Explain your username...

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:57 pm

Like it says - why did you choose it??

(that's apart from those who use their own name of course)

herrman · Post by **herrman** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:24 pm

OK hear goes,
Herr=mr/man =man Herrman the german, I did work in the Homeland for some time ( and earn lots of money) And finally invested some of that cash back to the Homeland- The truth is that a freind who always names her Cars and my bikes wanted to call my first S --Chop Suey (it was a Mandarin one) Afraid I was'nt having that and named it Herrman, The second one she wanted to call Blue Boy (after the Gainsborough painting) and the GS which has AYB in its reg no is known as A Young Boy!!! Make of that what you will!!!!!

Peter.

winger · Post by **winger** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:55 pm

In 1975 i bought a green Goldwing!!!! do you have a picture in you head???

Wrong!!! it had mag wheels and a 4 into 1 on it,trick seat, shorty rear mudguard that the US models had and we went everywhere on it,to what was then Yugoslavia,SOF we've old grainey photos with camping gear and even fold away chairs strapped on the side of Krauser panniers.

John Hackett,he of Ducati tuning fame called me Winger and it's stuck ever since,i blew it up actually on the Oxford bypass(in the late 70s) raceing the said man on his R100RS on the way to catch the ferry going to Le-Mans,it was rebuilt and did another half a dozen trip abroad before i sold,can still remember the number,good old KOP3P

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:16 pm

My name,which I now use on all user groups,came about when I got my first Aprilia Falco back in 2001.It was big and blackand superbly loud(I'd taken all the decals off it) and it looked very mean(the kind of bike that makes children cry!).
Bailey.

theseadog · Post by **theseadog** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:32 pm

Nothing cryptic for me I'm afraid, I've got my skippers ticket and do a lot of diving, hence the name.

Toodle Pip

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:19 am

I'd liked the look of the S since I saw one at the TT in 2000, but I was in denial, I just was'nt old enough.......yet. But every time I saw one, the yearning grew inside me, until eventually I asked for a test ride, and that was it, I'd been boxered!

Steve

Boxertools · Post by **Boxertools** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:10 am

Just popped back in to answer this one.
I look in every day, but now I'm a GSer, I tent to frequent the other boards more.
Well, I needed a name, so thought Boxer & then tagged on things like
Spanners (Boerspanners) Chocolates, tissues...................
Being a man who works with tools (woodworking) I came up with ...... Boxertools.

Mike.

By the way, I thought Chris's name was a spelin mystake Whinger

gus · Post by **gus** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:15 am

Dont diss the godfather,or you will have a little visit from the brummie mafia!Not funny waking up in the morning to your bins and milk been kicked over.

gus

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:18 am

gus wrote:Dont diss the godfather,or you will have a little visit from the brummie mafia!Not funny waking up in the morning to your bins and milk been kicked over.
gus

Yeah - we'll send the boys round and, and if we get really nasty...

we'll be ringing your doorbell and running away...

Don't mess with us.

(how's the GS going anyway Mike?)

Adski · Post by **Adski** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:59 am

Not sure where the 'ski bit came from, it just got added on one day by a mate and it kinda stuck with certain mates.
Not sure where the first bit came from, you'd have to ask my parents.

minivin · Post by **minivin** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:13 pm

Sorta started when I first got into the Vincent HRD OC and needed a pen name for when I was doing technical articles, so;

being young : Mini
Surname Vincent, owning a Vincent; Vin

Hence Minivin

It's my log-in or "Theminivin" everywhere

Malc · Post by **Malc** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:53 pm

Malc - it's my real name.

Dave Hayman · Post by **Dave Hayman** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:45 pm

Er um

Boxertools · Post by **Boxertools** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:15 pm

gus wrote:Dont diss the godfather,or you will have a little visit from the brummie mafia!Not funny waking up in the morning to your bins and milk been kicked over.
gus

My humble appologies, I would not wish to get a visit from the Brummie (or the Maltese)(ask Chris) mafia.
Chris is god

Gromit,
The GS is going well, I am on my second ADV, the first one was a bit rough, but good enough to give me a feel for them, so I bought an ex demo from Balderstons last June.
I have heard recently that my old red S is still there for sale.
Looks like I off loaded it at just the right time!
Mike.

Archie · Post by **Archie** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:54 pm

My surname's Bunker, and a colleague called me Archie after the american sitcom character.