Wayne's motorcycle is a 1970's Yamaha RD250.
The high school is named Hagler High in the show, after the boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The real name is Brockton High School and its mascot is the Boxer.
Factual: In episode 4, the skating rink mentioned, The Asiaf, is the actual rink in Brockton, Mass.
Besides the actor playing Wayne being Irish, several of the supporting cast are Irish-Americans
Brockton is the birthplace of boxer Rocky Marciano