Does your bike have a name?
supersonic
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No, not the model name, have you Christened it?!
Sad, i know, but my new Zaskar carbon will be called 'Benito'.
Sad, i know, but my new Zaskar carbon will be called 'Benito'.
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yes, its called 'get up that f**king hill you useless piece of sh*te'0
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Banshees aren't known for being light lol.0
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Mine doesnt yet, dont think we have been through enough yet...I would say however, Supersonic, that like most machines, man made things...they get girls names, no Benito! :roll:
I had a scooter once called "Donna.W" after an ex's mother...it screamed when you rode it.
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Benito Carbon(e) haha, ex Wednesday player!0
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supersonic wrote:Benito Carbon(e) haha, ex Wednesday player!
haha I remember him, saw him at wembley when he'd joined villa in an fa cup semi, he & merson were pretty crap on the day & if it wasn't for a 12 ft tall 8 ft wide goalkeeper in david james we'd have won
Start Weight 18st 13lbs March 2009
17st 10lbs August 2009
17st 4lbs October 2009
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Flapper James?!0
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my last ride was called 'Frankenbike' because it totally hideous and was made up of bits from about 12 others.0
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my rockhopper is called Linzi afte rmy ex's daughter who dies last year she was my best freind i have even got her name on the frame. RIP MATE!!G.H.Allum0
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I've got a Rockhopper called 'Gabriel', an Allez called 'Bee' and a Trek 6000 called 'Tyrone'. They all live in my bedroom and I have been known to talk to them.0
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Mothing wrong with that! It is when they start talking back you should be worried.0
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mine does talk back. it sqeals and groans all day.0
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supersonic wrote:Mothing wrong with that! It is when they start talking back you should be worried.
They do! But only I can hear them.0 -
of course..
Barney is my off road beast and Graham is my commuter bike (he's golden)0 -
Tyrone is actually sulking a bit right now. He's getting a bit old and I made him go out in the rain today. I'm currently out of Muc-Off so he's got to stay dirty until tomorrow.0
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Yes, my trusty steed has a name, it is 'Bessie' and I have no idea how or why it started! Might be something to do with my Jon Pertwee Dr Who days...!? It may be my imagination, but in tricky times she/we seem to perform better when words of encouragement are given to 'Bessie'.
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Does anyone know why so many of us riders name our bikes, is it a quirk written into our DNA?!
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read Flann Obriens 'The Third Policeman' and you'll see.
he reckoned a person who spends a lot of time on thier bike eventually becomes part of the bike and vice versa. all that jigglig around and exchange of atoms makes this inevitable. in fact, there was once a policeman who spent so much of his time on a bike and has, as such, become part of it and it of him, that he couldnt stand up without leaning against a wall.0 -
I haven't named a mountain bike yet but my first motorbike was called Ernie because it was old and slow (apologies if there are any Ernie's out there)
Anyhow do men always give bikes girls names?? because I always name mine with male names it helps when cursing them If every action has an equal and opposite reaction does that mean I will be eaten by a fly?0 -
Mine's called Ron Burgundy
There was a good reason for it but I'm damned if I can rememeber it now.
Either way I find it funny.0 -
Anyhow do men always give bikes girls names?
you wanna take a guy into the hills and ride him all day, thats up to you.0 -
Oh, and not exactly the same thing, but my hamster is called Dalby...0
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why dalby?
I have two snakes called eric and nero.0 -
AndyOgy, that theory also stands for The General Lee, or even KITT. My 80's schooldays are begining to show, me thinks..!
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P.s: I wonder if there are any female riders here who use male bike names? If not, I guess it's just a bloke thing.0 -
Mine is called Kirstie, how i name them is i take the first letter of the bike company and find a girls name beginning with it, kirstie is a kinesis xc>120 and i also have a penelope which is a pinnacle trojan 2.00
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And ex Grimsby Town player, who left after the manager threw a plate of sarnies at himsupersonic wrote:Benito Carbon(e) haha, ex Wednesday player!
And, no I don't name my bikes, although they do get called names...
Although that quote could also apply to meJesus_Christ wrote:yes, its called 'get up that f**king hill you useless piece of sh*te'
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KonaKurt wrote:AndyOgy, that theory also stands for The General Lee, or even KITT. My 80's schooldays are begining to show, me thinks..!
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True. Herbie was the earliest example I could think of at the time. However, I just remembered that there was a film about a car called 'Genevive' or something years before Herbie.
As for male/female names, all bikes just 'seem' either masculine or femenine. Although Tyrone is gay. But I'm ok with that.0 -
Mines called 'Thumper' cos it just thumps along.It's the vibe of the thing.0
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BlakeF, hmm interesting naming idea. I suppose I should be seeing my Kona hardtail as some kind of 'Karen' with beautifully painted nails, a very firm tight rear end, and a lovely pristine pair of long smooth moving white legs.
The facts that 'she' should also have a Canadian accent, custom jewelery that has cost me a bomb, and most of all, that she has air valves on her legs that you can 'pump up', worry me a little. :?
On second thoughts, I'll just stick to my marraige with 'Bessie'.
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Nooo, no no , I'm of the opinion machines shouldn't have names, or a sex, it's just kit!! - why should a car be a she?? I'm with JC 'get up the hill you useless piece of shit'
But then I read Speed_King's quote, respect mate, there's an exception to every rule Be happy, communicate happiness.0
