Is your bike male or female?

[Wildkat]

I have firmly decided that my FJ is female... finicky... jealous... temperamental... but fast... very fast... very sleek looking... and like a pair of really nice looking high heels... not as comfortable as sneakers...
Took her for a ride the other day after she had been sitting for awhile while I rode the XS... and she was stubborn and didn't want to go... got me to point A... but refused to go to point B... I finally convinced her it was in her best interest to get us home.

As for the XS... all male... strong... dependable (most of the time)... a mule of sorts... not quite as fast (even less so after the 750 final drive mod) but definitely a bike I have been able to take anywhere and everywhere... and comfortable to ride (sneakers)...

How does your XS compare to the other bikes in your stable or those that used to be there?

[randy]

Swamp Thing is definitely female.

She always gets whatever she wants, whether she actually needs it or not.

When we're apart, I think about her all of the time.

She can be cold one minute, scorching hot the next.

She's high maintenance.

[mason79]

mines androgynous , everytime i need to do maintainance or repairs, he turns into a women, primping, preeening, included, then when i ride it she turns back to a man, rough and tuff ready to rock and roll and kick some asphalt.

[Stralya]

Male

The Swiftcicle is definately male. Drinks too much, smokes like a champion and never makes it home on time.

[81xsproject]

I don't know that mine is necessarily male, but it doesn't give me nearly enough headaches to be female.

[panshovel]

Strayla, That was real good.

[79XS11F]

Mines nether ... it's a GOD lol lol
Rob

[fredintoon]

A motorcycle is a machine. It has no gender and no self awareness or volition. It cannot be bribed, coerced, bullied or threatened into doing anything outside of it's design parameters. If you do not maintain it properly it will quit on you or even kill you.

[mro]

A motorcycle is a machine

geeze Fred,
do you happen to be wrapped in a wet blanket???
and your ride "Spirit of America"
even if it is a three wheeler seems to want to contradict you


mro
OK, have not yet even thought to "name" even one of my XSes

[Crazcnuk]

I don't know about vehicle genders, but I never, ever picture myself riding anything male!

So I always think of any of my vehicles as she...

[petejw]

my bike's definately a female
craz couldnt of said it better,
no way in the world would i straddle a male.


not that theres anything wrong with that. lol

[Stralya]

Fungi!

Hey Fred you funster, let me know the next time you throw a party.

Mind you, I've probably not got long, The Swiftcicle wants to kill me apparently.

And as for coercion, have you never muttered 'Startyabastard!'?

Your bike is female btw.

[oseaghdha]

Originally posted by fredintoon
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If you do not maintain it properly it will quit on you or even kill you.

Sounds female to me.

[Stralya]

Exactly!

[Wildkat]

Originally posted by fredintoon
A motorcycle is a machine. It has no gender and no self awareness or volition. It cannot be bribed, coerced, bullied or threatened into doing anything outside of it's design parameters. If you do not maintain it properly it will quit on you or even kill you.

Wow... you don't know my bikes at all... While they might be machines... they most certainly have attitude and personality...

Geez Fred... I'm kind of surprised at your answer here...

Stralya... a MOST excellent answer!