steel horse

a motorcycle. Sometimes considered the modern version of a horse from the old west. It often symbolizes being a loner, and outcast, or an outlaw.

From Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive: "I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride. I'm wanted dead or alive."

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steel horse

An old name for a bicycle

...the steel horse fills a gap in modern life, it is an answer not only to its needs, but also to its aspirations...It's quite certainly here to stay.
Le Vélocipède Illustré, in 1869

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