Moto, Motos or MOTO may refer to:

Business

* Moto Hospitality, a chain of motorway service stations in the United Kingdom *

Moto Gold Mines Gold deposits at Moto were initially discovered in 1903 and mining began in 1905. A colonial state corporation called Kilo-Moto exploited the deposits from 1905 to 1919. The colonial state recruited laborers from rural Africa to work in the mines. ...

, an exploration and mining company acquired by Randgold Resources *

Moto (restaurant) Moto was a molecular gastronomy restaurant in the Fulton River District of Chicago, Illinois known for creating "high-tech" dishes which incorporate elements such as carbonated fruit, edible paper, lasers, and liquid nitrogen for freezing food. M ...

, a restaurant in Chicago known for its "high-tech" food *

Motorola Mobility Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android OS, Android. It is a subsidiary of the Chinese multinational technology company ...

, whose nickname was "Moto" during the feature-phone era before the rise of smartphones when the company was a division of Motorola **

Motorola Moto Motorola Moto is a range of Android mobile devices manufactured by Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo. The Moto brand is also used and marketed for certain public-safety products from Motorola Solutions and by Motorola brand licensees on ce ...

, a brand of smartphones and smartwatches manufactured by Motorola Mobility

People

Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...

(born 1949), Japanese manga artist *

Hirokuni Moto (born March 9, 1970 in Kagoshima) is a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is ...

(born 1970), Japanese boxer *

Iwa Moto Aileen Quimado Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), known by her stage name , is a Japanese–Filipino actress, model and reality television personality. She is the first runner up in the third season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent sear ...

, screen name of Filipino Japanese actress and model Aileen Iwamoto (born 1988) *

Kaoru Moto Kaoru Moto (April 25, 1917 – August 26, 1992) was a United States Army soldier.Vachon, Duane "'Tegara osele na wo nokose', To leave a name behind - PFC Kaoru Moto, U.S. Army, WW II, 100th Infantry Battalion, Medal of Honor, (1917-1992),"''Ha ...

(1917–1992), U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor *

Severo Moto Nsá Severo Matías Moto Nsá (born November 6, 1943), known as Severo Moto, is the most notable opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea, and leader of the Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea. He lives in Spain where he has established a governme ...

(born 1943), opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea known as Severo Moto *

Yves Bitséki Moto Yves Stéphane Bitséki Moto (born 23 April 1983) is Gabonese association football, footballer who plays for Mosta F.C., Mosta FC in Maltese Premier League as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was called to Gabon national footb ...

(born 1983), Gabonese football goalkeeper *

Pablo Motos Pablo Motos Burgos (born August 31, 1965) is a Spanish comedian and broadcaster who is best known for producing and presenting ''El Hormiguero'', a popular Spanish television show. Biography He was the son of Amelia Burgos, who died on 11 Decemb ...

(born 1965), Spanish television show host and comedian * Teresa Motos (born 1963), Spanish former field hockey player

Entertainment

Mr. Moto Mr. Moto is a fictional Japanese secret agent created by the American author John P. Marquand. He appeared in six novels by Marquand published between 1935 and 1957. Marquand initially created the character for the ''Saturday Evening Post'', whi ...

, a fictional Japanese secret agent * M.O.T.O. (short for Masters of the Obvious), a Chicago band *''

Motos is an arcade game that was released by Namco on September 20, 1985. It runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware but with a video system like that used in '' Mappy'', '' The Tower of Druaga'', '' Grobda'' (without the DAC) and '' Dig Dug II''. G ...

'', an arcade game released in 1985 *Motos, a fictitious creature found in Will Self's novel ''

The Book of Dave ''The Book of Dave'' is a 2006 novel by English author Will Self. Content ''The Book of Dave'' tells the story of an angry and mentally ill London taxi driver named Dave Rudman, who writes and has printed on metal a book of his rantings agai ...

'' *Moto, one of the first two tribes featured in '' Survivor: Fiji'' * ''Girls on Top'' (album), a 2005 album by BoA, reissued under the title ''Moto''

Sports

* Motocross, a form of off-road motorcycle racing consisting of races called motos *

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

and its divisions Moto1, Moto2 and Moto3 *

Moto Club de São Luís Moto Club de São Luís, commonly referred to as Moto Club, is a Brazilian professional club based in São Luís, Maranhão founded on 13 September 1937. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, ...

, a Brazilian football club *

Moto Esporte Clube Moto Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Moto Clube (), is a currently inactive Brazilian football club based in Porto Velho, Rondônia. They won the Campeonato Rondoniense ten times and the Torneio de Integração da Amazônia twice. H ...

, a Brazilian football club

Other uses

* '' Moto'', a genus of

bugs Bugs may refer to: * Plural of bug Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Bugs Bunny, a character * Bugs Meany, a character in the ''Encyclopedia Brown'' books Films * ''Bugs'' (2003 film), a science-fiction-horror film * ''Bugs ...

in the tribe

Harpactorini Harpactorini is a tribe of the Harpactorinae (assassin bugs). This group is the most diverse of the entire assassin bug family, with 51 genera recognized in the Neotropical Region and 289 genera and 2003 species overall. This tribe contains the ...

* ''Moto'' (magazine), a Zimbabwean Catholic community newspaper * Shorthand for a small

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

moped A moped ( ) is a type of small motorcycle, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term used to mean a similar vehicle except with both bicycle pedals and a motorcycle engine. Mopeds typic ...

* Moto, a Central American and Peruvian incarnation of the auto rickshaw

Acronyms

* MO/TO (Mail Order/Telephone Order) in

card not present transaction A card-not-present transaction (CNP, mail order / telephone order, MO/TO) is a payment card transaction made where the cardholder does not or cannot physically present the card for a merchant's visual examination at the time that an order is given ...