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First non "my bike don't work!" post, so apologies to the older hands who have seen this all before  About to escape work after killing time on the net and noticed onijack's post about renaming his bike (good name btw). No doubt it's a thread thats been brought up before, but out of idle curiosity what have you named your bike and why? (either why the name...or why did you name it at all) Or alternatively, if you're of the other midset and specifically _not_ named your bike.. how come? I have a mate who actively refuses to name his car or bike because he doesn't want to give it a personality to get angry with. Equally i thought fairly long and hard about naming my bike (as it's my first bike that i actually owned) as i felt it was just as important to give it a name as it would be to..i don't know..pass the bike test (scheduled for May) thoughts? Anthony
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I think this has been asked before, and is probably in the archives gathering gremlins. I named mine Black Beauty, because she is black and has nice lines. "Lines I said"  
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I inventively named my trusty Speedmaster 'Triumph,' after 'Triumph, the insult comic dog.' Here's why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdMRa75opcI 
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I call her "Baby Girl", but my wife refers to her as "that bike" or my "girlfriend".
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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what have you named your bike and why?
Nothing. Cuz it's silly. But to each his or her own. Had a hard enough time naming my pets.
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Well Anthony, the wife and I really don't have any names for our vehicles..EXCEPT..she does refer to my 550 Spyder as "The Death Car".
(and I'm NOT so sure it's ONLY because James Dean died in one of these itty bitty little suckers either)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Funny, I call your 550 "The Sardine Can."
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Funny, I call your 550 "The Sardine Can."
Well...OF COURSE you would, John!!!
Now what was that size of that T-shirt you requested for next month's rally again, dude??? 
(sorry John...but have to admit you set yourself up for THAT one!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I call my TBA "The Bonnie"
My Honda is called "The Honda"
My car is called "The Jag"
I call my wives SUV, that big fat truck.
The only car that i have had an affectionate name form was my Triumph TR7 convertable. I had two names for her. Kermit, and The Green Goddess.
My friends also had two names form my TR7. Either the Tea Bag (the roof leaked...A LOT) or "the pile of shite". Dont quite know why. Averaging one break down a month isnt that bad....is it?
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Apparently if you're going to name your vehicles (and I do have that habit too), don't name your two-wheeled mistress after a favorite ex-girlfriend... it can cause a serious condition known as lackanookie, plus a rather annoying sound in the ears. 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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(sorry John...but have to admit you set yourself up for THAT one!)
Yeah, but I already made the joke, and I did it better.
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Nah UHHH!!! No you DIDN'T!!!
(grab a chair folks...this could go on a while)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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never been one to name any of my machines.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Yeah Ian?!
Well, now that I THINK about it, I've got a few new names for our Friar John alright!
"!#%$&*!*$#!", and "*&$#@!", and "#!@&%$*&#", and "&$#@%^*!!", and(wait a minute, let me catch my breath here..............okay) "#$%&&!@!", and not to mention THIS one, "*&^%#@$%&^"!!
(oh and I ALMOST forgot THIS one..."&^^$#@!#!!!")
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Sorry John, I don't know what came over me there. I'm all better now. I hope you'll forgive me. Tell ya what?! I'll buy ya a beer when you get to Prescott next month...okay?! You know I really didn't mean it when I called you all those "names".  Except that last one, of course!  (but as Anthony asked to begin with in his thread here..."What's in a name?" ANYWAY, huh?!) 
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Equally i thought fairly long and hard about naming my bike (as it's my first bike that i actually owned) as i felt it was just as important to give it a name as it would be to..i don't know..pass the bike test (scheduled for May)
thoughts?
Suppose some folks feel they want to, some don’t. Maybe it stems from the tradition of naming ships and boats for good luck?
I've named my bikes, don’t usually name my cars, they just get me from A to B. See my bikes as different though. Maybe it’s because I have a lot more enjoyment and spend more care on my bikes than my cars!
Anyway it’s harmless - Black Bess is named after the highwayman Dick Turpin’s trusty mare BTW, though his lifestyle by all accounts was a tad dodgy...
Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of fuel before you think straight
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I have never named my SM but occasionally when it has just tried to fall on me or burned me I will call it by name "You dumb S.. O.. B.."  
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A little too anthropomorphic for me.
Naming an inanimate object seems to imply a relationship.
It's just a machine.
A fun one that I enjoy immensely, but one that I would get rid of in a heartbeat if I wanted something else more.
And I wouldn't feel bad about it.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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what have you named your bike and why?
Nothing. Cuz it's silly. But to each his or her own. Had a hard enough time naming my pets.
I gotta agree 100%. The closest I have come up with a name for my bike is The as in The Bike or The Speedy. Funny my car has he same name.
And then wondering of a bike or car is male or female is even sillier.
Soren
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I gotta agree 100%. The closest I have come up with a name for my bike is The as in The Bike or The Speedy. Funny my car has he same name.
And then wondering of a bike or car is male or female is even sillier.
Soren
Yeah Soren?! Well then re-read your second to the last sentence above and then tell us all why you think your car is a "HE" then, dude!!!
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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what have you named your bike and why?
Nothing. Cuz it's silly. But to each his or her own. Had a hard enough time naming my pets.
I gotta agree 100%. The closest I have come up with a name for my bike is The as in The Bike or The Speedy. Funny my car has he same name.
And then wondering of a bike or car is male or female is even sillier.
Soren
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 OOPPSSS Typo... That was supposed to be "the". Soren
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Uh huh, sure Soren. Just a "typo", huh?! I'll bet ol' Doc Freud is laughin' it up right now wherever he is! (come on admit it Soren...your bike is named Gertrude and your car is named Morrie...RIGHT?!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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A little too anthropomorphic for me.
Naming an inanimate object seems to imply a relationship.
It's just a machine.
A fun one that I enjoy immensely, but one that I would get rid of in a heartbeat if I wanted something else more.
And I wouldn't feel bad about it.
I guess I feel totally different about it. I just sold my old, worn out, 76 blazer for $400 and I felt a slight twinge when it left the pasture. I hate selling any of my machines, even the ones that have outlived their usefullness. Although I don't name them, I feel a certain, almost subliminal bond with my cars, bikes and trucks. I know this sounds nuts, but I have, with rare exception, had incredibally good "luck" with most of my motor vehicles through the years. Is that because I take good care of them and the mechanical bits work better because of the regular maintenence?... or is it because on some kind of metaphyisical,unseen plane the machine is responding to a positive, almost affectionate care?
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"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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My grandfather collected antique cars and his favorite was a 1923 Bentley in British Racing Green and Silver. When I became older I started to notice that something was passed to me genetically and I was wanting to collect a classic as well. When I started looking for a bike, that car was what I was looking for on 2 wheels. Needless to say that the America fit the bill perfectly as if I had designed it myself. My grandfather died just before I purchased the bike and it just seemed right and natural for my Trusty Triumph to forever be known as Bentley in his honor.
As for the naming issue to begin with, for me I have always felt that sometimes a machine becomes something a little more. It transcends being just a material possession and enhances your life in a way similar to other relationships. To me, something like that needs a name.
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I gotta agree 100%. The closest I have come up with a name for my bike is The as in The Bike or The Speedy. Funny my car has he same name.
You call your car "The Bike" or "The speedy"?? That's kinda' wierd man
jh
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