Many of the UTMC have usernames that are pretty self-explanatory. Bandit12, for example, rode a Bandit1200. SBBandita is also a Bandit rider in Santa Barbara. For the rest of you, what's the story behind your username??? Or, if you have a nickname (ahem, Fluffy!). Share the story!
Many of you may have noticed I finally updated my avatar to correctly reflect a rhinoviper. Always having been a big herp (reptile/amphibian) fan, the rhinoceros viper has, for many years, been a personal favorite of mine. Several of you may have even seen the rhinoviper I have tattooed on my person (which I think earns me some bragging rights for the 42 hours of needle time hand-coloring each scale!).
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rhinoviper
- Toe-Draggin' Speed Monkey
- Location: Tiny Town
- Contact:
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Dewey
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver, CO
- Contact:
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DerGolgo
- Zaphod's Zeitgeist
- Location: Potato
It was a dark and windy night, in the cold November of '98.....less of riches but much of bravado, my peers and myself were disturbing the peace in the generally accepted manner. Ale and spirits flowed aplenty as we revelled where in the warmer months the town's alehouses put their tables, but in the cold months of winter, it was but our territory then.
Overjoyed for our youth, the liqour loosening our lips and limbs, we would spend many a weekend's night there, indulging strange passers by with our isnights into the nature of things.
It was but then when the fiery headed one, a student of the dark arts and wicked musics, himself a master of the devil's instrument that be beaten by a stick to produce it's sinfull heartbeat, stepped forward and proclaimed what would now and forever become my name unknowable. He whirled forth, his hair a fiery halo around his face as off an angel fallen, in pure euphoria he proclaimed and deemed:
Thus christened I ventured forth into the underworld of the sould we call the internet, and wherever I ventured forth, my name was known and would be passed on in hushed tones on windy nights when nay a child's ear was abound to behold, for my name is DerGolgo and there is nothing thou can do about it.
Overjoyed for our youth, the liqour loosening our lips and limbs, we would spend many a weekend's night there, indulging strange passers by with our isnights into the nature of things.
It was but then when the fiery headed one, a student of the dark arts and wicked musics, himself a master of the devil's instrument that be beaten by a stick to produce it's sinfull heartbeat, stepped forward and proclaimed what would now and forever become my name unknowable. He whirled forth, his hair a fiery halo around his face as off an angel fallen, in pure euphoria he proclaimed and deemed:
The die were cast, as the iron snake thundered beneath our feet and the stars hid their grimace from the velvet heavens, the world but stopped for a moment and twisted, as to hide behind a songbird, but it was the season of Fenrir, and the creatures that were neither of the earth nor the water nor the fire had secluded themselves and not shelter was to be found of them. And bold the world stepped out again, turning widdershins for a spider's breath and things settled into what would be what was to be - the uneffable had been effed and the forces underlying were to be butted no butts on the matter!Der Guido ist der Golgo!
Thus christened I ventured forth into the underworld of the sould we call the internet, and wherever I ventured forth, my name was known and would be passed on in hushed tones on windy nights when nay a child's ear was abound to behold, for my name is DerGolgo and there is nothing thou can do about it.
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
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Flat_Black_Rat
- Rally Jackelope of Ever
- Location: Seattle, WA
When I started reading and posting on here I was very into my ratbike, that was also my first bike, and most likely the one I've spent the most time wrenching on. Guess what color it is, yep flat black. My dirt bike is pretty ratty too, no gloss left in the plasic, safety wire old plasic together and on... so I guess it fit...
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"Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any America because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race!" Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller, USMC
2005.5 KTM 950 Adventure
1999 Honda CR250R
1978 Honda CT70 - Plated
2005.5 KTM 950 Adventure
1999 Honda CR250R
1978 Honda CT70 - Plated
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Photo
- Bacon Torpedo
- Location: Aurora, CO
Goose-Could this be the "key" to "rectifying" your problems?umm, perhaps a change of name may be in order given the relative "luck" characters with the name Goose have
As for the "Photo" handle - 2 reasons: When I moved to the Denver area over 6 years ago, I couldn't understand why the same white van parked at different spots on the same stretch of freeway kept 'flashing' at me as I sped past in my car. About 2-3 weeks later, I found out that Denver (and some sections of Boulder) employed "photo-radar". Being a bumpkin from speed-limit-free Montana, I had never seen such a sleazy, revenue-generating device. The multiple fines were a bit high for only 10mph over the limit ($40 each), but the good news was that I didn't collect any points on my record if I paid all 13 of them promptly. I have since collected 3 more speeding tickets the "old fashioned way", so I try to keep my lead foot out of my cage whenever possible. I've only gotten one speeding ticket on a bike so far, and I hope it stays that way.
I was also a TV news photographer for 13 years before coming to live in the Denver metro area, so there ya' go.
"Brought to you, by Carl's Jr."
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Thumper
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: B right on!!
- Contact:
Thumper: Pre-natal moniker set forth by my sisters who grew up when Disney's Bambi was a large influence in their lives and I was trying to kick my way out of the womb. That's what my sisters and eventually entire family called me before I was born. Maybe that's why I still have bouts of "sewing machine leg"............hmmm.
So this is where I'm supposed to put a witty or profound statement. I'll work on that
-Motorcycle - List of accessories that proves my commitment to said motorcycle
-Motorcycle - List of accessories that proves my commitment to said motorcycle
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Merlyn
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver-Ish
- Contact:
Not much of a story, but here it is:
When I was a bit younger, I got into the habit of wearing all black (I cannot for the life of me remember why).
After a couple of years of wearing all black almost every day to Jr and Sr high school in Texas, the local rednecks decided I was into black magic and started calling me "Merlin" - the only wizard's name they could think of. I thought it was kinda cool and adopted it. 17 years later or so, my mother calls me Merlin more often than not, and lots of people don't know my real name.
Michael David Graves
AKA: Merlin
When I was a bit younger, I got into the habit of wearing all black (I cannot for the life of me remember why).
After a couple of years of wearing all black almost every day to Jr and Sr high school in Texas, the local rednecks decided I was into black magic and started calling me "Merlin" - the only wizard's name they could think of. I thought it was kinda cool and adopted it. 17 years later or so, my mother calls me Merlin more often than not, and lots of people don't know my real name.
Michael David Graves
AKA: Merlin
- 2007 FXD/Dyna SuperGlide - Black Betty
- 1986 Intruder 700 - Work in Progress
Some days you can look to your left as you ride and see your Valkyrie- pacing you and waiting for her moment...
Days like that, the only appropriate reaction is to call out "Let's dance, beautiful!" and then twist the throttle to it's stop.
Remember, folks- Your vote means fuck-all. If voting could actually change anything it would have been outlawed long ago.
The only votes that mean anything in this day and age are made from rooftops.
- 1986 Intruder 700 - Work in Progress
Some days you can look to your left as you ride and see your Valkyrie- pacing you and waiting for her moment...
Days like that, the only appropriate reaction is to call out "Let's dance, beautiful!" and then twist the throttle to it's stop.
Remember, folks- Your vote means fuck-all. If voting could actually change anything it would have been outlawed long ago.
The only votes that mean anything in this day and age are made from rooftops.
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Vance
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver-Metro Area, Colorado
- Contact:
Hmmmm....
Vance...
It's my last name, but its what most people call me thinking its my first name therefore its my serrogate first name therefore... ah hell, I'm just Vance.
My Avatar is Grendel Prime - Matt Wagner character extraordinaire and my all time favorite comic character. The same eyes are found on the back of my full leather riding jacket, and also is my online gaming name since the very first multiplayer FPS games were out and I was out there with them.
Vance...
It's my last name, but its what most people call me thinking its my first name therefore its my serrogate first name therefore... ah hell, I'm just Vance.
My Avatar is Grendel Prime - Matt Wagner character extraordinaire and my all time favorite comic character. The same eyes are found on the back of my full leather riding jacket, and also is my online gaming name since the very first multiplayer FPS games were out and I was out there with them.
With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied – chains us all, irrevocably."
- 2001 Aprilia RSV Mille R
- 2001 Aprilia RSV Mille R
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Beemer Dan
- Dark Poohbah
- Location: Oregon
- Contact:
Back when I first started riding, many of the riders in Denver were known by their bike make/model/style. This was especially true of the guys who rode BMW's (not sure why that was the case).
This way you wouldn't get Chopper Dave and Beemer Dave confused in a conversation. Beemer Dave could (and still can now that he's R1 Dave) be seen scraping his engine/footpegs/pipes taking hard corners in the city hammering through rush hour traffic. If you told someone this, and they thought is was Chopper Dave, they would surely think that Chopper Dave was drinking again and therefore needed another intervention.
So with Beemer Dave, Beemer Steve, Beemer Greg, Beemer Joe, Louie "Beemer" Papageorge and of course that one fella who just went by "Beemer", it was just part of the course for me to end up as Beemer Dan. Given the choice I would have rather had some crazy superhero name like HUGE FLAMING COCK, but alas, it never happened.
This way you wouldn't get Chopper Dave and Beemer Dave confused in a conversation. Beemer Dave could (and still can now that he's R1 Dave) be seen scraping his engine/footpegs/pipes taking hard corners in the city hammering through rush hour traffic. If you told someone this, and they thought is was Chopper Dave, they would surely think that Chopper Dave was drinking again and therefore needed another intervention.
So with Beemer Dave, Beemer Steve, Beemer Greg, Beemer Joe, Louie "Beemer" Papageorge and of course that one fella who just went by "Beemer", it was just part of the course for me to end up as Beemer Dan. Given the choice I would have rather had some crazy superhero name like HUGE FLAMING COCK, but alas, it never happened.
They swore it was the correct one, but swearing doesn't make a sprocket fit where it doesn't want to. --WeAintFoundShit
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Gauss
- Barista of Doom
- Location: Denver
- Contact:
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Ames
- Megachiroptera Übermench
- Location: Denver, CO in MY OWN DAMN HOUSE!
- Contact:
Ames, believe it or not, is really my name. I'd come up with a cool nickname, something utterly mind-blowing, something truly devestatingly cool, but in the end everyone goes back to "Ames." I just don't have a lot of luck getting nicknames to stick (and please don't take this as a challange to try and come up with something for me).
My avatar is a reflection of my current obsession (duh).
My avatar is a reflection of my current obsession (duh).
Cheers,
Ames.
Whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you...stranger!
Quid Ita Serius?
You never know how much you appreciate your civil liberties until they've been violated.
Ames.
Whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you...stranger!
Quid Ita Serius?
You never know how much you appreciate your civil liberties until they've been violated.
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xtian
- Le coureur de lames chasse Tinti...
- Location: belgium
- Contact:
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ProdigalSon
- El Asbestos Pajamas
- Location: Detroit Michigan
- Contact:
My first tattoo has "Prodigal Son" accross the banner. It has always been my favorite bibilcal story and at the time it reflected the relationship between my father and myself.
I still some what act like the misguided, reckless, son in the story. Never quite living up to his father's expectations, but I still hold on to the hope that I can redeem myself.
I still some what act like the misguided, reckless, son in the story. Never quite living up to his father's expectations, but I still hold on to the hope that I can redeem myself.
Maxwell, the Prodigal Son
Nemo Maulus Felix
CBR600RR
Nemo Maulus Felix
CBR600RR
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rhinoviper
- Toe-Draggin' Speed Monkey
- Location: Tiny Town
- Contact:
Somehow "Joe," being the laid-back kinda name that it is just doesn't elicit violent shaking fear. Hmmm...blackjoe wrote:I always wanted to be a pirate, and all the best pirates incorporated 'black' into their names to be even more threatening, so there ya have it. Blackjoe - just hearing it sends shivers down your spine, doesn't it?
*AAAH! Somebody help me!!! Black Joe just stole my family heirlooms!*
Cartoon pirates' sons with huge flaming cocks! hahahahaha
'00 SV650 "Banshee"
'03 Aprilia Tuono "dewey"
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'03 Aprilia Tuono "dewey"
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Flat_Black_Rat
- Rally Jackelope of Ever
- Location: Seattle, WA
I'm glad you explained it, I thought it was your coffee preferance...
"Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any America because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race!" Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller, USMC
2005.5 KTM 950 Adventure
1999 Honda CR250R
1978 Honda CT70 - Plated
2005.5 KTM 950 Adventure
1999 Honda CR250R
1978 Honda CT70 - Plated
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rhinoviper
- Toe-Draggin' Speed Monkey
- Location: Tiny Town
- Contact:
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schotzy
- Maltov Rattlecan
- Location: Phoenix, currently
- Contact:
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King Scoot Fighter
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver City Denver
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mtne
- Holy DAG Master
- Location: Denver at the moment.......
mountain eagle- yup that's a given name. Dad picked it and mom cleared it. Figure I'm one of what three users here using a given name. . . . . . me, ames, hell there's got to more.......
Anywho... . . . . . guess when you've got a name that most people assume is a nick anyway.... why bother with another one. Hell introductions are already enough of a pain in the ass in person already.
mtne
Anywho... . . . . . guess when you've got a name that most people assume is a nick anyway.... why bother with another one. Hell introductions are already enough of a pain in the ass in person already.
mtne
How can it be fun if there's not at least an outside chance of dying?
07' KTM 950 SE
08' Husky TE610 - Everything a KLR wants to be...
Yeah I'm a Bike Slut in remission
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08' Husky TE610 - Everything a KLR wants to be...
Yeah I'm a Bike Slut in remission
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Ames
- Megachiroptera Übermench
- Location: Denver, CO in MY OWN DAMN HOUSE!
- Contact:
I think that's Vance. Sort of makes us the un-holy trinity, eh?mtne wrote:mountain eagle- yup that's a given name. Dad picked it and mom cleared it. Figure I'm one of what three users here using a given name. . . . . . me, ames, hell there's got to more.......
mtne
Cheers,
Ames.
Whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you...stranger!
Quid Ita Serius?
You never know how much you appreciate your civil liberties until they've been violated.
Ames.
Whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you...stranger!
Quid Ita Serius?
You never know how much you appreciate your civil liberties until they've been violated.
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Vance
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver-Metro Area, Colorado
- Contact:
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Bo_9
- Ayatollah of Mayhem
- Location: Filthy little worn-out, broken down, see through soul.
Simple, my last name Bonine = Bo_9.
When an old man dies a library burns...
"Every accident involving machinery begins with a single defect. Never forget that defect can be between your ears." - E.J. Potter
"I feel like I'm in "my little pony" HELL!!!!" -Goose
"Well, he never ever smiled, but he always seemed pleased."
"keep about your wits, Know yourself and who you came in with"
"Every accident involving machinery begins with a single defect. Never forget that defect can be between your ears." - E.J. Potter
"I feel like I'm in "my little pony" HELL!!!!" -Goose
"Well, he never ever smiled, but he always seemed pleased."
"keep about your wits, Know yourself and who you came in with"
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vespaboy
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver
You'll always be a huge flaming cock to me, dan!Given the choice I would have rather had some crazy superhero name like HUGE FLAMING COCK, but alas, it never happened.
um vespaboy. I had a 1967 vespa sprint 150 at the time, and I'm a boy. Yup, that's creativity for ya! Now I don't have a vespa, so I may have to shorten it to "boy."
Coasting is for wussies.
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DOF
- El Asbestos Pajamas
So What's the Story
DOF =
Doddering Old Fart- I'm 61.
Doddering Old Fart- I'm 61.
Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow. That's how singles go.
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jr_bear
- Maltov Rattlecan
anti-climax
The name Bear was given to me by two separate groups of freinds within a couple of weeks. My math geeks friends were sitting around one night, drinking, and trying to figure out what totem animal was appropriate for each of us, and nearly everyone agreed that I was a Bear. Then, two weeks later, I was working on armor with my SCA friends, discussing what character types we would be using at SCA events. My friend suggested that I should adopt a Spanish persona and have the name El Oso, the bear. At that point I decided not to fight it, and adopted Bear as my tag.
keep your gun and clothes were you can find them in the dark
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collegeboy01
- Magnum Jihad
- Location: Denver Metro - lakewood
- Contact:
uuh . . . college boy . . . 'cuz I'm in college. Uh . . . 01 is when I graduated from HS and it was a pretty darned big transition!! 1100 miles and a lotta learnin' so it's a bit of a milestone. Also you always have to add numbers to the end of your screenname, it seems like, because the name is already taken. So I just keep it consistent.
I'm sorta like Ames in that nicknames don't stick very well. I've gotten one from friends (Chuck) that I never hear, and a couple from various crews I've worked on in the Forest Service - DM from the Range crew in 2002, for "Dirt Magnet" because I could somehow get filthy sitting in the station for 10 minutes - "Hotshot Charlie" from my Lead Crew on my engine last summer - and CA1, originally from a guy on engines last year and adopted by my engine captain this year (A CA1 is a federal accident form, I've never filled one out but my initials are CA). I got "radar" on an engine dispatch to central Cali last week because I look kinda like Radar from MASH with my beanie and glasses on, but I haven't heard the name again since. So I've had plenty of nicknames, but none of them get used.
Just Plain Charlie
I'm sorta like Ames in that nicknames don't stick very well. I've gotten one from friends (Chuck) that I never hear, and a couple from various crews I've worked on in the Forest Service - DM from the Range crew in 2002, for "Dirt Magnet" because I could somehow get filthy sitting in the station for 10 minutes - "Hotshot Charlie" from my Lead Crew on my engine last summer - and CA1, originally from a guy on engines last year and adopted by my engine captain this year (A CA1 is a federal accident form, I've never filled one out but my initials are CA). I got "radar" on an engine dispatch to central Cali last week because I look kinda like Radar from MASH with my beanie and glasses on, but I haven't heard the name again since. So I've had plenty of nicknames, but none of them get used.
Just Plain Charlie
SocrazyJapanesebike!
07 (the good year) SV650
15 CRF250L midget ADV bike
07 (the good year) SV650
15 CRF250L midget ADV bike
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that one girl
- Maltov Rattlecan
- Location: philly cheese-whiz
vespagirl...it's pretty self-explanatory. when i registerd, it was about all i could think of.
then i got my REAL nickname, but i'm damned lazy and just haven't managed to change my id to reflect my status as that one girl. that's right, most people know me as that one girl now.
oh, and i'm dr katz to all scooterists from oklahoma.
i like that one girl best, personally.
then i got my REAL nickname, but i'm damned lazy and just haven't managed to change my id to reflect my status as that one girl. that's right, most people know me as that one girl now.
oh, and i'm dr katz to all scooterists from oklahoma.
i like that one girl best, personally.
where's my geisha? i need my shoes.