Due to my work, I observe this Squid talk daily, but rarely interact. This is time that could be spent doing what I do daily — writing about motorcycles. Or perfecting technique by reading about technique from guys who truly know technique — the professionals from credited racing schools and those with racing titles, not the internet Squid with a few track days under his unworn leathers trying to exploit a wrong idea rather than nurturing a correct idea.
But one must know when to close the browser or at least open a new window. Motorcycles are my disease, and my passion resides in learning how to ride faster and safer across many disciplines — not entertaining myself with what others are bitching about.
The latter two is loaded with talent, but a few riders are quite Squidy. But Squidness is extremely rare in the smaller classes where competition is high and cost is low, such as Lightweight Twins. Add dollars to any sport, and the upper class will surely triumph over the lower class. While testing a Kawasaki Concours 14, I rode last summer from Pennsylvania to Pikes Peak to check out the scene and drink beer with Guy Martin, which sadly never happened , and I did not encounter one Squid in the motorcycle sector.
My next angst against Motorcycle Squidom resides in the world of big-bike Adventure riding — and I mean true ADV riding — street-legal knobby tires and single tracks.
Piloting bulky ADV bikes off road requires technique that is percent opposite of road racing. You read endless online conversations between some of these ADV guys, discussing bad ideas that will surely lead to bad crashes. These are things a Social Media Squid has trouble with because too much time is spent having orgasmic online fingers.
The male then turns to face the intruder , ejaculating onto them, thereby creating a distraction and allowing an expedient getaway. From the method by which squid spray ink at predators to ease escape. Luckily i squidded right on her dad before diving out the window". A inexperienced motorcyclist riding a exceptionally powerful bike usually a sport bike of sorts. This person is sometimes clad in lowtop shoes, with no socks, cargo shorts, wife beater, and a bimbo on the back.
These "Squids" are pack creatures, and have to try to prove their "alpha" to the others in the pack by pulling "Wheelies, Stoppies , and Burn Outs ". Many times these "Squids" will be found later on laying on the pavement bruised, bloodied, and sometimes dead.
That Squid came off the interstate so fast that he hit the curb , and got tossed into oncoming traffic. Age — Typically a squid is below the age of 30, most often closer to There are plenty of riders in this age bracket who can ride with common sense though.
Choosing a bike purely because of how you will look riding it does not make a rider a squid though, merely a poser. Riding style — Erratic, lacking significant ability to ride in a controlled manner.
Often attempting stunts such as wheelies or stoppies. Squid riders are also known to be extremely slow through corners, due to lack of riding ability, then will accelerate to unsafe speeds along straights. Ego — Huge. The rider believes that they are invincible. They often need to prove to other riders that they are an alpha male.
The rider will often wearing shorts and a singlet. In the event that they crash there will be significant pain and loss of skin. In simplest term, the phrase is used to define someone who is riding a motorcycle with lack of common sense. The urban dictionary defines a motorcycle squid as someone who over-estimates his abilities while riding a bike, and is over-confident of his abilities despite lacking any relevant skills.
Motorcycle squids not only pose danger to themselves but to other people they share the road with as well. They are irresponsible rides, with no regard for law and general traffic rules, and have no concern at all about the safety of themselves and that of others. They give a bad name to all riders. They fail to realize that their bike-riding styles may have negative consequences on other people. Squid could have generally come from irresponsible motorcyclists who lay splayed on the footpath with blood oozing out, making them look like these tentacle creatures.
It was generally a term used by surfers for new suffers who sometimes had no control over their surfing. The relevance of the term led to it being used in the motorcycle communities. Although the following are not always defining traits of a motorcycle squid, these are the behaviors most commonly noticed among those who qualify as being a squid on a motorcycle.
Some squids use race tires for their motorcycles in spite of just having to ride around in their locality. Here are 5 other types of female bikers.
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