Why do we call bikes "She"

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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

16 Dec 2017 18:49
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Not exactly just another day at the beach, but then Thanks for the private viewing. I could never get my daughter to wear a trench coat on the boat.
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

16 Dec 2017 19:01
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Now that it is off your chest can we get back to talking about motorcycles
My Turbo will remain Suzie as I happen to like that name and will name and enjoy bikes with male or female names as my choice as long as I breathe air.
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

16 Dec 2017 19:21
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Bossie's female and it doesn't have anything to do with sex. :whistle:
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

16 Dec 2017 19:35
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Glenn wrote: Wow! A lot of deep answers... I thought it was because they are both simply 'high maintenance'!

Now THATS the truth! ahahahaahahahaah
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

16 Dec 2017 19:38
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Street Fighter LTD wrote: Now that it is off your chest can we get back to talking about motorcycles
My Turbo will remain Suzie as I happen to like that name and will name and enjoy bikes with male or female names as my choice as long as I breathe air.
Dave

I have 3+ bikes and none of them have names. my 650 is called Bluey because of its color. No gender names. I dont judge, but I think naming a bike is not for me.
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 03:11 - 17 Dec 2017 08:04
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I have 3+ bikes and none of them have names. my 650 is called Bluey because of its color. No gender names. I dont judge, but I think naming a bike is not for me.

Never called any of my vehicles by either a female or male name .
I always thought it was a bit weird.
Nobody I know does it either.
My current bikes (All z1000's) are known as The Wakisaki (Modified Z1R).. The Drouin Z (cause it has a Drouin supercharger on it). The alloy café (cause it's a cafe racer with ally bodywork).. The Moriwaki turbo (self explanatory) and my current build (an AMA style Z1000) will get named by whatever paint job or colour I decide upon.
Sometimes they do get called other things, Mainly expletives if some thing goes wrong and for the sake of public decency i'd better not put those names in print. :-)
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 08:18 - 17 Dec 2017 08:31
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My wife's first bike was named Ribbons after a bicycle she had in her youth with the same color.
Her 2nd bike is named Little Blackie after it had to haul both of us a long way home after my bike had a flat tire, ( True Grit )
I don't see the need to name mine but I have a project bike that I am working on so we'll see.
I have a few guitars that have names like " surf guitar and the Tele " a friend named one Librace and it stuck.

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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 08:58
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Good Fortune! :)
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 16:02
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Interesting post and replies. I'm very curious as to how you answered that question at the time. I always refer to my motorcycle as an it. It won't start. It is a great bike.

Just tell you niece that men are dumb.
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 16:19
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I don't really name my bikes I call each of them a lot of things but the other night I pulled
the wick up on the ZRX and got off it yellin that bitch was rollin
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 16:23
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Hahaha, bitch is okay in most everyone's book.

Too funny.
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Re: Why do we call bikes "She"

17 Dec 2017 17:23
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zed1015 wrote:
650Dude wrote:
I have 3+ bikes and none of them have names. my 650 is called Bluey because of its color. No gender names. I dont judge, but I think naming a bike is not for me.

Never called any of my vehicles by either a female or male name .
I always thought it was a bit weird.
Nobody I know does it either.
My current bikes (All z1000's) are known as The Wakisaki (Modified Z1R).. The Drouin Z (cause it has a Drouin supercharger on it). The alloy café (cause it's a cafe racer with ally bodywork).. The Moriwaki turbo (self explanatory) and my current build (an AMA style Z1000) will get named by whatever paint job or colour I decide upon.
Sometimes they do get called other things, Mainly expletives if some thing goes wrong and for the sake of public decency i'd better not put those names in print. :-)

LMAO at "mainly expletives if something goes wrong." I cant stop laughing. And yeah i just think its weird to be so attached to a thing that you give it a name.
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