Motorcycle nicknames

[jellywrestler]

i'm keen to know nicknames for bikes both current and older models....
Kawasaki two strokes in the late 60s were known as Widowmakers and before that we had the Norton Dominator often called the Detonator and the list goes on.
Cut down bikes were Bobbers, after the haircut name of the time and bikes with raked out forks became choppers too.

what else can we come up with??

[MisterD]

Lead Wings? Hardly Ablesons? Before Dave Lobster drops by, I can tell you that Vespa PX's are "coops" because they're for chickens..

[MSTRS:Me]

Hondas were always known as boring, cos they did everything so well. Until they came along with the 'hand grenade'...twin-carbed singles.

[GSVR]

Water Bus /Bottles/ Buckets, and on same theme the Teapot.

I used to call some old bikes Honey Drippers. (they leaked so much oil it was clean like liquid honey)

[jim.cox]

Ducati currently make

MouldyStrudel

and

HyperRetard

[Sully60]

Suzuki GSX750 and 600F's have all the styling of a "Tea Kettle".

[jim.cox]

i'm keen to know nicknames for bikes both current and older models....
Kawasaki two strokes in the late 60s were known as Widowmakers and before that we had the Norton Dominator often called the Detonator and the list goes on.
Cut down bikes were Bobbers, after the haircut name of the time and bikes with raked out forks became choppers too.

what else can we come up with??

And a few more...

Norton == Not Run

BSA == Bastard Stops Anywhere or Bloody Sore Arse

Laverda == Lavatory

Ducati == Dirty Unhealthy Cheap And Trashy Italian

[Macktheknife]

Ducati == Dirty Unhealthy Cheap And Trashy Italian

Sounds like a girl I used to know!


the CB350 'thumper'
kawasaki triple was sometimes referred to as the 'cooker', after the annoying habit of overheating the centre cylinder.

[avgas]

GS350 Goose
Laverda Jota seemed to picked an 'L' to those that ride it well - i.e. "He Jolted off on that Jolta"
The imfamous Goldwing, lost its shine and became "Leadwing" or even "Boat Anchor"
Mates TL1000 was the LFC - "Low Flying Chopper" due to the lack of noise restrictions.
And of course one of my favorite nicknames....
"The Bus" - if you dont know that one you need to go to school. SH1 is a good place to get schooled.

[Sully60]

Mates TL1000 was the LFC - "Low Flying Chopper" due to the lack of noise restrictions.

That reminds me of the what others named my old TL.

Teealzebub!

The spawn of Lucifer!

[Livvy]

"The Bus" - if you dont know that one you need to go to school. SH1 is a good place to get schooled.

Sorry, you'll have to play teacher, I haven't been in with bikers long enough to know what "the Bus" is.

[Spuds1234]

Laverda == Lavatory

Please explain.

I rode my Dads Laverda a few times and it was a very nice bike to ride.

As for my Katana, I call her Katie.

[Mooch]

Suzuki GSX750 and 600F's have all the styling of a "Tea Kettle".

We used to refer to my wifes gsx bike as having a baboons arse.

[Bonez]

Have a gander at my sig. Big Kawasaki 2-stoke triples(500 hundy up) were called widow makers.

[Bonez]

Suzuki GSX750 and 600F's have all the styling of a "Tea Kettle".

FFS they are TEA POTS!!