Bike Gender

**sels1** · 26th May 2005, 12:07

Originally Posted by phantom

My GB's rego ends with WLY so it gets called Willy which I suppose makes it male. ( waits for all the homophobic posts )

A stallion or a mare...what does it matter?

**Ixion** · 26th May 2005, 12:24

Originally Posted by Pixie

If it is a suzuki T500 you refer to,I'm curious as to how you attribute a feminine persona to it?
I can understand how an old british bike can be seen as feminine,seeing as how they are often cantankerous and leak fluids all over the place,God bless them.

Yeah, Suzuki T500 Titan. Always seemed female to me. Right from first impressions when the first thing you notice is the two honking big jugs up front.

And its persona is feminine. Neat tidy, a bit fussy. Nothing harsh or brutal, but a bit temperamental. All the controls light and sensitive. And given to sulking.

Old Briddish iron always seemed masculine to me. Bits falling off, other bits lashed on anyhow . Everything big and heavy and clonky. Briddish bikes always , to me, seemed to need to be approached in a Sarn't Major fashion. "Right you 'orrible machine, get yer act togevver. See that there corner, yer GOIN' ROUND IT.SHUD UP. STAND TO ATTENTION. PULL YOUR (FORK) GAITERS UP YOU SLOVENLY HORRIBLE LITTLE BIKE. I don't wanna hear about it, just ged on wiv it you orrible apology for a moddabike. " And somehow you did get round the corner, which to a more sensitive approach would have seemed an impossibility. But take such an approach with the T500 and she would burst into tears, and be sure that you didn't love her and never had.

I'm quite sure that success or failure in starting a big single lies, as much as anything, in how one walks up to the bike. A confident take no nonsense approach, stern faced and determined, conveying the message that you are in charge and are not about to stand any nonsense, and success is likely. Approach diffidently, and the bike will sneer and break your ankle.

**Sniper** · 26th May 2005, 14:04

Originally Posted by 250learna

I use to name my cars, but since i got my last one i just cant get inspiration, and same with the bike. ZXR is not very girly, but i dont want to be riding a male all day long

Maybe i should get a cbr250rr instead, the say female all over them

I'll bring my bike up there and see how you call me bitch sunshine

**thehollowmen** · 26th May 2005, 15:50

Mine is a guy: Clunky, angular with bad handling and poor ability to stop himself. He looks funny in daylight and complains if I get on and ride him too hard.

When he smokes it is most definitally un-sexy, as opposed to a few classy girls who can pull it off...

Yep. Definitally a guy.

**Pixie** · 26th May 2005, 22:28

Originally Posted by Waylander

Haha I like that idea. Makes perfect sense too.

It's the truth I tells ya!

**Pixie** · 26th May 2005, 22:38

Originally Posted by Ixion

Yeah, Suzuki T500 Titan. Always seemed female to me. Right from first impressions when the first thing you notice is the two honking big jugs up front.

And its persona is feminine. Neat tidy, a bit fussy. Nothing harsh or brutal, but a bit temperamental. All the controls light and sensitive. And given to sulking.

Old Briddish iron always seemed masculine to me. Bits falling off, other bits lashed on anyhow . Everything big and heavy and clonky. Briddish bikes always , to me, seemed to need to be approached in a Sarn't Major fashion. "Right you 'orrible machine, get yer act togevver. See that there corner, yer GOIN' ROUND IT.SHUD UP. STAND TO ATTENTION. PULL YOUR (FORK) GAITERS UP YOU SLOVENLY HORRIBLE LITTLE BIKE. I don't wanna hear about it, just ged on wiv it you orrible apology for a moddabike. " And somehow you did get round the corner, which to a more sensitive approach would have seemed an impossibility. But take such an approach with the T500 and she would burst into tears, and be sure that you didn't love her and never had.

I'm quite sure that success or failure in starting a big single lies, as much as anything, in how one walks up to the bike. A confident take no nonsense approach, stern faced and determined, conveying the message that you are in charge and are not about to stand any nonsense, and success is likely. Approach diffidently, and the bike will sneer and break your ankle.

The only one I ever rode vibrated so bad my vision blurred..and I owned a Yammie 650 at the time.
A mate of mine built a T500 special with a twin throat Del Orto carb,we had trouble starting it when we first got it together,but finally it started ,it kept backfiring ,he hopped on it put it into gear ,gave it a handful of throttle and let the clutch out....and accelerated BACKWARDS into his garage door.
We had the plug leads around the wrong way.

**Pixie** · 26th May 2005, 22:43

Originally Posted by Ixion

I'm quite sure that success or failure in starting a big single lies, as much as anything, in how one walks up to the bike. A confident take no nonsense approach, stern faced and determined, conveying the message that you are in charge and are not about to stand any nonsense, and success is likely. Approach diffidently, and the bike will sneer and break your ankle.

I have a four inch scar on my leg that a bloody TT500 caused with it's kick start,sliced through my jeans, sock ,and to the bone...bloody singles.

**Ixion** · 26th May 2005, 22:50

Originally Posted by Pixie

The only one I ever rode vibrated so bad my vision blurred..and I owned a Yammie 650 at the time.
A mate of mine built a T500 special with a twin throat Del Orto carb,we had trouble starting it when we first got it together,but finally it started ,it kept backfiring ,he hopped on it put it into gear ,gave it a handful of throttle and let the clutch out....and accelerated BACKWARDS into his garage door.
We had the plug leads around the wrong way.

Yeah, they do buzz a bit. Two smokers will often reverse if the ignition is over retarded. Used to be a party trick of Scott owners, very handy with a chair.

**Kittyhawk** · 8th July 2005, 22:46

WELL MY BIKE has got to be a guy, gota have the vibrations in the right place and high speeds and revs to enjoy that hahhaha
My parnter dosent like me saying " I love my bike" Because I enjoy it not only for that vibrating reason, but it's the coolest feeling going really fast with nothing but you and the bike on the open roads.
Lsat night went for a cruise around Auckland, I wore most of my gears and my jeans as I was really hot and it wasn't cold outside. I felt so naked!!! As I'm used to wearing my riding pants.....wow what a feeling!!

**myvice** · 9th July 2005, 21:04

I'm with Motu, Pixie & Wolf, there is something in all matter, an energy that gives you a vibe, either good or bad depending on many factors and your own individual persona.
That has been the way humans have interacted with their environment since we climbed out of the mud/came down from the trees/landed/whatever you want, it wont change how many of us will shed a tear at a crumpled wreck or scream "Start you #@*#!" on a cold morning, often when we dont want to be out ourselves!
The Buddists and Pagans believed in this along with many other beliefs and as I dont have any evidence to either support or to debunk them I will let my imagination run with this as "There is more in heaven and earth than in your philosophy, dear Horatio"
If this upsets anyone out there feel free to send me a P.M.
It won't change the way I view things, I just like to see other perspectives.