What does your nickname stand for?

[sherob]

Been asked twice now... so thought I'd start since cl came up with the idea... thanks cl :)

She stands for Sherri (wife) Rob for Robert (me)... just easy to remember with all of the userids I have, the type of work I do... same has home email too.

Not dual personalities or a lifestyle I live... :D

[Mellow]

Well, that's how I ride... nice and Mellow..... Oh, and I had a yellow Valkyrie and Yellow Wing so the whole Mellow Yellow thing came into play...

[nofinishline]

"nofinishline" has been my user name since the beginning of my computer life. It's also my philosophy...."In life, there is no finish line." I also used to work for nike, the sports and fitness company, and I will always feel like I'm a part of it. I also wanted a user name that was non gender specific. When I used to chat alot, someone shortened it to "nfl" and it stuck. I love my name!

Cheers,
nfl

[crazykz]

I wanted mine to be a little nuts to represent me and since my bike at the time was a KZ650 I thought it was just a cool nickname. Not much to it but it kind of flows together.

Curt

[John-DownUnder]

"John-DownUnder"...... Should I bother?

Started using it on the "groups.msn.com/ST1300US" site and needed to differentiate from all you north American continentals that inhabit these boards (being the only known Australian using that site at the time).

My ex-Florida cousins (now living in N.Y.) don't refer to their relatives here that way, but it seems to work.

[Littlejohn64]

Mine came from when I worked as a counselor at a Boy Scout Camp. There was a guy who was nicked Robin Hood (Archery Director, go figure LOL). All summer I was quoting the "LittleJohn" character from the bugs bunny cartoon..."Dont you worry, never fear, Robin Hood will sonn be here!, He goes skipping tra la la through Sherwood forest helping the needy and oppressed..." It stuck....LMAO

[STCPO]

txcpl = Texas couple (Pete and Kim)

[clmixon]

I have no imagination whatsoever. I have always just used my initials every since I was trying to find out if Radio Shack was selling my info back in the 80's when they asked for all that stuff every time you bought a 0.25 cent part. Instead of my name I started giving my initials to just them and sure enough..... Then they told me they didn't sell their mailing list.


Christopher L. becomes clmixon which also keeps me from forgetting who I am.


Chris :04biker:

[stg1]

Mine is for my #1 son Stephen Tyler Gossett (4 yrs old) :bow1:

[STeve1300]

Thanks Robert for starting this thread... very interesting.. I wish I could have stayed with last nights chat session a bit longer. Good turnout?

[jackpine savage]

In northern Wisconsin where I was born a jackpine savage is a somewhat demeaning term for someone who makes his living cutting jackpine pulpwood for a living. Jackpine is one of the trees that will grow like weeds in the almost pure sand left after the glacial retreat. Even though I have moved to a different economic status I still think of myself as a... you guessed it.

A series of signs at the entrance of my up north property:

"Proceed with extreme caution..."

"Jackpine Savage spotted in vicinity."


The important thing is, I think it's funny. :)

[KraziFerret]

I think the photo says it all!!!

[sherob]

Thanks Robert for starting this thread... very interesting.. I wish I could have stayed with last nights chat session a bit longer. Good turnout?

It was Chris' idea... :bow1: blame him... LOL! I guess it had a good turn out... I had to bow out to help the wife pack for trip up to TN. I'm going to have 5 days of peace and quite... don't know what I'm going to do :rolleyes:

[SpEd]

I'm a Special Education teacher and we used to refer to the Special Ed kids as the "SpEd" kids. It was always with respect and love so to honor them I took the name SpEd.

While I still work with all kids now, I am an Assistant Principal here in Conroe.

[Kempo-STer]

Mine come from my 2 hobby/lifestyles

I am a Martial Arts student/instructor in the art of Kempo Karate.
I put it together with St-er and there ya go..Kempo-Ster

[STPilot]

Mine is simple and kinda boring, ST=You all what that is. & Pilot, becuase I'm a pilot and I like to think the ST "flys", more than just rides :rolleyes:

[jeff4912]

My name and badge number. I'm a motor officer and ride a Road King at work.

[Gug]

My niece Carly when she first started talking use to call me "Gung" (how she got that from Dennis???). This went on for quite sometime. We were together as family during one of the holidays and my Dad mentions how cute it was that Carly calls me "Gug". Everyone went nutz! Well it stuck. To solidify it my cousin from Italy brought me a family tree that goes back to the 1200's and in the wayback machine about 1400 sumethin it has a "Guglielmo" in that tree. Needless to say......

[wb5tty]

WB5TTY is my amateur radio call sign. I am the only person this call sign has been issued to. I have noticed other amateur radio operators using thier Ham Radio Calls for nicks in this group. Ham Radio and Motorcycles will suck your pocket dry but you can't take it with you! :D

[seiseman]

A long, long time ago (before WWW) when I got my first e-mail account and user name for a news reader there was a limit of 8 characters for usernames. (pre-1990 and all unix stuff if I remember...) I wanted to go with first initial and last ame but to do so I had to drop one letter from my last name and so I became seiseman. I have just stuck with it for screen names since. How's that for exciting.......

seiseman

[Txrebel]

TxRebel-
When I was very young my dad's boat was named "Texas Rebel". When the CB craze was in full swing, that was my cb handle. I have had 'rebel' in just about every email address I have ever had. And it kinda fits my character as I like to go against the flow, can be very rebelious... and my kids are very much the same way... talk about paybacks.

[NewsMag]

Mine is a reference to some old ST1100 history. Back in 1991, a fellow named Grant Norman (the infamous) started a quarterly, printed newsletter called "The ST1100 Newsletter." It had a lot of helpful tips and things for about 3 years. Then the ST1100 Email remailer (aka the LiST, now run by Don Feyma) came to life under Derek Catt and Charlie Woods (both RIP now). The net spread tips pretty quickly, so the quarterly printed format wasn't that helpful. Grant sent all his subscribers a letter saying if we would pony up some extra $, he would turn the newsletter into a full-blown magazine, starting every two months and going to monthly. He would change the name to "The ST1100 Magazine." Most of us jumped on the idea and sent in the money, about $100 each. For reasons that were not totally explained, Grant took the money and ran. Left Houston and moved to Kansas or somewhere. Disappeared. The thing is, he had a custom-painted yellow ST which was kinda hard to hide. He eventually had to get rid of it.

Anyway, back on the LiST, every 3 or 4 months some newby would ask "Whatever happened to the ST1100 Newsletter?" which initiated a long trail of flames about what a crook Grant Norman was. One day I was feeling like a comedian and launched a new, alternative publication called "The ST1100 NewsMag" which was a spoof of the whole situation. I never wrote any articles, but sent out via the LiST a set of article TITLES that were things we would really have liked to see, or parodies of them, and some jabs at folks on the LiST. It was hugely popular. My goal was to not make any promises that I couldn't keep like Grant Norman did, so I wrote the following advertisement...

Announcing, from Sheepdog Publishing Company:

!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ST1100 NewsMag !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right, folks! You want the latest data on ST tires (or tyres)? You want headshake debates? You want inside gossip from Honda? Brake pad scuttlebutt? Pointless arguements about political correctness on the net? Harley clothing reviews? BMW bashing? Radar detector comparos? Sound system reviews? Scientific, objective windscreen evaluations? Inside secrets about the ST1100 and HRCA internet mailing lists? Gossip about the list members? A real reason to put a GPS on your bike? Free aftermarket accessories for your ST? Reviews of the latest ST innovations? Free tickets to all WSB races? Centerfold photos of the ST1100 bikini babe of the month? The annual swimsuit edition? Do you want all of this and more?!?!?

Well, Do you?

So do I. It's good to want things. Builds character.

Here's the deal:

For exactly one half the cost of a subscription to the Norman Magazine, which purports to be a quarterly publication, the ST1100 NewsMag will deliver to your living room couch on a MONTHLY basis, complete with photographs in living color:

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL!

But wait! There's more!

For an additional $65 per year (that's less than 18 cents per day!) you can receive our personalized email service on a DAILY BASIS, so you can check your email each morning when you will receive from us:

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL!

And if there's ever a problem with your service, you can contact us 24 hours per day, 364 days per year (we take off on Christmas, thanks), via phone, fax, email or carrier pigeon. Rest assured that any comments, questions or complaints will be promptly, completely, effectively and:

CHEERFULLY IGNORED!

And in reply you will receive for your trouble, as an added bonus:

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL!


So act TODAY on this EXCEPTIONAL VALUE!!!

Subscription to ST1100 NewsMag: $9 or $12 per year (depending on what the Normans told you) or just send $10, as it doesn't really matter...
US CURRENCY ONLY, please! No personal checks, rubles, guilders or francs.

Best of all, there's NO EXTRA CHARGE for international subscriptions. We're keeping our costs low to serve you better!

Act today and receive a special bonus of:

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL!

Steve Kelley, STOC #77, Editor in Chief
Warren Harhay, STOC #174, Contributing Editor
Shannon Kelley, Customer Service Manager

*** ST1100 NewsMag - We promise nothing, and that's what we deliver! ***

***** NOT a WG Norman Publication! *****



Shockingly, a few people actually sent me money! One guy even sent a check, which I still have. (I did return the cash). For you nostalgia fans, here was the inaugural issue:

ST1100 NewsMag December 96
---------------------------
Miracle Tyres from New Zealand - sticky, lifetime treadwear
Headshake Removed via Exorcism - Who Do That Voo Doo?
How to Summer-ize your ST - For friends down under
You Can Convert Watts to Lumens
Grant Norman - The DB Cooper of the ST World?
Why Brit-spec PANs Get Better Gas Mileage
Counter Steering - Better with Boxers or Briefs?
Field Tested: AeroProducts Least Direct Route Finder
Centerfold: Exposed! US-Spec ST Headlamp Assembly
Honda's 1998 ST1200 Spy Photos - Is That Fuel Injection?
Convert to Chain Drive in One Afternoon
STOC Member Profile - Dale Wilson: Rubber Pants - Iron Butt
12 Step Program to Break your Motorcyclene Habit
Corbin Refunds - Fact or Fiction?

The ST1100 NewsMag. It's Unique. It's Reliable. Subscribe Today!!!
c1996 Sheepdog Publishing

[Lola]

"LOLA" what ever she wants, she gets !

[texxter]

"texxter" - have been using this for a while, came from the time when I had a Nissan Xterra, so Tex+Xter, and I liked how it sounded. I dont have the truck anymore, but kept the nick.

[Mellow]

NewsMag.... Oh... I'm dying..... boy did I miss out on some fun times... LOL

Hey... maybe we should have a magazine here... LOL... of course, with inflation it would need to be $1,500 per member...

LOL... please don't send money...

[crinteastwood]

Took mine from the movie "Crocodile Dundee II", when Mick (also my name) was in the subway and took out the bad guy - the two oriental tourists were watching and one said "You know that was? - Crinteastwood"
I just thought it had cachet.
Oh it's got cachet baby - George Costanza
G'day
Mick :04biker:

[sundug]

My wife and I designed and built our solar heated home, and I installed solar water heating on our home and shop. I am a solar advocate. One of our home businesses is "Sunart Studio", a stained glass business. Someone from the ST liST years ago refered to me as "Solar Doug", and since I`m into spelling words as they sound, "Sundug" came of that. It`s uncommon enough that I have no problem with someone else already using it when I register at different sites. Check out our place at-


http://community.webshots.com/user/sundug
Doug

[blumax]

Mine stands for the WW1 ace for Germany that was called the Blue Max. :04biker:

[AgSTreak]

Ag (periodic chart symbol for silver) + STreak

"Silver Streak" 70's action comedy that takes place on a train of the same name.
It was the first pairing of Gene Wilder and Richard Prior.

:03biker: :03biker: :03biker:

[coldoughboy]

This is a great thread. My name came from where I am currently living and also that I worked for Pillsbury for many years and many of my friends call me "The Doughboy".

[Bones]

I've been called Bones since I was a kid. (I'm sure some of my college buddies and riding buddies couldn't tell you what my parents named me.)

Bones

[EdsST]

That's my license plate number Eds ST - I've had one since 1995

[Kennedy]

Well I guess I really lack in creativity then but interesting thread all right.

[beastie]

This is a great thread as I always wonder about nicknames and vanity plates. I have come up with lots of ideas for a vanity plate but I refuse to pay extra. Fortunately on my car I got a USMC Veteran plate for no extra cost.

My nickname came out of my wife's love for a movie and kiddng around. She loves "Beauty and the Beast". We went to NYC a couple years ago and saw it on Broadway. I always called her my Beauty and at 5'8" 255lbs I was her Beast. She is 18 years younger than me and worships the ground I walk on :D Now I am 70lbs. lighter but she says I am still her beast.

I tell folks that our story is the "true" story of Beauty and the Beast. So when we bought the ST1300 and did our first wheelie, she said "Wow, this thing is a beast." So I called it the "beaST." Anyway when I signed up on the MSN forum "beast" was taken so she suggested "beastie" and I added my birth year. Not a great story, but certainly a long one. :rolleyes:

[Stermp66]

I was allways told to Keep It Simple and Short.

STermp66 use it for alot of things easier for simple minded folk like me to remember.

"Paul Stermer"

guess it fits though

:04biker:

[Putt]

Mine is a reference to some old ST1100 history.
-------------snip some GREAT stuff--------------------------

The ST1100 NewsMag. It's Unique. It's Reliable. Subscribe Today!!!
c1996 Sheepdog Publishing

Steve,
I think you have a winner here... You could publish a Quarterly edition
right here in the forum... It could contain absolutely nothing (for content).
Heck, you could even charge Charlie and Joe a nominal fee for
posting "nothing".... Might be a plan..... (might collect a bunch of
DQ coupons as payment from one of the admins)....


Putt...

[NewsMag]

So I should charge people for NOT posting anything?

I like it! :p:

But then do I have to pay when I do post? :confused:

[Putt]

So I should charge people for NOT posting anything?

I like it! :p:

But then do I have to pay when I do post? :confused:

1. Exactly!
2. Nope, Jounalistic privlege, you can choose to post or to post not,
as Editor, you have that option.....


Putt...

[Littlejohn64]

I'm a Special Education teacher and we used to refer to the Special Ed kids as the "SpEd" kids. It was always with respect and love so to honor them I took the name SpEd.

While I still work with all kids now, I am an Assistant Principal here in Conroe.
Show us the TAT!!!! LOL

[Rob Hephner]

Um, yea.....Well??

[Doobage]

What's in a name....

Well, many people get a misconstrued idea behind my handle. And like most of your names, nothing is as simple as it seems (except for maybe Kennedy...).

My brothers and I always had a fairly active imagination growing up. By the time I got in high school as a freshman I was constantly surrounded by my older brothers friends (seniors). Since my thought process was "unusual" they always felt that I must have been influenced by something that makes you think unusual thoughts.

In any case, I was Dr. D. G. Doobage, and the seniors called me "Doobage", or as often as it happens like last night in chat, simply, "Doob". I still try to keep thinking out-of-the-box because I think it keeps me young at heart. Question everything! And when that's not enough, add a lime twist and a pretzel.

More about me (if you wanna know):

Having this handle doesn't help when submitting a resume, especially for a goverment job (I work at NASA, Johnson Space Center). So I borrowed one of my brothers handles for my email address, "King Zoobus" which seems to make me eligible for even more "tests".

King Zoobus is a character out of short stories my brother and I would write using a silly method. He'd write about 2 and a half sentences, and then I'd only be allowed to read the last half sentence and begin writing my 2 and a half sentences. Back and forth. So trying to maintain a logical progression can be difficult when your main character is crushed under a school bus and then comes back to life a couple paragraphs later. I'm hoping to bring those chronicles (the Mogombo Chronicles) back from the dead, in the form of an online blog, or perhaps integrated in a simple game similar to "Hunt the Wumpus".

I have a wife (39) and daughter (almost 7 years old) (I'm 33). My wife likes her horses one at a time, whereas I like to pack in a few more in a smaller package (how many HP's is the ST anyway?). By day, I'm a lead developer on the Bioastronautics contract and play bass guitar at night in a progressive rock band (Cage) which is about to finish it's first CD. (instrumental)

I've been waiting to buy a street bike for 17 years and will get an '03 ST1300 on July 1rst. I'm writing down a story about it which will probably just end up a long winded blog... unless I can tie it more eloquently to additional subject matter perhaps like philosophy.

Additional stuff:

Capricorn
Blue
Green
Stout

Anything else you wanna know you'll just have to ask.

I enjoyed the chat last night as brief as I was in. I look forward to meeting you guys once I get my ride.

[creakyneck]

I have a real "creaky" neck. Uncle Arthuritis has taken up refuge in my neck from C4-C7, plus lower back, hips, etc. Doc says when pain gets too much( or something worse like loss of arm, leg function :eek: ) I'll have to have a 4 veterbrae fusion and a plate. Till then I'm riding while I can...

[Osibisa]

Back in the '70's there was a Afro-Rock band out of the UK that produced several albums on Decca Records. One day as I was thumbing through my brother in law's collection, I came upon an album whose cover caught my attention. Having never heard of this group I decided to give it a spin. I was impressed with the light airy melodies and the "crisscross rhythms that explode with happiness" and wound up purchasing all of their albums. As it turn out, the covers were painted by Roger Dean of Yes fame and is one of the few non Yes covers Roger produced.

The name is unique and I have adopted it as my handle. I believe the band still exists.

Cheers,

Bruce

[AZST]

AZ = Where I am
ST = How I got there.

Used to be "PAST"-- (Keystone State) :D

--
AZST-- don't mean to 'shout'-- it's just that they are all caps and it is succinct (just like me).

--Bryan
04ST1300A
STOC# 5197
:04biker:

[georgeorge]

I've been using the internet since back when it first started back in '90 or '91. You know...back when getting online meant Prodigy...AOL...or Compuserve. I was on prodigy. Anyway, one day as I was sitting at the computer I was asked to pick a username and my Daughter was very young then. She was watching George of the Jungle on TV and the tune was going on "George, George, George of the Jungle......." so it was the first thing that popped into my head. I used it and it stuck. After all these years, I'm still using it for all my usernames.

[SpEd]

Show us the TAT!!!! LOL

Memories of my first real "biker" rally. Got a tat, bought some leather, got flashed by an old lady with fake boobs. Had to leave all that behind me. As you know, I never was a V-Twin kinda guy. LMAO!!!!!

[Coal Man]

Well here I sit at work burning about 3 tons of Coal per hour hence "Coal Man" I am one of the lead boiler operators for the central heating plant for Wright Patterson AFB here in Ohio. This weekend we will switch to a small gas boiler for the 3 summer months so we can rebuild the big coal fired boilers to re light them in early September.

[OldSuperSport]

I've been using my screen name on a bunch of groups for a long time. Most of my bikes have been old SOHC or DOHC Hondas so I just keep the name active. The ST is my first new bike and I like it, but I'm still faithful to my old trusty Supersport.
Two from my stable of rides.

http://cb1100f.net/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/normal_82CB900F%20in%202004%202b.JPG http://cb1100f.net/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/normal_01290006.JPG

[The Highwayman]

My user name orginated on another site with my previous bike a 1200 Bandit. When thinking about a Bandit related name, it occured to me that in 17th & 18th century England a "highwayman" was an outlaw or bandit that roamed the roads. It also tied nicely to the Johnny Cash song of the same name and the Alfred Noyes composition...

"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding- "

I became The Highwayman....

[BentAero]

Comes from my bicycling side. I still do 1 to 3, week long tours each summer on my bicycle. I'll ride Cycle North Carolina again this year, from here in Asheville to Wilmington, and My wife and I are doing a ride from Key Largo to Key West and back on our recumbent tandem in Nov.

Blue Ridge = Where I live and ride.
Bent = As in RecumBENT bicycle.
Aero = As in Bacchetta AERO, my titanium/carbon fiber recumbent. http://www.bacchettabikes.com/b-aero.htm

[ricallen]

I suppose mine is another simple one...

My name is:

Richard Allen Sykes
= Ric Allen Sykes (short)
= Ric Allen (shorter yet)
= ricallen

Started out as such on eBay when "ricsykes" was already taken! Figured "ricallen" was the next best choice, and since I am active on so many different forums, etc., if I don't keep it the same, I will certainly forget! :confused:

[sandman]

I've used a derivitive of my last name: Sanders = sandman and since someone was already using this I added my age at the time - 53.

Looks like that was almost 2 years ago.

Gordon

[Jedei]

My name is also the name of the current parachute that I jump (when I can get away from riding) A Jedei 150sqft (pronounced Jedi)

somehow when I got the ST I find my self going skydiving less. Weird.

[PhoenixRising01]

Having lost everything, more than once, I assumed the name of the mythical bird that rises from the ashes of his own defeat. Has stood me well, I believe. Life is good.

[Louie Louie]

My Nickname

[1999purple]

Hi, I like this tread,. My name comes from my last and frist new bike a 99 concours. whitch is purple. 1999PURPLE :03biker: :D

[beatlejuice]

mine came from my partner at work he thought my head was too small for my body :eek: like the guy in the movie beetlejuice, i just spell it diffrent. :04biker:

[Fireball18]

I was an army helicopter pilot in Vietnam and my callsign was Fireball18. It just stuck, and I like to use it for the memories and good friends involved in Fireball Aviation over there.

[Killtimer]

When Yahoo first appeared I tried to get "TimeKiller" as an ID cause that's what is was with a 9600 dial-up. Someone beat me to it so I just reversed the halves.

[duSTy]

Dusty was the name of my 1999 Goldwing since I lived on gravel and it was always dusty. My personalized plate says "IMDSTY". When I got the ST last year, the "st" in dusty seems still appropriate and since it is dark blue, it is still dusty all the time, plus I didn't have to get a new plate.

Tom

[MNwing]

mine isn't too original, MN = Minnesota, wing taken from my 98 GW. Stuck with it now.

[AlienST]

Pic from my first ride with the group - before i had the 'right' gear!

[Austin city limits]

OK!!! ALL RIGHT!!! I will tell you the story!!!

Ok,,, I will tell it 1,,, repeat 1 more time... To all who have seen it before,,, I am sorry...

How did a Farmer from Illinois get a name of Austin City Limits??? And,,, also,,, What the frigg'n heck is up with your writing style?!?!?!

My X wife got a job she could not refuse (((no,,, it was not with the Mafia))) in Austin... We bought a new home there and I ended up Driving 960 miles Driveway to Driveway,,, 1 way 9 or 10 times a year... AND,,, did it for 8 years... I offered to stop farming and live 365 in Austin but X said that,,,

It would kill me to know that you gave up something you love for me... The farm is far to important to give up...

(((She was meaning that I was on 2 Elected Boards and also the Farm we own we actually lived on before there was a State of Illinois!!! We lived on this farm in 1812 and the State of Illinois did not start till 1818)))

????? What the heck??? That does not answer about your frigg'n name or writing style?!?!?!

Back in 1992 I knew a guy in Austin that was 1 of the people responsible for getting what we now call the "Internet" started...

(((no,,, it wasn't frigg'n Gore either)))

I was living in Austin and was wanting to get started on the internet and was asking him a ton of questions...

1 thing I will always remember him telling me is,,, "Be Original"... The people on the internet you are typing to will not hear your voice... They will not see your face,,, everyone will look the same... Figure out a writing style that will make you unique,,, and people will know who you are without even seeing your name...

I started this way in 1992,,, and have not changed my internet name but once,,, (((see added note below))) style,,, or attitude...

My Name???

I posted,,, on A LOT,,, of Sports threads and the first one ever was in Austin in like 1991... It was a local place and I was SO proud to make my first post,,, E V E R!!! My name??? Well,,, they would not let you use your real name or E-mail address so,,, I took my favorite musicians name,,, Stevie Ray Vaughan... I posted 1,,, repeat,,, 1 time under that name,,, ever... I was so proud as I hit the send button and saw for the first time something I wrote on the Internet... :D

That was,,, for,,, oh,,, 11 minutes... This woman/howitzer/bulldog came UNGLUED at the thought that I would use SRV's name!!! See,,, in Austin SRV is a god,,, and,,, well,,, I just broke ever one of the 10 commandments of the Church of SRV!!! :cus: :shrug1: :Chair1: :box1:

I tucked my tail between my legs and decided that,,, MAYBE,,, a name change was needed... I had gotten lucky enough to get into the Austin city limits Studio where ACL was tapped 3 different times at that time and 1 was when SRV taped his last show ever on there... (((you can see my blond hair on the tape/dvd in the crowd))) SO,,, I changed my name to ACL,,, and I am ACL,,, EVERYWHERE on the internet thingy I go!!!

[Dorian]

Back in 89 I had re-read the book "The Picture of Dorian Grey" by Oscar Wilde for the umpteenth time. I went to sign on to the internet for the first time and Dorian Gray was taken. Dorian Blue worked. I've used that name ever since, shortening it to Dorian when available.

[lddave]

LD= long distance, which I have been known to ride for no good reason.
Dave = my first name.

[redwatch]

I was a London Fireman for 25yrs and always served on Redwatch (as opposed to Whitewatch,Bluewatch & Greenwatch) It's a Royal Navy term for a shift.
Andy = my first name.

[umsneeze]

I'm an allergist, at the Univ of Michigan.

[Mellow]

I'm an allergist, at the Univ of Michigan.

Bless You :D

[rwl1955]

rwl= Robert William Lee, 1955 is the year I was born.

[Vanburi]

Vanburi - I live in Van Alstyne, TX and Buri was/is Odins' grandfather from Norse mythology...

HaphaeSTus - Aphrodites' husband from Greek mythology, need I say more...

Regards,

[HRCRob]

HRCRob = Honda Racing Corporation Rob
I enjoy the track and Honda (RC51) is my weapon of choice :cool:

[steve3b3]

Steve3b3 is a combination of my first name and the airport that I fly from, Sterling, MA

...Although I haven't flown alot since buying my ST1300

[jnsgardner]

Pretty simple...John n Susan Gardner

[nurseBob]

Well, I'm an RN (that's Real Nurse, or Registered Nurse for those who want to be official).

bob :biker:
4200 miles since purchase on 5/17/05 (I know, no big deal)

[Red Ryder]

I live in Northern CAifornia and my dogs nickname is MOPS or moppies :biker:

[Honda_fan]

Here's my list of bikes owned. Pretty self explanitory

FT500 Ascot (sold)
V30 Magna (sold)
PC800 Pacific Coast (sold)
CB500 Four (sold)
CB400F
V45 Sabre
ST1100

Also have
Ural Troyka

and My wife has
a Suzuki Savage (for sale)
SV650

[RxCritical]

RxCritical, umm Rx = Reactor and Critical = Critical. Which means the Reactor is operating at a steady power level. (I help operate one, Nucular that is)
:D

[grogglefroth]

What is a GroggleFroth? Well, imagine if you will, a character from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Except, replace the face, with that of my own, about 5 minutes after I've woken up and arrived at the computer. I believe the name GroggleFroth adequately describes this :-).

[Mellow]

What is a GroggleFroth? Well, imagine if you will, a character from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Except, replace the face, with that of my own, about 5 minutes after I've woken up and arrived at the computer. I believe the name GroggleFroth adequately describes this :-).

LOL... and I thought I was short.

[Ozzy]

from my last name, Osborne.

[STalker]

After riding motorcyles (HD) my whole adult life I gave it up about 14yrs. ago to raise my son. Started thinking about getting back into it a few months ago. I'm not interested in the Harley's anymore but I didn't really know what I wanted. Anyway, I'm sitting in traffic about a month ago and this black ST 1100 pulls up in the lane next to me and that was IT. One look and I knew I'd have one.
While researching it I found this site, not being very imaginative I looked in the dictionary for words beginning with ST. STalker seemed appropriate as I spend quite a bit of time in the woods STalking furry critters. :rocket1:

[Tor]

Nothing fancy, just my first name and half my last name: Langvand, so torlang.
Being a native Norwegian, Tor comes from Norse mythology's Thor, The great God of Thunder, you know the one with the big hammer. So if ya hear an accent, it would be the remaining part of Scandinavian.

[Highrider]

I wanted a name that reflects my favorite area to ride, in the mountains. East or west, it doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with my state of mind.

[Rob (from Hoosierville)]

When I moved South of the border (Michigan border) in 1994 we took to telling people we moved to Hoosierville, a mythical "everytown" in Northern Indiana. As it turned out, "Hoosierville" kind of stuck and the rest is forum history. I use it on about 6 different forums dealing with some of my varied interests. You wouldn't believe how many folks have emailed me asking what part of the state Hoosierville is in :D

[Blrfl]

The Blrfl story:

It was 1988, long before the World Wide Web existed and even longer before "Internet" was a household word. There was (and still is) a program on Unix systems called "vacation" that you could use to send auto-replies to incoming email to tell people you weren't there. This was about six or seven years before email spam became a problem.

Anyway, at some point, I received the following, either as someone's vacation message or someone just emailed it to me because they thought it was funny:


From: kidnappers@blrfl.space (Alien Kidnappers from the planet Blrfl)
Subject: Re: __Subject_of_email__

Mark cannot respond to your mail right now. We have kidnapped him and
are holding him on the planet Blrfl until our demands are met.
Although far too complex for mere humans to comprehend, the knowledge
Mark has acquired during his recent outings in the world of computers
makes him invaluable throughout the galaxy. Mark suggested that we
use these primitive means to convey our message to other Earthlings.
Mark is being well-treated. We have probed his subconscious, his
innermost fantasies, to find the ideal setting for Mark while we await
the Earth response to our demands. Although some of Mark's fantasies
were beyond our means to provide (and, in some cases, to understand),
he seems quite content in his new setting.

If the following demands are met, Mark will be returned to his office
on __DATE__ unharmed and well-rested. Otherwise, Mark's knowledge
will be used to improve the lives of billions of lifeforms throughout
the galaxy, all worshiping the ground he walks on, his every whim and
fancy turned immediately into reality. You see, simple Earthlings, we
can't lose. You have no chance against our superior intelligence. (By
the way, Mark wanted to add a few demands of his own to the list which
we, of course, denied).

Our demands:

- Elvis will be returned to us immediately!

- Whoever has been mutilating cattle and making crop circles, cut it
out! We don't think it's funny anymore!

- Immediately start rebroadcasting "Lost in Space." It was our
favorite TV show.

- The staff of the "Weekly World News" will report back to the planet
Blrfl right away for violating the prime directive.

- Everyone will immediately standardize on the Unix operating
system, the obvious choice of beings with higher intelligence, and
stop using all those other silly operating systems which have the
entire rest of the galaxy laughing behind your backs.

- Each and every Earthling will consume hot dogs, baked beans,
bananas, and beer for one week while we conduct atmospheric
studies on CO2 levels to determine the validity of your so-called
greenhouse effect and to potentially take corrective measures.
(And don't think we won't enjoy conducting this experiment -- we
will!)

- Dan Quayle will be given unconditional decision-making authority
for NASA and the U.S. space program.

- Lighten up! You Earthlings take things way too seriously. Galactic
comedians are constantly poking fun at and imitating Earthlings:

[ With a straight face...]

Q: How many Earthlings does it take to change a gravitron belt?
A: One.

[ Roars of laughter rattle the space continuum ]

- All so-called Yuppies will be rounded up in camps for our future
consumption (just provide them with baked brie, some wine, and a Wall
Street Journal to keep them entertained). We find these are the only
humans we can bring ourselves to eat.



I found it funny as hell then and used it for many years when I was away. There was one other demand on the list which I removed in 1991 because we were still in the grip of Nancy Regan's "Just Say No" campaign, and making comments like that would have been considered a bin Ladenesque offense:
- You will decriminalize the following drugs immediately: ...Wait a minute, what was I talking about?

Beyond vacation, I first used Blrfl when I first started using IM in about 1998. AOL wouldn't take just "Blrfl," so I added the displacement of the bike I was riding at the time, making my still-current screen name Blrfl750. I don't ride the old 750 much anymore, so I've dropped the number.

Blrfl is also used by some as a metasyntactic variable (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/M/metasyntactic-variable.html) in the vein of foo or bar.

--Mark

[Rider]

My screen name is so clever ... :crackup

[STeve1300]

Nothing fancy, just my being a native Norwegian.


Ah, that explains the ears then.:D

[krishl]

In my motorcycle club (and probably in about every other club of any kind), there is more than one Chris. I started the custom of referring to ChrisE, ChrisF, and ChrisH. Then dropped the cap on H. Plus, it has a nice ring to it. And, as it turns out, there is a town in England called Chrishall, pronounced "krishl". So, my personal website is krishl.us (blog is krishl.us/spacecraft).

Chrish

[Diggers1300]

...because my Chihuahua named Digger thinks that the bike belongs to him! He will fuss at me if I don't take him for a ride every so often. Seems to be getting more and more often. :p:

[racer1735]

I got my first email account when I was working for a NASCAR team in the late '90's....hence the 'racer'. The 1735 refers to the car numbers we were assigned at various times...17 and 35.

[IslandCopp]

Well, Coronado isn't really an island, but IsthmusCopp and PeninsulaCopp didn't sound as good... :D

[sherob]

Well, Coronado isn't really an island, but IsthmusCopp and PeninsulaCopp didn't sound as good... :D

LifeIsGoodCopp... :D

[CruisingDog]

Cruising dog. A dog that cruises around for the hell of it! That's me!!

[the_suspector]

I am in aerospace quality assurance. Years ago a friend told me that we weren't inspectors, we were suspectors. I liked it and now use it for an alias. :D

[ST_Jim]

Isn't it obvious???? :)

Jim

[mishkee]

asdf dsafsdf asdfasdf asdf

[Wolfclan]

CeO-Chooch (Hello Man),
There were Five Clans in the Cherokee Nation which my Blood Line runs back to the Clan of the Wolf, hence Wolfclan.

[uptoblackwood]

uptoblackwood

I play clarinet (African blackwood) in the Dallas Opera.

[STeve1300]

CeO-Chooch (Hello Man),


tsi-lu-gi (Welcome)
according to http://www.wehali.com/tsalagi/index.cfm

[Rolling Thunder]

Multiple reasons, but mainly to honor my military heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice.

[OldWingit]

Well my name is Ed Wing and I am 71 so I figured it would fit. You have no doubt seen my son Kevin's photo work in Motorcyclist, Rider magazines etc. He also does a lot of work for Honda. He and I were on the cover of Red Rider, issue before last. Scenic shot at Lassen Nat. Park on a silver (mine) and blue (Honda's) ST1300s.

Ed

[CrashTestDanny]

I'm sorry guys, I'm just not as creative as some of you. :D If it's not obvious what my nickname is then you really need to go have another cup of coffee. :D

[g17]

g17 = Glock model 17

[Pyreaux]

Got a Dalmation pup 14 years ago while living in New Orleans. My wife, girlfreind at the time, wanted to name him scorch. I wanted Pyro, being a fire dog & all. :cf1: When we went to officailly register him we thought Pyro might be a little common for a Dali. We decided to give him a little Cajun flavor & replaced the "O" with "EAUX".

Have that or some version of that on all my MV plates. Most people in CA, OK, & KS can't figure out what it's supposed to say. :confused: Every once in a while I run accross a CoonAss that just loves it. :D

[MotherTeresa]

My boss put the Mother in front of Teresa.... since I had 5 "boys" to deal with in the office, to "mother". It really got ironic when I got divorced, and began to date a guy whose road name is Preacher. Now, almost 3 years later, and after MUCH ribbing... Preacher and Mother Teresa are doing great! Preach calls me MoT :D

[naturally wired]

This name was suppose to go on the back of my next boat, my current 15 foot 0to50 miles an hour in about nothing flat jet boat is called" little dreamer" ....bought the bike instead.....my next boat will be a 25 foot outlaw with a 502 single screw thats 0 to 75 in about nothing flat...well anyway the bikes big, comfy,fast and a sh_t load of fun just like my next boat.....listen to the song its by Van Halen ......naturally wired also meens no booze,drugs to get high on life, kind of the way the bike makes me feel :cool:

[catcher]

Up until about two months ago, I had an '03 Kaw ZX12R. With that, I thought I could catch just about anything. Hence, Kawcatcher. Also, when I was a wee lad growing up on a dairy farm, I was routinely asked to 'go get the cows' at milking time.... The '05 ST is a lot more practical, although some days it's a little slow! Also have an '01 Triumph Sprint ST, and an '02 Guzzi.
-Kawcatcher.

[IntruderCruiser]

currently ride a Suzuki 1500 Intruder LC -- my wife liked the bike and so I bought it. Looking at getting an ST -- just hasn't come right yet and having to sale my bike also --

[Vanburi]

Van - I live in Van Alstyne
Buri - The first god in Norse mythology, Odins grandfather

HephaeSTus - The Greek god of smiths, married to Aphrodite

Regards,

[kingprawnokay]

It's from "Muppets from Space". Pepe reponds to Fozzie with, "I'm not a shrimp, I'm a king prawn!". Throughout the show, Pepe usually finishes sentences with a quick, creole, "okaaaaay".

[Moby]

My facorite book is Moby Dick by Herman Melvile........
That and Moby is easier to spell than Ishmael or Quequeg.

( Now,oddly enough my parents nicknamed me that as a wee lad,the reasons
remain unknown.What the hell where they thinking? :D )


Moby

[Medicine Bear]

My facorite book is Moby Dick by Herman Melvile........
That and Moby is easier to spell than Ishmael or Quequeg.

( Now,oddly enough my parents nicknamed me that as a wee lad,the reasons
remain unknown.What the hell where they thinking? :D )


Moby

What - Moby, Ishmael, or Quequeg?:)

Fred:03biker:

[STWannaBe]

Well, I was in between bikes when I created my name. I really wanted an ST1100 but was looking at everything. I have had 3 ST's since, but can't bring myself to change the name, mainly cause I can't remember anything and changing it would confuse the crap out of me... Heck, I'm lucky to remember STWannaBe...:rolleyes:

[Wahrsuul]

Its a made up spelling of a character in a Japanimation movie based on a series of early Sci-Fi books (Lensman) and translated to english. Since I hadn't read the books at the time I didn't know the original spelling was so I came up with this. As an added bonus with a made up word, I've never found it taken anywhere I go.

I know, far from exciting. Too many years in the Air Force have left me a dull dried out husk. Fortunately I have an ST1100 life support unit to sustain me and give me the semblance of being a real person again.

[trhomer]

tr+homer
I used to be called homer when in the Navy. Since Holmes is my last name its easy to see how the came up with that....
I added the tr to distingush myself from the Homer Simpson... Duh...

[EagleRider]

I'm and Eagle Scout and I ride, easy enough for me to come up with...

BTW, how many other Eagle Scouts are on here???

[saaz]

saaz is a type of hop used in brewing beer (think pilsner Urquel). I have used it since I went on the internet for all sorts of forums, chat rooms etc etc

[STriders]

STriders......

We both ride STs.

Fitting for this forum, dontcha think?

[HOG SLYR]

When I bought my first Hayabusa a guy at work saw it and said I could ride with his Harley group but I'd have to ride in the back! I jumped online to the DMV website and came up with the HOG SLYR license plate Just to rattle his cage (it worked too :D ) and just started using the name for all my M/C fun. My plate has even been seen in a Harley rag :eek:

[wishey1]

.....hi guys.....

the name "Wishey" or "Wish" , comes from my initials WSH.......

I use initials to sign off on things at work.......and everyone started

handing me invoices and saying 'give me your wish'......so it just came

from there......

[tourbillion]

Unfortunately it seems all of my adult hobbies are the expensive ones. Besides motorcycles I spend too much money road cycling and mechanical wrist watches. A tourbillion is a type of watch movement. Only a few watch makers have ever produced a tourbillion...they usually sell for several hundred thousand dollars. Not that I'll ever own one...but I own my ST and that is great!

[BluesCityST1300a]

BluesCity=Memphis, Tn.
ST1300

[Coop]

That's obvious, isn't it? My nickname stands for Pizza On Original Crust; which was what Mom and Dad had enjoyed just before I was conceived in the back seat of a '37 Chevrolet. Okay, that's a lie. It's a short version of my real nickname Chicken Coop.....a name I aquired for my ability to maintain a one inch wide scuff strip on my motorcycle tires. LOL! Okay, the truth........it's the only letters in my name I can remember without checking my drivers license. Now you know....sniffle, sniffle! The hot Texas winters have baked my brain...sniffle, sniffle! When Heikki Lunta comes to Texas he gets liquored up and hangs out in a topless bar in Dallas for a couple of days before catching a flight home. If he had just done his job, I could be normal..........sniffle, sniffle!

[Medicine Bear]

There, there, Coop - the meds are just a step away in the medicine cabinet.

Fred :03biker:

[JReviere]

"JR"... Totaly unimaginative. My first and last initial. I don't routinely use either "title" from the past: (Colonel or Doctor).. And... I'm the total antithesis to "JR" of Dallas fame, both in terms of Dollars and "Dolls."

JR
STOC 394
03ST1300A

[Coop]

Thanks Fred, I'd forgotten them again. Ahhhhhh!

[STratus]

ST Rat Us...

It worked...

ST...Duh

Rat...My ST11 is the first bike I EVER had. It was used, and had been down before. The repaint is HORRIBLE (paintrolleresque). Plus the week before I joined I was in a hurry topping off fluids and spilled DOT 4 on the left side grey body work which turns it darn near white. As long as armourall's on it it looks ok. It's a Rat... (I think is's actually a Harley term...Sorry)

Stratus... My wifes car gave up the ghost 2 weeks before our anniversary. She calls me while I'm in Grand Forks, North Dakota on business and tells me HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, GET YOUR BIKE (and from the tone LEAVE ME ALONE ABOUT IT ALREADY)... The car? A 1995 Dodge Stratus.

Long story, dumb name, goofy guy.. 'nuf said.

Russ

[Cowboy]

Born in Galveston,Texas and spent many a day on the coastal praire. Moved to the Northwest but still wear cowboy boots. Besides thats what they holler when my wife calls the bar.

Cowboy

[EASt]

I've been using EASt for a while, since it's essentially my initials (with a "t" added at the end). Come to think of it, I should've made the "T" a capital since "ST" is what it's all about.

OR...I could've made it eaST, or maybe I'll just call it a night. ;)

[pdogger]

Prairie Dog, If Im not in the hole Im standing by it

[ChucksKLRST]

Chucks Killer ST
Chucks KLR ST

[Darth Vader]

You don't know the power of the dark side...

[Trashman]

Been known to talk trash from time to time:rolleyes:

[ccryder]

Well back in my CB days my "handle" at home was Serpico. Then a trucker friend told me since my mobile was my 2 wheeler and I rode a lot of Cross Country I should be named CC Ryder. With 50 watts, and a 102" steel whip, I was one "bloody" 750 Ducati burning up the superslab. Back in the early 70's that's the way things were done.

So from one type of mass communications to another, some things don't change.

Time4Sleep
"KXT9538 wer'e west-bound and down"
Neil S.

[jbim]

The first letter of my given name starts with J. The bim is for Bimmer. Oddly enough, I first used that nickname when I subscribed to a Honda S2000 forum. I wanted to differentiate myself so I used BMW instead of S2000.

[astrogt]

i had a sidecar rig for the last 10 years. astrogt is a sidecar model made by hannigan sidecars......

[Clark]

Uh? It's... like..., my first name, dude! (California surfer accent exaggerated)

[1nakidbandit]

1nakidbandit it works like this. 1 cause I thought it was the best bike at the time. suzuki bandit 1200 no S. Oh and my little boy came up with nakid (Ray Stevens) kinda thing you know (red neck Ms). Stupid aint it, but I have used it for so long that it's hard to change now.

Mark

[Tiny]

Well, I'm 6'5" and 275#.....when I was young and skinny it was "Gargoyle" or "Stork". For a while in the Army it was "Flashback" (don't ask!). For most of my "adult" life it has been "Tiny", occasionally "Tinny" or "Tink".

[ST/SV]

when I joined this sight in Nov., had 3 bikes at the time, '88 yamaha XT350. the :04biker: and a '03 SV 1000 Suzuki, decided to make it ST/SV, I kinda just left the old Yami out.

[decompressing]

My internet nickname has always been "decompressing" right from the earliest times and refers to the inordinately long amount of time that me and my buddy would spend decompressing after scuba dives.....

Marc (thats my real name)

[FatherTedFan]

Well, it's because I am a massive fan of the British SitCom Father Ted...
The show is all about 3 Catholic priests exiled to an island off the coast of Ireland.

[CARPDM]

My nickname it from the phrase Carpe Diem ...Sieze the Day...CarpDM.

[BigTom]

You know how, when you were young, you called fat guys "slim", and short guys "stretch" and such?

Just kidding...I am 6'4", 250 and have been for years. When I played ball, I caught the name "big Time". Big Tom has been more apropriate for a loooong time. BTW, no steroids in this 250# frame. I did mine with meat and potatoes and beer. The way God meant it to be:)

[joeniv]

my wife and I lived next door to the "dell" family. one of the dell boys was named "Joe" - which is also my name. since our house had four kids, theirs had five, all high school age or younger, it was an active neighborhood.

on occasion - either my wife or his mom would come to the door and call out - for example - "JOE - time for dinner".... he and I would look at each other and both of us would head to whoever called...

it was funny to see the look on his mom's face when I would arrive at their meal time. some times, she barely knew there was an extra...

anyway - his name became "joedell" and mine became "joeniv" one word on both parts. phonetically (sp?) - niv represents the first part of my last name. I've been joeniv everywhere ever since. shortened to -niv as a sign off...

-niv

[Burple_X]

This nick started back when I bought my '02 Honda VTX. It got custom paint called "Burple" by House of Kolor. The "X" just comes from abbreviated VTX. Ergo "Burple X" or as some of my friends call me "Burp".

[Rupert]

A Rupert is British military slang for an officer, according to Wikipedia.

[Magna]

When I first signed up with my ISP and got on the Internet years ago, they told me I needed a "User Name" I could remember, and a password.
I had a 1983 V65 Magna and a 1984 V65 Sabre at the time, (still have them both) and "Sabre" was already taken, so I went with "Magna".
Magna

[STinner]

never gave it much thought except i always like it in writing!

[curmudgeon]

Curmudgeon, because, Well, I'm a grumpy old Fhart.

Phil

[cbxdave]

My name is Dave and I have CBX six. I use DaveH on the CBXworld forum, but someone was using it here.

[VT ST Jimbo]

I like to use as much of my real name when possible. In the early days of email lots of folks had really strange addresses. I just use my name. I joined a Shadow group and needed a nick name so I chose VT Jimbo as in V-Twin. When I joined this group I wanted ST Jimbo. It was taken. So I used VT (for either the reminder of the V-Twin or Virginia Tech) ST Jimbo. I live in Blacksburg, VA where Virginia Tech is.

[STumpy]

Because it is always the simple things in life that stump me. :eek:

[Sink]

Because it is always the simple things in life that stump me. :eek:

liar...........

[STumpy]

Ok, that might not be the whole story, but your not getting the full version.

[p40whk]

Favorite airplane - P40 Warhawk

[keywestwego]

We love Key West, so when asked to come up with an user name years ago... KeyweSTwego came out as if it was ment to be.

Now you know the rest of the story.

[tondonic]

There was one kid on my football team in college who was in charge of nicknames. Mine was a takeoff of my last name. It didn't stick, no one calls me Tondonic, he doesn't even remember saying it. But I like it.

[UNTMatt]

When I signed up for internet service many years back, SBC needed a username and pw. The username could not be more than 8 characters long. Since I liked wolves, the first choice was Graywolf. Taken. Arcticwolf was my next choice but too many characters, so I just chopped it down to Artcwolf. It's worked well since few seem to have occupied it; although, I do want to change it eventually. It's not really me anymore.

[IndyST]

Indy = Lived here forever
ST = My ride

[FL-STRIDER]

Self explanatory:
FL = State where I live (27 years and I'm ready to move I might add!)
ST = No need to explain this
RIDER = Me

[True Speed]

I'm a big stock car racing fan. Not particular to any sanctioning body, but am particular about my favorite driver. Tony Stewart. There is a book about him called True Speed by Mark "Bones" Bourcier. Self Explained! :1st:

[TigerRider]

TigerRider is for the old 1985 Honda Magna VF700C that I ride now. The bike is called ShereKahn, named after the evil Tiger from the Jungle Book. The bike has custom paint, with airbrushed tigers being the theme. Thus the name.

I plan on buying an ST1300 next spring to replace the 00' VFR that I just sold. I need something more comfortable for longer distances. So I'm one of those soon-to-be ST owners.

[2005RedRider]

I'm and Eagle Scout and I ride, easy enough for me to come up with...

BTW, how many other Eagle Scouts are on here???

Eagle Scout here, and my name should be self-explanatory.

Dale;)

[lr1228]

I'm retired S.O...was my badge number for a long time....

[Styles]

The singular in Latin, according to F. L. Lucas, names a point, and its plural in English, a line.

The stylish route between them, I'd imagine, is an ST -- fast, smooth, and cursive . . .

[Masakado]

Masakado - I have been a gamer all of my life and so a long time ago I came up with Masakado. No idea that it had history but after finding that out it made the name all the better.

Taira Masakado - (903 - 940) - One of the first of the samurai to use his position for his own ends, Taira Masakado rebelled against the imperial court at Heian (Kyoto) and even proclaimed himself emperor.

I am a rebel and I have a problem with authority (when ever the wife says I can have that problem).

[LandRover]

I'm and Eagle Scout and I ride, easy enough for me to come up with...

BTW, how many other Eagle Scouts are on here???

I am ... as well as two of my brothers. All three of us were also in the Order of the Arrow ...

I miss those days .........

OK, my screen name. A few reasons, actually:

Land Rover = A vehicle I've lusted after since 7th grade. Love those old Series trucks ...

Land rover = Something I do with my free time. Hiking, walk-about, motorcycling, constant motion (almost).

Land rover = A state of mind. I may live in FL, but my mind and heart are always exploring far-away lands and cultures. My dream would be to have the where-withall to travel extensively and exclusively, to many places, learning and experiencing as much of this big ol' world as I can.

[Caper]

Caper

It's where I hail from, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The "Cabot Trail" makes a great Sunday morning ride.:biker:

[Phillyrube]

Philly...the city of my birth (actually South Philly, but we don't qualify as a separate entity)

Rube...my nickname and half my last name...Rubbo

[GRN]

Go
Ride
Now!



:biker: :04biker:

[FireSporT]

FireSporT - Pretty simple. I've always had something to do with fire. Stepfather was a fire chief. I'm an Ex-firefighter (if there is an EX). Now I'm a fire protection engineer. Always playing with Fire.... I noticed an OSU guy (Pyreaux). Sorry a Terp here, work with and for some OSU's.

Sport is obvious

[Britman]

Britman - Too simple really cause I'm from Great Britain although born in Singapore - Army brat.

Avatar info http://www.le-velocette.co.uk/history.htm
I had a Mark II many moons ago

[LDR1]

LDR1 Long Distance Rider One.

I like to ride when I leave the house of a morning, I usually travel at the least 350 miles if not 500 for a day ride. And I usually never leave the State of Ar. Most of my friends think I'am a NUTT for this and wont ride with me. They call me The long distance rider. Their you go.

LDR1:04biker:

[Bomber442]

well i have had mine now for some 20 odd years was and still is my handel on 2 way (cb truck driver ) bomber is for Joe Walsh tune (the bomber) and 442 is for the one i never had , had them all but the 442



bomber

[Stevepre]

StevePre.....is it really worth explaining it?


hint: Steve Pre....

[ToroGuy]

I'm a GUY from TORO, Louisiana. Grew up there...high hopes of retiring there. :D It's about as far back in the country as you can get without going totally off-road.

Polls show that one in 10,000,000 Americans are knowledgable enough in the STudy of geography to know where to put their finger on the map and hit Toro, La. Anybody out there know were it is...even if you use your all-knowing GPS to cheat?? :rolleyes: :confused:

[JReviere]

Well, that's how I ride... nice and Mellow..... Oh, and I had a yellow Valkyrie and Yellow Wing so the whole Mellow Yellow thing came into play...


I like "MELLOW" too, Joe. I like it because that's the personality I am... mellow, easy going, non-judgmental, difficult to arose to passion (except a certain sort, of course) and accepting of other people just as they are. If you didn't already have the moniker, I'd want to adopt it......

JR
(Just my initials... nothing to do with Ewing Oil.)

[disco1999]

Used to spin records in a disco back in the early 80's
guess I just like this nick.
:hotpepper

[pretbek]

"pretbek" literally translated from Dutch is "fun face", but its meaning is akin to someone who has fun all the time, or sees joy in most anything.

The nickname seems to fit me quite well, as people remind me, and I thought it goes with most bikers in general. :bannana

[STill Fiddlin]

I guess I'm happy to still be fiddlin' around - I've tinkered with playing the fiddle (http://keithrogers.us/music/redhairedboy.mp3) but haven't actually done much lately - played in a brass quintet and "jazz band" (club at work) most recently, though since I bought the ST and started riding again, my practice time on weekends seems to have really diminished!

[SAW Gunner]

My wife started calling me that when I started carrying an M249 and a 240B at work.

You don't want to know what she called me before that! :)

[JCorwin]

Man, I am boring.

[BooST]

I'm never sure of that.
When we were dating my wife and I went to see "To Kill A Monkingbird". She tagged me "Boo" from a character in the movie, Boo Radley.
So what's up with that? Reclusive? Kind? Brave? I'm never sure just what she is getting at. :shrug2:
But, we will celebrate our 43rd anniversary (or 43rd adversary) in July. :)

[STirps]

STirps means a line decending from a common family. A group of animals equivalent to a superfamily. The name of my bike is Jezabelle STirps.

[Swifty]

Its a nickname that I have from all over. Swifty comes from my surname, Swift. I'm Chris, and, yes, I do have a son named Jonathan. Lets see who can work that one out (lots don't).

[illzoni]

....and boy does it have legs!

ILLZONI

Well, I'm from Illinois and consider myself an Illini (U of I) although I didn't graduate.

When I first moved to Arizona, I saw a few references to Arizonans as Zonies.

When deciding on a personal domain name, I wanted something simple, but most importantly unique: www.illzoni.com

**********

Just how much time have you spent on the 'Net?
If you nickname is unique, Google it....it can be scary.

Jon

[76kcfdeng]

76(fire station I work at) KCFD(kern county fire dept)ENG(engineer, my rank)
Glen

[Papa Ritch]

That what my GRAND KIDS call me. RITCHIE 13 & KAITLYN 10, If I had know how much fun Grand kids are, I would had them first.

[Seahawky]

Seahawky

From Seattle Stuck in Houston HUGE SEAHAWK Fan

Tim

[wjc-jr300]

"wjc-jr300". Again somewhat boring, but I use it everywhere. It's simply my initials and I'm a junior + (since I'm a professional bowler) 300 for a perfect score!:D

[squirrel Hunter]

Given to me by my riding partner since high school, after being totaled "bike and rider" by a miserable little tree rat on monitor pass back in May 01. Had to ride a wheelchair for a couple of years, but now on a new to me 03 and making up for lost time. If you see someone off his silver ST chasing something with a baseball bat that will just be me.:03biker:

[Need4Speed]

It's that feeling that tugs at you sometimes when the roads are clean and clear. It could be a long straightaway where you can see for miles. It could be a climbing stretch where the roads are paved very smooth and have generous banks in the turns. It can even be caused by an unusually strong tailwind. Or it's just so dang hot, you throw water on yourself and speed up to cool down. You know what I mean.

If I am riding with a group, I'll sqwauk on the radio that I have that feeling again. They know I'll be waiting for them somewhere down the road or at the next major intersection. Sometimes I'll get someone to breakaway with me - very cool.

[Spencer]

Spencer is a name that has stuck with me since 1984
When I went in the service a certain DI got it in his head that I looked
like Robert Urich of Spencer for Hire, and Vegas fame.
Since he couldn't pronounce my last name, from that day on I
answered to Spencer. My permanent party AA squad name was Vegas.
Since it was a Cohort unit I spent 4 years with the same group I trained with
so it stuck to this day.

Spencer (Frank Turnier)

(it's also my English Bull Terriers name)

[Yogi]

I am kinda of a large guy so Stealing Picanic Baskets came to mind Hence Yogi

[George]

when Derek (ST0C 001) first visited CA, he stopped to see one of the older HSTA members. They rode out into the good roads. Later, Derek was asked why he rode so faST!!

Quote: "I don't know. I guess I just feel the need for speed."

That was in the spring of '93. You all know what happened in the spring of '94.

Y'all be careful out there.

George - STOC 004
in Kingman, ARizona

It's that feeling that tugs at you sometimes when the roads are clean and clear. It could be a long straightaway where you can see for miles. It could be a climbing stretch where the roads are paved very smooth and have generous banks in the turns. It can even be caused by an unusually strong tailwind. Or it's just so dang hot, you throw water on yourself and speed up to cool down. You know what I mean.

If I am riding with a group, I'll sqwauk on the radio that I have that feeling again. They know I'll be waiting for them somewhere down the road or at the next major intersection. Sometimes I'll get someone to breakaway with me - very cool.

[George]

I know I'm late to this one. I jumped from page 6 to page 10, then 11. I'll go back and read the reST as soon as I do this. Skip to the bottom for more. ;^)

George = The boy's name George is pronounced jorj. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "farmer." Saint George, a knight who became the patron saint of England, achieved legendary status through the medieval story of his struggle with a fire-breathing dragon, symbolic of the devil. George was a royal name in England, and in the US, George Washington made it as popular. Giorgio (jee-OR-jee-oh) is an Italian form. Use of the Geordi variants may be influenced by the character Geordi LaForge on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." See also Joren, Keoki, and Yuri. Singer George Michael; fashion designer Giorgio Armani; comedians George Burns, George Carlin; baseball legend George "Babe" Ruth; US Presidents George Prescott Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush; actor George Clooney.

George has 33 variant forms: Egor, Georas, Geordi, Geordie, Georg, Georges, Georgi, Georgie, Georgio, Georgios, Georgiy, Georgy, Gheorghe, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giorgios, Giorgius, Goran, Gyorgy, Gyuri, Igor, Jerzy, Jiri, Jorgan, Jorge, Jorgen, Jurgen, Jurek, Jurik, Yorick, Yorik,

"Alas, poor Yoick, I knew him well."

Not exactly a nickname, I guess, but...

I've considered the License plate ST GEO (St. Geroge, ST George) especially after running STick down US-129 (The Dragon.) I guess DRGN SLYR would be appropriate, too. But too many characters. ;^)

More:
STick is my SSMST 91. She's named that so when the boss says, "Get on the STick", I can...

GO RIDE!!

...with a clear consciensce. ;^) Her current plate says STOC 4.

ReSTored, my black 91, is named that because... she is.

I've really enjoyed reading this thread. Didn't notice til nearly half through that it is over a year old!! Long legs, indeed.

George - STOC 004
in Kingman, Arizona

[lonewolfSTr]

Lancealot Duluc ("Lancealot of the Lake", or so I'm told, a friend who gave it to me).

When I first read the story of King Arthur, I loved it. Especially the part of how Lancealot was the protector of the Queen and the Champion Knight. I also liked the dark or mysterious side of Merlin. I also watch or read all that I can about this period and the "myth" or "truth" of Arthur.

I have used Wizard or Merlin (and Wizard Merlin) in some form throughout the years until...a friend told me, I was very chivalrous, and that Wizard wasn't fitting, so she dubbed me Lancealotduluc, and it stuck.

[SupraSabre]

Wall was taking over the SabMag BBS and I needed a name of some sorts. I had just finished putting a head gasket on a 87 Toyota Supra (24 valves, straight 6) and since I was riding a V45 Sabre at the time, I came up with SupraSabre. Which is also a takeoff of the 50's Fighter Jet the Super Sabre.

:cool:

I sold the Supra to one of my sons, he wore it out (225k) so he bought another one (89) and it now needs an engine, so i bought it from him figuring I would put an engine in it and drive it to work when I needed to take the cage. But now he wants it back, so I'll be Supra-less again and if I sell the V65 Sabre, I'll be Sabre-less also. I was thinking of changing it to No-Supra-No-Sabre!...:D

[Finewest]

I use to have a photography studio and called it Fine West Photography.

[Skywriter]

I worked in the "sky" for 31 years... (military and major carrier) :plane1:
Now my endeavors are "for heaven's sake":sun1:
(Serving as pastor of a contemporary christian fellowship)... :chat1:

And I am an aspiring author :yes:
(Articles & essays + 3 book projects in the writing-works...)

Ergo the handle: Skywriter...

[Imrubicon]

I .M .Rubicon wasa nickname a man of 80 used in the early 90's .
He used it to get info through snail mail (spam ) at that time instead of his real name .
he also pointed me to a book where the rubicon trail was the point of no return in the pioneer days. Hence the nick name of
I am the point of no return= IMrubicon
Started using it in the early to mid 90's on the early internet.

Which by luck I bought a Jeep Rubicon in 2003 and have caught a lot of flack for the email address's I use but has been my nickname for over 10 years

[Northern Rob]

This is the Dempster "Highway" in Canada at the Arctic Circle. I like this kind of stuff! Apologies for it not being an ST.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k60/kolencr/northernrob.jpg

[Uncle Ben]

Easy, I'm Black and I ride a Honda in the land of Harley and drive a Toyota in a Chevy/Ford/Dodge area. What other man of color has had so much success dealing with "rice"?:D

[KenBobPDX]

My name and where I live. Ken (my first) Bob (my middle) PDX is the airport for Potelan Oweegon in the great north wet. :rain1:

[Wolvie]

This was my callsign from the service.

Small, hairy, vicious, hunts alone.

It fit my vocation from back then.

[Bigfish]

Favorite Favorite pass time. Pic's tell all!
Hope this loads correctly.
Bigfish

[RTETR]

My nickname is also my license plate and it is as much for a few with whom I ride with as it is for me. Some willl know that the ST1300/Pan European was referred to as the "Beemer killer" in Europe when it was first released because it basically crushed the BMW RT's.

So, in consideration that a few buddies I ride with choose to ride Big Money Wasted RT's it seemed appropriate and humorous that they read RTETR (RT eater) whilst trailing behind.

Cheers,

[cowboymick]

Y'all have great reasons for your nicknames - mine is quite boring.

cowboy - Texas born (Corpus Christi, sparkling city by the sea) and living in Houston.

mick - short for Michael, my late father's and my middle name.

all my other nicknames are my first two initials and my last name, so I guess I got more creative with this one.

:o:

[illzoni]

Y'all have great reasons for your nicknames - mine is quite boring.

cowboy - Texas born (Corpus Christi, sparkling city by the sea) and living in Houston.

mick - short for Michael, my late father's and my middle name.

all my other nicknames are my first two initials and my last name, so I guess I got more creative with this one.

:o:

Well, I guess it's better than being the Irish Village People guy. :bow1:

[hobo57]

hobo57 I was born in 1957 and the first couple times I crossed the country was by freight train and hitch-hiking. Memorable rides, but I think I'll stick with the ST now...

[my_st_is_black]

Well I have a ST and it is black.

[Biker George]

Mine goes back to 1978 when I graduated college and ONLY had a bike (Suzuki GS750E). I rode it as my only transportaion for 3 years before I bought a cage, so Biker George just kind of happened...it just seemed fitting to retain the moniker after all these years.

[sparkinator]

I don't journey into off topic threads much, so I just found this one.

Spakinator...

When I went to work for an OSB (Oriented Strand Board) mill 10 years ago, there was another David on shift and, to avoid confusion, they stuck a nickname on me. I was running the furnace so Sparky just seemed natural. Within 6 months I had changed jobs to running the dryers and thats where the name stuck (we were just recently out of start up so the mill still had a lot of issues to be worked out and it was not uncommon to have fires on the dryers). From Sparky, it has morphed into Sparkomatic, Sparklicious, Sparkman, Sparkinator, etc. The list goes on and on and on...

Sparky is one of the first usernames to go, so now I just pick one of the more obscure deviations of it. But I did eliminate Sparklicious :eek:

[Flymhi]

I've been an aviation fanatic for 30 years..hence "Fly em' High":D

[Raven]

raven - I think the black ST1300 looks a little like a raven that I'd rescued and brought back to health (has since been released) - it also has a similar mischievous quality when I look down and discover it's in triple digits (how'd it do that? AGAIN!)

corvus corax - the latin name for raven

it's all about the bike!

[John R White]

Jw Is John White Bluestreak = 04 Blue St1300 Going Fast Like I Like It With A Bunch Of Twisties!

[H20SKIER]

Hopefully I don't have to explain, But I LOVE to waterski especially barefoot!! Summer is short here in Miane but we try to switch between riding the ST1100's and skiing, sometimes both in the same day. Take care, Bob

[Chopper John]

Nothing special. Just refers to my affinity for, and profession of flying helicopters most of my adult life. Ah yes, helicopters, true stick and rudder machines (especially if you turn the stabilization off in some of them).

[Vifor]

That's how you pronounce Vee four in spanish...:)

[Portpandon]

I live in an area known locally as "The Port", I have a Pan European, my name is Don
Nothing exotic or interesting, sorry!

[DuSTer]

Like a few others on this forum, I too spent most of my adult life in the cockpit of different types of helicopters.

During helo operations close to ground, the rotor system will pick up and send flying most everything that is not secured to the ground. This problem was particularly severe in the Sikorsky CH54B 'Skycrane' Heavy Lift Helicopter.

Hovering to pick up or to deliver a heavy load (The B Model Crane could lift up to 25000 lb's) we would create tremendous, hurricane force rotor wash. The wind velocity under and around the hoverig aircraft could reach - depending on the weight of the load- in excess of 80-90mph. Consequently, when opertaing in or out of unimproved areas -which
was most of the time - we usualy created a giant Dust Bowl, visible for miles.

I hope this explains the origin of my callsign: "DuSTer".

<J Karo>

************
-Don't let your multiengine mouth overload your single-engine brain!-

[Computer Nerd]

In a Platoon I was in, there were two other Chris Sawyer's.

One got to stay Chris Sawyer, one got to become Tom Sawyer, and I got turned into Buck Sawyer. Or just Buck.

[Spike]

I see this thread has pretty much run it's course, so I guess I'm resurrecting it as a new member to the STOC site and recent visitor to the thread... I earned SPIKE as a nickname back in the 80's when I wore my hair in a certain, vertical spikey style- It stuck as did the nickname - I do have a lot of fun with it though... When people inquire of it's origin, as the word SPike implies, I explain, (or exclaim) Well! I can't show you here in public! The double entendre bewilders most, of course I then I provide the "PG" rated explanation...:eek: It's all about the fun!

[spd2918]

SPD- My depament name (I'm a motorcop) and 2918- my badge #.

[KoroJ]

In Maori (Native New Zealander) language, Koro means old man or grandad.

I've got grey hair and a granddaughter so I figure I qualify for Koro John.

[Coop]

I don't ordinarily go by my nickname. When I was four years old (many moons ago) the lady next door named me "B C you little bast*rd!" She still calls me that, so I guess it's a nickname. LOL!!

[ifly]

I like any thing that flys in the air or on the ground. I have always loved going fast. My family makes fun of me because i can't ride a ferris wheel , merry go round , or any ride much less a roller coaster but i love to skydive , fly and go fast . people would always say they saw me flying so..........

[thesmithiz]

Mine is something that my now 23 year old son said when he was around 8 years old. We had a welcome mat the had the word "Welcome" on it at the front door and he wanted to know why it didn't have our last name there "The Smith's" or as he put it "Thesmithiz".

[Bashy]

Bashy is a name of a video game character. In a game called Everquest. It just stuck with me.

[4INer]

I'm originally from Indiana and am a big IU basketball fan. So when my job brought me to Missouri I thought I may actually have a chance to get an IM4IU license plate on my bike. I sent in the application along with a couple of alternates should IM4IN already be taken. I was puting my new plate 4INer on my bike when a neighbor came by and said "foreigner huh?" We laughed about it, and the name stuck. And since I'm a firm believer that this worlds not my home, it kind of fits too. It's also the way I feel when ever I walk into my local STealer's showroom and try to get some help...........:)

[Ashrack]

This thread inspired me to change my account name. cadiletta is just my name, and I never use that for forums except this one (I have no idea why). So back to my usual handle of Ashrack.

I love the series Stargate SG1, and this name comes from that show. The main characters on this show are military, but normal humans, while the "bad guys" are these part human part symbiont people, Goa'uld. Well there's an extreme elite group of assassin Goa'uld called the Ashracks. So if you're being hunted by an Ashrack, you are in trouble. I guess you could call it a bad-*** alien-augmented ninja.

So that's my online handle. Ashrack.

[ricopaolino]

I'm too much of a squid to think up a good screen name!:confused:

[johnSTamela]

My and my wife's first names separated by....well you know.

[Jibby]

when my neice and nephew were very young, they always seemed to have a runny nose. When they tried to say my name, Jimmy, it came Jibby.

Not many poeple can boast there name came from Lactose intolerant children.

Jibby (or James to people I don't like)

[Fat Man Bass]

Simple, I play bass guitar in a band called Fat Men First.

So I am....

[illzoni]

Not many poeple can boast there name came from Lactose intolerant children.

Jibby (or James to people I don't like)

Mine came from a lactose intolerant adult!

Jon

[ConeHead]

The proud moniker given to those who have sat with their "finger on the button" underneath the prairie, referring to the nose cone of a missile. In addition, with no hair, I have a rather pointed head....

You get to see it once a year for St Baldrick's.

[Stryker]

Stryker - came easy for me because it is the name of the company that made the titianium hip replacement that sits in place of my right hip.

[H20SKIER]

In case you didn't figure it out it means "water skier" !!!!

[Robsidian]

Rob (me) merged with obsidian (black volcanic glass... like the color of my beautiful ST'06 :)) and became... Robsidian!

[drrod]

I am a veterinarian. Most of my clients and staff called me drrod so it kinda stuck.

[Mellow]

I am a veterinarian. Most of my clients and staff called me drrod so it kinda stuck.

I used to have a vet named Dr. Bone.. I guess you pretty much have to become a vet with that name. Or a chiropractor.

[Imrubicon]

I . M Rubicon
= Point of no return
or Issac Michael Rubicon

[shangalang]

:bow1: Shangalang is a song by the best little three piece band in Texas. :bow1:

[STRuck]

ST- Obvious for my new '05 Red
Ruck- My only other motorcycle/scooter I ever owned- 2006 Honda Big Ruckus (250cc scooter)

-STRuck

[cbob]

Ok, I stumbled into this thread from another topic, but now you've got me and I must respond!

cbob is short for crazy bob. I had a friend in college that had a VERY SHY 4 year old daughter that pretty much did not talk. Nada. Not a word. Except, that is, when I would be coming over to his house on my 71 Ossa Pioneer, 73 Rickman 125 or 75 XL125 with the Supertrapp exhaust (the 'R' version LOL). He would hear me coming up the road and tell his daughter "Here comes that Crazy Bob", to which she would start running around the house exclaiming "Crazy Bob! Crazy Bob! Crazy Bob!". By the time I got there she would be back into silent mode. Nada. Not a word. Zippo. I think maybe in the whole time I knew this guy, who looked like a hippie dropout from the Vietnam War (which he was) and complete with a VW microbus, I only heard his daughter utter maybe 5 words.

Anyway, the name stuck since then and is the name I use around any motorcycling folk, although abbreviated now so I don't alienate the general public.

Best,
- c bob

[scott99]

My name and number on my track bike.

[half_a_tiger]

I was born in the year of the Tiger as half of a pair of identical twins. Hence, half_a_tiger....

[whittlebeast]

I have built A-Mod Autocross race cars for years. People would come up to me and ask to see the car of the year by asking what sort of Whittle Beast did you bring this year. The name stuck.

see www.ncs-stl.com/racecar for lots of pics.

AW