| Author | Message | ||
     Tramp |
No, werewulf, That is not for real. Squid's a 1970s term for newbie skiers. One more time: Just to be clear: The expression "squid", far from being a neologism, dates back to the early 1970s American Ski Scene, and it was originally a sort of acro for: Skier With Wet (some say it was originally"white", as in snow-crusted, but I recall 'wet', as in soaked form melting snow) Dungarees ..or, SKWWD. It was later replaced in the American Ski Lexicon with "SPORE", or: Stupid Person On Rental Equipment | ||
| Tramp |
Ft_bstrd said: "...It simply gets tiring to have the same ole sermons when the "squid" thread re-emerges again and again. Halo polishing is annoying to watch. We all squids at some point or another, some form or another."  | ||
| Danger_dave |
We all take risks - play the numbers game - or we wouldn't be riding. A Squid takes risk to 'odds-on' and beyond and does it loudly. | ||
| Tramp |
So, then, Miguel Duhamel is, by your estimation, a Squid? | ||
| Danger_dave |
I don't know who is is. Is he inexperienced and doing sh¡t that puts other folks at risk? | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
BTW, I posted the pics of Barker as a joke. He only plays a squid on camera. Now catch him on his Buddy......  | ||
| Tramp |
Dave- You're qualifying your earlier definition. | ||
| Jramsey |
Miguel is the son of evonne(spl)the guy Kenny Roberts learned road racing from. (Message edited by J.ramsey on June 22, 2008) | ||
| Danger_dave |
Man - I could write war and peace on a complex subject. I was friendly with a self confessed young squid till he died last year. One of he or his mate wheelied into each other street racing and both died. Subsequently my issue with squidly behavior is - don't take me out with you. Otherwise whatever. | ||
| Slaughter |
Never really cared for calimari and uncooked, it's not much better. Makes good bait for the bigger gamefish. | ||
| Slaughter |
Imaged used 5 years ago at Willow Springs for a cornerworker fundraiser Image (C)SD Lara http://www.disillusiondesignz.com/(by permission)  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I know riders meet their end on occasion. I know that some of those meet their end because of their own decisions. I know that some of those decisions are poor. I simply don't want to be around when the end comes. I don't want to see it. I don't want to know about it. I don't want to be THAT rider. I still know bad things happen. Do you "screen" the riders you ride with, evaluate their attitudes, equipment, apparel, and riding abilities? Why do we do that? Could it be that we don't want to be there when the consequences of the bad decisions come due? My concern isn't whether someone wants to know my level of respect for the street. My concern is when someone is unconcerned with my level of respect for the street... And rides haul balls behind me. That, to me, is "squid". | ||
| Tramp |
Is this like, a beatnik poem? | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Is this like, a beatnik poem? And I didn't even have to be all hopped up on "bennies". | ||
| Tramp |
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| Diablobrian |
like....far out, man! I've been pretty impressed with the relatively low level of squidly behavior when riding with other Buell riders. For instance, at homecoming (in WI a state with no helmet law) I could count the number of helmetless riders on Buells on one hand. On group rides I've seen only 3-4 intentional wheelies, and even then those riders were given wide berth afterwords. I've done a lot of group rides, most of them in SoCal with various groups and I swear the collective IQ dropped by the cube of the number of riders involved. It was a ridiculous amount of "one-ups-manship" that in many cases ended with someone in the emergency room. Many squid rides end either at the emergency room or because everyone disperses to run from the cops. I'm not interested in that kind of "fun". | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I've been pretty impressed with the relatively low level of squidly behavior when riding with other Buell riders. Don't ride with Wolfridgerider and Etennuly at homecoming then. They're even squidly on BMC owned bikes. | ||
| Danger_dave |
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| Ferris_von_bueller |
They're even squidly on BMC owned bikes. Didn't they wreck a few last year at homecoming? | ||
| Tramp |
RIP Maynard G. Krebs (b. New Roc City) | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Didn't they wreck a few last year at homecoming? Yup. | ||
| Diablobrian |
yeah, but that happened on the track, not on public roads! | ||
| Danger_dave |
Ha! Come to think of it - I put a Street Rod press bike in a ditch on the launch. Thing is with Bueller squidleyness we're talking about 100mph bikes. True squids are on 200mph bikes. | ||
| Cruzinonline |
Yea, once knew a guy with an old panhead that would do a hunnertforty in sekunt gear, told me so hiself. | ||
| No_rice |
On group rides I've seen only 3-4 intentional wheelies, and even then those riders were given wide berth afterwords. oh come on, you watched me do all kinds of wheelies at homecoming! the majority of which were while waiting for that damn train though. lol! | ||
| Barker |
"What does one call the lead rider in Barkers first picture, looks to me like his "Preparation H" isn't doing its job. Almost looks more like an MSF coach more than a squid from that angle. "Now catch him on his Buddy......" Fatty, I saw you! Did you see me leading my scooter brothers around L Fork. Today? You should see the look on a guys face when I pass him like he is backing up on his "sport" 500cc super scooter. I lead a ride of 70+ plus scoot to downtown franklin and then took a few hard core riders to do some creek crossings & twisties. Them: "Wow! you scooter is fast. I have never seen a 250 that small or fast. What the F*%k did you do that thing to make it go so fast." Me: "125cc, Stock, I just turn up the variable squid adjustment 5 clicks" Moral of the story,,,, Contrary to the popular belief of "squids are on high powered machines." I would argue squids need only about 8.2 rwhp. (Message edited by barker on June 22, 2008) | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>I would argue squids need only about 8.2 rwhp.<< Perhaps - but the squidly index is related to mortality rate and 8.2 doesn't kill as easily as 180.2. | ||
| Barker |
agreed. more hp could cause more damage, but motorcycles and scooters are only as dangerous as the person operating them. Truthfully, I think most cagers and some bikers do not see me as a squid on the scooter. I get the weird feeling most of them see me more like a smart ass bicyclist. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I thought that was you. You know that on that road, because it's two 90 degree turns with long sight lines, I could see you guys coming from quite a ways away. You were really small, and so I thought it was a big group of sport bikes. When I saw it was all scooters, I laughed my balls off. I liked the guy with the WWI split goggles on. Classic. I'm sure you could tell it was me. | ||
| Rainman |
I'm more of a jellyfish than a squid. |
