I named my FZ6 “Cylon” after the one-eyed, emotionless killing machines from Battlestar Galactica. Now that I have my BMW K1200LT I need to name it. I’d like to keep with the BSG theme, and as such have two ideas for a name.
Basestar.
Image courtesy of Shipschematics.net.
The basestar is the mothership for the Cylons. It houses a ton of fighters and generally blows shit up. It also seems “black” in color/aura to me, and as such it was my primary name choice for my new bike. However, despite being totally huge, the K1200LT doesn’t really carry a hojillion robot soldiers and the aircraft-carrier theme is kind of askew, also.
Which led me to …
Raptor
Image courtesy of Battlestar Wiki.
The Raptor is the human Colonial’s all-purpose craft. It’s a shuttle, an ECM boat, a recon vessel, and is a bomber in a pinch. It is built to jump deep into space and monitor Cylon activity. The theme of the Raptor is probably closer to the spirit of the K1200LT … but it’s fucking brown. My bike is black. ><
So, what do you think? Basestar or Raptor? Or STFU?
Raptor - All purpose, baby! Oh, and paint the bike brown. Win-win
I already think of it as Basestar since you have been calling it that since you got it. So now it is tied :)
I go for Basestar.
Or B’s Motherfuckin’ Whip
Rebecca thinks your should call it St. Fu (aka STFU).
I am still undecided, but will think about it… What about the K.I.T.T. option, you remember, Knight Industries Two Thousand, with david hasselhoff… I am sure we could find you an 8track tape player…
Love
How about naming it Gaius? For those who don’t watch the show, that’s the first name of Dr. Baltar, pronounced Guy-Us. It’s a guy’s bike (Dr. Faulken’s), and yet, it’s an ‘us’ bike, because it’s passenger- (pillion-) friendly!
Unless you start carrying a nest of hornets to throw at your enemies, I just can’t see it being a basestar.
I would go with Raider, Viper, or Raptor. All could hold 2 people baby!
(or you could start carrying hornets, that would be pretty nifty)
I’m simple. I like “The Couch”. But of course, I ride a bicycle named “The Dirty Uncle”.
I’m going to take “The Couch” for a spin. I like it. :)
Leviathan
Before I clicked through to this article, my first thought was the raptor: long range recon.
However, after the discussion I feel that perhaps Number Six would be more appropriate: everybody wants to ride that, a lot:
As the “rebellious” Number Six model was known as “Caprica” I think Caprica would also work.
Here’s a photo of Tricia Helfer, Number Six in Father’s post:
Leviathon 6!
^ I’d totally hit that.
Late to the party, but how about Heavy Raider?
Its the toaster equivalent of the Colonial Raptor, and best of all, it isn’t brown.
So… reach a decision on the name? Or is that whole “work” thing getting in the way of this very serious decision?
Hehehe, guess I should have updated things. :) I have named the bike Raptor. I really liked Heavy/Raider and Number Six, but I will probably reserve those names for future vehicles. Heavy Raider would be an excellent name for a black or gray truck, and Number Six needs to be a sexy red superbike.
I am glad that so many of you made suggestions, this has been one of my favorite posts in a long time! :)