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Received an email from my dealer yesterday. New Indian Scout motorcycles are beginning to ship. All are promised to deliver this month. I put a deposit on mine a week before the deadline; so mine will probably not come early. Soon as it hits the truck in Spirit Lake Iowa they'll send my dealer the VIN, dealer will call me, I'll input the VIN on-line with my insurance company, take the insurance card which that page generates to the bank, arrive at the dealer all ducks in a row, ride home to break her in.
The pannier problem still persists. Latest word is panniers won't ship until February. The bike is of no use to me without some kind of way to carry my lunch to work, a duffel to the gym, or etc. No rack, single seat. However, I have several alternatives in mind. So this may work out by bike arrival.
So. Now is the time to settle on a name for her. I have three ideas. Tell me what you think, or else suggest a better one:
Aokakitsiwa -- Blackfoot (Siksika -- my great-grandmother's nation) for Scout. One who finds out where the buffalo are roaming and reports back. The right tribe, the right word, but certainly does not roll off the tongue. Nickname Awka sounds like a killer whale in Boston.
Whekenitu -- Shoshone for searcher. A much better known word. Certainly fits my philosophical bent. Does not roll off the tongue. Nickname Wheck rhymes with wreck.
Rhonda -- for Rhonda Rousey; cause this bike is small, powerful, and red hot sexy. Rolls off the tongue. Nothing to do with Indian or Scout. Bearswatter will not be keen on my throwing a leg over Rhonda. Help me Rjhonda -- gotta love the Beach Boys.
Dull-Aware vanity motorcycle license plates cannot exceed five characters. Scout is taken. Scowt and Scoot are both available, and so is Ronda. I have reserved all three for sixty days (you do that on-line for free). !njun is available; but I'm not keen on that. Aoka is available; but no one would get that. Either Indian name, I'd probably get Scowt for the plate. Rhonda I'd get Ronda.
Tell me what you guys think. Vote for one or suggest another. If you suggest and I dig it, I'll shoot you a package of how many cigars I can stuff in a small priority. If N many vote for one of the three above, and I dig it, then I'll hit random org to choose from one to N, and the winner gets a package. If I choose some other thing not submitted here, then I dunno. You have from now until I get the VIN.
Here's the bike we're talking about:
The pannier problem still persists. Latest word is panniers won't ship until February. The bike is of no use to me without some kind of way to carry my lunch to work, a duffel to the gym, or etc. No rack, single seat. However, I have several alternatives in mind. So this may work out by bike arrival.
So. Now is the time to settle on a name for her. I have three ideas. Tell me what you think, or else suggest a better one:
Aokakitsiwa -- Blackfoot (Siksika -- my great-grandmother's nation) for Scout. One who finds out where the buffalo are roaming and reports back. The right tribe, the right word, but certainly does not roll off the tongue. Nickname Awka sounds like a killer whale in Boston.
Whekenitu -- Shoshone for searcher. A much better known word. Certainly fits my philosophical bent. Does not roll off the tongue. Nickname Wheck rhymes with wreck.
Rhonda -- for Rhonda Rousey; cause this bike is small, powerful, and red hot sexy. Rolls off the tongue. Nothing to do with Indian or Scout. Bearswatter will not be keen on my throwing a leg over Rhonda. Help me Rjhonda -- gotta love the Beach Boys.
Dull-Aware vanity motorcycle license plates cannot exceed five characters. Scout is taken. Scowt and Scoot are both available, and so is Ronda. I have reserved all three for sixty days (you do that on-line for free). !njun is available; but I'm not keen on that. Aoka is available; but no one would get that. Either Indian name, I'd probably get Scowt for the plate. Rhonda I'd get Ronda.
Tell me what you guys think. Vote for one or suggest another. If you suggest and I dig it, I'll shoot you a package of how many cigars I can stuff in a small priority. If N many vote for one of the three above, and I dig it, then I'll hit random org to choose from one to N, and the winner gets a package. If I choose some other thing not submitted here, then I dunno. You have from now until I get the VIN.
Here's the bike we're talking about:
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I also looked at the Indian Scout website and thought of some other 5 character possibilities: "Vtwin","Style","Kudos" or "Tribe".
agateno (Aw-Ga-Tano) - one who looks around
Whatever name you choose, that is a sweet ride-congrats.
gripnrip, PM me your addy, cause you're gonna get some Merry Christmas regardless. That's thinking outta the box there.
Wind -- with life in it -- like Aeolus, Zephyrus, Ehecatl, Tate, Sopowa.
Anaba - From the Native American name Anaba Meaning: ‘She returns from battle’ Emotional Spectrum • Somewhat headstrong, she must guard against impulse. Personal Integrity • Anaba is the height of respectability. Personality • Nice to all great and small. Relationships • Many people will find her their best friend. Travel & Leisure • Lives for the weekends!
Anejo
I like your first choice-Aokakitsiwa.
The Backfoot speaker tells me the word for wind is sopoyi, but that Sopowa would be perfectly understandable as Windmaker. Going with that. Thanks to gripnrip for the idea. He asked his winnings be handed to a randomly met person. The homeless cat with a cardboard sign at the shopping center exit near my office scored some Smelly Kalikimaka. No pic of course.