What's in a name?

[Navydad]

When we bought our first touring bike with a trunk, a 1986 Goldwing, my wife had noticed that many folks had given their bike a name and had it displayed across the rear of the trunk. "We need to come up with a catchy name for our bike and have it painted on the back." "Our bikes name is H O N D A and it is already displayed across the back. Suits me just fine so let it go." Well, the idea in her head was like a pebble in a pop can rattling around and refusing to come out. The names kept popping up and I kept swatting them down. Then one day I was having a terrible day at work. I was catching :cus: from above, below, and both sides. Not only was the circus train running late, it had derailed completely. Lunch time so I grabbed my helmet and went for the door. A buddy shouted something about running away and I pointed at my helmet and said "anger management class, be back in an hour." Amazing how a nice 45 minute ride will reduce the urge to choke someone. My wife works for a public utility company and gets to deal with the general public on a daily basis. This can be its own special kind of hell on some days. When I was telling her about my bad day and my anger management ride I heard "THAT'S IT!, that's then name for our bike. All of our touring bikes since have been christened Anger Management and our new RT received its badge today.

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[LateLifeCrisis]

Your Bike Name

When we bought our first touring bike with a trunk, a 1986 Goldwing, my wife had noticed that many folks had given their bike a name and had it displayed across the rear of the trunk. "We need to come up with a catchy name for our bike and have it painted on the back." "Our bikes name is H O N D A and it is already displayed across the back. Suits me just fine so let it go." Well, the idea in her head was like a pebble in a pop can rattling around and refusing to come out. The names kept popping up and I kept swatting them down. Then one day I was having a terrible day at work. I was catching :cus: from above, below, and both sides. Not only was the circus train running late, it had derailed completely. Lunch time so I grabbed my helmet and went for the door. A buddy shouted something about running away and I pointed at my helmet and said "anger management class, be back in an hour." Amazing how a nice 45 minute ride will reduce the urge to choke someone. My wife works for a public utility company and gets to deal with the general public on a daily basis. This can be its own special kind of hell on some days. When I was telling her about my bad day and my anger management ride I heard "THAT'S IT!, that's then name for our bike. All of our touring bikes since have been christened Anger Management and our new RT received its badge today.

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And that, my friend, is a PERFECT name for a bike!

Although your story of your wife, her bike naming idea and the pebble in the pop can all lead back to something that all of we wives know....

*Husbands: "They're all the same - only the names and the faces change"

This is not meant as a derogatory remark - just a fact. You're at a party. In the kitchen:
a group of women. In the family room in front of the TV: a group of men. Hand the men a salt shaker and they'll quickly pass it around, announce that it's a salt shaker and look for the bowl of chip and dip. Hand that same salt shaker around to the women and they'll inspect it from all angles, determine the approximate weight and size, figure out the material it's made of and then look for the matching pepper shaker.

Lesson? Men are action oriented; women are detail oriented and that's why you have the perfect name for your bikes.......hyea:

 

[PapaHotel]

I named my RT-L "My Lexus" Pretty sweet ride and now that I have it, I can't afford a Lexus....

 

[Bob Denman]

:clap: I like that name!! :2thumbs:

 

[Grandpot]

I like to tinker with my RTS. I named it, "Project X."

 

[ARtraveler]

:congrats: on Anger Management. That is a very appropriate name. It's amazing what a 45 minute or so ride will do to sooth and calm whatever ails you. :yes:

Been through a few names myself.

The 08 and 09 were Spydr1 and Spydr2--and had license plates to show it. That was appropriate because I had the first :f_spider: sold to a customer in Alaska.

The 10 RT-S was the Black Widow. That was the Premier Edition color and now has been relegated to entry level status.

The 11 RT is Linda's "Baby."
The 14 RTS is the "Nannerbike."

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :yes:

 

[Chupaca]

Well....

Great story on how it came to be...:thumbup: Ours is the "Jag" and we changed all the BRP logos to these....:thumbup:

 

[Chiisai]

Names from one of those detailed people

I work for 3 mental health therapists. All three are kind, considerate, gentle, very intelligent women. I have known my main boss for over 15 years when I became her computer tech. Now I am not not only her computer tech but also her administrative assistant, office manager and her personal assistant. She loves everyone unconditionally. She also writes a weekly column for the OKC paper and is loved by everyone. She never forgets an important date, always remembers to reward me for my work, assistance and loyalty. I have gifts from her that she purchased from all over the world; today she surprised me with some absolutely beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day. I love her as much as I loved my own mother. Her name is Charlotte Lankard.

Because of my love for my RTL and my love for Charlotte Lankard this is the name of my bike:

 

[youngers]

whaaat

And that, my friend, is a PERFECT name for a bike!

Although your story of your wife, her bike naming idea and the pebble in the pop can all lead back to something that all of we wives know....

*Husbands: "They're all the same - only the names and the faces change"

This is not meant as a derogatory remark - just a fact. You're at a party. In the kitchen:
a group of women. In the family room in front of the TV: a group of men. Hand the men a salt shaker and they'll quickly pass it around, announce that it's a salt shaker and look for the bowl of chip and dip. Hand that same salt shaker around to the women and they'll inspect it from all angles, determine the approximate weight and size, figure out the material it's made of and then look for the matching pepper shaker.

Lesson? Men are action oriented; women are detail oriented and that's why you have the perfect name for your bikes.......hyea:

" you mean all you purty young ladies did not get the idea too - fill the shaker again , and pass it back too the guys ? :roflblack: hhahaha sorry that one sort of slipped out "

 

[bushrat]

names for bikes

A couple of random comments....

After my first couple of rydes on my new F3, and noticing that some folks here had names for their bikes, I began to wonder what I should call mine. By day two, I was sure it should be "Twitchy", cuz that's mostly how it felt at that time. On day 4, I was thinking of a change to "Hunter", cuz that's what it seemed to like doing best as we went down the back roads - it kept searching for every road crown and pothole it could find. However, those early days are behind me now, and the bike and I are much more compatible, relaxed. I'm considering a name like "Geezer", as in: "here comes the Old Geezer now". That will probably fit since I, at least, qualify as a senior, even if the bike is a baby. If it lasts a few years, we could just rub out the first letter and perhaps change it to "Wheezer".

In short, I'm still mulling this over. Haven't yet made any changes to the stock bike, but if I ever did modify it 'bigly', I am thinking of maybe naming it along the lines of a cartoon character. What came to mind the other day was the Dick Tracy strip. Surely a few here will recall the beautiful daughter of Tracy's friend, B O Plenty. Her name was "Sparkle", which led me to thinking that I should really pimp out my bike and call it "Farkle Plenty". If someone else wants to grab that name and save me a bunch of bucks, be my guest.

The last time I tried choosing a suitable name for a toy was about 40 years ago, when I took up dinghy sailing as a pastime. As with Spyder ryding, there's nothing really quite as sensuously pleasing as being out on the water with a good breeze and in a small sailboat. It's heavenly!!! I decided to name my boat, but being a good Canadian lad (of English-speaking background), I thought I should show true national spirit, go bilingual, and give it a French language name. Sailing is a real delight, totally enjoyable, so I chose the French verb "jouir" - to enjoy. I called her "Je Jouis", roughly meaning "I am joyful". Mind you, more than one of my American friends asked me why, with my WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant) background I would ever name my boat "I am Jewish"? .... It took a bit of explaining.....

All of this was fine until a Catholic (French Canadian) nun approached me one day to remonstrate mightily about my choice of language. The school children she was leading were having quite a giggle while looking at my boat, in particular the adolescent boys of 13 or 14. The nun asked why I would ever choose such a name?. I responded: "because I am so happy, so joyful when I'm out on the water with the wind and the waves". At that point, she said "yes, indeed, jouir does mean to be joyful"....(pause while she blushed) ... "but it has a more colloquial meaning"....(another pause).... "it's also the thing a man says when he's reaching orgasm; in short, it's the same as saying: 'I'm coming, I'm coming'". And with that, she walked away, taking some snickering schoolboys with her.

I didn't have a lot to say for a moment or two. Then, it dawned on me... I had indeed found a most appropriate name for my boat.

I'm thinking perhaps I should bring it back and paint it on the Spyder.............. Orgasmic, eh?

 

[Bob Denman]

Men are action oriented; women are detail oriented and that's why you have the perfect name for your bikes.......hyea:

:agree: NEVER take your Spouse along when shopping for shampoo. It's guaranteed that they will approach the task in a completely different way! nojoke

 

[canamjhb]

I come from a boating background where naming your boat is mandatory. One of my yacht club friends very appropriately named his boat "It's Always Something" Wished I'd thought of that.....

 

[PrairieSpyder]

A couple of random comments....

After my first couple of rydes on my new F3, and noticing that some folks here had names for their bikes, I began to wonder what I should call mine. By day two, I was sure it should be "Twitchy", cuz that's mostly how it felt at that time. On day 4, I was thinking of a change to "Hunter", cuz that's what it seemed to like doing best as we went down the back roads - it kept searching for every road crown and pothole it could find. However, those early days are behind me now, and the bike and I are much more compatible, relaxed. I'm considering a name like "Geezer", as in: "here comes the Old Geezer now". That will probably fit since I, at least, qualify as a senior, even if the bike is a baby. If it lasts a few years, we could just rub out the first letter and perhaps change it to "Wheezer".

In short, I'm still mulling this over. Haven't yet made any changes to the stock bike, but if I ever did modify it 'bigly', I am thinking of maybe naming it along the lines of a cartoon character. What came to mind the other day was the Dick Tracy strip. Surely a few here will recall the beautiful daughter of Tracy's friend, B O Plenty. Her name was "Sparkle", which led me to thinking that I should really pimp out my bike and call it "Farkle Plenty". If someone else wants to grab that name and save me a bunch of bucks, be my guest.

The last time I tried choosing a suitable name for a toy was about 40 years ago, when I took up dinghy sailing as a pastime. As with Spyder ryding, there's nothing really quite as sensuously pleasing as being out on the water with a good breeze and in a small sailboat. It's heavenly!!! I decided to name my boat, but being a good Canadian lad (of English-speaking background), I thought I should show true national spirit, go bilingual, and give it a French language name. Sailing is a real delight, totally enjoyable, so I chose the French verb "jouir" - to enjoy. I called her "Je Jouis", roughly meaning "I am joyful". Mind you, more than one of my American friends asked me why, with my WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant) background I would ever name my boat "I am Jewish"? .... It took a bit of explaining.....

All of this was fine until a Catholic (French Canadian) nun approached me one day to remonstrate mightily about my choice of language. The school children she was leading were having quite a giggle while looking at my boat, in particular the adolescent boys of 13 or 14. The nun asked why I would ever choose such a name?. I responded: "because I am so happy, so joyful when I'm out on the water with the wind and the waves". At that point, she said "yes, indeed, jouir does mean to be joyful"....(pause while she blushed) ... "but it has a more colloquial meaning"....(another pause).... "it's also the thing a man says when he's reaching orgasm; in short, it's the same as saying: 'I'm coming, I'm coming'". And with that, she walked away, taking some snickering schoolboys with her.

I didn't have a lot to say for a moment or two. Then, it dawned on me... I had indeed found a most appropriate name for my boat.

I'm thinking perhaps I should bring it back and paint it on the Spyder.............. Orgasmic, eh?

As I was reading your story, I was thinking the name should be "Joyeux" meaning joyous. But then I got to the punch line. So . . . . Never Mind! pps:

 

[bushrat]

Patti:
Thank you. The little tale of my (misconstrued) boat naming effort at bilingualism and the nun who later set me straight is essentially true; it all did happen, funnily enough. These days, Spydering has become my replacement for orgasmic delight so, just perhaps, a return of the name may be in order .... I'm enjoying (in any language). And ...." il me donne beaucoup de plaisir" ... just doesn't seem to have quite the same bang to it as "je jouis", let alone the space required to paint it somewhere and still be legible. Bigger result from a smaller package, so to speak.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Oh, I believed your story was all true.

Another idea, not really original, but "laissez le bon temps role" would be another way to go . . . but also too long.

BTW, I don't really speak French, but I'm good at song lyrics and internet searches.

 

[Bob Denman]

"Let The Good Times Roll"

Shorten it to "Good times"! :2thumbs:

As far as naming boats:
I always thought that a combination of "Nautical Queen", and "Queen of The Sea", would be nice.
You could shorten that one to "Nausea"... :roflblack:

 

[Gumbeau]

Big Dawg

When we bought our first touring bike with a trunk, a 1986 Goldwing, my wife had noticed that many folks had given their bike a name and had it displayed across the rear of the trunk. "We need to come up with a catchy name for our bike and have it painted on the back." "Our bikes name is H O N D A and it is already displayed across the back. Suits me just fine so let it go." Well, the idea in her head was like a pebble in a pop can rattling around and refusing to come out. The names kept popping up and I kept swatting them down. Then one day I was having a terrible day at work. I was catching :cus: from above, below, and both sides. Not only was the circus train running late, it had derailed completely. Lunch time so I grabbed my helmet and went for the door. A buddy shouted something about running away and I pointed at my helmet and said "anger management class, be back in an hour." Amazing how a nice 45 minute ride will reduce the urge to choke someone. My wife works for a public utility company and gets to deal with the general public on a daily basis. This can be its own special kind of hell on some days. When I was telling her about my bad day and my anger management ride I heard "THAT'S IT!, that's then name for our bike. All of our touring bikes since have been christened Anger Management and our new RT received its badge today.

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I named my RTL Big Dawg.