Do you name your bike?

[Bob_Roller]

Ed, I didn't give it that name, a co-worker would mention that when I brought the R65 to work, that I rode 'the dinosaur' in today, instead of my oilhead .

So, that's how that got started .

[Darwin_R65]

My R65 was named "Norma" from the Previous Owner. Apparently something they saw in the manual that made sense to them.

The Valiant I have is named Virgil the Valiant.
It was named by a man who drove Boris the Morris. (A Morris Minor)
And later found out the Valiant was designed by Virgil Exner. So it has stuck.

My wife I call honey, dear, possum, anything that keeps me out of trouble.

John

[Barry]

I've had some long term relationships with cars and bikes but never named one.

Now if they were to break down or not start one morning I might think of something.

[ambrose78]

My r65 was named by my girlfriend  - "DAS Fräulein". Which apparently is german for girl but slang for "little woman" or "mistress".  Basically she got a little jealous about the amount of time I was spending working on the bike in the garage. It could be wrong but the name stuck.

The Valiant  

Hey Darwin -  Is that the R or and S series?

I've always loved Valiants. My first car was a orangey brown '74 VJ, followed by a '79 CM and then a Bright Hemi Orange 67 VC with a 245 HEMI in it which really used to move.

[Clutch]

I kept getting kind-hearted jabs from a good friend about the R65 being small so I figured I had to give my bike a "manly" name. I couldn't get very creative, so I ended up calling it "Turk"... because of it's color. I think it's officially called "azure blue", but kind of looks turquoise.

[suecanada]

Oh yes! Little Red Baron...great flying ace and now as well I have Winnie or Winston when I am angry, the British Triumph Bonneville named for..... Guess!

[proctorls]

Well, I have jokingly mentioned my Teutonic Mistress a time or two, but generally, no, I don't refer to my LS by name.

My wife has often referred to it as "That God Damned Motorcycle", but I don't think that quite qualifies as a name.  My daughters may refer to it as "Dad's Motorcycle", but that doesn't have much zip.

When my Grandson starts referring to it as "Grandpa's Motorcycle," then maybe it will be properly annointed.

Enjoy the ride

Steve in VT

[Aristotle]

yes. I have a name for my beemer too. Her name is Emeline. It's kind of a nice name that I've always liked. Hell, one time I even slept with her in the back of my truck while it  ( she ) was tied down.
It was a wonderful sleep, nonetheless

She was born in 1986 and I adopted Emeline in 1987. She's been my one and only bike that I've ever known.

In all honesty, I've come close to selling her but I never did wind up doing that. I've just had too many good times with Emeline.

[Darwin_R65]

Pete, it's an S series as in SV1

John

[Melena]

Okay.  I'll tell too.  

She started out as being "Little Bee"  - Little Bike, Little BMW, and she just Buzzes all around.  (No, she's not buzzy, except a little at around 4500 - 5000 RPM)

That really hasn't sounded right.  Then I figured it out was really "Li'l Bee".  She's becoming just "Bee".   Now I have to find a little bee decal for her.

There is an article in the latest Rider Magazine at the end of the magazine where they always have an article about a vintage bike.   A guy in Germany made a motorcycle in 1948 (good year, that!   )  and the name for it is the German word for Bee.    I'll have to look that up and see how it's pronounced.

[Patrick_Krivacka]

I just named mine this morning. Frank. as in frankenbeemer.

[Melena]

I found the name for that bike in Germany - Imme.   It is a word for bee.  

[suecanada]

Imme....hmmmm...I'm me!!!!  Yup, it's Melena being her or as she will say "riding a motorcycle??..I am just being me!!" It is who I am!

Boy, what a convoluted brain wave that was!!! Puff, puff!

[Ed Miller]

"Boy, what a convoluted brain wave that was!!! Puff, puff!"

Sometimes it's fun to follow along on another's stream of conciousness!