How did you get your screen name?

[aceharleywrench]

Because "Pretty good Harley-Davidson mechanic" wasn't pretentious enough

[Tbone]

Originally Posted by aceharleywrench

Because "Pretty good Harley-Davidson mechanic" wasn't pretentious enough

That's pretty good Ace. I like that one.

[Crimsonaro]

Bare with me. My thought process is a very unique to say the least, but since you asked.....

In 1990-91 somewhere I bought my first home computer, a Comidore Amiga for those that know what one is. At the time my first car I(which I still own) was a red 1966 Pontiac Lemans that I bought just before turning 16. My folks had given me a red 1981 Pontiac Firebird when I graduated college, so I had two red Pontiacs. I was signing on to a BBS called "The Hard Place next to the Rock" in Grover City(Beach) California and needed a log in name. I'm part geek and part car guy. I love machines, specially old ones.

Well I took a page from my brother who had always owned old Pontiacs(Goats,Lemans, Birds, etc). Pontiacs badge being an arrow head, he always wanted personal plates that said TINJUN. That fit Iowa's 6 character plates well and stood for Tin Indian.

Going along the same lines with my two red Pontiacs I came up with Crimson Arrow. However, there was a time in the 90s when I was using AOL. AOL only allowed 10 characters, so I shortened it to CrimsonAro. Over time I dropped the caps on the "A" to make it easier to type.

Since then I've never had the log in name rejected. It has more then 8 characters to fit requirements and no one seems to want it. Where as my first initial last name log in gets rejected alot these days. After nearly 20 years with basically the same online name, I don't see myself changing anytime soon.

[Bipenut]

I got mine many years ago....
I love airplanes as well as motorcycles, in particular i like Bi-Planes...... a friend called me a bipenut..... it stuck
I like the vintage biplanes with radial engines..... Harleys engines started off as part of an old radial airplane engine........ they both sound close to the same as far as i am concerned!
Thanks
Dennis

[shovelmike]

I'm right with you on those biplanes, and Ah Yes those radial engines...sweet music!

[unclepsycho]

Thanks for joining in, since my mind is alway moving in one direction or another, I try to figure out the web names on my own, but the real stories right from you all, are interesting.

Thanks

[Roadrash]

Great thread!
It is what it is...about 5 times,no 4,the last time...I rode it like a surfboard!
I have used this handle for about 20ys,or Novanuts,in one form or another.
I have a fetish for 68-72 Novas.
Been called everything,answer to anything.
RR

[dc4stroke]

I was running 4stroke dirtbikes when everyone around here was running 2 strokes. Everyone at the enduros just refered to me as "4 stroke." And my initials of course..

[sgtcowboyusmc]

Well let's see... This is going to be hard to follow....
One time in Band Camp... OOOPS wrong story..

As most can figure out while I was in the Marines I Rode Bulls and of course wore a Cowboy Hat and was a Sergeant. Simple!

Here is a pic of me at the Southern California Fair at Del Mar Ca. 1983

[HarleyCruiser]

Been trying to avoid this thread but after reading it found it very funny.
I love the gal with all the lovers, Harley2936, mine would be Harleycounttheloversononehand. (and no one hand lovers jokes please)
Or the guy with the signature of “instead of getting married again I’m going to just find a gal that I don’t like and give her a house.
Well I’m pretty dull.
Ride a Harley most of my adult life, tried other bikes, but found them boring.
And the cruiser thing, most people think of cruisers as bar hoppers, but that’s not it, I like to just cruise the back roads.
Don’t care for the interstate, or ride real fast, just love to cruise on my Harley.
The name has never been taken on any of the boards, don’t know if that is a good thing or not.
So HC or Cruiser works for me.