Posted by Jon D. on July 17, 2003 at 16:10:24:
In Reply to: ls 650 savage bike names posted by stephen hayes on July 17, 2003 at 02:42:55:
...I thought that if a name came to me for my bike, I'd use it. I never planned on coming up with a name. An event or something seems to trigger names ususally.
That's where my bike's name came from. Last year, I dropped my bike at about 15 mph. It took a small beating. Ever since, it's been tempermental at times or things are bent here and there. So that started me thinking the bike was "black & blue", so to speak. (Foreign friends in the forum may not know what I mean by this. You know when you get bruised, your skin looks that black/blue/purple color? That term is called "black and blue" in the USA).
What solidified the name was that my '95 looks black sometimes, but it's really blue if you look in the sunlight.
My ride's a roughed up, black/blue colored bike, hence it's name: "Black & Blue" I thought about getting a NY plate for it, but I just figured some one already has that commom phrase.
I'd be interested in hearing other namesakes...
-Jon D.
'95