Nefilim
Junior Member
This is a Japanese bike. Japanese culture has a historical tendency to change the names of great people to reflect their achievements. For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born Hiyoshi-maru and later took the name Kinosheta Tōkichirō after coming of age. THEN he was named Ha-shiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi, then the emperor granted him the surname Toyotomi after becoming a daimyo, thus becoming "Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
So if you want to be traditional about it, just grant your bike a new surname. Since Asian surnames come first, you could go with Hellfire or something.
That's all for a useless history lesson. Really though, name it how you like, but I think leaving "Fire" in the name is a conversation piece when people ask you why you name it and you give them a rundown of Japanese naming conventions.
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So if you want to be traditional about it, just grant your bike a new surname. Since Asian surnames come first, you could go with Hellfire or something.
That's all for a useless history lesson. Really though, name it how you like, but I think leaving "Fire" in the name is a conversation piece when people ask you why you name it and you give them a rundown of Japanese naming conventions.
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