What's your bike's name? - Page 5

MikJogg · 09-21-2012, 01:44 PM

Call my deauville "moppelchen" (nice word for a fat girl),because of the big butt

MikJogg · 09-21-2012, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

BMW R1200ST.

Jim

What about "ugly chicken" ?

Beamer Bum · 09-21-2012, 02:48 PM

I've owned lots of bikes, but Ursula is the only one ever named.

DADODIRT · 09-21-2012, 02:51 PM

I'm sure there's another thread like this somewhere---
I'm a Star Wars geek
1975 R75/6 (copper color) -Landspeeder (gone)
1997 F650 (orange) X-wing(gone)
2001 R1150GS (silver) Millenium Falcon(gone)
2003 KLX 300 (green, of course) Slave I
2006 KTM 950 (black) Tie-Fighter

If I get the K1100RT that I am dreaming about I might have to switch from Star Wars to Dr. Who. Tardis seems like a good name for a K bike.

slobinski · 09-21-2012, 03:51 PM

I've never named any bike, but on special occasions I will give them a pat on the gas tank and an appreciative "Thank you" for either a very good ride or for pulling my nuts out of the proverbial fire. They're machines, after all.

Bill Harris · 09-21-2012, 05:11 PM

Think of a bike as chattel with a soul.

soul_adventurer · 09-21-2012, 05:31 PM

my Suzuki DRZ400E is named "suzuki samboy nakomurasan".

its a mouthful but you can get around it by saying it real quick.
so named because of the obvious in the first instance, then samboy just slipped in somehow and i have a new marine diesel thats going into my boat and its also a jap made engine (named "jack nakomurasan"), so they are kindof like related....

crazy i know. yeah well you all asked.....

!!!!!!

threadbare · 09-21-2012, 05:41 PM

i call my 90 xt600 frosty. faded blue plastics.thumpity thump thump look at frosty go...

duck · 09-21-2012, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beamer Bum

I've owned lots of bikes, but Ursula is the only one ever named.

That's a sweet looking classic.

El Desmo · 09-21-2012, 05:55 PM

I wanted to go with T-Rex, but my wife dubbed it the "Chuckwagon", and it stuck.

Tigerpawed · 09-21-2012, 06:42 PM

My Versys is "Horse", aka "Black Beauty".

Starkmojo · 09-21-2012, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beamer Bum

I've owned lots of bikes, but Ursula is the only one ever named.

Name it? He'll I would marry it!

Biker Cowboy · 09-23-2012, 06:02 PM

Red Sonja .... What can I say. She's a Red Raider and has an attitude ;)

blues · 09-23-2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opmike

Only 16 year old girls name their vehicles.

I refer to my SV as "the SV"

Most everyone on the forum are 16 year old girls posing as crusty old guys.

slartidbartfast · 09-23-2012, 06:33 PM

I had an XS650 I called "Bessie".

My R80RT came to me with a nameplate: "The Duchess of Hamilton". Usually just referred to as "The Duchess"

I had several urges to name my R1100GS. WeissFrau seemed like a good idea at one time and so did Pterodactyl (a friend insists the beak makes him think of this but I don't get it, although the concept of a flying dinosaur sometimes seems appropriate) and Guiselda. However "The GS" seems to be its usual epithet

I don't recall naming any other bikes but my brother had an old NVT moped he called "Eric". I think there was a TV ad. at the time where someone said "Come on Eric!" He says it was "Eric" on the flat but "You slow bastard" uphill or if there was any headwind.

09-21-2012, 01:44 PM	#61
MikJogg Weekend Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Oberkirch/Blackforest/Germany Oddometer: 646	Call my deauville "moppelchen" (nice word for a fat girl),because of the big butt __________________ I don´t like mondays... ...and winter

09-21-2012, 02:48 PM	#63
Beamer Bum Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Between Rides Oddometer: 177	I've owned lots of bikes, but Ursula is the only one ever named. __________________ Working for my next trip http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=721872

09-21-2012, 02:51 PM	#64
DADODIRT Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Durango,CO(not quite Purgatory) Oddometer: 2,668	I'm sure there's another thread like this somewhere--- I'm a Star Wars geek 1975 R75/6 (copper color) -Landspeeder (gone) 1997 F650 (orange) X-wing(gone) 2001 R1150GS (silver) Millenium Falcon(gone) 2003 KLX 300 (green, of course) Slave I 2006 KTM 950 (black) Tie-Fighter If I get the K1100RT that I am dreaming about I might have to switch from Star Wars to Dr. Who. Tardis seems like a good name for a K bike. __________________ I find your lack of faith disturbing.

09-21-2012, 05:11 PM	#66
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 3,845	Think of a bike as chattel with a soul. __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

09-21-2012, 05:31 PM	#67
soul_adventurer grin and bear it Joined: May 2011 Location: north queensland, australia Oddometer: 244	my Suzuki DRZ400E is named "suzuki samboy nakomurasan". its a mouthful but you can get around it by saying it real quick. so named because of the obvious in the first instance, then samboy just slipped in somehow and i have a new marine diesel thats going into my boat and its also a jap made engine (named "jack nakomurasan"), so they are kindof like related.... crazy i know. yeah well you all asked.....!!!!!! __________________

09-21-2012, 03:51 PM	#65
slobinski Inept adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Powell Butte, Oregon Oddometer: 327	I've never named any bike, but on special occasions I will give them a pat on the gas tank and an appreciative "Thank you" for either a very good ride or for pulling my nuts out of the proverbial fire. They're machines, after all.

09-21-2012, 05:41 PM	#68
threadbare Lawndart repair tech Joined: Jan 2011 Location: The Thousand Islands Oddometer: 32	frosty i call my 90 xt600 frosty. faded blue plastics.thumpity thump thump look at frosty go...

09-21-2012, 05:55 PM	#70
El Desmo Stay sharp, keep moving. Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Back in the Nor Cal. Oddometer: 36	I wanted to go with T-Rex, but my wife dubbed it the "Chuckwagon", and it stuck.

09-21-2012, 06:42 PM	#71
Tigerpawed Coastal Castaway Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Last small beach town N of LA, S of Pt Conception Oddometer: 62	My Versys is "Horse", aka "Black Beauty". __________________ Ferris: Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

09-23-2012, 06:02 PM	#73
Biker Cowboy aimless drifter Joined: May 2012 Location: Somewhere in the Western U.S.A. Oddometer: 17	Red Sonja .... What can I say. She's a Red Raider and has an attitude ;)

09-23-2012, 06:33 PM	#75
slartidbartfast Love those blue pipes Joined: Dec 2003 Location: South Louisiana or UK or ... Oddometer: 4,077	I had an XS650 I called "Bessie". My R80RT came to me with a nameplate: "The Duchess of Hamilton". Usually just referred to as "The Duchess" I had several urges to name my R1100GS. WeissFrau seemed like a good idea at one time and so did Pterodactyl (a friend insists the beak makes him think of this but I don't get it, although the concept of a flying dinosaur sometimes seems appropriate) and Guiselda. However "The GS" seems to be its usual epithet I don't recall naming any other bikes but my brother had an old NVT moped he called "Eric". I think there was a TV ad. at the time where someone said "Come on Eric!" He says it was "Eric" on the flat but "You slow bastard" uphill or if there was any headwind. __________________ MSF Ridercoach IBA: 35353 95 R1100GSA, 93 GTS1000, 85 R80RT, 93 DR350/435, 99 RX125, 78 DT100 January 2010 New Zealand South Island ride Summer 2009 UK to Alps ride Summer 2008 UK End-to-End ride

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