Does your bike have a name? - Page 11

Agger · December 29th, 2011, 01:57 PM

Mine is Elika. Named after a character from one of the Prince of Persia games. I just recently found out that it actually means "Pelican of God."

Firehorse · December 31st, 2011, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NDspd

What should I call my Special Edition white? I can't think of anything...

If you want a character name, I'd go with Elric. Stealer of Souls in famous Sword and sorcery book series. Perhaps Gandalf, The white wizard?

Something fun, Nanook, like the polar bear?
Kermode, the white spirit bear of Native American fame? That name would come with a seriously full bag of good luck.

Female name? Storm from the x men.
Ice Queen?

Sword from Zelda?

Hmmm, Storm Trooper? Imperial Storm Trooper.

Firehorse · December 31st, 2011, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Agger

Mine is Elika. Named after a character from one of the Prince of Persia games. I just recently found out that it actually means "Pelican of God."

LOL!
God needs to carry stuff too I guess.

NDspd · December 31st, 2011, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Firehorse

If you want a character name, I'd go with Elric. Stealer of Souls in famous Sword and sorcery book series. Perhaps Gandalf, The white wizard?

Something fun, Nanook, like the polar bear?
Kermode, the white spirit bear of Native American fame? That name would come with a seriously full bag of good luck.

Female name? Storm from the x men.
Ice Queen?

Sword from Zelda?

Hmmm, Storm Trooper? Imperial Storm Trooper.

Hahaha...I kind of like Gandalf or Nanook. I'm leaning toward Nanook, I'm into the native american traditions and such. Through the Boy Scout organization I'm in I was given my own native name.

SephiaSputnik · December 31st, 2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Purspeed

Mine is called, "LawnMower." It revs up like an angry lawnmower. Don't mess around with this 250r!

Funny, I call mine ALMA for Angry Lawn-Mower and the last A is the initial of my last name.

I call my other bike Charlie Brown cause its orange/yellow with a black stripe. Most of my things are "he". Just seemed kindve odd giving my things female characteristics.

Firehorse · January 1st, 2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NDspd

Hahaha...I kind of like Gandalf or Nanook. I'm leaning toward Nanook, I'm into the native american traditions and such. Through the Boy Scout organization I'm in I was given my own native name.

I like Nanook too. It's kind of like a Ninja: Can be mean and scary, can also be gentle, calm and beautiful. It's an Inuit word for polar bear or master of bears.

NDspd · January 1st, 2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Firehorse

I like Nanook too. It's kind of like a Ninja: Can be mean and scary, can also be gentle, calm and beautiful. It's an Inuit word for polar bear or master of bears.

Nanook it is then, I still like to refer my bike as a she though. It would be a little weird to have a male bike.

Firehorse · January 3rd, 2012, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NDspd

Nanook it is then, I still like to refer my bike as a she though. It would be a little weird to have a male bike.

LOL! Polar bear girls are nothing to mess with! I know exactly what you mean. My bike is very male. We're like Yin and Yang. The two halves equal one whole and all that.

I still need a new name for mine. It was Sonic but then some car company came along and named their ugly econo car Sonic. And that just won't do. Mine is Imperial Blue. The only thing I could think of that has a similar blue is a Morpho butterfly, but a butterfly just sounds very girly.
I guess the winter months will give me time to come up with something. My last ride is probably this Saturday :-(

I'd like a cool name but also something that reflects the way I see it. It makes me laugh like a crazy woman because I have so much fun on it but it can get squirrely at times too when I'm practicing different techniques so it's still worthy of respect so I just don't know.

I suppose it will just name itself at some point.

NDspd · January 3rd, 2012, 06:11 AM

Hahaha, yeah you have a point there.

The name will come sometime.

Yesterday I got my bike out of storage for the first time,

akima · January 3rd, 2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Firehorse

ol name but also something that reflects the way I see it. It makes me laugh like a crazy woman because I have so much fun on it but it can get squirrely at times too when I'm practicing different techniques so it's still worthy of respect so I just don't know.

You Americans keep using the word "squirrely". What does it mean? Does it suggest that something is like a squirrel?

csmith12 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:08 PM

squirrely - iffy, questionable, unexpected and so on or something that acts goofy

akima · January 3rd, 2012, 04:13 PM

ahhh. ty

RedOctober · January 3rd, 2012, 09:26 PM

"Divorce gift"

USMCEvan · January 6th, 2012, 01:15 PM

First Ninjette was Natasha. She was all black, and when I sat on it when my buddy taught me how to ride (it used to be his bike, I bought it after taking BRC) I just felt like Natasha the Ninja was a perfect fit. After I crashed her.......

Secont Ninjette was green. When I picked it up from the seller, he had just washed it. While riding home, some of the soap got in the space below the windscreen so it started blowing bubbles at me on the freeway. So she's Tinkerbell.

Rebuilt Natasha with a bunch of parts from a dozen different Ninjettes, so her name changed to Frankenstein, aka Frankie. Blue tank, black right fairing, green left and upper fairings, black/green special edition tail fairings and seat.... Frankenstein seems to fit.

akima · January 6th, 2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by USMCEvan

Secont Ninjette was green. When I picked it up from the seller, he had just washed it. While riding home, some of the soap got in the space below the windscreen so it started blowing bubbles at me on the freeway. So she's Tinkerbell.

Aww! Love the name and the inspiration behind it.

saxnbass · January 6th, 2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by USMCEvan

Frankie. Blue tank, black right fairing, green left and upper fairings, black/green special edition tail fairings and seat

Pics?

USMCEvan · January 6th, 2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by saxnbass

Pics?

Haha it's not done yet, will be in a few days. I'll post pics when I'm finished.

Firehorse · January 7th, 2012, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by akima

You Americans keep using the word "squirrely". What does it mean? Does it suggest that something is like a squirrel?

Americans?

You know how France and Spain touch but the culture is totally different? Or Finland and Russia?
I'm Canadian. Massively different culture, not better or worse but we share more with the British language/customs (Commonwealth Country) than we do with our friends to the south.

BUT...squirrely is what your bike would feel like in a speed wobble. Just on the happy side of control. Things get squirrely just before you come to a stop and go, "Wow, that was exciting."
Slide the back end around when you haven't planned to? Then you do it again a few times just because it was fun? That's gettin' squirrely.

I don't think it's a common term here, I think it's from an american film originally.

Some Canadians may differ on this topic but Vive la difference!

choneofakind · January 7th, 2012, 01:03 PM

I dunno, Toronto is pretty America-like as of last time I was there.

I think the relations towards America vs GB are all different based on where in Canada you live.

akima · January 7th, 2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Firehorse

Americans?

You know how France and Spain touch but the culture is totally different? Or Finland and Russia?
I'm Canadian. Massively different culture, not better or worse but we share more with the British language/customs (Commonwealth Country) than we do with our friends to the south.

BUT...squirrely is what your bike would feel like in a speed wobble. Just on the happy side of control. Things get squirrely just before you come to a stop and go, "Wow, that was exciting."
Slide the back end around when you haven't planned to? Then you do it again a few times just because it was fun? That's gettin' squirrely.

I don't think it's a common term here, I think it's from an american film originally.

Some Canadians may differ on this topic but Vive la difference!

Sorry! For some reason I thought you were American. Temporary brain failure! I don't use the word "American" to describe Canadians or Mexicans or for that matter anyone outside of the USA. I barely use the word "America" because there usually isn't a reason to lump that entire land mass (Canada, Mexico, USA, South America) together in a single sentence... like you said... completely different cultures... like France and England.

KJohnson21 · January 7th, 2012, 04:54 PM

Oh, those Europeans!

avneet · January 7th, 2012, 07:16 PM

I'm sure someone already must have thought of this. I named my bike Kryptonite. It reminds me that I can never be too careful or let my guard down when riding her because it only takes one off day and one serious crash. The adrenaline and fun comes with the knowledge that my bike is also my weakness

akima · January 8th, 2012, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by KJohnson21

Oh, those Europeans!

* Bites Ken *

Mr.E · January 8th, 2012, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by akima

* Bites Ken *

She's gone rabbid!

oreX · January 8th, 2012, 08:43 AM

I named her Scarlett. Seemed fitting.

saxnbass · January 8th, 2012, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by oreX

I named her Scarlett. Seemed fitting.

You said that, and all I could think of was this:

oreX · January 8th, 2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by saxnbass

You said that, and all I could think of was this:

heh! I wonder how she wears the hat and the helmet at the same time. Must be magic.

MustangGuy · January 8th, 2012, 11:44 AM

"Nin-jet"!

akima · January 8th, 2012, 03:37 PM

@saxnbass: definitely the most beautiful actress alive today IMO.

nickjpass · January 8th, 2012, 09:00 PM

Not true.

saxnbass · January 8th, 2012, 09:06 PM

How can you tell Akima that her opinion is not true?

choneofakind · January 8th, 2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by oreX

heh! I wonder how she wears the hat and the helmet at the same time. Must be magic.

there's a helmet and a hat in that picture??

Did the rabid @akima bite you too? cuz I think you're going crazy and seeing things...

iceknyght · January 8th, 2012, 10:11 PM

Mine is 'The Black Pearl'... Or 'The Pearl' for short...

akima · January 9th, 2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by choneofakind

there's a helmet and a hat in that picture??

Did the rabid @akima bite you too? cuz I think you're going crazy and seeing things...

You prompted me to read about Rabies on wikipedia. Really horrible sounding disease! Affects humans pretty badly.

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The period between infection and the first flu-like symptoms is normally two to twelve weeks, but can be as long as two years. Soon after, the symptoms expand to slight or partial paralysis, cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, agitation, abnormal behavior, paranoia, terror, hallucinations, progressing to delirium.[2][7] The production of large quantities of saliva and tears coupled with an inability to speak or swallow are typical during the later stages of the disease; this can result in hydrophobia, in which the patient has difficulty swallowing because the throat and jaw become slowly paralyzed, shows panic when presented with liquids to drink, and cannot quench his or her thirst.

Death almost invariably results two to ten days after first symptoms.

So you probably wont know that you have it until you get symptoms, but as soon as you get symptoms it's probably too late to treat!

Kevin2109 · January 9th, 2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by choneofakind

there's a helmet and a hat in that picture??

Did the rabid @akima bite you too? cuz I think you're going crazy and seeing things...

Lol I didnt even see the hat

Kevin2109 · January 9th, 2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nickjpass

Not true.

choneofakind · January 9th, 2012, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by akima

Really horrible sounding disease!

So you probably wont know that you have it until you get symptoms, but as soon as you get symptoms it's probably too late to treat!

Yeah that's why whenever someone gets bitten by a wild animal (sqirrel, raccoon, random dog that no one knows...) they have to get a series of rabies shots. From what I've read they hurt.

You also have to vaccinate your pet for rabies.

Don't you have animals with rabies in the UK? Like Foamy mouth and crazy eyes and everything?

@nickjpass even my girlfriend says that Scarlet is one of the most beautiful women ever.

She's a babe.

nickjpass · January 9th, 2012, 04:03 PM

I'm not saying akima's opinion is invalid, I just don't agree. I don't think she is that attractive (scarlet).

saxnbass · January 9th, 2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nickjpass

I'm not saying akima's opinion is invalid, I just don't agree. I don't think she is that attractive (scarlet).

I think we may have to revoke your man card.

nickjpass · January 9th, 2012, 04:45 PM

I find other people attractive, she's just not my type I guess.

January 3rd, 2012, 04:08 PM	#411
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	squirrely - iffy, questionable, unexpected and so on or something that acts goofy __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

January 3rd, 2012, 09:26 PM	#413
RedOctober ninjette.org member Name: Andrei Location: Austin, TX Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 2008 Daytona 675 Posts: 212	Yeah "Divorce gift"

January 6th, 2012, 01:15 PM	#414
USMCEvan Crashing is just practice Name: Evan Location: Long Beach, CA Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja ex250 (Tinkerbell); 2008 Ninja ex250 (Frankenstein) Posts: 101	First Ninjette was Natasha. She was all black, and when I sat on it when my buddy taught me how to ride (it used to be his bike, I bought it after taking BRC) I just felt like Natasha the Ninja was a perfect fit. After I crashed her....... Secont Ninjette was green. When I picked it up from the seller, he had just washed it. While riding home, some of the soap got in the space below the windscreen so it started blowing bubbles at me on the freeway. So she's Tinkerbell. Rebuilt Natasha with a bunch of parts from a dozen different Ninjettes, so her name changed to Frankenstein, aka Frankie. Blue tank, black right fairing, green left and upper fairings, black/green special edition tail fairings and seat.... Frankenstein seems to fit. __________________________________________________ SEMPER FI ~UNSTOPPABLE~ Kawasaki - Green means GO!

January 7th, 2012, 04:54 PM	#421
KJohnson21 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Ken Location: Indio, CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Kawasaki EX250 "Yoshi", '99 Kawasaki Concours "Grace", '06 Concours "Belle", '06 Yamaha YZF600R "Slick" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	Oh, those Europeans! __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

January 8th, 2012, 09:00 PM	#430
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	Not true. __________________________________________________

December 29th, 2011, 01:57 PM	#401
Agger StarScream Name: Seth Location: Spring Valley, CA Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki ZX6R, 2011 Yamaha R6 Posts: 47	Mine is Elika. Named after a character from one of the Prince of Persia games. I just recently found out that it actually means "Pelican of God."

January 3rd, 2012, 06:11 AM	#409
NDspd 1/4 English, 3/4 Kick Ass Name: Jeremy Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Triumph Speed Triple 955i, '05 Suzuki SV650S(retired), '11 Ninja 250R(sold) Posts: A lot.	Hahaha, yeah you have a point there. The name will come sometime. Yesterday I got my bike out of storage for the first time,

January 3rd, 2012, 04:13 PM	#412
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	ahhh. ty

January 7th, 2012, 01:03 PM	#419
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I dunno, Toronto is pretty America-like as of last time I was there. I think the relations towards America vs GB are all different based on where in Canada you live.

January 7th, 2012, 07:16 PM	#422
avneet Kryptonite Name: Avneet Location: Santa Cruz, CA Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Posts: 38	I'm sure someone already must have thought of this. I named my bike Kryptonite. It reminds me that I can never be too careful or let my guard down when riding her because it only takes one off day and one serious crash. The adrenaline and fun comes with the knowledge that my bike is also my weakness

January 8th, 2012, 08:43 AM	#425
oreX ninjette.org member Name: Zach Location: Orlando, fl Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2013 636 - ABS Posts: 173 Blog Entries: 1	I named her Scarlett. Seemed fitting.

January 8th, 2012, 11:44 AM	#428
MustangGuy ninjette.org member Name: Roy Location: Cathedral City, CA Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 650 Posts: 164	"Nin-jet"!

January 8th, 2012, 03:37 PM	#429
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	@saxnbass: definitely the most beautiful actress alive today IMO.

January 8th, 2012, 09:06 PM	#431
saxnbass ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Eric Location: Nashville, TN Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 CBR600rr Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	How can you tell Akima that her opinion is not true?

January 8th, 2012, 10:11 PM	#433
iceknyght Recalculating. . . Name: Jason Location: Colorado Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 (sold) '12 Ninja 650 Posts: 353	Mine is 'The Black Pearl'... Or 'The Pearl' for short...

January 9th, 2012, 04:03 PM	#438
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	I'm not saying akima's opinion is invalid, I just don't agree. I don't think she is that attractive (scarlet). __________________________________________________

January 9th, 2012, 04:45 PM	#440
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	I find other people attractive, she's just not my type I guess. __________________________________________________

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