Pro Moto Nicknames - A Comprehensive List

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I thought Mike LaRocco was "Iron Mike"?

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Pierre Karsmaker - The Flyin Dutchman

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AMDnutt wrote:

I thought Mike LaRocco was "Iron Mike"?

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 ?  

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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?

Bowers went by danger boy when he was younger.

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Was it weege that dropped "the dragon hunter" for h. Lawrence?  I kind of liked that

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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 ?  

Bob "Hurricane," "Hurricane 2" and "Buckwheat" Hannah. 

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"Daxton Braggs" Dayton Briggs

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jps256 wrote:

I thought Chad was the thunder from down under

No, that was the bargain meal at Taco Bell.

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Steve "Lammy" Lamson

"Tony D" Distefano

Dick "Bugsy" Mann

"Gassin" Gaylon Mosier

Jim "Bimbo" Pomeroy

Marty "Typhoon" Tripes

"Flyin" Brian Myerscough

"Dr" Doug Dubach

"Factory" Phil Lawrence

Larry "Big Bird' Ward

Nathan 'Natedog" Ramsey

Jimmy "Captain Cobalt" Ellis

Tommy "Tomahawk" Croft

Chuck "Rising" Sun

Juan "Burrito" Benavidez

 

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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

Osbourne “Snack pack”. 

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Cameron McAdoo - SackAdoo

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

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The Hunter Brothers

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mvmx wrote:

Andrew Short - Smiley face assassin 

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

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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! Grinning


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

Cool post , always thought Copper Webb = Sneaky Pete  

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Sheak. 
Iron , Dizzy too

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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…..?

Clint Hardick... 

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Ryder DiFrancesco

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Ryder DiMustacho

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mvmx wrote:

Andrew Short - Smiley face assassin 

davistld01 wrote:

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

Nope, it was Stew when he was still racing for Suzuki in like 2013 or 2014... 😜

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Jason Thomas - JT$

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Cameron McAdoo - Ram It / Wackers

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Thought McAdoo was all balls or balls out now

The mac would be a good one for tomac

 

 

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R.J. Hampshire: Ricochet Rick. 

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Gay Suzuki Rider???  Casey knows...

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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”. 

ouch

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Don “ Killer” Kudalski 

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