What's your scooter's name....and why?

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:34 pm

aka because red is red buddy 125cc

soon to have rattler 110cc whos name is the hulk Pre named because of the rough house plastics r I will probably put on the extra set of grey plastics that comes with it so I can change the name

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:07 am

My Buddy is THE GREEN HORNET after the crime-fighting TV series with Van Williams & Bruce Lee (and the scoot is green).

My p200 is STAMPY because I have to stomp on the kickstart a lot to get it to work

... Also Stampy is the name of Bart's pet elephant on the Simpsons.
I sometimes call him OL' SMOKEY.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:24 am

iMoses wrote:So I am not naming my scooter, not even giving IT a gender!!

Aw, you're making him sad.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:29 am

[email protected] wrote:soon to have rattler 110cc whos name is the hulk Pre named because of the rough house plastics r I will probably put on the extra set of grey plastics that comes with it so I can change the name

The Hulk went through a phase during which he was grey.

dakotamouse · Post by **dakotamouse** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:12 am

My Italia 150 is named SOPHIA ...

The prettiest Italian I know!

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:00 am

ericalm wrote:
illnoise wrote:
KABarash wrote:My Saint Tropez is named Simon, after Simon Templar, the 'Saint', TVs greastest spy.
TV *and* Film!
And he drove a Volvo P1800, my favorite car design ever (along with the 1800ES wagon)!

<img src=http://www.cherishedtelevision.co.uk/Ro ... .jpg></img>

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:21 am

"Pooka"
<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Púca>http: ... ki/Púca</a>

The scooter gave me a choice: Kelpie or Pooka. Kelpies drown their passengers in the nearest body of water and I don't pack it in for weather, so...Pooka she is! Besides, I have no problem with a "Mr Toad's Wild Ride" kinda scooter.

The GPz550 is Vicky, short for "Vicious". She's a Redcap that apparently likes making me bleed whenever I'm wrenching on her.

lilguy · Post by **lilguy** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:09 pm

My scooter's name is Madame Cheri, because the red on the Pamplona's is cherry-colored in the sun and looking at the Buddy from a profile view, she looks so darn regal. I tend to see it as her chin is up and her chest is puffed out.

Maybe I shouldn't have named her to not be so attached, but it helped me feel a lot more comfortable on her in the early weeks!

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:33 am

Cheshire wrote:"Pooka"
<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Púca>http: ... ki/Púca</a>

The scooter gave me a choice: Kelpie or Pooka. Kelpies drown their passengers in the nearest body of water and I don't pack it in for weather, so...Pooka she is! Besides, I have no problem with a "Mr Toad's Wild Ride" kinda scooter.

Not Pucca? She does ride a scooter!

Lendlees · Post by **Lendlees** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:06 pm

ericalm wrote: Not Pucca? She does ride a scooter!

My son's FAVORITE cartoon. Didn't realize she rode a scooter...

SYMbionic Duo · Post by **SYMbionic Duo** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:36 pm

dakotamouse wrote:My Italia 150 is named SOPHIA ...

The prettiest Italian I know!

My Wife's BlackJack is named Sophia b/c it is small and feisty!

EvilTweety · Post by **EvilTweety** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:46 pm

I am naming my Stella 4t, Ghost.... I've heard it exists, but I've never seen it...

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:22 pm

My Itallia is named Dobby. It is loyal hardworking little machine and we like Harry Potter.

kamikazegirl · Post by **kamikazegirl** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:19 am

My pinky is named Ichigo, which is Japanese for strawberry

It's also the name of one of the main characters from the movie "Kamikaze Girls" who happens to have a pink scooter too.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:21 am

kamikazegirl wrote:My pinky is named Ichigo, which is Japanese for strawberry It's also the name of one of the main characters from the movie "Kamikaze Girls" who happens to have a pink scooter too.

I've only seen the trailer for this, but guessed you were a fan.

I guess Ichigo is a gender-neutral name in Japan…?

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:06 pm

I named my scoot, Victoria, after a character from a book that my wife is currently working on.

tbonestone · Post by **tbonestone** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:10 pm

So i just bought yet another scoot. This brings the grand total to 3 bikes in two states... Anyways, this latest edition is a 1966 sears allstate A.K.A. 1966 vespa sprint... Having said that; it's all stock with a 2 port motor sooooooo its name is:

weezy... (from the Jeffersons)

blackjackgirl · Post by **blackjackgirl** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:55 pm

Mine is called "serenity" because we aim to misbehave!!

AwesomeSauce · Post by **AwesomeSauce** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:52 am

I call mine Boss Hog

No explanation needed.

ravenlore · Post by **ravenlore** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:39 pm

This is my ghetto Chinese scooter.

For obvious reasons, she is named Cosmo.

pcameronbrooks · Post by **pcameronbrooks** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:31 pm

My scooter was unnamed until LuAnn, a friend, kept calling it the green hornet. Everyone would refer to my buddy as green hornet...guess it stuck.

black sunshine · Post by **black sunshine** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:17 pm

my scoot was named Tsubaki:

but now i've decided to change it to Yoruichi:

i promise to take a better pic once i get a different sticker for the front. the Autobot was put on my ride during DragonCon by some "samaritan" . . . i don't HATE it but it's not what i wanted to have on there!

ravenlore · Post by **ravenlore** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:31 pm

black sunshine wrote:my scoot was named Tsubaki:

but now i've decided to change it to Yoruichi:

i promise to take a better pic once i get a different sticker for the front. the Autobot was put on my ride during DragonCon by some "samaritan" . . . i don't HATE it but it's not what i wanted to have on there!

get a Buddy 50 and name that one Soi Fon?

xTomBx · Post by **xTomBx** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:53 pm

My stella is "argyle", but she hasn't received her planned graphics yet...

black sunshine · Post by **black sunshine** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:01 pm

ravenlore wrote:get a Buddy 50 and name that one Soi Fon?

LOL, i'm glad somebody got the reference! but i think Soi Fon would have to be at least CLOSE to as fast as Yoruichi . . . maybe once i get a pipe on Yoru then i can get another regular 125

ravenlore · Post by **ravenlore** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:53 pm

black sunshine wrote:
ravenlore wrote:get a Buddy 50 and name that one Soi Fon?
LOL, i'm glad somebody got the reference! but i think Soi Fon would have to be at least CLOSE to as fast as Yoruichi . . . maybe once i get a pipe on Yoru then i can get another regular 125

LOL! I was thinking in terms of physical stature, not speed

You're right if you're basing it off speed!

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:00 pm

I had a hard time deciding what color 170i to get. I knew I liked the green best, but really couldn't get behind the brown seat and handles. So I finally just decided to swap out the stock grips for black ones, and the stock seat for a white seat to match the stripes on the front panel.

Once I knew I was going to do this, I started trying to think of a name- I usually use color to give me a direction for names. My cars I just kind of let them name themselves... but my Buddy is special

So, what the hell is dark green and white? I kept wondering to myself.

Sailor Pluto is green and white.

So now I had an idea, but didn't know what to do with it... up until this point I hadn't even really decided what gender my scoot was taking. I mentioned Sailor Pluto to boyfriend, and his response was "Oh god, Sailor Scoot sounds amazing"

So, Sailor Scoot she is. My vanity plate says Luna P, and I plan on getting a custom Luna Ball decal at some point ;3

2wheelNsanity · Post by **2wheelNsanity** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:15 am

その風, Sono kaze, which means "the wind"
Just like LunaP I have the green 170i its awesome fun in town. People kinda freak out that a scooter leaves them behind when the light turns green ;~).

LunaP where did you get your seat and grips, and how much were they?

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:19 pm

2wheelNsanity wrote:その風, Sono kaze, which means "the wind"
Just like LunaP I have the green 170i its awesome fun in town. People kinda freak out that a scooter leaves them behind when the light turns green ;~).

LunaP where did you get your seat and grips, and how much were they?

My dealer did a swap deal for me, since we knew from the get go what I wanted to do- she kept my stocks and charged me less for ordering the new ones. She usually orders from Scooterworks, though, you should be able to find them on there.

Tam Tam · Post by **Tam Tam** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:47 am

My Blackjack got her name on the first day I had her. I took her out to meet a friend and ride with him (he's a Harley guy). I was wearing a T shirt with a pic of Sally from Nightmare before Xmas on it, and the song 'Sally can't dance' by Lou Reed was running thru my head as I rode to meet him...so it all fell into place.
The 09 Stella is named "Serafina" - Italian for 'burning one'..............'nuff said.

p.s. the stickers/patches for The 21 Club (for Blackjack owners and associates) are still in the works

.....alas, love and work and let's face it, riding scooters, seems to eat up all my time

mia_mali · Post by **mia_mali** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:26 am

Frankenelope. It was originally Penelope, but she got stolen and the thieves crashed her and my local shop said it was pretty much totaled sincenthe frame was bent beyond repair....until someone came in with an orange buddy that had a dead motor, but a nearly perfect body. Thus Penelope, which we had thought to be dead, was resurrected from the dead and became Frankenelope.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:45 pm

I know this one's getting old but I read through it anyway out of curiousity.

I've never been able to attach a name to an inanimate method of transportation, no matter how much I like it; nothing seems to stick.

But since my wife insisted we name our second cat Tyger (with a Y), I named our third Chyna.

And my wife is NOT OK with that, either.

jmkjr72 · Post by **jmkjr72** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:54 pm

well i call the stella olive
as she is an olive green but may not stay green forever thanks to the 2 wrecks she has a lot of primer gray on her now

and the zuma 50
i call her lc(elsi)
as she is liquid cooled and fuel injected

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:04 pm

At least with metal you have the option to repaint.

JohnnyScoots · Post by **JohnnyScoots** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:40 pm

Jack Nicholson because... Jack Nicholson.

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