called "engines" :-)
    • ilyt 4y ago
      Polish. Bike is "Motor" (engine) or "motocykl", bicycle is "rower", scooter is also basically "skuter" but it is just about the form factor, not the engine Also 50cc ones are called "engine bicycles" although that name isn't really used that often.