Ok maybe it is just because I am a girl, LOL! But I have already named my bike even though it is giving me problems. (see earlier post for that info)
I was just curious if anyone else has named their bikes and if so what the name was. Also, I am already calling my bike her and she. Is yours a male or female bike? Again it could just be because I am a girl, but i was just curious.
Oh and yes, the name for my new adventure is:
Black Mamba aka Dendroaspis polylepis
After the king cobra, the black mamba is the longest venomous snake in the world. It is also the fastest-moving snake in the world, reaching up to 23km/h. ?
The venom is injected through two hollow fangs at the front of its mouth which lie flat until the snake bites something, at which point small, movable mouth bones erect them. The venom causes rapid paralysis. Enzymes in the snake?s saliva start to digest the prey before it even reaches the stomach, and most prey is digested within a few hours.
A fitting name I think don't you?
-Hfarley
Well, I didn't pick the name, it was given to my bike by my mechanic mentor, back in 1987:
The Vision of Apocalypse.
A fitting name, considering I use to come to the bike shop with the strangest of problems, cluless. Ah, what an eager-17-year-old,new-on-the-road-after-7-years-mx'ing-the-dirt- biker I was.
Louis
That Black Mamba thing is maybe too appropriate! Stay around this site long enough and you will start seeing victims. Back-in-the-Saddle may be the most recent.
My '83 is definitely a she but I haven't given her a formal name. Most of names I've used are not suitable for polite company and are not directed at the bike so much but at certain procedures necessary for maintenance (valve adjustment comes to mind).
Anyway, welcome to the forum.
Ok Heather, your scaring the hell out of me... :)
I have never named my bike either, but like Walt, have had a few choice words for it. again, I can't decied what gender it is either... I know boats are "she's". Often when the bike was new (to me) i'd think of it as a 'her' because she gave me a hard time, but the last few years, i'll more often think of 'him' as an extention of myself when riding, due to the fact that i'm so in tune with the bike in the twisties.. so who knows?! :D
--Lucky
When she is not working....I can not post the names I have called her!!
the most decent thing i could name mine would be unfit to print,type ,make pictures of or even whisper in the company of a lady.
but , i did give this some thought,,, and i came up with the most appropriate name in my vocabulary--- "teenie"
this is due to this bike's intensive high maintenance lifestyle and never ending quest to empty my wallet---- just like both of my teenage daughters seem intent upon- empty dad's wallet .
i wonder,,, after second year of support and providing this bike a home,, can i file for a social security card and start filing it as a dependant child under new irs rules?
H2O,,, you are the lawyer,, we say ye? (after all, in most states common law allows you to do so if you provide single source of income,welfare and domicile for a child not of your own creation, why not a bike ?)
Kia -
I'm not licensed to give legal advice outside Colorado - except on Federal law questions! ?It seems to me that you must be supporting a "life in being" (term of art in estate law) ?in order for the tax breaks & such to apply. ?While each Vision may have it's own "personality", I would think that Yamaha is NOT equivalent to Dr. Frankenstein & thus, the creation called the Vision would have a difficult time being adjudicated as a "life in being" (no matter what your views of when life begins). ?;D
Remember - I'm licensed to give legal opinions only in Colorado, following Colorado law but in these matters, South Carolina is probably fairly consistent with the majority of states (as is Colorado). ?To be sure, consult your state bar association to find a lawyer in your area competent in these questions of law just to be sure.
I suppose it could be argued that these machines are capable of being resuscitated and thus are "life forms" but I wouldn't want to risk my license against a Rule 11 (basically presenting a legal argument that is totally outside reality) proceeding.
Just my humble (personal NOT LEGAL)opinion.
H2O
I haven't really got a 'name' for my bike, and have referred to it in unmentionable terms at times, but I often refer to it/he/she as a red headed step child, because of the common flogging it receives.
Well don't feel bad...we've named our visions..Mine is "V"eronica and my wife's is "V"ivian. Both females because they get jealous if you don't give them enough attention (and refuse to behave when they get jealous), pretty to look at and fun to ride, they like to remind you from time to time that they make you so frustrated you want to get rid of them but then give you a perfect ride on a perfect day and you'll know you'll never get them from under your skin.
thanks H2O!,, and here i thought i had another open tax dodge, glad to be talked out of trying that one, lol.
with my medical bills from the past year, i dont think i have to worry about paying in , roflmao !!
quick note,, the fairing misses you- i ride west, the bike runs great, if i go east, it acts up, north or south doesnt matter- maybe it doesnt like that eastern route, does turn into all water if you dont slow down,,,,,, ha ha
i did make 3 other windscreens for it , a clear spare and two grayscale tinted ,for summer riding
good day: baby ;D
bad day: Bitc_ :-/
I'm so old school.. :)
GlennW
LOL!!!! I have already called her a few choice names myself and I haven't even gotten her home yet. LOL! And don't worry about your language aroiund me. I was in the NJARNG for 9 years, I think I have probably heard it all already. And I have probably said close to it all over those 9 years. ?:P Not to mention I have been around bikes and bikers all of my life so if I didn't get it from the Guard I got it from the bikers. LOL!! Maybe she doesn't like the name and that's why she is giving me such a hard time. she did act better once she was back in the sellers garage. LOL! My bike is definately a she. SHE is being a royal pain in the a-- right now. Kinda reminds me of how I can get sometimes. LOL! Oh boy that's all my husband needs in the house, another b----! LOL!! Kepp the names coming!
-Hfarley
I don't have a name for the bike, but I do refer to it as a "she", usually just call it "my baby" or "the V" I do have a name for my car, Andy, short for Andromeda, which is what I call the computer system I have installed in it. Eventually I'll do full datalogging/blackbox,and engine and environmental management work, but for now it just functions as a media center.
Alright...alright...I guess I can get on board on this
naming our bike thing (not to great a leap for a sailor)
...but I swear..if anybody suggests we put a vase on
our Visions with a daisy in it...I am out of here ;D
Heather doesn't sound like a 'pink Vision' kind of girl, but it would be a first...
I am trying to picture a pink vision... It would be... interesting...???
If you want a pink Vision, just leave a red one out in the sun....
Me, a pink Vision?? NO WAY!!!!!!! :P
Black is to light a color for me. I love the color black although I could see it black with a metallic tinge to it. You know like those cars that almost change color in the sun. But the underlying color would definately not be pink! And there is no way that a vase, flowers or any girlie thing like that will ever come near my bike. Maybe a vinyl of a snake............
Besides, my colors are red, black, silver and white. Pink or any other color would mess up the whole color scheme that I have going on. (Gloves, helmet, etc.. are those colors.) How am I supposed to look all tough and sh-- with a vase and pink bike? LOL!! (insert puking smilie here)
No my little Mamba is going to stay Black. Besides my Army boots go so well with her. LOL!
Now if I could only stop her from being such a B--ch!
Oh well, I guess like Bike like owner, right?
-Heather
OK, I see another Vision Project Gone Bad coming together. Pink is the color, fuzzy is the seat, and soap bubbles come out of the exhaust bike. Anyone with good photoshop skills and no fear?
Louis
OK Louis I emailed you my rendition of what the bike would look like since I can't post it here. Hope you like it! I made it especially girlie for you! ?:P
-Heather
PS- I did leave out the vase but I did put flowers on it.
Heather, email me the pic & i'll post it here.
--Lucky
"Pinky Vision" :-[
San Francisco Vision? ::)
Girlyvision >:(
hahahahahahah...
Hey Lucky, that's very cool of you to offer Heather to post the pic... she did e-mail it to me and I almost chocked... Little did she know, as her canvas, she was using... who's picture to start with? Can you guess? Kids, are we having fun or what!
Cheers,
Louis
oh I love girly girls.
My 82 is definitely all man all the time even when it's rainin'.
But seriously folkes. The vision I bought is an IT.
It's a simple machine which works cause I make it work. it's my slave in a way. and I'm it's slave too. kinda.
it's genderless and has no sex and I ain't named it. never came to me to even consider it. No pics.. no brag. just screamin' down the backroads at ninety plus.
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I'd never name my boat affer a woman cause you know what wimmuns do to the unwary man.
I personally have thought of naming my bike.. but could never think of anything fitting. or even if i did, i dont think i'd ever actually call it by name.
I dont really see my bike as a male or female. I for the most part see it as an it, ALTHOUGH, i will say, to me, its more of a beast..an animal..then anything. i love the fact that ive been more indepth into the innerworkings of my bike and know exactly how everything works, what it looks like from a 1st person view, and knowing the fact that i personally made it all work. I bet I'd have an easier time (and more fun too) explaining how the rotor with the starter clutch on it works than people would have trying to explain how their toilet works. It excites me to be able to tell you exactly when i put my hands on a part, and what i did with it, and can tell you that my life is in my own hands everytime i ride. thats why i kind of concider it a beast. It's like back in the caveman days.. when you'd feed a wild dog, tame it, and then it would become your life long friend, even if it did take a few craps in your shoes, (or died on the side of the road because of the stator, in our case)..
the closest thing i've ever come to naming my bike was "yamahog", just because that was something my dad and I called it when we first picked it up. just because it was such a beast. ;D
Lucky, I sent you the picture. I hope it is not to large. I am going to look into the geocities site. Thanks!
-Heather
Ok I am trying this out so bear with me. Here is a picture of the pink bike. It was done very quickly so I am sure someone else can come up with a better rendition but it gives you an idea. Sorry again Louis!!
(http://dripdesignz.com/bike.jpg)
:'(
GlennW
Oh sure, just when I get the mental picture out of my head, you have to go and post that... :'(
Happy thoughts, happy thoughts, happy thoughts....
I guess some may say I asked for it... and they'd be right!
Now, Heather, don't take it the wrong way, but my Vision made me promise it/she/he/ambiguous would never end up looking like that ;)
And Josh, at least it wasn't done using a pic of YOUR Vision
Have a nice weekend y'all
Lou
Well, OK, that bike does have a striking resemblance to one of the bikes in the gallery...... ;D
It's still slightly disturbing.....
Mental note to self, don't leave my red bike in the sun.... ::)
BUTTYFUL!!!!!!
Anyhow, I just got back from a ride...... whoa... my V is running NICE!!!!! and the sunny weather today.... ah..... sweet ROSEBUD!!! That's the name I decided on for my Vision
Well, I said I was trying to picture a pink Vision, now I am trying not to picture a pink Vision.....
Becareful what you ask for... You just might get it :-/
Mine has no "official" name....but it seems to respond well to God Dammit!
That's interesting, 'cause my kids answer to "Jesus Christ! and Dammit!"
--Lucky
uh,, that pink thing sort of came out all scary,,,,,,,,
maybe it was the fuzzy bear, or the flowers
now, the pink isnt so bad if it was toned down to say ,a metallic magenta( like the color presently on my trike project)
( i didnt paint it, is the color of the fiberglass body panels )
but hey, pink bike, flowers on it , fuzzy bear ,,,, maybe needs a big set of speakers on the back, with a 10 ft antenna and a set of fuzzy dice swinging in the wind , big ol' peace sign and some 5 leaved plants depicted on riders jacket
that would get public attention,, or political office !!
lately my '83 has been answering to "the stupid motorcycle". But better days are ahead, I'm sure. Cheers.
Great topic. We do constantly refer to our bike as she. We only recently started using a name. Seeing as we just aquired a second one we call them V1 and V2. I keep wondering if were going to come out to the back yard to discover it is full of mopeds. :o lol But to get them interested in each other we would have to paint one Pink with flower power. (not) By the way I want that teddy bear. ;D He is toooo cute.