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Bike Handles
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:33 pm
by Nanna10r
Couple of Months ago I posted about a nick name for the 06 10r. With reference to that & Writing the Ride Report for Barra's Bush Bivawack I Realised we never Got back to doing the 12r.
So this post is going to be a collection of the Aussie Nick names for Bikes.
I'll start it with those common ones we all know & use.
then We'll take suggestions for the models that have slipped through the Slang Cracks.
04 - 05 ZX10R - "Crim" (short for Criminal) rational "if you hang around one long enough you'll End up in Jaol"
Satin Silver - "Smooth Crim"
Black - "Peeping Tom" a Crim in the dark hahaha just funning ya's
04 - 05 ZX6R - "Barra" (Short for Wheelbarrow) - What has "Handy on 1wheel has No suspension & will Fuk your back."
96 - 02 ZX9R - "Th' 9" - Historical for Kawasaki's to have a 900cc Flagship.
73 - 76 500cc - "Widow maker" - Went like a cut cat but braked & handled like Crap I've been told.
06 - 07 ZX10R "Gumby" What did Walker use in the Rain "gumboot" yeah
&
Q. Whats green, magical & has a bad head
A "Gumby"
ZX12R "Magic School Bus"
frogzx12r wrote:It can change from tourer to sports bike to commuter to stunter to missle and it sure taught me a lesson.
ZX7RR "Pirate" Ahhhhr Ahhhhr me Hearties"
Ok thats a start what ya got for me Dave1, Yoda, Rossi, Ronster, Losti & Gos. C'mon you old Stages whats the good word ?.
Re: Bike Handles
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:41 pm
by Smitty
Pontikat wrote:...snip..
73 - 76 HII - "Widow maker" - Went like a cut cat but braked & handled like Crap I've been told.
.
Brett
it was the MachIII that was termed ..the Widowmaker
back in the days (about '75) when I had one
especially the Series1 which was all drum brakes
and skinny cross plies (100 section rear)
for a bike that did 120 mph
...murderous pharkers they were
cheers
Re: Bike Handles
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:44 pm
by Smitty
Pontikat wrote:Couple of Months ago I posted about a nick name for the 06 10r. With reference to that & Writing the Ride Report for Barra's Bush Bivawack I Realised we never Got back to doing the 12r.
..snip
I'm quite fond of the "Large Tackle" fopr the 12r but also someone said the millenium falcon & I like an excuse to say "Coon"
Ok thats a start what ya got for me Dave1, Yoda, Rossi, Ronster, Losti & Gos. C'mon you old Stages whats the good word ?.
Ponti....
Large Tackle...??
like that
and this bloke is sorta happy with the Millenium Falcon
<------check out my location
cheers
yoda
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:47 pm
by Strika
mmmm ZX12 hey? A.A. Cause it drinks like a fish!
DWD- (Dog with Diarhea-spell) cause it drags its arse on the ground!
The enterpirse- for obvious reasons, although the 14 most likely takes that monica now.
Salad dodger- Cause it could do with a diet!
Terry- Tear is tyres off!
Just off the top of my head.....I'll come back to it!
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:04 pm
by FrogZ
Ditch Finder ??? or is that just me and lucky ?
It is and always will be the
the 12, an ELR is an ELR, a ZZR is a ZZR.
It
was Rocket science when a 10 was a 9.
The large tackle is more a comment on the rider than the bike, or is that just me
the Falcon is nice, but it
was nobbled together and 12s aren't.
A mako ? Whats the fastest shark ?
nah a 12s a 12.
Whats a name for a gentlmen (hooligan)s carriage ? a black missle ? Some sort of bird that fucks japanese falcons (busas) would be cool, peregrine sound sus'.
Any Ornotholigists out there...
And my 12 didnt drag its arse on the ground Strika, it was nose down ars up, even more so after the excursion
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:09 pm
by MadKaw
The Magic Bus....
Hoffy and the guys have already tagged the zxr750R as the Pirate... its that additional Rrrrr..
And thanks to Hoffy it now has stickers that say Caution - Pirate with Attitude....
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:20 pm
by FrogZ
Id go with the Magic School Bus
It can change from tourer to sports bike to commuter to stunter to missle and it sure taught me a lesson.
(oh add flying machine if you include cartwheels)
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:25 pm
by Gosling1
MadKaw wrote:The Magic Bus....
....
thats not bad, not bad at all........its nearly as big as a bus
, but somehow, *magically*, it can run rings around smaller bikes !!! *satisfied grin*
. Yes, I like "The Magic Bus"
...The large tackle is more a comment on the rider than the bike, or is that just me ..
I also like "The Ponderous Barge", "OJ" (think about it), "King Kong", or perhaps even "Orca" - its a bit of a *killer* whale eh ??
If I was still on the gear, it would be called "Starship Benterprise" !
Kwakka 9 - The Original & The Best z900 from 1972-1976.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:29 pm
by red_dave
I remember dubbing the ZX14 -
Marion Jones... A big bitch pumped full of steroids and a shit load of speed...
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:49 pm
by Smitty
MadKaw wrote:The Magic Bus....
.
for the 12r?
yeah ..good one Dave
and I am a 'Who' fan
and
don't mind 'The Enterprise" going where no man has gone before
cheers
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:50 pm
by Barrabob
Hey nana the barra is a 03/04 6r and by the looks of the setup on that gixer on the weekend they whernt the only bike sold like that.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:53 pm
by FrogZ
Well I might have got the Barra connection wrong once before but I STILL think there is a likeness around the forehead region to its fish namesake myself myself, no matter where the nickname originated.
I like magic bus... but whenever I hear 9 I think Z9
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:57 pm
by mobile
Man all too early for me, some of this was when I still had training wheels on me BMX
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:56 pm
by hoffy
Serena, cause it has a big arse and it packs a punch.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:01 pm
by Gosling1
hoffy wrote:Neka, cause it likes to pack a big arse punch.