09-18-2018, 12:56 AM
(09-17-2018, 02:24 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote:(09-17-2018, 01:34 AM)Retsel_imp Wrote: Had to look it up! Heard it many times but never new. Is this accurate?
Squid = Stupidly Quick, Underdressed, Ignorant and Dangerous (motorcycle Slang)
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I don't really believe that the term "Squid" was originated from an acronym, but maybe I'm wrong. I've heard it directed mainly at young and newish riders who are overconfident and under-qualified. I'm not sure exactly how one would identify these characteristics while passing a motorcyclist traveling in the opposite direction except in fairly rare instances, but perhaps DHB has a different definition for the term.
I wave at every motorcycle or scooter that I notice, at every little kid whose head turns from the sidewalk as I pass on the street, occasionally at bicyclists if they are out in the middle of nowhere working really hard, and accidentally at fellow Jeep owners when I forget that I'm on my bike.
I don't really believe that the term "Squid" was originated from an acronym, but maybe I'm wrong. I've heard it directed mainly at young and newish riders who are overconfident and under-qualified. I'm not sure exactly how one would identify these characteristics while passing a motorcyclist traveling in the opposite direction except in fairly rare instances, but perhaps DHB has a different definition for the term.
I wave at every motorcycle or scooter that I notice, at every little kid whose head turns from the sidewalk as I pass on the street, occasionally at bicyclists if they are out in the middle of nowhere working really hard, and accidentally at fellow Jeep owners when I forget that I'm on my bike.
I don't know where the term came from, but it's pretty easy to identify them as they approach. No helmet, shorts and/or flip-flops, and traveling too fast are the usual indications.