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Title: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: DougG on March 22, 2020, 12:42:26 PM: Hello all, 3-22-20
I apologize in advance if this thread has already been 'woven' on this site but...

Our bikes are very personal to us. We ride them, detail them, farkle them up, etc. One of the most personal things we bestow upon our two (or three) wheeled confidantes is their name. So here's the question; what is your bike's name and why?

I'll throw the first coins in the fountain. I have a 2015 and a 2017 Cali 1400 Tour. After my first ride on the'15, I parked the my garage and of course, it started 'moaning'. We all know why, that's not the point. Right then I decided that this bike would be called "Moaning Lisa", or just Lisa (thank you Leonardo). Of course when the '17 did it as well, the only thing to do was call it "Moaning Myrtle", or just Myrtle (thank you Rowling).

So there it is...how about yours?

Be well,
DougG
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Perazzimx14 on March 22, 2020, 12:53:00 PM: I call them what ever the manufacturer calls them. If I have mutiples of the same model bike I preface the manufacturers model with the color. If I have mutiple bikes in the same color I preface the manufacturers model name with the year.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: bassa99 on March 22, 2020, 12:55:41 PM: My 74 Eldorado police bike is Walter. That is the first name of original owner, he was police chief in small town next to mine. He bought it new and dressed it out to travel far and wide. I purchased it from his son after many years of trying. He finally said yes to me when he needed money to put Mustang back on road. Big smile on my face every time I ride Walter.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: DougG on March 22, 2020, 01:00:12 PM: Nice tribute, bassa.

DougG
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Darren Williams on March 22, 2020, 03:41:34 PM: I don't name bikes as a general rule. But my wife's red Yamaha FJ09 is named "Aka Tombo". Historical significance, after the YA-1, and because she has made pets of a couple dragon flies that visit her around the pool every summer. She gets them to land on her finger.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Testarossa on March 22, 2020, 03:58:03 PM: Just within the family, we have the Guzzi sisters, Theresa and Millie. The Triumph is Trixie, of course. The F650 never inspired a name. We'll see if the XR350 earns one.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: pete mcgee on March 22, 2020, 04:19:17 PM: Depends
But phrases like " you @#%$"
Have been used over the last 33 years.
Other times its "the tractor".
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: redrider90 on March 22, 2020, 04:31:22 PM: Italian Stallion
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: ampm7 on March 22, 2020, 04:32:01 PM: When I bought my Ambassador after sitting in a guys garage for 13 years (it was his father's bike), it had the personalized plate on it. The Italian name for the bike was "Lepiace". Since Italian is a very old language there are many words that don't have a direct translation to English. The word means (approx.) 'she who draws attention to herself' or thereabouts. After the DMV registration here in California has escalated at an alarming pace and since there is not a one time fee for the personalized plate I decided to forgo putting it on the bike. But the name is very apropos...
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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: pebra on March 22, 2020, 06:25:54 PM: The roadster is small by today's standard, and it's emerald green, so it's named Verdina - little green one in Italian (I believe) :smiley:

I bought the white 8V Griso in Germany so it's Weißgerät ("inspired" by the Schwarzgerät in Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow) :rolleyes:
I believe Weißgerät can also mean "household appliance" in German :boozing:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on March 22, 2020, 06:32:35 PM: When I was rebuilding my Convert, I took lots of photos of my progress. Each night when I'd sit down at the computer to download them, about 75% of the time Ram Jam's "Black Betty" would play on the radio station I was streaming. So, since the Convert is black, it's known as "Black Betty". :azn:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: SmithSwede on March 22, 2020, 06:33:03 PM: My 2013 V7 Stone is named “Burbles” for the sound she makes. But my wife hates that name and calls her Sophia instead.

My Kawasaki 250 Ninja is named “Beezer.” Because he is a friendly hyperactive kid who has to go everywhere at 10,000 rpm, or more.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Two Checks on March 22, 2020, 06:51:56 PM: See my sig line.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: GeorgiaGuzzi on March 22, 2020, 06:53:43 PM: My Quota is “Mirabel” the Moto Guzzi. On the ride back from Florida I tried out different names to find one that suits the bikes personality. Mirabel just seems to fit.

The Victory is “Ledbetter” bc it’s bright yellow and I love the song Yellow Ledbetter.

Our fiat is Fiona, the Jeep is Giuseppe. My Cummins is Brutus. I know, we’re a weird family but I like us! 😃
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Ncdan on March 22, 2020, 07:24:28 PM: My 1400 tourer is Mother Goose, because of her big butt rear end.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Two Checks on March 22, 2020, 07:30:23 PM: Hey, my sig line is gone! I checked my profile and its there. Might have something to do with the reboot?

Anyway, the SPII is Il Duce' II and the Cal III is Il Duce' III.
Il Duce is Italian for "the leader" which is what Mussolini was called.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Green1000S on March 22, 2020, 08:38:41 PM: 2014 Green Stelvio, aka "Hippo" (big, fat and clumsy, but can surprise you what it can do...)
2016 Stornello, aka "Hobo", wanderer....

(https://i.ibb.co/t2FzYv8/IMG-2542.jpg) (https://ibb.co/09vKY6h)
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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Guzzistajohn on March 22, 2020, 09:02:20 PM: The Cal Vin is was Belizzia Negra by the PO But I changed it to Calvin
The Tiger is Douglas
LM III is Tre
CX100 "The X"
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Gusable on March 22, 2020, 09:33:47 PM: My 98 EV is named Stefania.. I don’t ever name things but this one stuck. The bike has so much character and is pretty like the stefania on everybody loves Raymond lol
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: JJ on March 22, 2020, 09:44:07 PM: I have always named my bikes...not sure why...just a habit. In the current stable:

1998 Moto Guzzi Centauro GT = "The Yellow Horse"

2014 Victory Vision = "Moby Dick, aka, The Great White Whale"

(https://i.ibb.co/6WnP7R2/DSC-0086.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6WnP7R2)

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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: PhilB on March 22, 2020, 09:45:50 PM: My vehicles don't always have names, depending on when or whether they "earn" one somehow. The best ones do.
My best motorcycle was a 1993 Ducati M900 Monster, which earned the name "Patina". because she had one.
I had bought her new in 1993. Below is a picture of her at the 2016 MotoGP at COTA, the weekend she turned over 250K miles.

PhilB

(https://i.ibb.co/cxt4rsy/Patina-at-COTA-2016-01.jpg) (https://ibb.co/cxt4rsy)
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on March 22, 2020, 09:48:03 PM: Josephine after my Wife's favourite Sister RIP
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Blaufeld66 on March 23, 2020, 08:32:39 AM: My V65C, after a crash, was "Legion", 'cos was rebuilt with parts from many bikes.
My T5 was "Bad Robot" (Eighties angular robotic lines).
My V11 Rosso Mandello was "Red Wind" (cue the color).
My Stelvio was "Black Butterfly" (she was black and nimble).
My Cali EV is "Pearl of the Lagoon" (cue the colors, again...).
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: DougG on March 23, 2020, 08:39:35 AM: Hi all, 3-23-20

VERY IMPRESSIVE! You folks put a lot of thought into the process. I just let the bikes name themselves. :wink:

Be well,

DougG
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Guzzistajohn on March 23, 2020, 08:49:17 AM: Quote from: Gusable on March 22, 2020, 09:33:47 PM
My 98 EV is named Stefania.. I don’t ever name things but this one stuck. The bike has so much character and is pretty like the stefania on everybody loves Raymond lol

The lady that plays that part is certainly blessed! I could watch those episodes over and over!
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Gliderjohn on March 23, 2020, 09:14:53 AM: The first time a friend saw my Norge his response was "She is a big ass girl". Guess I should name it Gina after Gina Lollobrigida. :drool:
GliderJohn
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: PhilB on March 23, 2020, 12:03:29 PM: My ex-wife liked to name all her vehicles, and since I now own two vehicles she used to own, they still have those names.
My current M900 Monster, a '95, she gave me in the divorce, is named Jonquil (French for daffodil), because she is bright yellow.
My car, which I bought from her when she got a new one, is a 2002 Mini Cooper S, named Marian, because she's a red fox.

Also, my 1960 Heinkel 103A1
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: usedtobefast on March 23, 2020, 12:15:28 PM: I don't really name my bikes, maybe I should. I guess I do use some nicknames when I tell my wife "I'm taking the <bike nickname> out".

Let's see:
"Griso the beasto"
"The quirky Quota"
Sadly the V7 iii Racer gets called "The Racer"
And the V-Strom 1000 is just "V"
And the KTM 990 SMT is just "The 990"

My lime green/yellow road bicycle gets called "Hi Viz".

I did have one bike I called "The stupid BMW", and maybe another called "The damn Ducati".

Guess I need to work on real names. :grin:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Xlratr on March 23, 2020, 12:18:41 PM: My first '12 Stelvio never had a name but my current red '16 is "Ruby". Pretty obvious why and that was almost from day one.
It took years to find out what my T3 is called and in the absence of a name I used to refer to her as "Die Alte" (German for "the old one"). Since this year I now know she's called "Dolores".
My '72 Newport is "Clarissa".
:-)
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Groover on March 23, 2020, 12:45:17 PM: Mine change names depending on how they behave.. :azn:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: ITSec on March 23, 2020, 03:21:39 PM: The Norge is Niccolo (Machiavelli) - he counsels me in the wise use of power.

The Stelvio is Caboto - Giovanni, that is.

The Griso is (Alberto) Ascari...
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: ozarquebus on March 23, 2020, 07:05:41 PM: G5: "La Poderosa", just like Che'.

the Honda: "Rocinante", just like Don
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: PJPR01 on March 23, 2020, 07:21:21 PM: Quote from: Guzzistajohn on March 22, 2020, 09:02:20 PM
The Cal Vin is was Belizzia Negra by the PO But I changed it to Calvin
The Tiger is Douglas

I was thinking there was a Calvin and Hobbes (Tiger) combo there somehow! :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Ratso88 on March 23, 2020, 07:38:24 PM: Well it's kind of funny, naming objects seems a compulsive action. I do it too.

'67 V700 is just the V700

Mid 80's Soviet KMZ sidecar rig is of course the Dnepr

Knight framed KTM 500 flattracker is the Race Bike

The GRiSO is just the GRiSO :evil: although the wife calls it the Kitchen, ref to major undone home improvement :thewife:

There are others too, most generic as you can see.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Burkslaw on March 23, 2020, 07:42:07 PM: Gray Goose, of course.
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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Beowulf on March 23, 2020, 08:07:43 PM: I named my v7 ii Virna Lisi. Been quite a love affair.
Don't ask me why.
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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Muzz on March 23, 2020, 08:24:54 PM: My olde 350 matchless was called "Little Esmel". I was also called Oily Esmel, old clatterbang and start ya bastard.

None of the following Hondas were given names, went perfectly well but not much soul.

My 750 Breva has a sort of hunchback tank, hence the name "Guzzimodo".
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: LowRyter on March 23, 2020, 08:29:45 PM: the red bike

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the Cali

(https://g3.img-dpreview.com/4DC91EF3843241D591DE598A075BB177.jpg)

the green bike

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the duc

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descriptive
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: DougG on March 23, 2020, 08:55:44 PM: Hello all, 3-23-20

I've read every one of your posts, and kudos on your creative names for your bikes. I passed them on to my family and friends. We all gave a chuckle or a nod. There were those that were humorous and those...a little deeper. I am humbled :bow:. Some of you lead with your hearts and others with your heads. Either way...great names and background stories. Keep'm comin.

Be well,
DougG
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: MMRanch on March 23, 2020, 10:17:24 PM: Here is my baby's : Pearl and Lucky
(https://i.ibb.co/HqN4gbF/IMG-20200323-163857366-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HqN4gbF)

(https://i.ibb.co/KjBkc5C/IMG-20200323-164001706-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KjBkc5C)
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: BikeMike on March 23, 2020, 10:37:18 PM: I call my Eldorado "Hoover" because it sucks up all my spare money :laugh:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: drbone641 on March 23, 2020, 10:54:39 PM: Quote from: Gliderjohn on March 23, 2020, 09:14:53 AM
The first time a friend saw my Norge his response was "She is a big ass girl". Guess I should name it Gina after Gina Lollobrigida. :drool:
GliderJohn
Was that friend from New Jersey? :grin:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: drbone641 on March 23, 2020, 11:00:38 PM: The only bike I have ever named, I rode round the country, then sold her to Britman. Gentleman, I give you Sophia. Dark Italian, with big jugs, a big round backside and she loved to be ridden all day. Ciao Bella

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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: nsmith on March 24, 2020, 10:20:13 AM: I have a 1978 V50, I painted "A CUP" on the side covers because she has small jugs.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: MMRanch on March 24, 2020, 10:41:28 AM: drbone641 , there are specialist out there that help guys like you ! :laugh:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: drbone641 on March 24, 2020, 11:05:14 AM: Quote from: MMRanch on March 24, 2020, 10:41:28 AM
drbone641 , there are specialist out there that help guys like you ! :laugh:
He was on the other bike :thumb:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: philwarner on March 24, 2020, 11:05:14 AM: I've named cars and tractors, but never named a bike. Odd that I hadn't thought about it before reading this thread. I still have to think about it.

So far it has just been the Guzzi, the Triumph, the XR200R, the IT, the boondocker, the 305, the Ducati, and (before I let a friend have it), the Cub, plus a few others that have come and gone along the way without even generic names.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Ronkom on March 24, 2020, 02:25:39 PM: My old '84 red & white SPNT is "Shadowfax" (still so named by the present owner) My '74 Eldo Police is "Strider". both names from LOTR. My red & creme '98 EV was-is? "Lovely Rita, the redhead" My 2 newest steeds, an '03 V11 Sport Naked (Maroon tank) and a '17 V7III Special in blue are unnamed as yet. But the "song" from the Mistral mufflers on the Sport keep telling me "Thunder" or maybe "Thor". Back in my (very) younger days when I raced MX my K501 Maico was "that**&%$$beast"....and the 360 Yamaha I started out racing on was "pain" (for what it did to my body...and rebuilding the transmissions on so many Yamaha enduro/MXers when I had my bike shop).
ronkom
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: roadventure on March 24, 2020, 03:30:27 PM: California 1400 Custom
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: severely on March 24, 2020, 05:25:28 PM: My Stelvio's name is El Ganso Negro; the black goose. my 71 Ambassador is Old Red and my 750 Breva is El Gallo Rojo or the Red Rooster. :bike-037:
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: mechanicsavant on March 25, 2020, 11:44:41 AM: The V7II is “Topo Gigo” , named after the character on the Ed Sullivan show . “Come on Eddie , lets go play on back roads” .
The BMW R1200r is Gertl , Not so strong for pretty , But pretty good for strong !
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Post by: guzzimatic on March 25, 2020, 11:20:30 PM: 1976 Convert, The Vert. Aka The lead sled.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Ncdan on March 26, 2020, 08:04:03 AM: Here’s a question. What determines if a bike gets a males or females name?
My 1400 tourer got Mother Goose due to the big rear end and of course, Goose for guzzi.
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Bulldog9 on March 26, 2020, 08:34:37 AM: I generally don't name motorcycles, and have enjoyed that the manufacturer took care of that for me with most of my Moto Guzzi's. The one exception to this was my 1979 Yamaha xs1100. I named it "Visitation" so that I could ride whenever I wanted, andwhen someone called my office my wife or secretary could legitimately say I was out on "visitation."
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Moparnut72 on March 26, 2020, 10:13:26 AM: I have never named any of my bikes but all my 4 wheelers have or had names. My refrigerator white hot rod Duster was The Great White Money Pit. My current vehicle a Crew Cab, 8' bed, Ram Dually is The Freight Train. Especially feels like one when trying to park it in some of the current cramped parking lots.
kk
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: GeorgiaGuzzi on March 27, 2020, 08:43:54 AM: Quote from: Ncdan on March 26, 2020, 08:04:03 AM
Here’s a question. What determines if a bike gets a males or females name?
My 1400 tourer got Mother Goose due to the big rear end and of course, Goose for guzzi.

For me it’s the personality of the bike. Or vehicle. I’m going to be sexist here (sorry ladies) and say that my male named vehicles are more boring, less drama, do the job and get it done. The vehicles with female names are more fun, less sensible, and more fun to ride!
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: MMRanch on March 27, 2020, 09:43:09 AM: So , Suzuki named this one right . Its got one 94mm piston and a 94mm stroke but they did put a good counter balance system in. At lower 2krpm every beat shows up in a nice way , below 1.5krpm things are not nice . Its called the SAVAGE . :grin:
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Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: MGrego on March 27, 2020, 10:32:18 AM: (https://i.ibb.co/GF8MRch/IMG-3621.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GF8MRch)

"Creme Blue-lee'"
Title: Re: YOUR BIKE'S NAME
Post by: Cross-tie Walker on March 27, 2020, 01:15:51 PM: 72 Eldo is Guido
'07 Vintage is La Strada