Macho shouts greeting bro's ride (5)

I believe the answer is:

yoshi

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'macho shouts' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'greeting bro's ride' is the wordplay.
'greeting' becomes 'yo'.
'bro's ride' becomes 'shi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'yo'+'shi'='YOSHI'

Can you help me to learn more?

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app