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."

by Nick1911 August 3, 2006

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

by sunnydayz April 27, 2017