Bike Names and Why

[Chivo1944]

i saw this post what back in the archives i would like to start  a new on looking for bike names and why since its bad luck to have a bike with no name

Name: "Hoss"
This is just a name i cam up with while looking at picture of the outraously large and powerfull "boss hoss" line of motorcycles and i saw alittle bit of that in my bike

it will also have a new model name but i will now be my 82 yamaha 550 vision rj nightrider
since it is going to be painted flat black

[Night Vision]

SmokeBomb was my first V. It's a 1982 xz550se (special edition)
DeckBike and StinkBomb became Project PoopDeck... later named RedSkunk.. That's a 1982 xz550rs

[YellowJacket!]

YellowJacket! (with the exclamation point for effect), or YJ was originally going to be red and black but while i was looking on line for paints to paint her with, I saw the "sunshine yellow" that I painted her for Version #1.  I got a shark fairing for it and while it was still painted dark gray primer, someone told me the bike looked like a yellow jacket.  The name stuck.  The fairing is now painted gloss black and I have a yellow and black riding jacket and , if you read some of the recent posts, I have a matching helmet with a hornet....I tell everyone its a yellow jacket, on the sides of it.
The name stuck and she has an attitude like a mad hornet...and buzzes like one as well.

David

[h2olawyer]

Mine (in order of purchase) are named Silver V, partsbike & Tractor (painted John Deere Green).

H₂O

[Lucky]

Never named my first one (imo, luck, good or bad, is bullshit for the most part. sometimes things happen, but you can't 'make' luck) but i will on occasion refer to it as my tourer. i've added probably at leadt 100lbs of 'crap' (bags, tall fairing, etc, etc)

after riding Daves bike, & not being on a nearly naked bike in a long time, i forgot how much fun it is to snap them around (sorry 'bout the peg Dave...)  the second bike was bought to strip down, hence "Cafe Bike"

--Lucky

[Rick G]

Luck good or bad doesn't enter into it. At least I don't buy it. 
I've had 8 and 1/2 visions , some were parts bikes , some ended up that way , because you can only move so many bikes 1500 miles.
The first parts bike was named the Rat bike ,  a rodent had set up house keeping , under the gas tank  and had pooped and peed all over the place.
Next was the Red bike , because it was painted red!!
Then , the two bikes I got in trade for a  12 pack of Summit pale ale,  The gear box bike because , it was supposed to have a bad gear box and   The spare , in case something happend to #1  It is now named after my Mother, Kathleen. Then there was the Vision racer  and two others that were never named.
Nothing to do with luck, it was just so I could tell them apart.

[inanecathode]

Blackula, cause... Its black? And green bike, because.... its green?

[kwells]

my 2 are:
Red Bike
and Blackie

Blackie is actually no longer Black and now dons star silver dress with the Euro striping
Red bike is in fact red

[dj]

My bikes:

Black "Beauty" - all black 82 V, needs some cosmetics.  hence the "beauty" part, sarcasm is hard to shown online.

Stubborn old B!tch - my blue 82 V.  way to many man hours and she still doesn't run

Maggie - 82 Magna 750 v45

Chicken sh!t - 83 CB900 (basket case of a bike) that is stored over in my in-laws barn and is currently a roosting spot for thier chickens.  Hoping to get this bike out of the barn soon.

[treedragon]

 "Wobbly Dog!!"   because it was when I first got it.

Now sorted but the name sort of stuck although it now sports an additional honorific to become "Project Wobbly Dog"

[williamruck]

I have yet to name my vision, but I am sure my wife is thinking of a few. She has named all of the cars I have owned to date, our current vehicles being named Olivia (her Oldsmobile) and Pete (my Honda Civic SI). We will just see what she comes up for my Vision, although I am not too sure I will like it. When I first brought the bike home she looks at and says, "Aww, that's cute." Now I am not sure if I want my motorcycle referred to as "cute" but I guess that's what I get for marrying a crazy person.  ;D

[YellowJacket!]

Hi call my home made navigation system in my car "Irene".  My wife gets a kick out of it.

David

[Lucky]

... but I guess that's what I get for marrying a crazy person.  ;D

A man was recently convicted & sentenced to SEVEN YEARS in prison for having sex with a schizophrenic woman.  apparently I've been a felon for a long time!

[Rick G]

I guess I'm a fellon too!!  Been married to a bi- polar  woman , for 22 years. :o

[YellowJacket!]

I had an affair with one!

:o :o

David

[Lucky]

nearly.. very importaint word there...

[louthepou]

Vision of the Apocalypse.

Name given to my bike by my mechanic back in 1987, since he never was happy to see me ride into the shop!  ;D

[Aelwulf]

No name for mine yet, time will tell I guess. :)