BusaJim name change

**Balrog** · 21st December 2008, 18:35

Since buying my 1150 adventure, the poor busa has not had much of a look in.
So after much procrastination and heart ache MagicFairy made me sell it

So I've changed my name to Balrog

which lines up with my ADVRider logon.

Thank you Nasty for doing the honours

**Aslan** · 21st December 2008, 19:01

stiil the same gutsy rider though! (cheers Jim)

**marks** · 21st December 2008, 19:57

welcome to kiwibiker Balrog

**Nasty** · 21st December 2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by Balrog

Thank you Nasty for doing the honours

I would say anytime .. but really only once ... nice choice though.

**NordieBoy** · 21st December 2008, 20:38

I think you'll like it here. The natives seem friendly enough.

**warewolf** · 21st December 2008, 21:14

Welcome to the no-longer-has-a-road-bike club!

Also to the made-the-mistake-of-choosing-a-username-based-on-my-bike-name-but-now-got-a-different-bike-and-had-to-change-my-username club

**Motu** · 21st December 2008, 22:03

I am in the no-longer-has-an-adv-bike club.....but still have advertureful rides.....

I've never made the mistake of a what I ride user name....you'd be stuck on the same bike forever.

**sels1** · 21st December 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by warewolf

Also to the made-the-mistake-of-choosing-a-username-based-on-my-bike-name-but-now-got-a-different-bike-and-had-to-change-my-username club

Ha...there has been quite a few of those

so what does the new name mean?

**Balrog** · 22nd December 2008, 00:41

Originally Posted by warewolf;

1860022...
Also to the made-the-mistake-of-choosing-a-username-based-on-my-bike-name-but-now-got-a-different-bike-and-had-to-change-my-username club

yeah yeah
I was a serious Busa fan though. When I wrote my 1st one off, I didn't even test ride another bike.
I just went out and bought another one. (a black one, my favourite)
Then when I bought the GS, it took me nearly two years to even consider selling my beloved baby.

Fair call though

GSJim was tempting but not selected for that very reason

Originally Posted by sels1

...so what does the new name mean?

A Balrog is a fictional creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
No meaning intended.

**marks** · 22nd December 2008, 07:24

Originally Posted by sels1

so what does the new name mean?

its derived from the phrase "ball rub" - something GS riders are inclined to do as they nervously eye up the next knarly obstacle and wonder if their whale is going to get stuck or not.

**Balrog** · 22nd December 2008, 10:30

Originally Posted by marks

its derived from the phrase "ball rub" - something GS riders are inclined to do as they nervously eye up the next knarly obstacle and wonder if their whale is going to get stuck or not.

lol,
Well there's another trade secret out the window.