| Author | Message | ||
     Darthane |
Well, it poured on the way home today...got out the rainsuit. I'm completely dry, unfortunately my route home ended up taking me through plenty of flooded sections of road, some of if quite deep. Good news - an XB9R can successfully manage up to eight inches of water. I think I even subbed the exhaust ports a couple times, from the sound of things. Still kicking. Just wondering though, if there is anything that I should pay particular attention to before I head out on him again. Thanks! Bryan | ||
| Glitch |
Personally I think the liquid cooled Exbeez are highly over rated...  | ||
| Whatever |
Dude, I ran my M2 through 12 inches of standing water a few weeks ago... performed beautifully... then the cars' wakes started hitting me on the face and I decided to pull off the road... not sure if I should be checking anything on my bike specifically either... but it has been running great since.  beauty beauty beauty | ||
| Cro13 |
Darthane, I'm not trying to bust your nuts but do you really refer to your bike as a "him"? To be honest I've never been one to name my rides (bikes or cars) or refer to them as "her" but I don't think I have ever heard of a guy calling his bike "him" (In my best Seinfeld voice) not that theirs any thing wrong with that. Carter | ||
| Darthane |
LOL...my roommate (Spiderman) has tried to break me of this habit many a time. Every vehicle I've owned has definitely been a him. Period. They're all named, too. In any event, think of me what you will. I just tell him that just because his bike is a bitch is no reason to assume mine is! -=laughs=- He's still running great, and he got a bath today, so he's not all spotty and is much happier. Bryan | ||
| Whatever |
Spidey's roomate?  So give us some dirt on Spidey... | ||
| Cro13 |
Darthane, Live and let live. My wife calls her bike and car by name. When either of them gives her any trouble she gets mad at them like they intentionally have some malice toward her. She has even been known to say "after I was so nice to him" speaking of the car or bike!! She is a very intelligent woman but she gives human thoughts and emotions to everything animals, plants and machinery. I truly believe that my bike will run only as well as I maintain it. She thinks I’m crazy and has given my bike a name and will never refer to it by anything else. Like I said, Live and let live. Carter | ||
| Mikej |
I just have to ask, what did she name your bike? | ||
| Cro13 |
Mikej, As much as it pains me to repeat. "BeBoop" Carter | ||
| Rockbiter1 |
Its a well proven scientific fact that all machinery has personalities, and appears to be gender specific. In the US Navy, all ships are refered to as females, while the russian subs are all male...I think its all a matter of social perspectives. (gave a new meaning to "f**king around" during the cold war, I'm sure lol. I havn't named my Blast yet, but I try to NEVER do anything to upset my bike...he, she or it! They can get cranky ya know...dropping drive belts on the side of the road, blowing seals, whatever, heh. | ||
| Cro13 |
Rockbiter1, "Its a well proven scientific fact that all machinery has personalities, and appears to be gender specific." Certainly your kidding? I understand the social aspect but machinery is… well just that machinery, no soul no spirit. Right? Part of me would love to think that I have some deep bond with my Buell. Or that the Buell and I could have the ability to connect on some psychological or emotional level but it is just metal and plastic. Yes it has the ability to make me feel so incredibly alive but it’s just a machine. If I’m wrong please let me know. Point me to the scientific proof. Carter | ||
| Glitch |
I call my bike the Buell or the bike or sometimes my motorcycle. My wife calls it Nori. When I asked her why, she said, "Nori is iron spelled backwards." I think it fits... But I don't call my bike... I ride it... | ||
| Mikej |
Glitch, Good thing your wife didn't call your bike Tihs.  Sounds like she's at least a little supportive of your riding and definitely has a sense of humor. Congrats. Rode the Lleub to work today. | ||
| Glitch |
Mike, yeah she supports my riding, she bought the Bandit for my birthday in 97... Sense of humor, she has to have one, to put up with me... | ||
| Rocketman |
What's in a name eh? I've always thought my bikes and cars as muscular beings, wishful thinking on my part, rather like an extension of my own masculinity, you know me being sort of gorilla like LOL. I'd never considered calling a bike "she", almost as if "she" were to soft and feminine, very unlike a big ruftie tuftie Streetfighter. I mean can you imagine a Buell being Wonder Woman or Laura Croft? That pair of fine fillies could only be the S3 or S3T. But how about a man, you know, a real man like Charley Fuckin Bronson? Ho ho he sounds way tough doesn't he and very ultra cool. He could only ever be one machine couldn't he, a big ole hairy arsed S1 with 100+ horses pulling yer bloody arms off, now that's a Charley Fuckin Bronson! So anyway, recently as some of you may have noticed, I've referred in several of my posts to my own Big Buell as a "she" , perhaps in an effort to rediscover "her" and not "his" hidden charms and to be all honest I think it's more a reflection of the person you are (I am) than the machine itself. Now whether this new found karma will have the desired effect I can't say for sure, but as of yet I've not got a woody on for the Big Buell, and no she hasn't grown tit's yet either but I'll keep you posted!!!!  Rocket  | ||
| Metalstorm |
They say that the motorcycle is the iron steed for the modern cowboy. I think just about every western I've seen had the main chars (good & bad) riding stallions or geldings (one has nuts & one doesn't but both are male). Even most sword & sorcery flicks seem to believe it's more macho to ride a male horse rather than a female. So there you have it. Personaly, I don't think it really matters one bit. It's all personal preference. I call mine a "she" but it's most likely just a habit I picked up from others over the years. The XB9R can easily fit into either gender catagory. It's sleek & sexy enough to be a "she" and aggresive and wild enough to be a "he" I've never named any of my cars or bikes but maybe I'll start when I get my 9R. Something that fast & sleek could get away with a name like "Aurora". It's in the female gender but I've always said that riding a good bike is like having sex (sometimes better) and this bike was built for sex. I have to wait longer than anticipated but "she" will be mine. Oh yes, "she" will be mine. Now on the other hand, I would probably refer to a 12R as a "he" and never a "she". All that testosterone & adrenaline could only be found in a "he". It ain't no gelding, it's balls are intact. | ||
| Timbo |
I think most guys prefer to refer to their bikes in the female sense because you *ride* them. When hangin' with the guys you don't want to say "yeah, the other day I was rompin' on Robert (fictitious name)and man was I gettin' off in the twisties!" For some reason, to most guys, it just don't sound right.  I can however see the masculine characteristics of a motorcycle. So..... To be honest, I don't name my vehicles, never have. I just refer to my XB9R as the 'Bolt or the Buell, my XLCH as the '72 and so on. Dont get me wrong, I don't have a problem with people naming vehicles, especially when the name is particularly fitting. For instance Ben calling his bike "deerslayer" after his recent 'up close and personal' encounter would be a good example. I can still remember when we were kids, we had an old Rambler, when it didn't want to start or we were going up a hill, my dad would pat it on the dash and say "come on Betsy you can do it!" with all the emotion of a high school football coach. My brother, sister and I would all sneek a glance at each other and giggle at dad because it always did seem very silly. Ok, now I'm rambling, sheesh. Timbo | ||
| Cro13 |
Timbo, “When hangin' with the guys you don't want to say "yeah, the other day I was rompin' on Robert (fictitious name)and man was I gettin' off in the twisties!"” Hilarious, my feelings exactly! Metalstorm, “I've always said that riding a good bike is like having sex (sometimes better)” Better? Either I’m not riding my bike right or your doing something else wrong. Riding is great, fun and even exhilarating but “better” not for me. Last night on the way home form work I tried thinking good thoughts about the bike, you know kind of like what Timbo said about his dad and the Rambler. Don’t tell my wife but I even used the name. It didn’t make any difference. I roll on the throttle and it goes, I squeeze the clutch and it disengages. When the rear lets go in a sharp turn it’s not because the bike is upset that I’m beating on it, it’s because after all of these years I’m still learning the skills it takes to be a better rider. I don’t like hearing people say ” he or she let me down” referring to the bike, after a get off, the fact of the matter is you let your self down. IMHO Giving the bike blame is just a way of not taking personal responsibility. Carter | ||
| Whatever |
Maybe I am twisted... But my first bike's name was 'Mama' (a 750 SECA), my Buell's name is 'Baby' (which is not even gender specific) and if I ever get a big fat 'ole cruiser it is going to be named 'Papa'... not to be confused with 'Daddyo'...  Doesn't matter what you call it just take it out and burn some rubber... | ||
| Tripper |
My bikes are 'she's'. I don't ride 'He's'. | ||
| Viros |
I also call my bike baby... I guess as humans we figure if we treat it like someone special it will treat us good in return.. and i'll be the one to say it... for a biker to refer to his bike as a "him" just seems gay. | ||
| Darthane |
LOL...this topic kinda got off-track. To each his (or her) own. | ||
| Rocketman |
Ok I'll admit it, I did once name one of my bikes. It was my old Triumph chop. I traveled many a mile up and down England on it and it often broke down. Headers use to come loose often. One time one came completely off and I had to wire it back in place with welding rod to get us home. Headers weren't the only thing that fell off, so did the speedo one time as did many other things too, but the most challenging problem the Triumph motor use to suffer was broken valve guides. Eventually I stopped using the iron variety and saved up all my pocket money to have phos\bronze ones fitted, but the most amazing thing was even with a broken valve guide or two I always managed to nurse the old Triumph chop home - which is why it earned the name (insert Yorkshire accent) " ard ed Hog " which was hand painted with rough brush strokes on the peanut tank of course! Rocket |
