Naming your Scooter

ScooterLou · Post by **ScooterLou** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:49 pm

My little BlackJack goes by PeeWee.

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:10 am

alienmeatsack wrote:I'm still trying to decide... the name Bamboo keeps coming up in my head.

I read somewhere that bamboo is India's "green gold". And since Stella was made in india and she's avocado (or bamboo) green.

Usually when I am naming something or a dog or cat, once I get a name stuck in my head, I end up using it.

And I am ready for a name to stick. Anyone think I am crazy? Wait, don't answer that

Great name! Keep it! 'Bamboo!' - say it like a guy in a Bollywood movie!

Or, go find the song by Southern Culture on the Skids: House of Bamboo

Shadowfaxi · Post by **Shadowfaxi** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:39 pm

Because of my innate nerdiness, I named my white buddy after Gandalf's horse in Lord of the Rings, hence my username: Shadowfax.

My wife refuses to conform to my nerd-dom and calls him Buddy. No matter, Shadowfax is my loyal steed and Lord of Scooters (no offense to your scooter).

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:15 pm

My scooter just got a name change, and my new scooter has found a name.
I am a big G.I. Joe geek, so my scooters shall be henceforth know as:

Tomax (toe-max) and Xemot (zey-mot)

I wanted to name them after Joe characthers but since they are the same scoot, and they are both "Rattlers" I figured the Cobra twins fit quite nicely.

Lovelandstella · Post by **Lovelandstella** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:03 pm

I've decided my 4T Stella's name is Revenge.
less like a person. more like a ship.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:34 pm

Shadowfaxi wrote:Because of my innate nerdiness, I named my white buddy after Gandalf's horse in Lord of the Rings, hence my username: Shadowfax.

If I had been in that frame of mind naming mine, he'd be Bill.

Smiley13 · Post by **Smiley13** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:06 pm

My 09 Rattler Buck Ten 110 is named "Sugga" Because she is silver and black. Sexy Sweet

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:13 pm

Guess I'll need a new name for my next Stella. Fury was so awesome; she was taken from me far too soon… sniff…

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:19 pm

ericalm wrote:Guess I'll need a new name for my next Stella. Fury was so awesome; she was taken from me far too soon… sniff…

Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:51 am

Stormswift wrote:
ericalm wrote:Guess I'll need a new name for my next Stella. Fury was so awesome; she was taken from me far too soon… sniff…
Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike

Ha, might be more appropriate if someone resurrects the salvaged Stella. There's a very good chance it's going to be used to develop performance parts, which I love!

Shadowfaxi · Post by **Shadowfaxi** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:26 pm

TVB wrote:
Shadowfaxi wrote:Because of my innate nerdiness, I named my white buddy after Gandalf's horse in Lord of the Rings, hence my username: Shadowfax.

If I had been in that frame of mind naming mine, he'd be Bill.

YES! Could be a nickname? Short and sweet but holds so much character. Maybe your next scooter

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:26 am

Stormswift wrote:
ericalm wrote:Guess I'll need a new name for my next Stella. Fury was so awesome; she was taken from me far too soon… sniff…
Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike

I second the name 'Fawkes', especially if you introduce the scoot's name in a nasal, upper class British accent.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:11 am

DirtyRAT wrote:
Stormswift wrote:
ericalm wrote:Guess I'll need a new name for my next Stella. Fury was so awesome; she was taken from me far too soon… sniff…
Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike
I second the name 'Fawkes', especially if you introduce the scoot's name in a nasal, upper class British accent.

I'm not enough of a Potter fan. If I named it Fawkes, it'd be after this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

"Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot..."

Jamee5564 · Post by **Jamee5564** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:29 am

I have a pink buddy 50. It's name is Pinky.

gtmotor · Post by **gtmotor** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:24 pm

I call my Zuma 50 the Legendary Black Beast of Aaaarrrgghhh.

Shox · Post by **Shox** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:22 pm

I just named my orange buddy (see photos of orange buddy with purple/green custom flames)... JULIUS. As in, Orange Julius (delish!) and as in Julius Caesar (worldly ass kicker of yesteryear)... EITHER WAY, it's fun and AWESOME.

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:56 pm

paikkylee wrote:All good my friend. I'm thinking some possible names for your avacado and my seafoam are:

Grandmas Kitchen (or just grandma)
Raging booger (who can really take a 50 that seriously)

DirtyRAT wrote:I have *yet* to name my Avocado Stella 4T. A few ideas I have:

- Snotgoblin
- Guacamole
- Sigmund (the SeaMonster)
- Kermit (it's not easy, being green...)
- Gumby
- Pernod (similar name suggested Here
- <insert your suggestion here>

It's been decided: Snotgoblin, FTW

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Sat May 21, 2011 3:32 pm

ericalm wrote:
DirtyRAT wrote:
Stormswift wrote:Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike
I second the name 'Fawkes', especially if you introduce the scoot's name in a nasal, upper class British accent.
I'm not enough of a Potter fan. If I named it Fawkes, it'd be after this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

"Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot..."

Now that you have that new, red Stella, will you name it and update your profile? Or are you still in mourning over Fury?

I have a little red Dell xps 1350 laptop I named 'habenero-Win7', since the damned thing is small but kicks butt. It can push a 1080p video signal to and HD LCD tv without any stuttering/glitches, and is still small/light enough to haul around in my messenger bag while on the Stella.

I can play most video games I enjoy on it, as well. Certainly not as well as the 15" MacBook Pro gathering dust on my desk, however.

In any event, keep us updated on the new scoot.

Post by **ericalm** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:10 pm

DirtyRAT wrote:Now that you have that new, red Stella, will you name it and update your profile? Or are you still in mourning over Fury?

I'll name it at some point… Nothing's come to me yet.

tc8105 · Post by **tc8105** » Sun May 22, 2011 4:06 am

Well I just purchased my White Buddy 125. Haven't really given it thought yet on her name. I got a few months to think of one b4 I get to her. If not I'm sure as soon as I go for my 1st ride I'll know!

Fargo Rollin · Post by **Fargo Rollin** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:42 am

For my orange Buddy I'm thinking... PePe or El Tigre

moriahskies · Post by **moriahskies** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:10 am

I've named my st. tropez Duncan after Isadora Duncan, a dancer (I was a dancer). I like the preppiness of it too. Over the next few months, I'm going to customize it with all the add-ons. I'm going to add some argyle stripes from here:

http://www.powersportswraps.com/motorsp ... rgyle-blue

I'll post some pics when I finally do it.

@wifiducky awesome citizen kane reference! especially since it was unintentional.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:00 pm

ericalm wrote:
DirtyRAT wrote:
Stormswift wrote:Well, when you get a new one perhaps Fawkes? (Hope I spelled that right). I am partial to Harry Potter and Dumbledore's phoenix who rose from the ashes was named Fawkes.It will probably work best with either red or orange bike
I second the name 'Fawkes', especially if you introduce the scoot's name in a nasal, upper class British accent.
I'm not enough of a Potter fan. If I named it Fawkes, it'd be after this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

"Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot..."

Oh yes, I know the phoenix in HP was named after the dude who tried to blow up British parliament

Many years ago when we were in Great Britain we went to Madam Tusaut?sp wax figure museum and my mom snapped a picture of me "offering" a lighter to the wax figure of Guy Fawkes.

zilla86 · Post by **zilla86** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:54 am

Sheba it is

as in Queen of Sheba

It just came to me while riding today and stuck in my head lol

Ressikan · Post by **Ressikan** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:03 am

My Pamplona's name is Pepper. They're both red, also, could be named after Pepper Pots, the redheaded secretary from Iron Man comics and movies.

Of course, my green Honda Civic is The Green Hornet.

rod070574 · Post by **rod070574** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:22 am

My St Tropez is named Sacha (sa-sha). Just bought it this spring but already feel like I couldn't live without it.

Mtlgrlie · Post by **Mtlgrlie** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:55 am

My BlackJack is Lola....

I think my partner is leaning towards Tramp for her Pamp!

So.....Tramp and Lola......I like the sound of it!

gunsntexas · Post by **gunsntexas** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:54 pm

I named mine Nigel. He's oxford green (British racing green if you ask me, or him). And Nigel seems to be the most British sounding man's name that I could come up with.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:01 pm

gunsntexas wrote:I named mine Nigel. He's oxford green (British racing green if you ask me, or him). And Nigel seems to be the most British sounding man's name that I could come up with.

Sounds right. I believe it's actually illegal to name your son "Nigel" in Texas.

batgirl101 · Post by **batgirl101** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:35 pm

the first time i saw mine, Max came to mind--so i guess my little guy named himself.

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:43 pm

batgirl101 wrote:the first time i saw mine, Max came to mind--so i guess my little guy named himself.

Maybe I've seen too many window stickers on the back of various Ford, GMC, Chevy trucks, but until you get your 'leaks' fixed, maybe it should be named 'Calvin'.

[just kiddin' with ya]

goddessofmath · Post by **goddessofmath** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:10 am

I've been struggling to name my Buddy. I've enlisted my friends' help and told them I'd like it to be a reference to something I love like comics (I collect mostly X-Men comics, so I thought maybe a blue hero), Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Disney (huge Disney fanatic).

I thought maybe "Bamf!" because Nightcrawler is blue & that's the sound me makes when he teleports, but they all say I don't go fast enough for that. My sister said "Smurfette" which I really liked since I loved the Smurfs as a child. Other suggestions were Nimbus125, Precious, Kurt (Nightcrawler reference), Wingardium Leviosa (with Eva being short for that), or Merryweather.

However, at dinner on Saturday a good friend came up with the best one yet: Voldemort, so I could call it "The Scooter Which Must Not Be Named" - brings in Harry Potter and my inability to choose a name! Hehe. Trying that name out for now. I kinda like it.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:13 am

goddessofmath wrote:I've been struggling to name my Buddy. I've enlisted my friends' help and told them I'd like it to be a reference to something I love like comics (I collect mostly X-Men comics, so I thought maybe a blue hero), Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Disney (huge Disney fanatic).

I thought maybe "Bamf!" because Nightcrawler is blue & that's the sound me makes when he teleports, but they all say I don't go fast enough for that. My sister said "Smurfette" which I really liked since I loved the Smurfs as a child. Other suggestions were Nimbus125, Precious, Kurt (Nightcrawler reference), Wingardium Leviosa (with Eva being short for that), or Merryweather.

However, at dinner on Saturday a good friend came up with the best one yet: Voldemort, so I could call it "The Scooter Which Must Not Be Named" - brings in Harry Potter and my inability to choose a name! Hehe. Trying that name out for now. I kinda like it.

. Just remember, "Dobby" is already taken

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:27 am

Drake (for Bobby Drake, not exactly blue blue but ice blue)
Mystique
Beast/Henry/Hank (maybe too furry)
Archangel
EVA (Fantomex!)
U-Go-Girl? (Never an X-Man, but she was blue!)

Huh. Not as many blue X-Members as I'd thought.

jonlink · Post by **jonlink** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:16 am

I don't know, I think I'll call my 170i Kamechan. Kame is turtle in Japanese, and san is just a familiar suffix for kids.

Blackshirt · Post by **Blackshirt** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:24 am

My Stella hasn't told me her name yet. I'm waiting patiently.

Rail 50 · Post by **Rail 50** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:09 am

when I get the black stripes it will look more realistic...it's my Short Bus

goddessofmath · Post by **goddessofmath** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:03 pm

@ericalm Excellent suggestions! The EVA one rocks bc it already goes with some of the stuff I'd been tossing around!

@Stormswift Hehe. Dobby kinda annoyed me, so I'm all good without that one.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:38 pm

goddessofmath wrote:I thought maybe "Bamf!" because Nightcrawler is blue & that's the sound me makes when he teleports, but they all say I don't go fast enough for that.

If my 50cc scooter "Flash" had a tongue, he would stick it out these people.

iMoses · Post by **iMoses** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:45 pm

I named my first scooter, a 2007 burnt orange Buddy 125 (after 4 days of ownership). The next day after I named it stopped running and the scooter shop could not fix it. So they asked me to pick another Buddy from the show room floor. I never named another scooter since.

Akaipaps · Post by **Akaipaps** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:20 pm

I named my first scooter, a 2007 burnt orange Buddy 125 (after 4 days of ownership). The next day after I named it stopped running and the scooter shop could not fix it. So asked me to pick another Buddy from the show room floor. I never named another scooter since.

I think your Buddy didn't like the name you gave him. Shoulda apologized!

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:36 pm

iMoses wrote:I named my first scooter, a 2007 burnt orange Buddy 125 (after 4 days of ownership). The next day after I named it stopped running and the scooter shop could not fix it. So asked me to pick another Buddy from the show room floor. I never named another scooter since.

Several years ago I set up a little aquarium, and stocked it with two goldfish, for whom I selected very clever names which went together. One died, so I replaced him with another fish, named with an equally clever name which coordinated with the surviving fish's name. Which died, and was replaced. Then the other one died, so I replaced him, and so on, each time selecting a new name. But I got tired of the name-picking game, and eventually had just a single fish with no name. Which lived for almost four years.

whelmsworth · Post by **whelmsworth** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:49 pm

Mike bike is named Betsy. I've always named my cars and bikes girls names. Prolly cause my grandfather named all his planes girls names. But, the next one will be "SCUD". I'm known for doing really dumb things on bikes and tumbling out of control. Followed by a hospital visit, the iodine pad scrubbing and the booty skin graft.

goddessofmath · Post by **goddessofmath** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:41 am

Looks like VoldeScoot is gonna stick for mine. Getting a Deathly Hallows symbol decal for the front.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:49 pm

Don't matter WHAT I call my scooters...they STILL won't come when I call...

--Keys

DubSea Scoots · Post by **DubSea Scoots** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:52 pm

I just purchased my well-loved Buddy - she came with a name: Wednesday.

It's quite fitting because I got her on a Wednesday, too. We'll see if she gets a name change after I ride her a bit...

Blackshirt · Post by **Blackshirt** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:24 pm

Blackshirt wrote:My Stella hasn't told me her name yet. I'm waiting patiently.

I took her clothes off (debadged her) and she told me her name. Just like a girl I knew in college. So I went with the same name.

Of course, wifey has no knowledge of that story.

Soylent Green · Post by **Soylent Green** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:50 pm

My profile might be self-explanatory here, but the story is I was showing my new ride to my sisters and of course they asked for its name. "Soylent Green" was the first thing that came to mind, so I said it and added "too bad I didn't get a People scooter, eh?"

Of course I didn't mean it because the Buddy is what stole my heart. But it would've made a REALLY great joke

chickenslut · Post by **chickenslut** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:36 pm

My Cobalt Blu ET4 was named 'Blue Steel' after Zoolander.

For my Buddy, I'll likely get it in black and do some sort of Decepticons theme. Not 100% sure yet, but seems like it would fit with the curves of a Buddy.

Thinking Shockwave would be good. Reason being it has one 1 laser eye and the Buddy has just the headlight. Also the black color is rather fitting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockwave_ ... ansformers

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:29 am

Resurrecting old threads is not my preference, but some do not deserve to die.

My recent Stella 2T 'Atomic Fireball' purchase is almost surely named 'Habanero', unless a more suitable name is submitted for consideration!

Trite or kitschy names such as 'Diablo', 'Hot Stuff', 'D'evil', and whatnot I chose to avoid.

Suggestions welcome, unless they contain 'I don't name my scooter' or related griefing.

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