Moto, Motos or MOTO may refer to:

Business

Moto Hospitality Moto Hospitality, branded as Moto, is a British service station operator which operates 59 motorway service stations across the United Kingdom. It is currently the UK's largest service area operator. History Operations (2001–2020) Granada ...

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

, 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. It is a subsidiary of the Chinese multinational technology company Lenovo.;; ...

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

(born 1949), Japanese manga artist * Hirokuni Moto (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 sea ...

, 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 (born 1943), opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea known as Severo Moto * Yves Bitséki Moto (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 Decem ...

(born 1965), Spanish television show host and comedian *

Teresa Motos Teresa Motos Izeta (born 29 December 1963 in Guipúzcoa) is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). Motos also competed ...

(born 1963), Spanish former field hockey player

Entertainment

* Mr. Moto, a fictional Japanese secret agent *

M.O.T.O. M.O.T.O. (Masters of the Obvious) is an American Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk band currently based in New Hampshire. Formed in New Orleans in 1981 by Paul Caporino, the lineup of the band has seen many changes over the years, with Ca ...

(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''. Game ...

'', 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 aga ...

'' *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 Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competiti ...

, 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, a Brazilian football club * Moto Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club

Other uses

* '' Moto'', a genus of bugs in the tribe Harpactorini * ''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 Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...

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 ty ...

* Moto, a Central American and Peruvian incarnation of the

auto rickshaw An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj ...

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 ...