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09-20-2012, 02:27 PM
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Type A ADD w/ OCD
Joined: Apr 2012
Location: Colorado
Oddometer: 180
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What's your bike's name?
So I recently had a discussion with a buddy about naming bikes.
I have been in the superstitious habit of giving all of mine well thought out (or so I think) names once I have had them for a while and give them enough use. Is anyone as neurotic about picking the 'right' name for their bikes? What have I named my bikes? I'm glad you asked...  In order of ownership: 1992 Yamaha XJ600 Seca II Cricket - she chirped like one when I was on the brakes. 2003 Yamaha R6 (Sliver/Black) Alana - was my first R6 that I lusted after (silver and black) named after the really subdued beautiful girl in my HS 2000 Yamaha R6 Race Bike Samara - named after the girl in the ring cause the bike kept trying to kill me 1984 Honda XR250 pit bike Daisy Duke - Speaks for itself 2006 Yamaha R6 Race Bike Persephone - was a brand new off the floor raven R6 before i tracked her. Reference to the greek mythology story cause of her 'dark' side Jezebel - 2002 Yamaha R6 Race Bike She got around. 5 friends had her before I did. Amelia - 2006 BMW R1200GS My first (and dream) adventure bike. Who else to name her after that would be more fitting than one of the most adventurous women in history?
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The rider formerly known as r6dink. 2006 R1200GS w/ '07 motor |
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09-20-2012, 02:38 PM
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?איפה בירה
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Madison, WI
Oddometer: 419
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In before all the other KLR owners with "Tweety".
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Formerly gainfully employed, now a starving student. Go Bruins! |
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09-20-2012, 02:59 PM
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Adventure Commuter
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: MSP
Oddometer: 557
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Lili Von Shtupp
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09-20-2012, 03:03 PM
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Feral Chia tamer
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Left of the dial. Canton, NC
Oddometer: 2,607
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Black 09 KLR
Black Angus. I've not named my other bikes.
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Mutt'n the custard. On the outside with my back turned. |
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09-20-2012, 03:05 PM
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Two Wheeled Addict
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Oddometer: 5,283
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The 950 Adventure is "Kitty" or the "Katoom"
and the Hayabusa is known as "Budha" The Fiddy is "The inflictor of PAIN" Stupid thing has hurt me more than the other two by about times ten
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Speed bumps never seem to make me go any faster |
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09-20-2012, 03:06 PM
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Que la Chinga?!
Joined: Jun 2004
Location: BFE, SW Oregon/SF BayO'rea
Oddometer: 3,140
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Black Betty (Bam-a-lam!!)
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09-20-2012, 03:11 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2012
Location: Coleman, Michigan
Oddometer: 306
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2009 KLR650 - "the mule". It isn't fast, it isn't good looking, but it is somewhat surefooted and (more or less) hauls my fat ass and my stuff anywhere I point it.
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09-20-2012, 03:13 PM
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Woodfire or Bust
Joined: Nov 2008
Location: Dartmoor, UK
Oddometer: 419
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R1100 GS... the 1100
R1150GSA... the silver one R80 G/S... the old one R80 ST... the new one |
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09-20-2012, 03:32 PM
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Is it Friday yet?
Joined: Jun 2008
Location: Montucky
Oddometer: 420
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Quote:
+1 The red one The blue one The black one The yellow one The green one
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Strange, but I feel no remorse. *pEaCe* 2001 Suzuki DRZ250 2005 Suzuki SV650S 1990 Yamaha TW200 2002 KLX110 |
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09-20-2012, 03:34 PM
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Adventure Connoiseur
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Western Sierras
Oddometer: 2,929
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My Aprilia Dorsoduro 750, in passionate Italian red, is named after this middleweight Sopranos character:
Furio  He's calm and collected, as Italians go, but he can get things done. . |
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09-20-2012, 03:40 PM
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Meshuganeh
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Reston, VA
Oddometer: 404
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2011 KTM 990 Adventure Dakar Addition
The Dirty Dak  
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09-20-2012, 03:49 PM
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Gringo Viejo
Joined: Oct 2010
Location: Banámichi, Sonora, Mexico
Oddometer: 478
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2006 silver Triumph Tiger - the obvious - el Tigre de plata
the '02 Bonneville was also obvious - Bonny The Royal Enfield was "that Indian POS" Never named any of the Hondas but called the CB750 "Kips bike" because he sold it to me. Have not named the TW yet but I don't know it yet
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Mexico - Dream, Discover, Ride Hotel Los Arcos, Northern Sonora's Motorcycle Haven http://www.losarcossonora.com |
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09-20-2012, 03:50 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2012
Location: New Hampshire
Oddometer: 1,312
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My wife always names her vehicles. I only name mine if a name really suggests itself. I don't go out of my way to come up with one, and some of them get names and some don't.
Of my current herd, the Ducati Monster is named "Patina", because she's got one. The Heinkel is named "Elroy J" because it has that sort of retro-futuristic look of the Jetsons. The Vespa and the Maico and the parts bikes do not have names. PhilB
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1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (208,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke) |
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09-20-2012, 04:02 PM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Oct 2007
Location: redwood coast, nor cal
Oddometer: 594
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my vstrom 650....... i usually refeer to it as that dirty black thing over there.
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Joe 10 Bonneville SE 08 Vstrom 650 abs |
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09-20-2012, 04:07 PM
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Purveyor of Awesome
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA
Oddometer: 3,769
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My wife started the trend, and now we name everything. Even out indoor plants have names.
67 Bonnie - Livia 68 Tiger - Ruby 73 CB750 - Sophie 07 Bonnie with a cargo hack - Fanny 11 Ural Gear Up - Boris And the rest of the fleet 07 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon - Rufus 10 Kia Soul - Kim-chi Brenderup trailer - Uli Homebuilt trailer - Rusty And the list goes on... Sent from the voices in my head, and transcribed by their drinking buddy.
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Clinging to sanity, one motorcycle at a time. RidingDonkeys screwed with this post 09-21-2012 at 07:00 PM |
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