Your Definition of a Squid?

Question

I've been reading A lot of people's answers and anytime The answer/question pertains to stuntting you call them a Squid.

Just for a open question what is your defination of a squid?
Think about this question for those who call stunters squids including pro stunters.

My defination of a Squid= No lid, no jacket, riding his/her bike above their limits, stunting In Traffic, buying a 1K for the cool factor and having no clue how to ride it. Granny Clutching, Has no clue how to ride their bike to the fullest power, Thinks they are hard core cuz they can go 160mph in a straight away but are so quick to break around a corner.

Just want to to know what is YOUR definition of a squid.

Riding 8 Years
Owner of a 05' Kawasaki Ninja 250 & 06' GSX-R 750

Answer 1

A squid is an irresponsible motorcyclist. It is generally associated with a reckless rider seen riding beyond his/her capabilities (speeding, wheelies, stoppies etc.), often without appropriate riding gear (shorts, backwards ball caps, flip flops, wifebeater T-shirt, etc).

Often young, squids forego most of the protective gear worn by many riders (helmet, gloves, leather jacket, riding pants, and boots) and the social and legal norms of riding behavior, and as such is looked at with derision by experienced motorcyclists.

They could also be called "squids" because of ambulance drivers' slang for motorcyclists. In a bad accident without leathers or other good protection, it's possible for the torso to become detached from the legs. At that point, the intestines can drag along behind the torso - thus giving a grisly "tentacled body" appearance.

Answer 2

Definition of a squid? See "im ron burgandy" for the answer. His statement "how about if you don't like the way someone rides,then don't ride with them" is ludicrous and proves that he's missed the point entirely. It's not the people riding with these fools that call each other squids, it's the sensible riders that are run off the road, passed with oncoming traffic, etc that are the ones calling them squids. And no, we don't ride with them because we DON"T like the way they ride and give the public a bad impression of all bikers.

And squiders beware, in about 30 years those of you that aren't dead will be the ones cruising along sedately, enjoying the scenery and thinking about getting home to see your kids or grandkids AND bitching about the young bikers riding so foolishly. You can call me crazy now, but how about printing this off and putting it in a safe deposit box for the next 30 years and see who was right?

Answer 3

nah, the navy guys have a different term; either a 'wag' or a 'wog' to signify what side of the equator he was at while aboard ship.

now about the 2 wheeled squids. another term for reckless operators. included but not limited to: stunting in any form in heavy traffic; wheelies, stoppies, etc.
lane splitting at the equivalent of mach 1 in traffic 'just because'. there's no reason to be blasting between 2 cars at 125 mph.
acting like a twisty back road is like their own race track. this is one of the primary reasons why the tn highway patrol is now wall to wall on the dragon on the weekends
those who insist on getting a 'rr' type and/or liter bike when they're a complete virgin in the saddle. squids normally ride in shorts, tank top or bikini, flip flops or tennis shoes. sometimes they might even have a helmet on so they can feel the extreme pain when the road is munching down on them....this section also applies to cruiser's not just rice rockets.
squids generally act like the street is a race course plain and simple, and then bitc-h when they get tagged by the cops for reckless riding. these riders are usually 25 or younger, and typically wind up dead before the season is out. their 1st season winds up their last season. so far in my area, the road has claimed 4 squids. all were on rice rockets.

Answer 4

well, i thought i was a squid at first. but i am not. just started riding around 2 mths ago and i thought that was the term for a new rider. not so. squid is the term for a stupid rider. everyone else has the right description. let me tell you of one of our local squids. i see him around twice a month. he will fly past me, in double yellow lines, and guess what he has on? a wife-beater, sandals, jean shorts, and a CHROME HALF-HEAD HELMET. he looks like an idiot. not to mention the spike sitting on top the helmet. not sure what he is on though. i will be doing around 70 and he will be a blur. so i am guessing around 130-150? prob on a liter-bike. another has not only NO LICENSE, he doesn't even have a permit. so i guess he is probably not insured either. and he shares all the characteristics of the first (GSX-1000R). but at least he has a full-face helmet. every time i go out i got a full-face, gloves, and my jacket. pants and boots soon to come, once money stacks up a little (hey, i just bought a brand new bike!!) people (riders and drivers) here in GA think i am crazy and are like: don't you get too hot (GA in july: 92-97 F)? and i'm just like: "sometimes, but at least if i fall, i will still have most of my skin!!!"

Answer 5

They gave you the new definition, and some of the old.
I was the old, never the new.

A Sailor is a squid, the term comes from the tentacles. Many a woman has been grabbed by a squid. The Marines work for the Navy. Just look at the paycheck. It still does not say "Dept of Marines".

The two equatorial terms are not "wig and wag" or whatever.
They are Pollywog and Shellback.
I still owe those ####### terrorists one for keeping me from becoming a Shellback.

Answer 6

You pretty much nailed it for me. The idiots wearing a helmet with a T-shirt & shorts, and even the mid-lifers on their new Harley wearing penny loafers with their tank tops and leather bandana. You know, the ones that actually believe that their 110dB PIPES will save them before a full set of leathers will?

The problem is that while PROFESSIONAL stunters know what they're doing, all these stupid kids see it on StupidBikes and think THEY can go out and do it, too. ANYONE can twist a throttle and play Zip 'n' Splat; there is no skill involved at all.

You can usually tell the squids by their shiny, over-blinged literbikes with all the fancy stuff on them- chrome windscreen, carbon pipes, aluminum grips, etc.- and chicken strips wider than my hand!

Answer 7

It's an acronym.

Stupid
QUick
and
Inevitably
Dead

Basically, it's someone who buys a liter sports bike as his first motorcycle at age 20, rides it on the Angeles Crest Highway, and piles it into a turn. Cycletrader Dot Com is full of the remains of those motorcycles.

Edit:
I took the squid test from the link someone posted below . My score is: "buffoon who doesn't take motorcycling nearly serious enough."

Answer 8

So many choices here:
1.A girl with no legs
2.A lower form of a Navy Seal
3.A Ex Marine after the war, washed up
4.A chick on a crotch rocket w/o riding skills
5.A girl who steals your gf at a bike ralley

Answer 9

From what I'm reading it could be calamari after the fiery crash. I would be a squid too if I had an extra 12,000. I doubt I could ride a one liter sport bike to it's full potential. Maybe One in a hundred could.

Answer 10

in my experience people who run their mouths whining squid this squid that tend to be the least skillfull and experienced. They talk big but when you finally see them on the track they can't hide their horrendous lines and bizarrely slow turns.

how about if you don't like the way someone rides then don't ride with them? what you are saying is like faulting someone for owning a ferrari when they will probably never top it out or take it on the track.