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Where did you get your "Handle"?
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pickelhead
New member
While I was stationed in Europe with the US Army, I dated a girl from Denmark. She always used to call me "Pickelhead". In Danish it means "Smart Ass". I have no idea why she would call me this.:dontknow::roflblack:
DaGrlz
Turkey Slayer
The Girls
About 12 years ago, we bought property out in the country and built a house in the middle of what used to be a cornfield. All of our county neighbors referred to us as "The Girls that built that new house." Over the years we've just become "The Girls" to our families, friends and neighbors.
But.....the nickname that I'm most known for in the Spyder world is "TurkeySlayer". You can find that whole story on this forum.
About 12 years ago, we bought property out in the country and built a house in the middle of what used to be a cornfield. All of our county neighbors referred to us as "The Girls that built that new house." Over the years we've just become "The Girls" to our families, friends and neighbors.
But.....the nickname that I'm most known for in the Spyder world is "TurkeySlayer". You can find that whole story on this forum.
ozarkryder
New member
How did you come up with your screen name?
Looking at all the posts, I'm noticing the screen names above the avatar. Some are self explanatory, some are quite arcane. I was wondering how folks came up with their screen name.
Ozarkryder is pretty simple. I live in the Ozarks, and I ride. The spelling isn't trying to be all cutesy and playing off the "y" in Spyder, it was a mistake in signing up for another forum. l signed up for the Steve Sanders Goldwing forum (aka goldwingfacts.com) and I somehow messed up the sign up process. I originally put it in as Ozarkrider - with and "i", but something went amiss. This was in May of 2005, about 2 years before Can Am even came out with the Spyder Roadsters. I was in the system, but I nor the administrators could retieve my name or password to change it, but as it was in the system and anything we did came back as the name and password were already in use. I liked the name as it was descriptive of where I lived and what I loved to do there, so I re-registered as Ozarkryder with a "y". I have been Ozarkryder on riding related forums ever since.
Edited this post some as I tried this question as a new thread, didn't realise there was a similar one already going. Thanks for moving it to the correct area as I didn't find the "handle" posts when I asked for "screen names". A lot of times it not what you ask, it's how your ask.
Looking at all the posts, I'm noticing the screen names above the avatar. Some are self explanatory, some are quite arcane. I was wondering how folks came up with their screen name.
Ozarkryder is pretty simple. I live in the Ozarks, and I ride. The spelling isn't trying to be all cutesy and playing off the "y" in Spyder, it was a mistake in signing up for another forum. l signed up for the Steve Sanders Goldwing forum (aka goldwingfacts.com) and I somehow messed up the sign up process. I originally put it in as Ozarkrider - with and "i", but something went amiss. This was in May of 2005, about 2 years before Can Am even came out with the Spyder Roadsters. I was in the system, but I nor the administrators could retieve my name or password to change it, but as it was in the system and anything we did came back as the name and password were already in use. I liked the name as it was descriptive of where I lived and what I loved to do there, so I re-registered as Ozarkryder with a "y". I have been Ozarkryder on riding related forums ever since.
Edited this post some as I tried this question as a new thread, didn't realise there was a similar one already going. Thanks for moving it to the correct area as I didn't find the "handle" posts when I asked for "screen names". A lot of times it not what you ask, it's how your ask.
pegasus1300
Well-known member
Pegasus1300 I liked horses back in the day and when I went to motorcycles, well they are sort of like flying horses, so Pegasus. 1300 is the size of the V4 Yamaha motor and I rode Ventures for many years,so Pegasus1300. I keep it cuz it is easy now to remember.
cruisinTX
Member
When I returned to motorcycling after a 20 year hiatus, I also owned a sailboat. It was a Catalina 22 and not really a racing boat but more of a cruiser. The "return" bike was a BMW cruiser. Not long after getting that bike, I also got my first computer and immediately signed up on a web page for the R1200C. I chose "cruisin" for my username there and that gradually morphed into cruisinTX over time.
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RapidSpyder
Well-known member
Live in Rapid City and have a Spyder so....
SpyderConvert
Member
I had what I thought was my ultimate bike - a 2015 Kawasaki Voyager. Rode it out to Colorado in 2015 and found that since my feet were not flat on the ground, it tipped over while I was stopped at a light. At 900 pounds + luggage, I couldn't pick it up by myself! With my wife just starting to ride with me (and her bad back), I thought about getting it "triked", but it would have cost $15K. Having heard horror stories about the instability of trikes, I decided to look at Spyders. I test rode one around a block and decided to buy. Drove it home from just east of Philadelphia to Baltimore. I was a "convert".
CrashDavis
Member
From my avatar you can see what I did for a living in the Air Force. I had a few nick names in the AF but (while it's strange for either a pilot or a rider) this stuck. I tell people it's what happened to my career after making major, or it's the name of the catcher in "Bull Durham".
BoilerAnimal
New member
I was a boilermaker and worked at nuclear, coal and gas fired power plants and chemical plants during maintenance outages as well as new construction. I got to meet a lot of great people and see and do things that most people can only dream about. Sort of like riding a Spyder!
Raprider
New member
My initials (RAP) became a nickname back in middle/high school...becoming scrawled on notebooks, scratched into desktops and eventually spray-painted on the side of my college dorm (definitely not one of my best ideas!).
I became a motorcyclist a few years after college, and added the "rider" when setting up my first AOL account about a billion years ago.
I became a motorcyclist a few years after college, and added the "rider" when setting up my first AOL account about a billion years ago.
canamjhb
Well-known member
Old Thread resurrected. Lots if interesting stuff and a lot of unfamiliar names. Shows the changing dynamics of the forum. My initials are JHB. I started using them along with CanAm when I had an Outlander. Then went to a Commander and now a Spyder. Used the same name on all 3 forums. Easy for an old guy to remember. BTW my license plate frame says "Jim's Motor Psycho". It's been on 4 bikes now..... Jim
Valkrocket
Member
My nickname for the last 30 years was Rocket. When I bought this beauty in 1999 I used the handle Valkrocket.
Maybe Lamont remembers riding with this old coot. :thumbup:
Sorry for sideward pic.
Arizona happened later. Good question though!
