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Aerostich
(n) all-weather riding suit preferred by those
concerned with function rather than form
Amish
(n) Anabaptist Pennsylvania Dutch community
that stresses separation from the world. No other known similarities to outlaw
motorcycle gangs
AMA (n) American Motorcyclist
Association
Anne of
(n) fictional orphan girl from Canada’s Prince Green
GablesEdward Island. Very popular among the Japanese.
Even more than their fictional Harleys.
art deco
(adj) style prominent in the 1930s. Or on the
’48 Indian Chief
Bambi (n) spiritual leader of woodland
terrorist organization
Barkley Dynasty
(n) (1965-1969) dour TV ranching family from Big Valley
Beelzebub
(n) state trooper
Beethoven,
(n) German composer. Wrote nine Ludwig van symphonies, many
while stone deaf. Rued the day he didn’t buy those custom-made earplugs at the
Munich Motorcycle Show
Big Brother
(n) speed tax collector using an airplane
boomer boy
(n) crew member on a missile-firing sub
Brobdignagian
(adj) as being from Brobdingnag, the nation of giants
from Jonathon Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. Honda’s target market for the VTX
1800
Carter, Rubin
(n) aka “Hurricane”. Boxer authorities came to blame
for killing New Jersey bartender. Put in prison cell. Otherwise, could have
been champion of world.
Chekov, Anton
(n) Star Trek character whose lines invariably begin
with the word, “Kyeptin”
Cleveland, Grover
(n) 22nd and 24th US president. Affectionately called “351
Cleveland” because of hot air exhaust port
Cortez,
(n) 16th century Spanish explorer who cornered Hernando de the
Aztec gold market
DOT/Snell
(abb) Federal Department of Transport/Snell
Memorial Foundation. Two organizations that test motorcycle helmets by
positioning them on test headforms and dropping them in guided falls onto steel
edged anvils. Both recommend this not be tried at home.
Dantesque
(adj) as describing the work of Dante Alighieri,
13th - 14th century Italian poet and author of the Divine Comedy
Donut
Hole (n) that part of a Krispy Kreme with no
pastry or that part of central Washington with no curves
Dylan, Bob
(n) pop icon. Voice bears resemblance to unmuffled
twin exhaust
Empire
(n) state, county, or municipal authorities
Evan the
(n) aka Evan Piel, Jedi master and council Lannik Warrior
member
Everybody
(n) syndicated TV show that leaves viewers Loves Raymond
asking the question: Why?
Evseatacympia
(n) The words “Everett, Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia” all
squashed into one. Kind of like the cities themselves
Ewok
(n) Sentient furred biped native to the moon of Endor
F18 Hornet
(n) McDonnell Douglas fighter plane. Maximum speed
1188 mph (1912 kmh). Not to be confused with slightly slower Honda Hornet
FU Ballistic Missile
(n) missile with prescribed course designed to deliver nuclear
weapons
Feinstein, Dianne
(n) California senator and gun-carrying anti-gun advocate
Feng Shui
(n) the practice off channeling chi, the life
force. For those who don’t ride
Fortuna
(n) Greek goddess of fortune and prosperity
front-side 540 melon
(n) flip with one and one half rotations
GIVI
(n) brand of high quality hard luggage
available to ruin the lines of most bikes
gummi
(Swed) Swedish for rubber
haakon
(n) high risk forward and sideways snowboard
flip
Haakonsen, Terje
(n) greatest snowboarder ever
Hagman,
Larry (n) Texan actor best known for dreaming of
Jeannie and getting shot. In that order.
Helen of Troy
(n) Ancient Greek booth babe
Henry Weinhards
(n) brand of northwest beer named for its founder. Better than average
commercials
Hill, Sam
(n) see DH44
Imperial Statetroopers
(n) State Patrol
Ishmael
(n) narrator in Melville’s Moby Dick
John Boy
(n) Cloying eldest son of the hick TV family, The
Waltons
Larry, Moe & Curly
(n) Three Stooges who chose to pursue acting rather than speed
tax collecting
Lego
(n) toy set of interlocking plastic
pieces. Similar to those used in assembling the modern-day Excelsior-Henderson
Lewis & Clark
(n) Explorers who traveled down the Columbia in the
early 19th century, thus ensuring that every other thing in Washington would be
named after them
Longfellow, Henry
(n) best loved of the early American poets.
Wadsworth Downplayed middle name
Majors, Lee
(n) six million dollar man who married Farrah
Fawcett
Mapple, Andy (n) water skiing
equivalent of Doug Chandler
maxburns
(v) to ride on gravel. From Max Burns, beloved
Canadian motorcycle writer and gravel aficionado
maxburner
(n) one who likes to maxburns
maxburnism
(n) gravel-based belief system
Maxist
(n) extreme maxburner
Maxist-Leaninist
(n) even more extreme maxburner
McDonald, Ranald
(n) eccentric half-Scot, half-Chinook world traveler best known for
intentionally shipwrecking himself to get into 19th century Japan. Later
secured gig as clown for fledgling international fast food chain
Ministry of Truth
(n) propaganda arm of the government in George Orwell’s
novel, 1984. Spreads lies to suit strategic goals while constantly rewriting
and falsifying history. Sound familiar?
Miracle at Lourdes
(n) 19 appearances of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France in
1858. Pilgrims bike to the site for miraculous spiritual healings to this day,
further confirmation of how difficult it is to find a good French mechanic
Motelation
(n) the mutilation of countryside by development on the edges of towns
Monica
(n) former White House intern and flute
player, Monica Lewinsky. Responsible for the fact no one names their daughter
“Monica” anymore
Motorcycle
(n) US motorcycle magazine best known for its Tour &
Cruiserexcellent review of Destination Highways British Columbia in its Dec,
2001 issue
New Deal
(n) government program during the Great Depression
that gave the unemployed jobs building and repairing roads. Obviously
discontinued
New England
(n) Synonymous with small townships of sober, yet
colorful clapboard houses settled amidst leafy, bucolic surroundings. At least
among people not from New England
Northern Exposure
(n) popular 1990s series that depicted life in small town Alaska. Launched
several highly successful careers in TV commercials
Pony
Express (n) pre-Internet mail service. Also name of
national motorcycle ride for breast cancer research and beer
poser
(n) motorcyclist whose longest trip is to
the nearest Starbucks
Pugetean
(adj) relating to Puget Sound
Pugetopolis
(n) see Evseatacympia
pylon
(n) any vehicle with four wheels or more
pyloncrime
(n) crime of driving a pylon instead of a
motorcycle. The bigger the pylon, the bigger the crime
Romulans
(n) enemies of the Federation
Safety Project Officer
(n) Newspeak for speed tax collector
Seatopolis
(n) Seattle
Sidewinder Missile
(n) heat seeking, short range, air-to-air missile (Note: cost
is $41,300 per unit)
skate
(v) snowboard
Sith Order
(n) cabal of Dark Force practitioners. Based in
Vader, WA
speed tax collector
(n) one who collects speed taxes on behalf of government.
Greypeace
(n) Nonprofit society dedicated to the preservation
and development of twisty paved roads.
Sappho
(n) Greek poetess and patron of the Long Beach
Orange County Motorcycle Club
sick
(n) exceptionally good
Silent Grey Fellow
(n) early Harley-Davidson renowned for its quiet exhaust. No
longer in production
Sims
(n) snowboard manufacturer
Solon
(n) great Athenian lawmaker. Adamantly
refused to enact helmet law
STC
(abb) speed tax collector
stomp
(n/v) make a good landing
Stanwyck, Barbara
(n) one woman whose place was definitely up front
Starbuck
(n) first mate of the Pequod in
Melville’s Moby Dick
Stonehenge
(n) stone structure in two concentric circles erected
in southern England 5000 years ago for no apparent reason. Like why they drive
on the wrong side of the road
Sullivan, Ed
(n) host of his own long-running variety show whose
hunched shoulders and awkward gestures always made him look like he just
finished a long ride on his chopper
TIE Interceptor
(n) vehicle of choice among Lewis
County sheriffs
transition
(n) the curved line of a snowboard ramp
Tribbles
(n) prolifically reproducing furry balls of
fluff
Truman, Harry
(n) strange fellow who lived in a cabin on Mt St Helens
from 1926 - 1980. Not to be confused with Truman, Harry S, the strange fellow
who lived in the White House from 1945 - 1953
Twistosterone
(n) hormone that gives a DH its twistiness
Tyson,
Mike (n) aka “Iron Mike”. Former heavyweight
boxing champ known for bizarre behavior. Good guy to have along, however, if
you accidentally knock over a row of Hogs
Village People
(n) six guys who liked to dress up and make bad music
wampum
(Algonquin) money, baby, money
Warhol, Andy
(n) avant garde artist. Had more than ten minutes of
fame
Widow Douglas
(n) minor character in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer
WSDOT
(n) Washington State Destroyers of Twistiness
Yes
(n) polished, original band from the
1970s that gained popularity before the Beegees made falsetto harmony impossible
to listen to
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