Tattoo Idea

queequeger · 10-03-2007, 04:30 PM

I'm slowly becoming addicted to tattoos, and I've been wanting a large back/shoulder piece for a long time now. However, I'm not going to get it until I'm certain, so in the mean time I'm thinking of a smaller one to quench my tattoo lust.

I loves me some motorcycles, and I've been riding them as long as I've been driving a car, so I thought a cool tattoo would be-

4
3
2
N
1

going down the side of my left ankle, about 3-4 inches tall. Anyone think this is as cool as I do? Anyone think it's a bad idea?

For those that dont know, that's the gear shifting pattern on most bikes, operated by the left foot.

Clodfobble · 10-03-2007, 05:05 PM

Why not draw it in Magic Marker, and walk around with it like that for a couple of months, and see what the reaction is?

HungLikeJesus · 10-03-2007, 05:05 PM

q - Shouldn't that be one down/four up?

Cloud · 10-03-2007, 05:49 PM

lots better than FTW, at any rate

monster · 10-03-2007, 11:07 PM

Clod said it.

-not only to see what the reaction is, but see if you think of different versions you prefer. Great ideas sometimes take time to develop.

TheMercenary · 10-04-2007, 05:54 AM

I love good tats, but I was never keen on words or letters in any shape except in memorial. Your idea is unique.

TheMercenary · 10-04-2007, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

q - Shouldn't that be one down/four up?

It is only one down because you start in neutral. Your 4 up passes you through neutral from one to two. If you don't go back to neutral then it becomes just up and down.

lumberjim · 10-04-2007, 09:02 AM

neh...neutral feels like a half gear on the way up. Most bikes are 5 speeds. HLJ has it right.

TheMercenary · 10-04-2007, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

neh...neutral feels like a half gear on the way up. Most bikes are 5 speeds. HLJ has it right.

My bike is 5 speeds.
1-up = from one to two.
2-up = from two to three.
3-up = from three to four.
4-up = from four to five.

lumberjim · 10-04-2007, 10:00 AM

agreed. the space between gives us the saying, "one down, four up." but the tat he's describing is a shift pattern.

5
4
3
2
N
1

is a more accurate depiction....

TheMercenary · 10-04-2007, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

agreed. the space between gives us the saying, "one down, four up." but the tat he's describing is a shift pattern.

5
4
3
2
N
1

is a more accurate depiction....

I would agree with that.

HungLikeJesus · 10-04-2007, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

agreed. the space between gives us the saying, "one down, four up." but the tat he's describing is a shift pattern.

5
4
3
2
N
1

is a more accurate depiction....

Yeah, that's exactly what I meant, though I did have to go out to the garage to confirm this pattern.

lumberjim · 10-04-2007, 11:34 AM

ok, now that we're agreed, I think it would be a cool tattoo. as long as you ride barefoot.

Cicero · 10-04-2007, 01:06 PM

Well. I've seen worse motorcycle tattoo's. The suggestion about wearing it for awhile is a good idea. I stared at my drawing for my first tattoo for about 5 years before committing. No one has to like or "get" my tattoo's which is why they are rarely seen, and in (mostly) hidden places.
If you think it's cool and it means something to you, make sure you are going to like it for a long time, and the rest of the world be damned.

barefoot serpent · 10-04-2007, 03:13 PM

I've got: P R N D 2 3 on my knob.

10-03-2007, 04:30 PM	#1
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Tattoo Idea I'm slowly becoming addicted to tattoos, and I've been wanting a large back/shoulder piece for a long time now. However, I'm not going to get it until I'm certain, so in the mean time I'm thinking of a smaller one to quench my tattoo lust. I loves me some motorcycles, and I've been riding them as long as I've been driving a car, so I thought a cool tattoo would be- 4 3 2 N 1 going down the side of my left ankle, about 3-4 inches tall. Anyone think this is as cool as I do? Anyone think it's a bad idea? For those that dont know, that's the gear shifting pattern on most bikes, operated by the left foot. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

10-03-2007, 05:05 PM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	q - Shouldn't that be one down/four up? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-03-2007, 05:49 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	lots better than FTW, at any rate __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-03-2007, 11:07 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Clod said it. -not only to see what the reaction is, but see if you think of different versions you prefer. Great ideas sometimes take time to develop. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-04-2007, 05:54 AM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I love good tats, but I was never keen on words or letters in any shape except in memorial. Your idea is unique. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-03-2007, 05:05 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Why not draw it in Magic Marker, and walk around with it like that for a couple of months, and see what the reaction is?

10-04-2007, 09:02 AM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	neh...neutral feels like a half gear on the way up. Most bikes are 5 speeds. HLJ has it right. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-04-2007, 10:00 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	agreed. the space between gives us the saying, "one down, four up." but the tat he's describing is a shift pattern. 5 4 3 2 N 1 is a more accurate depiction.... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-04-2007, 11:34 AM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ok, now that we're agreed, I think it would be a cool tattoo. as long as you ride barefoot. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-04-2007, 01:06 PM	#14
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Well. I've seen worse motorcycle tattoo's. The suggestion about wearing it for awhile is a good idea. I stared at my drawing for my first tattoo for about 5 years before committing. No one has to like or "get" my tattoo's which is why they are rarely seen, and in (mostly) hidden places. If you think it's cool and it means something to you, make sure you are going to like it for a long time, and the rest of the world be damned. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-04-2007, 03:13 PM	#15
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I've got: P R N D 2 3 on my knob. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

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