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Does your Bike have a Name?
- Thread starter MurphyPeoples
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wmubrown
Chairman of the hoard
I always wait for this thread to pop-up!
"Igor" 1982 R100RS (133K miles)
"Inga" 2004 R1150RT (36K miles)
any guesses where the names come from??????
I guess Frau Blucher is too long??
Whhhhhiiiinnnyyy...
http://www.snopes.com/movies/sound/blucher.rm
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billpierce
Guest
My grand daughter has named all my vehicles. There is
Amy Audi
Molly the VW bug
and my red r1100s is Vanessa
I guess Vanessa is kinda sexy
Amy Audi
Molly the VW bug
and my red r1100s is Vanessa
I guess Vanessa is kinda sexy
brownie
Member
Uncomfortable????
One poster recently implied a level of discomfort being around folks who name their motorcycles.
Actually people have been naming their machinery for years. Combat aircraft are the most notable, but many civilian aircraft are named as well. Many of my Marine artillery brothers had pet names for the mighty 8" piece, as did the BB gun crews did in WW II with the 16" tubes!
Almost every aviation EMS base I know of has named their (mostly) loyal steed, our EC-135 is "Gretchen"
Not to put a damper on an otherwise enjoyable thread, but I feel pretty darn comfortable being around us silly bike namers!
One poster recently implied a level of discomfort being around folks who name their motorcycles.
Actually people have been naming their machinery for years. Combat aircraft are the most notable, but many civilian aircraft are named as well. Many of my Marine artillery brothers had pet names for the mighty 8" piece, as did the BB gun crews did in WW II with the 16" tubes!
Almost every aviation EMS base I know of has named their (mostly) loyal steed, our EC-135 is "Gretchen"
Not to put a damper on an otherwise enjoyable thread, but I feel pretty darn comfortable being around us silly bike namers!
iRene
Stronger, Faster, Tougher
Now that you all mention it, my R bikes were always "the boxer"
at our house because my husband always had K bikes.
For the year that we both had K75Ss, it was suddenly necessary to differentiate.
Mine became Kanary because he was the Dakar yellow one.
The R1150R that followed was the Roadster. Not very imaginative.
They just don't seem to need naming to me as a rule.
I'm sure if the new bike has a name, he will tell me what it is.
at our house because my husband always had K bikes.
For the year that we both had K75Ss, it was suddenly necessary to differentiate.
Mine became Kanary because he was the Dakar yellow one.
The R1150R that followed was the Roadster. Not very imaginative.
They just don't seem to need naming to me as a rule.
I'm sure if the new bike has a name, he will tell me what it is.
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OUTBACKUFO
Guest
the Mandrian Yello Y2K 1150GS had a name of TANAMI for the desert i rode across in australia...
my current 2002 Silver UFO 1150GS is named OOdnadatta for a place i had a close encounter of the third kind in a fog storm in the middle of another Australian desert on the Oodnadatta Track road...
my current 2002 Silver UFO 1150GS is named OOdnadatta for a place i had a close encounter of the third kind in a fog storm in the middle of another Australian desert on the Oodnadatta Track road...
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wsteinborn
Guest
Not really.
My first bike eventually became known as "the grape" because it is purple, but we don't call it that very often.
No bike since then has been named.
My first bike eventually became known as "the grape" because it is purple, but we don't call it that very often.
No bike since then has been named.
tessler
univers zero
That is so cool!
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scqtt
Guest
In the garage at the moment I have.
1993 R100GS (Purple/yellow) "Grape Ape"
2004 R1150GS Adventure (Silver) "Edward Grey"
2005 R1100S Replika no name yet
2007 R1200GS Adventure "Sonyabelle"
1993 R100GS (Purple/yellow) "Grape Ape"
2004 R1150GS Adventure (Silver) "Edward Grey"
2005 R1100S Replika no name yet
2007 R1200GS Adventure "Sonyabelle"
MANDYPANTS
New member
My F650 doesn't have a name yet, but someone on here wants me to name it "Mr. Buzzy Pants"...
I think Mr. Buzzy Pants is a great name! Whoever came up with that must be beautiful, talented and HUMBLE!
It looks like a Mr. Buzzy Pants to me....
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Scootertrash
Guest
I call mine "The Moped".
einnar
New member
I think Mr. Buzzy Pants is a great name! Whoever came up with that must be beautiful, talented and HUMBLE!
It looks like a Mr. Buzzy Pants to me....
Will you be offended if I only agree with 2 1/2 of those statements?
twins4life
New member
My RT is named: "Long tall Sally". Anyone riding an RT will understand... German: "lange hohe Sally"
"long tall Sally she, built for speed she got, everything uncle John needs oh baby"
Long: Long way to the ground since in the saddle I am on my tip toes
Tall: See above
Sally: Just like female names and it flows better than "Long tall Broomhilde"
The 1100R hasnt revealed her preferred name as of yet.
"long tall Sally she, built for speed she got, everything uncle John needs oh baby"
Long: Long way to the ground since in the saddle I am on my tip toes
Tall: See above
Sally: Just like female names and it flows better than "Long tall Broomhilde"
The 1100R hasnt revealed her preferred name as of yet.
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