FARKLE??

[Spook]

Where does this come from? It seems like such a sissy name for toy's for such a macho bike.

 

[Warchild]

Nope... it's actually steeped in sport-touring lore and history.... look about 2/3's the way down this page.

 

[Knifemaker]

I did not know the FJR was a "macho" bike....

And I always thought "accessories" sounded gayer .....

KM

 

[Bungie]

Where does this come from? It seems like such a sissy name for toy's for such a macho bike.

I agree with Spook. 'Farkle' just doesn't sound right. Ya, I'm new around these parts and I read the lore sometime ago, but you'll never hear me say Farkle unless I'm describing something that I THOUGHT was a fart.

Where I come from their called 'mods'.

 

[TriggerT]

I thought a "Mod" was something you might do to an engine. Not to mention, a "Modification" implies that something already existed, and you changed it. Most Farkles are add on's. I guess you are Modifying the overall bike.

 

[Rondo777]

Nope... it's actually steeped in sport-touring lore and history.... look about 2/3's the way down this page.

I had never heard the word Farkle till I joined this forum. I have always wondered where it came from as well. I still don't get it. I followed your link and looked but still didnt see an explanation of where the word camr from. I've always refered to farkles as Goodies.

 

[Wicked Webby]

I too never heard of the word farkle til joining this forum.. But it is a hybrid word used among a lot of sport-tourers and tourers alike. I thought it was a cross of the word sparkle and somethin with F.. Maybe fun.. Not sure.. Anyone??

 

[Toecutter]

I thought it was a cross of the word sparkle and somethin with F.. Maybe fun.. Not sure.. Anyone??

Functional Sparkle.

Function over form for me. My bike's a working breed. It's not a Harley thing....

 

[ionbeam]

Edit: Toe posted while I was quoting, he has it covered.

(Rondo777 @ Jun 6 2008, 10:28 AM ) I followed your link and looked but still didnt see an explanation of where the word camr from. I've always refered to farkles as Goodies.

Well, about 3/4 of the way down the linked page I found this:

Misc.Eytymology of "Farkle"

QUOTE

The term "farkle" originated in the ST1100 community in the early '90's.

The first time I heard it used there was 1994, when I initially subscribed to the STOC list. Originally, a "farkle" meant most any modification done to your motorcycle to enhance its use to the owner. It didn't originally include the mere act of installing commercially-available accessories like heated grips or Givi bags, but has since come to be generally accepted as either a mod to existing componentry, fabrication of new items, or the installation of commercially-bought accessories.

The term gradually moved to the Long Distance/Endurance Riding community around the mid-'90's, as the ST1100 was a mainstay workhorse in the Endurance Riding scene throughout the 90's (and even to today, quite frankly). Nobody farkles a motorcycle like the Endurance Riding community, because they have unique requirements for modifications to allow them to stay in the saddle for 20 out of 24 hours a day, for 11 continuous days.

Many are under the mistaken impression that the LD community created the term "farkle", but that's incorrect. Regardless, once it hit the LD scene, other bike communities that are main players there (Connies, Wingabagoes, BMW's of various flavors, etc) also started using the term.

In 2002, when the FJR finally hit our shores, many LDRiders (some former ST1100 riders, some not) immediately saw that this bike would be the Next Big Platform for use in the competitive Endurance Riding arena. Thus the term "farkle" immediately became a common term in the FJR community as well.

That's the true, actual history of the term.

- Warchild

[SIZE=14pt]Others believe 'farkle', says originated from "Functional" & "Sparkle" in contrast with the cruiser folks just adding "sparkle". [/SIZE]

 

[Rondo777]

I too never heard of the word farkle til joining this forum.. But it is a hybrid word used among a lot of sport-tourers and tourers alike. I thought it was a cross of the word sparkle and somethin with F.. Maybe fun.. Not sure.. Anyone??

Man, the more we dig into this word, the gayer it sounds. "A Rhinestone Studded tank bag would be such a FUN SPARKLE for my FeeJer" :blushsmiley:

 

[Wicked Webby]

Thanks Toe!!

 

[odot]

I might as well go to keywest dot com and check out what farkel means.

wow, you fuckers are gay.................

 

[jwilly]

Gayness Defined

 

[otrfjr]

I might as well go to keywest dot com and check out what farkel means.






wow, you fuckers are gay.................

farkle is derived from fart sparking = en fuego = flamingly gay

 

[David C]

Thanks for the insight...I have never heard of where that term came from either.

David

 

[fjrob1300]

I might as well go to keywest dot com and check out what farkel means.






wow, you fuckers are gay.................

Ha Ha I knew you'd be along soon.

 

[dbx]

 

[Ari Rankum]

Farkles?

Coulda been worse. Coulda been giblets.