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. Nothing negative here about the style, but safety should be up front over the nonsense. Picture yourself riding behind a guy with bald tires, and he loses it and causes you to crash. Then the sportbikes. Leave this to the fastest riders in the world who actually use elbows to their advantage such as Marc Marquez; I bet more track riders crash trying to get an elbow down rather than using an elbow to save a crash.
Sensationalism at its best? You bet — and the viewer hits continue to build. I must admit, though, I fell into Squidville — the video was kind of cool. From an industry standard, these new-age internet Squids across all disciplines of riding — as a collective group — slow down things tremendously.
They would point and shoot throgh the turns. Squids point and shoot Thats it. Thats the true meaning of a squid related to motorcycling. If you stunt If you dont have full leathers If your bike is rashed up I think its dumb.
If you use the term squid all the time but dont know the real meaning Now days Keep right except to pass! How would one go about doing that? I have no visable proof to provide. I know a lot of old roadracers I have read and seen interviews with racers as well. Thats what everyone says a squid is and how it got started. Dont want another Imus situation When I started off Re: Why is it called a squid and what does it have to do wit.
Yes No. OK Cancel. 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.
This is more of a defining trait. Squid riders generally tend to be rash and irresponsible while driving. They attempt stunts and wheelies in crowded traffic areas or on other roads despite having no expertise in the area. They will often attempt to overtake other riders, not even stopping at blind turns. On straight roads, they tend to accelerate to speeds that are over the permissible limits. Many squids often have no control over how they ride, eventually crash and then have their Squid Card forever.
Squids generally shrug off protective gears and are often seen riding at insane speeds without helmets.
Many moto squids tend to leave out helmets if they feel hot. They have a belief that they are invincible and that accidents only happen to others. Wearing sunglasses that match the color of the bike is one such instance.
Take a training course to learn the ins and outs of motorcycling. Know all the driving rules, remember them and follow them well. No matter how short your trips or how confident you are as a rider, wearing protective gear always helps.
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