What's your bike's name?

Discussion in 'The Perfect Line and Other Riding Myths' started by VozProto, Sep 20, 2012.

  1. Tinker1980

    Tinker1980 Doesn't ask why, only asks how

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    My '77 Husqvarna WR250 - Old Satan. Because it temps me to do BAD things that will not end well for me.

    '92 Ex500 - Michelle. After an old girlfriend. Because I never knew if she would break my heart or break my arm, but she sure was pretty to look at and fun to ride!

    '86 Honda XL250 - Thumper. Of course.

    '08 KLR - Tiller. Because if I'm not careful it makes the yard look like I've been through it with a roto-tiller.

    '89 Chevy C1500 - Old Faithful. It doesn't break. Ever.

    '91 Geo Metro - Dick Turpin. Because it's always holding people up on the highway.

    Last but not least, my '01 Polaris trailblazer - usually just call it START, DAMMIT. The only part of this AMERICAN atv that I've ever had problems with is the JAPANESE engine. :rofl
  2. echo15

    echo15 Been here awhile

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    My girlfriend started this whole bike naming thing... she names a lot of inanimate objects. Anyway,
    2010 Triumph Tiger 1050 is "Pearl" (the faster black color... so go ahead and make the Pirates of the Caribbean link).
    The 2006 Uly was "Sally"
    My daughter's Buell XB9s is "Sissy"
    and, my 2009 Buell 1125CR was "Jezebel"
  3. cb200t

    cb200t Bueller?

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    Tiny-moto.

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  4. longwayaround

    longwayaround Female Adventurer

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    all vehicles have been named! They are as much a part of the family as any other soul!

    red VFR 750 - Ace

    Yamaha R1 Raven - holy shitballs

    BMW 650 twin - Dorothy (because of her beautiful ruby red slippers and adventures to OZ!)

    GMC suv - came pre-named Jimmy. i hated that bastard more than any thing i have ever owned...engine blew a piston climbing a mountain pass leaving my GF and i stranded.

    Nissan Maxima - once again, prenamed Max

    aaaand My fave, 2005 Jeep Cherokee limited - Sandy...as it usually ends up resembling a dog beach by the end of our adventuring with it. fur, rocks, wood, beer bottles, and paddles, bikes and babes make this vehicle feel at home.

    great thread!!
  5. RidingDonkeys

    RidingDonkeys Purveyor of Awesome

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    Whoa, forgot about this thread. Since I last posted a Husky TR650 has joined the stable. It is appropriately named Ginger, since it is a redhead.
  6. mike45

    mike45 Gotta Ride

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    I call my GS "The Fridge" because it's white.
  7. henshao

    henshao Bained

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    A thumpy Buell Cyclone named Turbulence, or Turbo for short
  8. Running Bear

    Running Bear Been here awhile

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    Blue 09 Triumph Tiger 1050ABS, call her Diana.
  9. Prettyboy

    Prettyboy I drink and I know things

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    Sophia. She's a slow gray 2011 tu250x. Seems to like water. Something about a flood in her early days.

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  10. toy4fun

    toy4fun GET out of the way

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    I feel so ashamed, I just ride the Bitch!!!! I did not say that
  11. BillsburgGS

    BillsburgGS Been here awhile

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    MiXanax


    guaranteed to relive all built up anxieties...
  12. D-R0CK

    D-R0CK Been here awhile

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    I've got a bike named black betty, because she isn't pretty but rides smooth :wink: I have a buddy whose bike's previous owner broke both his legs against a guardrail riding it, we call his bike voodoo. I have another buddy who's bike leaks oil, we call it the titanic :rofl
  13. DAKEZ

    DAKEZ Long timer

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  14. MotoTex

    MotoTex Miles of Smiles

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    That's a funny lookin' brake pedal on that rig ... :huh

    (former 70's era Bonnie owner)
  15. DAKEZ

    DAKEZ Long timer

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    ... And the tickler... Don't forget the tickler. :lol3
  16. Vulfy

    Vulfy Been here awhile

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  17. ttpete

    ttpete Rectum Non Bustibus

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    That's the shifter. :lol3
  18. HondaVT500FT

    HondaVT500FT Grumpy old coot

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    John M
  19. Wout67

    Wout67 Long timer

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    Mine was easy.

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    "Connie".
  20. Rango

    Rango Phaneropter

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    I ride a bike with no name
    cause in the desert...
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