USER NAMES/HANDLES - What does yours mean? Where did it come from?

[pegasus1300]

Only 80 posts since #399 which was the last time I posted in this thread, but that was in 2020? Nothing has changed, so here is my original post:

Pegasus1300: Pegasus the flying horse, motorcycles always seemed like a horse that could fly to me. 1300: Yamaha Venture V4 was a 1300cc motor and I rode those from 1986 till my accident in 2011 put me on 3 Wheels.​

I went back and read some of the first posts from 2009. Most of those members are no longer on the forum, some are passed away, others just gone, maybe lost interest, sold their Spyder or ??? I joined SpyderLovers in 2012 when I first started looking at Spyders. Bought my Spyder in June 2015 used. It is kinda fun going back and seeing some of the names and posts from the early days and wondering what and how they are doing today.

 

[Deanna777]

Interesting thread.

My first name is Deanna and I picked the 777 out of the blue.

Deanna

 

[doncanfix2]

Greetings all! My handle is one I created years ago and decided to use it here. It is arguably arrogant in nature; my lifelong careers were so diverse that I feel I can fix anything; DIY should be my middle name. My RIP dad (rocket scientist) put us on the moon, and taught me sooo much, he told me never to specialize in any field and there would always be a market for my skills. My first project was when I was about 6 years old when dad and I rebuilt a 2-cycle lawnmower engine. Mechanics, electrical/electronics, carpentry, physical sciences, atmospheric chemistry, computers, telecommunications, pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical weapons (demilitarization), just a short list. Now my favorite project is our motorhome, with, of course, the Spyder in tow! Yes, I still have the '72 Bonneville, and the Spyder pic was taken in exactly the same place... 40 years later! Whatever it is, don can fix that too (as long as it doesn't bleed)! Dad would be proud!

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

Clover Hill Crawler

The name comes from the neighborhood where I live in Frederick, Md. that is right next to Fort Detrick.

Clover Hill.

 

[Albec]

Mine is a combination of my first name and my wife's.

Can you guess what they are? I'll bet that you can!

 

[Snoking1127]

Mine is a combination of my first name and my wife's.

Can you guess what they are? I'll bet that you can!

I can do that standing on my head. Becky and Al

 

[Albec]

I can do that standing on my head. Becky and Al

Ding Ding Ding

A winner! Except I don't like the shortened version of my name.

 

[Whicked]

I can be quite ruthless playing games