I've been in west palm beach area for work for a week or so, and every rider I see is super. Shoes: nope, pants: nope, jacket: nope, helmet: nope, gloves: nope, eye protection: nope. It's driving me crazy. I want to hit all of them so they learn the meaning or road rash. Also, they all have mad chicken strips, which makes me smile.
Rant over.
Having grown up in Miami, I can tell you upper-90 temps and ridiculous humidity is the norm. Not excusing it, but I can understand it. I always geared up, but not everyone there does.
I'm guessing a squid is a person that would hate life if they crashed (no protective gear) and don't ride anything but city streets? Still a noon here. Just trying to learn the lingo.
- Benny B
2011 Kawi ZX6R
2008 Suzuki GSXR 1000- Sold
2007 Honda CBR 600 RR- Sold
A squid is basically anyone who does dumb crap. Bouncing off the rev limiter at red lights, stunting on the interstate during rush hour, no gear whatsoever, doing a hundred in the city, etc.
Squid = idiot
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Thanks guys. Appreciate the info. I went for a quick ride around the springs earlier and saw a few squids. Guys were riding crazy through bumper to bumper traffic with t shirts and ball caps. Awesome, I hope they learn. I ride with everything all the time. I've seen too many wrecks and the lack of skin as a result. I've also seen how the gear saves your ass.
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- Benny B
2011 Kawi ZX6R
2008 Suzuki GSXR 1000- Sold
2007 Honda CBR 600 RR- Sold
How about we coin a new term: "Squidiot"?Originally Posted by tecknojoe
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"...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
-Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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Blu/Wht '01 Gixxer 1K, '91 KX500
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Tokin' SortaTalian
(Pronounced: Kind-A-Dago)
Ah shit.
It's worse than that. He has a helmet and may have gloves on. Down here, they don't even know what those things are.Ah shit.
Chicken strips are almost required in FL. There are NO twisties.
On another note...why does it bother you guys so much if someone else wants to put their skin at risk? I think it's retarded too...but "I should hit him to teach him a lesson"? Simmer down.
+1.213
There are like negative amounts of twisties down here.
and as far as hitting some one,.
Adam was obviously not being serious about wanting to hit them. I think he forgets that people other than me can read his posts.
Also I thought this was cute. http://www.2uptouring.com/Motorcycle...the-Gecko.aspx
You're crazy. There are awesome twisties on great roads there!
Yeah, I spent over a decade in Gainesville and looked around quite a bit for decent roads but never found much. There are a few with some decent sweepers but it wasn't much compared to here or western NC/SC.
Formerly MRA #211 - High Precision Racing
"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self- preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property, and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."
--Thomas Jefferson
I obviously don't actually want to hit them, but I would like them to learn about the possible consequences of their choices. I just cringe when I see something doing something really stupid.
squidiot=
-Eugene-
2007 black hayabusa touring beast
2003 KTM 525sx/exc hybrid
2002 black and blue hayabusa- (SOLD)
2000 ZX7R STREETFIGHTER-(SOLD)
You must constantly be cringing then. Sometimes I see people being braver (more stupid) just because they geared up.
I lived down there for my first 36 years. I didn't learn to ride fully geared until I started racing and then wouldn't ride without it.
Learning=natural selection?
B-King- no longer
I refer to most drivers from there as "Floridiots!"squidiot=
B-King- no longer
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