Reason you choose your bike #

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jib-tmb 12/15/2010 6:22pm
12/15/2010 6:22pm
957 - My birthday plus I wanted a high number so no one would expect too much from me.Smile
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jib-tmb 12/15/2010 6:25pm
12/15/2010 6:25pm Edited Date/Time 12/15/2010 6:32pm
newmann wrote:
Lucky 13. Birthday is on the 13th. Everybody freaks out over 13, not me. [img]http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt171/duc-man97/2002CR250KX250004.jpg[/img]
Lucky 13. Birthday is on the 13th. Everybody freaks out over 13, not me.


Agree! My oldest was born on the 13th and I've considered it a lucky number ever since.


Nice lookin scooter btw
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mxteach 12/15/2010 6:42pm
12/15/2010 6:42pm Edited Date/Time 12/15/2010 6:43pm
In the last decade I used:



419-My Wife's B-day

408-My daughters b-day

Then my little brother died 2 yrs ago I run his number in memory of him: 55.



RIP Collin(he's the one i am jumping over in my pic)
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BlueThumper 12/15/2010 6:43pm
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Didn't have a number until my first race and my buddy said I had to come up with a number. In high school my home and away jersey numbers were 44 and 45. Combined the two and came up with #445.

Dumb, but it worked that day of my first race.

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wm741 12/15/2010 7:27pm
12/15/2010 7:27pm
741- My high school Football and Hockey #were 41... Had to add another digit to it so I went with 7 cause it looked cool. Been running it since 2002.
MX Dad #27 12/15/2010 7:49pm
12/15/2010 7:49pm
Tiny - Tiny Side panels on a KTM 50, so we asked for any 2 digit number available. We got # 27, earned a national # twice and a D-22 Champion #, but 13 years later, it's still # 27.
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MX45 12/15/2010 8:04pm
12/15/2010 8:04pm
started with 33 on minis then went to 45 when I moved up.

I picked my numbers because they were visually balanced and fun to sketch/draw/design around.
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Short 43 12/15/2010 8:06pm
12/15/2010 8:06pm
My number is 143. It was originally 43, but is now 143. I chose this because exit 143 is the exit on I-40 for Loretta Lynn's where I've had my greatest memories.
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braaap 12/15/2010 8:21pm
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As a baseball player I was 21. In high school my girl and I used to go to this shady hotel and the room we always got was #121. When I started racing I was told to use the last three digits of my AMA number which was 121. When I went to college my first dorm # was 121. When I got a real job (where I still work 22 years later) my department # was....yeah, 121.

I reserve the right to run 121 on my plates!

I think I'll live to be 121 years old!
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Crush 12/15/2010 8:22pm
12/15/2010 8:22pm
12... HuffDaddy was my favourite rider when I was young...

Suzuki, Axo gear, tall and just a wicked riding style...

Now I run 121 cause I suck! haha...
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nc97 12/15/2010 8:26pm
12/15/2010 8:26pm
Purchased a bike from KW859 back in 1991. It had his national #97 on the bike.. Pretty much been running that # since .
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JIM256 12/15/2010 8:28pm
12/15/2010 8:28pm
in 1983 Barnett was #2 and Rick Ryan was #56 = #256
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ZC35 12/15/2010 8:33pm
12/15/2010 8:33pm
35

2 Thessalonians 3:5 "May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance."
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DPW 12/15/2010 8:48pm
12/15/2010 8:48pm
groundbreaking reason.....bday
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sbowlden111 12/15/2010 9:01pm
12/15/2010 9:01pm
111 Because i was born on january 11. And if I ever earned 2 digit # it would be 11. The next step is self-explanatory. Needless to say it didnt work out.
Bronson905 12/15/2010 9:24pm
12/15/2010 9:24pm
I've been running #905 since my 65 days! I always thought that the number looked cool, and really NO ONE has it. Smile
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redalert144 12/15/2010 9:39pm
12/15/2010 9:39pm
I was really into the And 1 mixtapes back when they were on VHS, 144 is the street Rucker Park is on
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B52 12/15/2010 10:08pm
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Before my uncle turned pro 79' (MIKE CAREY), his amateur # was 152 and my dad's was 252 so since I was like 4yrs. old I was going to be 52, my dad being oldest with 252, his bro 152 & me 52......whenever not available I would alwys choose 152 since 3-diget is always easier to fit with a 1 in it......happy to say I have #52 back!

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wildbill 12/15/2010 11:01pm
12/15/2010 11:01pm
4 until one lil fucker chose it as his career #.


(wearing ocelot pants here only cause I ripped my nofears. Twas Madras Oregon, shit didn't matter if you won.)


ama no. was 846 but downed a few and wasn't sure, so this is what went on.

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BKoonts 12/16/2010 6:40am
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I run 3.14 (pi) just because I like to see how many people get it. Been running it since 2001. The owner of the track that I ride at thought I was referencing a bible verse so he used to call me the bible thumper until I clued him in. My wife runs 520 because our oldest daughter was born on May 20th.
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imoto316 12/16/2010 8:09am
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When I entered my first race I had to choose a number so since my first name is John and I'm a United Methodist pastor, I chose, 316 for "John 3:16"

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

For years I balked at my friends who had numbers but never raced. I'm cheap and didn't want to spring for the backgrounds but I did, then used white contact paper for the numbers.
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Gonzo0100 12/16/2010 8:53am
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63 - My grandpa played college football, it was his number.
63 - I played ice hockey, he supported it, loved it.
963 - If I was semi-fast, I would run 63, so I added a 9... 3-6-9 / 9-6-3
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CrashMaster 12/16/2010 9:22am
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Normaly I use 213, but this time I chose # 2 because i'm a huge Villopoto/Mcgrath fan, plus it looks sweet on my crf450r and kx250f.Cool
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dl117 12/16/2010 9:36am
12/16/2010 9:36am
I ran 517 because as a kid I was 51, and then raced another district and had to add a number. Then when I went to B class the district gave me 117 and it stuck for the last 5 years. My daughter is now 517, and my son wants either 117 or 917 (in honor of sorby)
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yamahaha131 12/16/2010 1:13pm
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131.
My older brother raced local A class when I was little so I thought it was cool when he ran it. Ran it ever since I was on mini's after he changed his to his ama number. Plus I like how it looks.
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mxb2 12/16/2010 1:19pm
12/16/2010 1:19pm
I wanted to choose #4 for my rmz , but i m not gonna disrespect the GOAT!, I m too slow to ride with that number on my zook, so i also chose #2, and i m a huge RV, MC, RJ, Metty fan. Ironic that #2 and #4 are my favorite riders and Metty rocks #24!
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IRISH ED 12/16/2010 1:50pm
12/16/2010 1:50pm
73 year I was born.....also year FMF was started, so I look like I love FMF.
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uk125250 12/16/2010 1:55pm
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newmann wrote:
Haven't really "tried" to sell it, but it is for sale. $2400.00 for anyone interested. Might have something to do with my packrat status I've achieved...
Haven't really "tried" to sell it, but it is for sale. $2400.00 for anyone interested. Might have something to do with my packrat status I've achieved with the wife. She's considered hiring me a clutter counselor and I might even have my own episode of Hoarders. Stay tuned...
You let us know when that one is airing!
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uk125250 12/16/2010 1:55pm
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newmann wrote:
Haven't really "tried" to sell it, but it is for sale. $2400.00 for anyone interested. Might have something to do with my packrat status I've achieved...
Haven't really "tried" to sell it, but it is for sale. $2400.00 for anyone interested. Might have something to do with my packrat status I've achieved with the wife. She's considered hiring me a clutter counselor and I might even have my own episode of Hoarders. Stay tuned...
You let us know when that one is airing!
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JB111 12/16/2010 2:01pm
12/16/2010 2:01pm
#111, three reasons why-
1. J
2. M
3. B

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