| Author | Message | ||
     Kravfighter |
What's a squid? I keep hearing people refer to Jap bikes as squids. Why? | ||
| Zac4mac |
Someone who rides outside his abilities. A show-off... | ||
| Spectrum |
What Zac said, but in addition they usually aren't wearing any protective gear (e.g. t-shirt and shorts). In other words exposed meat on the arms and legs. Thus the term squid. | ||
| Jaimec |
Stupid QUIck Dead | ||
| Eweaver |
I always thought it referred to people on Japanese bikes. Some sort of a sushi/cuisine reference. | ||
| Hwyranger |
morons with mohawks on the helmets, wearing tennis shoes, shorts, no shirt....squid | ||
| Darth_buell |
ouch ..I ride in nikes or what ever I'm wearing when I need to ride. I wear scrubs for work and ride in those all the time.Always got my lid on though. I always thought of squids as someone who got a bike to be cool, as opposed to me who rides cause I like to ride. Someone who does not know thew history of the motorcycle or it's maker. Ridin for the chicks so they can say they have a crotch rocket. Squids....are not motorcyclists, they are motorcycle owners.  | ||
| Funktron |
People who ride with a lack of proper safety gear and ride out of their abilities. Typically in tennis shoes, shorts, t-shirt and cutting in and out of traffic is a PERFECT example. So Quick Until I Die | ||
| Gregtonn |
SQUashed kID. | ||
| Tpoppa |
Squid: (slang) A young motorcyclist who overestimates his abilities, boasts of his riding skills when in reality he has none. Squid bikes are usually decorated with chrome and various anodized bits. Rear tyres are too wide for their own good, swingarm extended. Really slow in the corners, and sudden bursts of acceleration when a straight appears. Squids wear no protection, deeming themselves invincible. This fact compounds itself with the fact that they engage in 'extreme riding'--performing wheelies and stoppies in public areas. Squids wreck alot. Derived from 'squirly kid' (definition taken from urbandictionary_dot_com). | ||
| D_adams |
Don't be a squid, wear your gear!!! See below for why. No, I don't know this young lady. She's just a perfect example of what can happen when you're NOT wearing gear. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=us er.viewprofile&friendid=27132188&MyToken=3d327582- e5c9-4df0-b0c6-c2debc9c07a8 | ||
| Kravfighter |
Ouch! | ||
| Pariah |
You can be a squid on any kind of motorcycle... and, FYI, the term "Jap" is now considered derogatory in North America... ever since WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jap (even includes citations!). | ||
| Kravfighter |
Sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone | ||
| Pariah |
Hey, that's just an FYI, I know you didn't mean to offend. Just wanted to let you know in case you're around any hot Japanese chicks... Besides, in Singapore or Hong Kong, the term is perfectly fine... weird... (Message edited by pariah on August 23, 2008) | ||
| Sruzhyo |
Yeah man...the road rash queen is a crazy story. My buddy bought a GSX-R 600 from (stick with me now) a girl who's husband's brother, dated the road rash queen for a long time  Said she (the queen) is a really cool chick. AGATT. | ||
| Dentguy |
I don't think not wearing gear makes you a Squid. I've seen many riders on sport bikes in full leather that I thought were Squids. If it did many Harley/cruiser riders would be Squids also because most of them don't wear much gear (if any). I think it is a combination of many things mostly to do with how you ride an act. | ||
| Xnoahx |
But the quickest way to make someone judge you as a squid is to not wear at least a proper moto jacket in addition to your full face helmet | ||
| Brent1125russ |
I squid it now and then when I head down to grab a tasty beverage at the local gas station. When it's a 100+ out and I'm not going to be going over 35mph, It's just a helmet and light gloves for me. I also ride extremely cautious when I do this, but there is no way I am going to go full gear for just a little jaunt like that. | ||
| D_adams |
Even a one mile trip is worth gearing up, regardless of the temp. I've been down a few times already and from my perspective, it was worth having the jacket/pants/gloves/helmet on EVERY TIME. One of the guys I work with gives me crap about going out to lunch and I put everything on, even though it's only 1/2 mile away to the closest restaurant. I won't end up with road rash if I crash though, he will. I've never figured out why guys/gals wear flip-flops and shorts. Are they made of titanium or something? Does it make them invincible? | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
I was 3/4 miles from home going 35 mph when the SUV ran over me... I'm alive because of full protection. After eight fractures it really sinks in just how important dressing properly is- even for short trips. Save yourself the hassle (and the $400,000 medical bill) and always dress for the crash! Please. | ||
| Pariah |
One way I like to make a short trip worth gearing up... do some extra riding. Take some detours and the extra long way, work on your cornering, throttle control, braking... abandoned parking lots along the way are great. Or, take the car... | ||
| Garrett2 |
squids usually dont wear proper gear and/or just show off and be THAT GUY all of the time how we think of it around these parts anyway | ||
| Brent1125russ |
"I was 3/4 miles from home going 35 mph when the SUV ran over me... I'm alive because of full protection. After eight fractures it really sinks in just how important dressing properly is- even for short trips. Save yourself the hassle (and the $400,000 medical bill) and always dress for the crash!" True story: A guy was mowing his lawn one time and hit a piece of wire and it came out at just the right angle and pierced his heart, instantly killing him. Another true story: A guy was walking down a city street and a potted plant fell from a four story window ledge and killed him. If they would have been wearing full gear, they probably would have survived; but they took a calculated risk not to and got burned by the odds. I'm doing the same thing when I get out of bed in the morning, taking a calculated risk that a meteor won't hit me, or any other random thing won't occur. I take the same odds when I putt 25mph (with a 1/4 mile stretch of 35mph) to the corner gas station. Yes, I could get hit by a car (even though I see maybe 4 or 5 other cars on average the whole trip) or a deer could jump out (i've seen one over the many times I've made this trip) or I could even get to the gas station, take off my helmet and gloves, walk in the store and slip on the floor and impale myself on the Doritos rack. Going the other way, I could put all my gear on, get so sweaty on the way to the gas station that the sweat gets into my eyes, temporarily blinds me and I ride into a roadside display of pitchforks. It's a calculated risk I take and the odds are extremely in my favor that it will be uneventful and safe. I'm also banking on the fact that if something tragic were to occur during this ride, it's gonna be an airplane crashing on me (I live by the airport) and no gear in the world is going to help that. | ||
| Froggy |
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| Spectrum |
Motor Sandal? This has to be the most ludicrously bad market concept ever. Might as well have said "hey lets create a product that encourages people to ride without proper protective gear". Ambulance chaser just love this stuff as the company is just asking for liability lawsuits. | ||
| Zac4mac |
It's evolution at work. Look at all those unnecessary body parts, waiting to be ground off. Z | ||
| Jsimpkins |
Moto Sandel, that has to be the most retarded thing I have ever seen. I wonder if a jap came up with that idea?  | ||
| Jotrevza |
Wow, Some of you Buell riders like livin' on the edge.....  | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Brent1125russ- people rationalize not wearing helmets too. Knowledge is learning by trial and error. Wisdom is gained from other's knowledge. To each their own. |
