QuikAccord Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't know this rider nor does the op...http://www.600rr.net/vb/showthread.php?t=312522Squids ride everything, just just gsxr's. in this case it was a new zx-14.The riding season is coming soon, and I know most of us on here live the AGATT motto. Just becareful out there and keep the shiny side up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 And my neighbor,who I have rode with twice, wonders why I never ride with him and this is the exact reason. I have seen him many times ride with no gear. I have seen enough death to last me a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 DarwinLack of preparation - No gearLack of precaution - High speed wheelieLack of intelligence - Doing both the above at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshultz0930 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 its a shame to see any rider to go down. the dude was right though, he shouldnt have seen it and id be mad at the n00b too. buts still, its a brother on 2 wheels. (though at the time he was on one). i know when i wrecked doing about 60 in the twisties and got up and walked away, i thanked who ever was watching over me that day. though i did have most of the correct gear on too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 S.urely Q.uick U.ntil I D.ie. I feel bad for all involved, sounds like the squid was a brand new rider and wanted to show off. Bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawlins87 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 S.urely Q.uick U.ntil I D.ie. I feel bad for all involved, sounds like the squid was a brand new rider and wanted to show off. Bad idea.Rip to the rider regardless of gear or actions.Your acronym is s.t.u.p.i.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitedslip7 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Reminds me of one of my good friends. Dumbass goes out and buys a ZX14 after only having ridden a small Honda cruiser for a year. Hardly ever wears gear. We all decide to ride to a buddies wedding in our Tux's (groom too) but all agree to leave the bikes there and get rides home. Well after a night of drinking all the free alcohol we could, he decides to ride home. He even rode around someone trying to block him in and hauled ass down the road. Sure enough, ten minutes later we came across him in the ditch with a set of skid marks following him in. The bike wasn't quite totaled because the helmet strapped to the side took the brunt of the damage. He cracked his head on the pavement but managed to walk away with a huge lump on his forehead and some roadrash. He still didn't learn his lesson... I'm for sure not going to ride with him this summer unless he is wearing gear as I don't want to be in a similar situation as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Rip to the rider regardless of gear or actions.Your acronym is s.t.u.p.i.d.I read somewhere that that's why we call them squids. I have yet to run across a better explanation, perhaps you can enlighten me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I read somewhere that that's why we call them squids. I have yet to run across a better explanation, perhaps you can enlighten me.I popped Squid into Google and came across some things in the Sportbike Network Forum.squid (skwd) n. pl. squids or squid A motorcycle rider who demonstrates a lack of respect for the general public and the failure to realize the possible negative impact that could result from their riding actions on public or non-public roads.The squid is just unable to rationalize or conceptualize the possible negative outcomes resulting from their actions. This is regardless of whether or not they wear protective gear.The squid does not realize that it is not that they are not wearing gear that makes them a squid - it is the fact that they think they are exempt from social morales and can pull a 10 o`clock wheelie on public roads or weave in and out of traffic at twice the traffic speed just because they can.I came across this, SQUID PURITY TESThttp://www.bytebrothers.org/SquidTest.htmIt might be a spam thing of some sort, but you can read the questions just for fun....and this.S.Q.U.I.D.Stupidly Quick, Under-dressed, Imminently Deadhttp://www.sportbikes.net/forums/fz6/293895-squid-definition.html. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprez55 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I read somewhere that that's why we call them squids. I have yet to run across a better explanation, perhaps you can enlighten me.It doesn't really make any sense though, its just mentioning speed. Plenty of people are surely quick, but squid generally implies the lack of gear and doing stupid things. I have always wrote/read it as Stupidly Quick, Under-dressed, Ignorant, Dangerous. Hits most of the noob points I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 After some research it seems that the name squid comes from the socal racing scene. It was borrowed from the surfing scene to describe an inexperienced surfer, they called them 'squirrely kids', later shortened to squid. I forget where I read the surely quick until I die, it was in one motorcycle book or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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