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Mr. Motorcycle
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Mr. Motorcycle
I live at 1 Frozen place in, Minnesota, United States
My wife refers to me as Mr. Motorcycle. My real name is Mark. I'm happily married and I'm also a father to 6 children. I have two human offspring, two cats, one dog, and one custom Harley. I believe that makes 6 children. When I'm not doing my real full time job, or going for a ride, I like to do art, custom paint jobs, and of course BLOG. If you would like to contact me, my e-mail address is 1mrmotorcycle@gmail.com.
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This is my Bliss.

This is my Bliss.
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The photo above is my ride :
"Kenny" started life as a stock 1997 883 Sportster. Then one day I got a hold of it. Mwua ha ha ha. It is now almost entirely custom with a Built, "slightly juiced up" 1200 motor. I give Special thanks to Stormy Custom Bike Works for the parts swapping, motor building, mechanical, and wiring.
The Metal Fabrication, bodywork and custom paint was done by me.

Here is a bit of trivial background on the name Kenny for those who might be interested:

I know traditionally, most people who name their rides, motorcycles, and cars alike name them with female names. I of course had to be difficult and different. Unlike many of you, I gave my bike a male name because I think bikes look masculine not feminine. My bike "Kenny", was named after my father Ken as a tribute to "both" of my parents, for all of the love, encouragement, support, opportunities, and the many blessings they have given me in my life. Since I wanted to go with a masculine name, Shirley my mother's name just wouldn't do.

I must give credit though, the idea to name my bike in tribute to my folks came from Beach, of The Beach Cruiser. He named his bike after his father Archie. I was so touched, I thought why not.


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I welcome and encourage your comments.
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Thanx,
Mr. Motorcycle

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

A new biker word to add to the dictionary


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At a Motorcycle repair shop I frequent, there is a funny word that they use to describe making a bike look cooler than it already is, or is not.
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The first time I heard it was when I had a stock Harley, and was in there looking at options to make it Bad Ass.
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We talked about all of the things that could be done, and the list started, and the financial drain started as well.
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So my New Webster's Dictionary word addition suggestion is:
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coolify
Pronunciation: kool . if . eye
Function: adjective
Etymology: English slang biker giberish
Date: sometime after the start of the19th century
1: cool, or kool : To be lacking the stock motorcycle look:
2:To coolify, usually marks the start of ones financial drain , and loss of self-control.
A cool and calculating bike builder should be the administrator of "coolifying" ones motorcycle.
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Special thanks to Wizard and Stormy for using this wicked word, and making it part of my vocabulary.
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Special thanks to Stormy Custom Bike Works for helping me "coolify" my Harley.
Posted by Mr. Motorcycle at 6:00 AM
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