The wimmins always called me Stud.
I never really had a nickname tbh. Well, until 1979. I was racing motorcycles in those years and when Honda introduced the XL185 in ‘79, they were trying to break into the off-road (dual sport) racing scene. I ended up with a Honda sponsorship as well as a Sudco International sponsorship.
http://www.sudco.com/
I ran enduros and the 2-strokes dominated the circuit. The XL was a 4-stroke, so I was an automatic underdog. But, I did really well and have a garage full of trophy’s to this day. Everyone started calling me Thumper from about the first race I ran. (I took 1st place right out of the box!)
This is the definition from the Internet glossary of motorcycle terms:
“Thumper — A single-cylinder, four-stroke motorcycle engine.”
All of my old racing buddies still call me Thumper. It’s not only where my moniker here comes from, but also where my email address originated (Thumper + my birth year)
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