Name for your bike

**TomCom** Thu Feb 16 2012, 18:19

is your bike have name? someone told me i have to get name for my cat.
i have 65 years old friend i am working with him, that man have bike all live and he said my bike must have name couse every bike have a soul.
What do you think about that? is your bike have name?

**Rosco** Thu Feb 16 2012, 18:42

Mine is called yzf600r thundercat. It doesn't answer to anything though.
It's just metal and plastic.
Call it what you want.

**Rampers** Thu Feb 16 2012, 18:44

Rosco wrote:Mine is called yzf600r thundercat. It doesn't answer to anything though.
It's just metal and plastic.
Call it what you want.

I was thinking the very same thing :lol3: rofl

**weasley** Thu Feb 16 2012, 18:50

Mine's the same as Ross's, although sometimes I call it 'the black bike' (to distinguish it from 'the green bike' I also have).

It's a machine, that's all.

**kwakkat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 19:03

what how dare you my bike,s called fred opps

**Snowcat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 19:10

Mine is The Mistress, the wife named it!!

**SteveCat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 19:51

Some people do name their bikes. My wife insisted the cars have names too, she named mine and I could never understand what she was talking about when referring to 'the black car' by her given name. My Yamaha 650 Turbo had to have a name too, eventually she let me call it Yammy Rolling Eyes

Nowadays it's The Bike, well that was till I got another one. So it became The Black Bike and The Red Bike.

The Black Bike had a soul, or more likely that's what I felt because I did so many miles on it. What your workmate is talking about is you can get to know your bike so well you know when something isn't right. It may have a funny way you start it in the cold, the light switch works when you wiggle it, and how it makes you feel.

It's just metal, plastic and other stuff but it needs looking after and if that means having a soul and giving it a name helps you respect it more, then go for it.

What name were you thinking?

Guest Thu Feb 16 2012, 19:56

Rosco wrote:Mine is called yzf600r thundercat. It doesn't answer to anything though.
It's just metal and plastic.
Call it what you want.

**TomCom** Thu Feb 16 2012, 19:58

i dont know the name. but i love my bike, she make me feel free.
i feel i have to give her name.
Black. thundercat name? dont know but will get one , one day

**SteveCat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 20:00

There are some on here very good with names, maybe they can help you.

Guest Thu Feb 16 2012, 20:00

tomcom wrote:i dont know the name. but i love my bike, she make me feel free.
i feel i have to give her name.
Black. thundercat name? dont know but will get one , one day

you could her Black pussy?

**Wooster** Thu Feb 16 2012, 20:04

Rosco wrote:Mine is called yzf600r thundercat. It doesn't answer to anything though.
It's just metal and plastic.
Call it what you want.

Ditto.

**TomCom** Thu Feb 16 2012, 20:06

Black pussy ? hyymmmmm not to good. i think about black women....

Guest Thu Feb 16 2012, 20:44

Mine is Ezzy obviously - and my others are called Granny and the new one started out as Max but has been renamed by others to Gladys grumpy

WKWs are called Schnarff and Lucifer Very Happy

Guest Thu Feb 16 2012, 21:06

tomcom wrote:i dont know the name. but i love my bike, she make me feel free.
i feel i have to give her name.
Black. thundercat name? dont know but will get one , one day

Call it Eartha - short for Eartha Kitt - she was black. (although if you're a fan of The Royle Family or onto rhyming slang you may prefer not to!!)

**Snowcat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 21:16

Take the first letter of the bikes registration number and then think of a cartoon character/film hero/villain/famous figure whose name starts with that and away you go, Bob's your uncle Smile

**TomCom** Thu Feb 16 2012, 21:17

Steve hihihiii LOL this is good tongue

**HEHORE** Thu Feb 16 2012, 21:57

Mines called ella. nicknamed my baby , its called ella because it makes a *ella* (*hell of a*) noise

**greencat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 22:27

tomcom wrote:is your bike have name? someone told me i have to get name for my cat.

johnakay wrote:you could her Black pussy?

HEHORE wrote:Mines called ella nicknamed my baby , it call ella coz I makes a ella noise

I know we've had quite a forceful blast of tomcom lately and 'Imitation is the sincerest of flattery', but..... can you write something I can understand? Following these threads is taxing my brain stars

BTW I haven't given my bike a name. When I make a mistake out riding I may use several names. Most of which could equally apply to me! fuming

**0ldcat** Thu Feb 16 2012, 22:49

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**YZFJohn** Fri Feb 17 2012, 08:31

I don't really have a name for my Cat and never really thought of it until this morning.

After arriving at work someone commented 'on the beast again today'. Now since the person in question was not female I assume they were referring to the bike! rofl

**0ldcat** Fri Feb 17 2012, 10:21

tomcom wrote:is your bike have name? someone told me i have to get name for my cat.

It

Guest Fri Feb 17 2012, 22:45

Well it's looking like the bike naming is definitely erring towards the girls on here, which makes me think that saying I actually have a name for mine is rather embarrassing.

So, er, no. It's a piece of metal and plastic and I refer to it as the bike!

Nor do I ever say good morning to it, pat it happily when I've done a great stretch of road or apologise to it when I hit a pothole or grind a gear Embarassed

Guest Sat Feb 18 2012, 02:43

I remember a similar thread on the old site and loads owned up to having names - hmmmm

**Robcat** Sat Feb 18 2012, 07:33

I had to call the R1 "The Beast"

Only because I called linz "the beast" once.

Only to be met with a reply of, "your not riding your bike now you know!".

So if she named the R1 that, I'm afraid i gotta accept it.

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