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Offline peteplumb

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Names for your bike
« on: 31.05. 2010 16:09 »
I did notice in an earlier thread  "gender issues" some have names for their bikes my wife names all our vehicles (5 bikes, 2 cars and 1 Van)  my beezer ic called "The HammerRat" it was painted with hammerite (since 1987) and is a bit of a rat!
what names have others got for their bikes?

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Offline a10 gf

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #1 on: 06.06. 2010 11:32 »
Well, it's 'Golden Flash' translated into Norwegian, the local word combination makes it sound expensive, fast, pretentious, high tech + funny lol
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Offline LJ.

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #2 on: 06.06. 2010 12:15 »
Would that be 'Gyllen Blits' E?

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Offline terryk

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #3 on: 06.06. 2010 17:13 »
Bessy BSA is my plunger A10. Betsy and Black Betty are some of my other bikes.
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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #4 on: 07.06. 2010 01:57 »
What about the names we give them when they break down and its dark and raining !!!!!!   *rant*
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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #5 on: 07.06. 2010 11:09 »
Look at my front # plate. Bits stuck anywhere. But mostley she's called Bitch stopped again.
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Offline MG

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #6 on: 07.06. 2010 12:38 »
Now I get it!  *idea*

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #7 on: 07.06. 2010 13:39 »
My son, who celebrates his second birthday in September, refers to my Shooting Star as Daddy's "Og Pog" after a small trolley type device that Makka Pakka, one of the characters on the Cbeebis tv show "In the night garden" rides around on. It seems to fit it quite well and I am sure that both are probably similarly reliable...
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Offline Mosin

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #8 on: 09.06. 2010 15:20 »
I am slightly worried that the picture of Makka Pakka has currrently been viewed 40 times!!! You are a weird lot right enough!!!
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Offline trickytree

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Re: Names for your bike
« Reply #9 on: 13.06. 2010 13:28 »
I call mine "Wildcat". My first Brit bike as well as my first ground up build and it bit, spat and clawed at me every inch of the way. Even now its got a MOT its still fighting as i try and get it registered.

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