Pro Moto Nicknames - A Comprehensive List

AMDnutt wrote:

I thought Mike LaRocco was "Iron Mike"?

egg449 wrote:

I remember Cooper Webb being known as "Mini Coop", but in his younger days.
Was Tyler Bowers known as "The Bear", or something like that?

AMDnutt wrote:

I thought Mike LaRocco was "Iron Mike"?

sumdood wrote:

Some guys have more than one it looks like, La Rocco & MC have 3

Iron Mike, The Rock, LaRocket

The King, Showtime, Supermac 

Who else ?  

jps256 wrote:

I thought Chad was the thunder from down under

The Wolf Man wrote:

A few alternatives:El Homebray (thanks RC)DumDumDonger or Diaper BoyAdditional comments:The Cowboy is a ridiculous contrived nameBeast Mode sounds strange. It's not a nick...

A few alternatives:

El Homebray (thanks RC)

DumDum

Donger or Diaper Boy

Additional comments:

The Cowboy is a ridiculous contrived name

Beast Mode sounds strange. It's not a nick name, it's an adjective to describe Eli's riding at certain times e.g: 'he went Beast Mode'. 

Other names:

RJ - Bad Boy

Emig - Fro

Bradshaw - The Beast from the East

DeCoster - The Man

Webb - Burger Boy

DV - The Cobra

Herlings - The Bullet 

Hannah - The Hurricane

Lechien - Dogger

Stanton - Six Time

Mcadoo - Whackers

Sexton - Changers (pron: rhymes with Clangers)

Reed - Um

Zack Osborne - Wacko

Nicoletti - Filthy

mvmx wrote:

Andrew Short - Smiley face assassin 

aeffertz wrote:

Let's put together a list of the "well known" nicknames of the top racers. I will edit this post to add the ones that come from...

Let's put together a list of the "well known" nicknames of the top racers. I will edit this post to add the ones that come from the comments. Initials + their race number doesn't count. I also want to add a list of the most noteable riders that never established a nickname for themselves. I will start with just the few I can think of off the top of my head but this is very much a group project!

Jason Anderson - El Hombre
Blake Baggett - El Chupacabra
David Bailey - Little Professor
Gary Bailey - The Professor
Justin Barcia - BamBam
Mark Barnett - Bomber
Mike Bell - Too Tall
Damon Bradshaw - The Beast from the East
Scott Burnworth - Burner
Ricky Carmichael - GOAT
Danny Chandler - Magoo
Mike Craig - Sting Ray
Roger De Coster - The Man
Haiden Deegan - Danger Boy
John Dowd - Junkyard Dog 
Ryan Dungey - The Diesel
Jeff Emig - Fro
Tyler Evans - One Punch
Tim Ferry - Red Dog
Broc Glover - Golden Boy
Bob Hannah - Hurricane Hannah
Donny Hansen - Holeshot
Jeffrey Herlings - The Bullet
Jim Holley - Hollywood
Ryan Hughes - Ryno
Ricky Johnson - The Bad Boy
Mike Kiedrowski - MX Kied
Brad Lackey - Bad Brad
Grant Langston - Zulu Warrior
Mike LaRocco - The Rock
Ron Lechien - The Dogger
Ezra Lusk - Yogi
Alex Martin - Troll
Jeff Matiasevich - Chicken
Andrew Mcfarlane - Sharky
Davi Millsaps - The Duke
Jeremy McGrath - Showtime, The King
Phil Nicoletti - Filthy
Mitchell Oldenburg - Freckle
Johnny O'Mara - O'show
Zack Osborne - Wacko
Travis Pastrana - Wonder Boy
Ross Pederson - Rollerball
Aaron Plessinger - The Cowboy
Christophe Pourcel - The Crafty Frenchman
Alex Ray - Sketchy
Chad Reed - Skippy
Jo Shimoda - Sushi, Wasabi
Andrew Short - Smiley Face Assassin 
Jeff Stanton - Six-Time
Rex Staten - Rocket
James Stewart - Bubba, FMOP (Fastest Man on the Planet)
Malcolm Stewart - Mookie
Ivan Tedesco - Hot Sauce
Mike Treadwell - Iron Mike
Eli Tomac - Beast Mode
David Vuillemin - The Cobra
Jeff Ward - Flying Freckle
Jimmy Weinert - Jammin'

Most established riders without a 'real' nickname:

Ryan Villopoto
Cooper Webb
Chad Reed
Jett Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
Marvin Musquin (No, the leopard seal is not a real nickname)
Davi Millsaps
Trey Canard
Chase Sexton
Adam Cianciarulo

Rupert X wrote:

What about those dudes with names so badass they didn’t need a nick?  Turbo Reif, Scott Champion, GOAT Breker, Nate Thrasher…..?

mvmx wrote:

Andrew Short - Smiley face assassin 

davistld01 wrote:

By far the funniest nickname. Wasn't that RC that dubbed him that? 😂

The Wolf Man wrote:

A few alternatives:El Homebray (thanks RC)DumDumDonger or Diaper BoyAdditional comments:The Cowboy is a ridiculous contrived nameBeast Mode sounds strange. It's not a nick...

A few alternatives:

El Homebray (thanks RC)

DumDum

Donger or Diaper Boy

Additional comments:

The Cowboy is a ridiculous contrived name

Beast Mode sounds strange. It's not a nick name, it's an adjective to describe Eli's riding at certain times e.g: 'he went Beast Mode'. 

Other names:

RJ - Bad Boy

Emig - Fro

Bradshaw - The Beast from the East

DeCoster - The Man

Webb - Burger Boy

DV - The Cobra

Herlings - The Bullet 

Hannah - The Hurricane

Lechien - Dogger

Stanton - Six Time

Mcadoo - Whackers

Sexton - Changers (pron: rhymes with Clangers)

Reed - Um

Zack Osborne - Wacko

Nicoletti - Filthy

jmo443 wrote:

Osbourne “Snack pack”.