Pet-names for your bikes...?

[routrax]

My eeb is Mandy the MIG, my campervan is Tracey the Trafic and I live on a boat called Jasmine.

Nothing wrong with naming things.

 

[CjP]

I must admit, when I’m riding the motorbike and catch up some road bikes going up a hill, the inner child in me makes me slow down sneakily behind them, drop a couple of gears, and then rev and accelerate full blast up the hill. It’s a habit I just can’t break, just like revving the engine when going under a bridge or tunnel ?

1 - No & no - never named a bike, car, motorbike or any other inanimate object in my life. That’d be silly & childish and I’m far too sensible for that

Lol your a pisser!


All my ebikes have been called Evy

 

[IndigoUnicorn]

Lol your a pisser!


All my ebikes have been called Evy

Eh-vee or Ee-Vee?

 

[CjP]

E-vi of course

 

[Gary]

So you never have named any cars or motor bikes before....?

No.
I find it difficult enough remembering the name of the woman I'm inside.. .Why the fuck would I intentionally complicate my life by giving names to inanimite objects which already have names?

 

[04fuxake]

Patrick Field's talk years ago had this great line about bikes "save your love for those who can love you back".

Consequently, I call my stuff by what it is: "the e-bike", "the grey car", "the white car".

My wife, however, has named my bike (Giant Fathom) the "Fat Homme". Harsh, but fair.

 

[Mattzzzzzz]

My fave Cars of all time a KG, one day......

I did have a nickname for this, it was Hank, I sold it to buy a EMTB.

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[Richwall]

Hi all,
I have had many bikes over the yrs (I'm fairly old...) and I have always given my bikes a pet-name

e.g My YT Capra was called "Goatee" as Capra is the genus name for the Goat family in Latin; My Levo is called "Speshy" (I know its not very original!)

I have two more sleeps until I get my new steed (Orbea Wild M10)..

I have two questions:
1) Do you have pet names for your bikes? any funny ones you could share??
2) Any suggestions for my Orbea Wild?

Sorry no prizes
Cheers
Steve

Mines Barbara the Bullit??

 

[Rotwilder]

I call mine Rothschild because of the high maintenance ?

 

[Geedog]

Hello, Yea, I call mine The Tapir, because it has electrical tape here there n everywhere. Trek rail with battery cover and charging point taped around the gap, to stop water and dirt ingress,and kiox taped on for safety.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Hi all,
I have had many bikes over the yrs (I'm fairly old...) and I have always given my bikes a pet-name

e.g My YT Capra was called "Goatee" as Capra is the genus name for the Goat family in Latin; My Levo is called "Speshy" (I know its not very original!)

I have two more sleeps until I get my new steed (Orbea Wild M10)..

I have two questions:
1) Do you have pet names for your bikes? any funny ones you could share??
2) Any suggestions for my Orbea Wild?

Sorry no prizes
Cheers
Steve

It's normally English tradition that everything and everyone has a nickname or at least a shortened version of their own name..

If you're going with the goat line continuation then something like Ibex or Hibex - "wild" goat ?

Rather than taking the latin wild goat of @Tubby G "orygem" and ending up with Orgy - though there's nothing wrong with sharing. You could go latin noun aegoceros and call it Aggy for short.

 

[Zimmerframe]

I did have a nickname for this, it was Hank, I sold it to buy a EMTB.

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Sweet. I had an ex who really wanted one of those.. I searched for a decent one for so long that by the time I'd found one we'd spit up (she escaped) so I bought it and gave it to her anyway as it was stupid not to .

20 odd years later and amazingly she's still looked after it and it's going strong.

I nicked named that Sassy after the previous owner.

 

[Slymobi]

@Zimmerframe i think i was an ex of yours and just thought i really want a new all shiny ebike. Do you still apply these gifts to your ex's as i would make sure i look after it

 

[Zimmerframe]

@Zimmerframe i think i was an ex of yours and just thought i really want a new all shiny ebike. Do you still apply these gifts to your ex's as i would make sure i look after it

Well, I would ... but imagine the ear ache you'd get from the wife if an ex sent you a shiny new bike !!! I have to put your long term happiness first !

 

[Slymobi]

Well, I would ... but imagine the ear ache you'd get from the wife if an ex sent you a shiny new bike !!! I have to put your long term happiness first !

Haha very good point there. Ok we will just leave it as me being another escapee

 

[rYz11]

Sherman...almost army green, rides like a tank