ChadTheFoxFox Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I was always told “Take care of what you love, and they will take care of you” so I’ve always given a name to every bike I ride. Just curious if I’m crazy or if others are just as crazy as me? Haha. My first Bike was a 1989 Yamaha Radian 600 I named “belle” My grandpa and I built her in our spare time together. then when I moved to California for school I bought a 1998 Yamaha FZR-600 I named “Amy” After I graduated I moved up to a 2001 Suzuki GSXR-750 I called “Samantha” And now I ride a 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 I call “Scarlet” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Kit Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 My ‘15 FJ is named Cheri. “Cherry Cheri”. My CB500X was Freddie. My XT250 was Pacman (pacman decals all over it) I never did name my two ‘79 KZ650SR’s. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebruv Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Suzuki X7 Yamaha XJ550 Yamaha BOP Suzuki DR400 Honda 70 CUB Cagiva Supercity 125 Yamaha FZ6 2006 Honda CBR600FAC Yamaha Tracer 900 2017 (Present day) Only names for the bikes are their models Edited March 22, 2020 by littlebruv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie17FJ-09 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member duhg Posted March 22, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted March 22, 2020 No names. The only time I talk to vehicles is when I curse at them. 🙂 3 https://ridemsta.com/oh-tmr/ Riding makes me happy. "Do it or don't do it - you'll regret both." - Soren Kierkegaard 2015 FJ-09, 60k miles, Hord Power ECU, K-Tech suspension, MC Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGP61 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Nope, always felt that the manufacturer had already given it a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 When I was in high school I had an old Mercury Lynx I named Liz, and the name stuck when I left it with my brother. Liz was an important vehicle to me. First taste of freedom. In college, I had an old silver Datsun 210 station wagon I called the Fish, for reasons I don't exactly recall except the color reminded me a fish scales. It had a Humboldt State University sticker from a prior owner. Some of my college friends called it "the HSU". Maybe it had a fishing related sticker as well. We named my dad's Nissan Stanza Stan, because, well, Stanza. My mom's car had a name I don't recall. At this point it started to feel forced. Liz holds a special place in my heart, but I've not named a vehicle since college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted March 22, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, duhg said: No names. The only time I talk to vehicles is when I curse at them. 🙂 I feel this on a deeply personal level... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I give them nicknames. I used to name them, but I'm not very creative with names, so it kind of fizzled out. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgy Knees Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I've never gave my bikes names, but nowt against folks that do. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusmcoz Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Funny, but of all the bikes I've owned I've only named two. My 1984 Goldwing was called Black Betty and my 2019 Tracer GT I call Neo as in the "one". Seems appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted March 23, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted March 23, 2020 Only once. My Mom came up with ‘Reynolds’ for my CB900F, since she said it looked like a roll of aluminum foil. It was so perfect that the name stuck throughout the time I owned the bike. The real irony is that she was driving a silver Volvo 245 station wagon at the time, which literally did look just like a roll of Reynolds Wrap... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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