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Offline FAT-TOY

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« on: November 20, 2014, 10:37:54 PM »

  While I was having a look through the forum tonight I noticed a couple of unusual user names and wondered where they came from.  Most members seem to use a nick name or their own name or maybe a name they wish was theirs. Others use race numbers or their favourite brand of bike or a mixture of 2 or more of them.  Then there are others that I have trouble trying to workout where they might have evolved from.
  Mine started as a play on words a few years ago when I used to make and sell personalised gear shifter connecting rods for Harleys and on mine fatboy became fat-toy.  I might be a bit nosey but I would be interested in the origins of some of the more unusual user names.
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Offline jerry

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Re: User names
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 10:41:20 PM »
My real name is Jeremy although I'm called Lucifer at work (long story) Jerry
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Re: User names
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 10:45:16 PM »
Tim754 -  short for mental time-bomb with 7.54 second count down. Or how about the 754th failure named Tim born in 1957, or perhaps My name is Tim Derrick and I own a rough old Honda CB750/4 K series powered VMX sidecar. ;)
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Re: User names
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 10:55:03 PM »
Scunge- nickname from university days.

 I have no idea why I got it....
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2014, 03:54:06 AM »
The name of the red paint used on '75-'82 Honda dirt bikes.  ;)
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Re: User names
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2014, 06:24:36 AM »
I signed up to the SOHC4 forum when I was rebuilding my 1973 Rickman CR750. Just kept it going through other fora.
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2014, 06:30:57 AM »
From the old usenet days. Rec.Motorcycle.Dirt actually. Everything was anonymous on there and I needed a catchy user name. TooFastTim was catchy and I've stuck with it for over twenty years. In no ways does it reflect my ability on an off-road bike  8)
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2014, 09:05:53 AM »
My number plate. Now moved to QLD so not realy relivent now ::).
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Offline KTM47

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Re: User names
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2014, 10:16:21 AM »
My ininials and race number.  Anyone who knows me can work out who I am.
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Re: User names
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2014, 10:32:04 AM »
Mine is because...

1, Anyone who has the last name Smith, Jones, Brown knows how hard it is to include your name in it
2, Cycle-Jesus was already taken
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Offline shelpi

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Re: User names
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2014, 10:44:39 AM »
mine was given to me for my computer password at the old E.T.S.A (electricity trust of south australia) and then stuck as a nickname, its best not to say the other names Ive been called ;)
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Re: User names
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2014, 10:51:37 AM »
Quote from: cyclegod on November 21, 2014, 10:32:04 AM
Mine is because...

1, Anyone who has the last name Smith, Jones, Brown knows how hard it is to include your name in it
2, Cycle-Jesus was already taken

I thought it was because you are the god of finding impossible parts on eBay in 20 seconds flat  :D :D
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Re: User names
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2014, 01:38:48 PM »
because that is what trials is all about for me
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Offline Gerard De Ruyter (Twistandshout)

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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2014, 01:45:02 PM »
Because shouting with joy is what twisting the loud handle makes me feel like doing.  Occasionally with pain.
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2014, 01:47:13 PM »
When I was younger my dad used to call me Jesus Christ Jerry!! J
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