Me on my Kawasaki 600ZZR. But unfortunately Im selling my bike oh well I'll buy a new one a few years down the road when I really needed it.

yummmm....kawasaki :D

damn youre small

oh...and sorry...but

"You squid - get some gear!"

:)

Hey - at least she's wearing a helmet. Me - always ride with full gear (helmet, gloves, riding pants, boots and jacket).

the hell! what kinda shirt are you wearing...a flag...haha j/k

Next time take a pic on this bike.. :)

oh...and sorry...but

"You squid - get some gear!"

:)


OH you DIDNT just call me squid na ahhh YOU DIDNT! ITS ON!!!

OH you DIDNT just call me squid na ahhh YOU DIDNT! ITS ON!!!


:)

He is an avatar for ya

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/squid_small.gif


:D

don't do it.......i mean, yea, sell the kawi......but get a yamaha. everyone NEEDS a motorcycle. (i happen to have two...lol)

yamajj

:)

He is an avatar for ya

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/squid_small.gif


:D

Ok you're pushing ur luck

Can we elaborate for the less informed about this squid thing?

Can we elaborate for the less informed about this squid thing?

People in the Navy are called squids. I'm a retired squid. :D

Squid

A young motorcyclist who overestimates his abilities, boasts of his riding skills when in reality he has none. Squid bikes are usually decorated with chrome and various anodized bits. Rear tyres are too wide for their own good, swingarm extended. Really slow in the corners, and sudden bursts of acceleration when a straight appears. Squids wear no protection, deeming themselves invincible. This fact compounds intself with the fact that they engage in 'extreem riding'--performing wheelies and stoppies in public areas. Squids wreck alot. Derived from 'squirly kid'

Thanks, Raz and Fox. :D

In Motorcycle, specifically Sport-Bike worlds, 'Squid' is a derogator term, used to describe riders who don't wear proper gear. I use the term as defined as:

the actual term kid came from "squirrley kid". one who rides with no respect for the sport of riding or safety. ie. no gear/helmet/traffic stunts, etc...


Mostly poking fun at Silly, actually. But Seeing ANYONE riding without Gear, even in a neighborhood/residential area such as in her pic, scares me.

:-/

The term can also be used when even an otherwise-responsible rider doesn't wear gear:

"I squid'd it over to Mike's place, so I could buy his jacket"

or

"I was running late, so just grabbed my helmet and took off - squidding all the way to work..."

"squid-gear" = tank top, no helmet, jesus sandals, shorts and no eye protection. a squid is someone who overestimates his/her skill or abilities and understimates the power/ability of the motorcycle.

yamajj

I didn't know that. I've ridden motorcycles all my life...didn't know that term.

So....Silly would be a squid~squid? :D :D

Well, she is wearing a helmet, that's safer than others I've seen. Are you supposed to wear one of those special suits too?

dmp thanks for the avatar grrr

I learnt a new one. Squid is also used for a Navy sailor - and I'm guessing from "AZN Navy Chick" that she's in the Navy.

"squid-gear" = tank top, no helmet, jesus sandals, shorts and no eye protection. a squid is someone who overestimates his/her skill or abilities and understimates the power/ability of the motorcycle.

yamajj


That also works - keep in mind, there are levels of squidliness. :)


Oh...and disregard what yamajj wrote about buying a Yamaha...

Yamaha:Sportbikes as Civics:Ricey



:p

hehe

dmp thanks for the avatar grrr


lmao :)

I'm glad you have a sense of humor!!

:-)


for what it's worth...gross pic...but shows the dangers of riding w/o gear...

http://www.njsr.org/pics/albums/userpics/normal_squidrash.jpg

side note: Imagine if I hadn't had the gear on when I low-sided my bike into a 8x8 Fence Post ?

Gear works:

http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/bike2/wreck/darinbikeshocker.jpg


Sorry to hijack the thread, Silly... :-)

People in the Navy are called squids. I'm a retired squid. :D

OH DAMN YOU! You shouldnt have said anything!!!

side note: Imagine if I hadn't had the gear on when I low-sided my bike into a 8x8 Fence Post ?

Gear works:

http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/bike2/wreck/darinbikeshocker.jpg


Sorry to hijack the thread, Silly... :-)

Gears are for losers!!!

damn youre small


and you're tall and then what? Let's not go there. You're quite the opposite. Dont open your mouth unless you know so if you know what I mean.

OH DAMN YOU! You shouldnt have said anything!!!

So you're a squid squared then? ;)

the hell! what kinda shirt are you wearing...a flag...haha j/k


Dam right Independence day !! lol

Squirrelly kids? I learned the term as someone who rides w/o full protection regardless of their riding style or abilities. It refers to the fact that in case of an accident they're as soft and vulnerable as a squid.

Side note: you gotta wear riding boots in addition to gloves, etc. Leathers may keep your torso intact but it's nice to walk too.
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Walking is overrated! Automobiles can take us anywhere! :D

And I thought Squid was Sponge Bob's coworker.

Me on my Kawasaki 600ZZR. But unfortunately Im selling my bike oh well I'll buy a new one a few years down the road when I really needed it.

If it makes you feel any better...I have been riding (as a passenger, still waiting to find a bike I can learn on) for the past 10 years. My brother-in-law and his family have ridden motorcycles their whole life (including competitive racing) and the majority of the time, unless it is cold, they do not ride in any gear at all with the exception of the boots and possibly a helmet if on a sport bike. I rode for years with Harley riders...NONE wore helmets. Wrecked once and hit my head on the back of the guy in front of me...still wouldnt wear one myself (unless on a sport bike and then it is more about looking cool than anything else). Most of the time the helmets are heavy and will break your neck in an accident anyway. Leathers are good to keep you from being skinned up, but jeans work just as well at low speeds. I saw lots of wrecks come through the shop, and it was about 50/50 as far as injuries and with/without gear. I guess I am just a little different. When it is 110 here in Texas, I don't want to have a leather jacket or a helmet on. I like the shirt by the way. :)

If it makes you feel any better...I have been riding (as a passenger, still waiting to find a bike I can learn on) for the past 10 years. My brother-in-law and his family have ridden motorcycles their whole life (including competitive racing) and the majority of the time, unless it is cold, they do not ride in any gear at all with the exception of the boots and possibly a helmet if on a sport bike. I rode for years with Harley riders...NONE wore helmets. Wrecked once and hit my head on the back of the guy in front of me...still wouldnt wear one myself (unless on a sport bike and then it is more about looking cool than anything else). Most of the time the helmets are heavy and will break your neck in an accident anyway. Leathers are good to keep you from being skinned up, but jeans work just as well at low speeds. I saw lots of wrecks come through the shop, and it was about 50/50 as far as injuries and with/without gear. I guess I am just a little different. When it is 110 here in Texas, I don't want to have a leather jacket or a helmet on. I like the shirt by the way. :)


Oh thanks

Most of the time the helmets are heavy and will break your neck in an accident anyway.

I'm sorry for being abrupt, but that is quite a line of bullshit.


Leathers are good to keep you from being skinned up, but jeans work just as well at low speeds.

Really? wanna bet? Have you seen what Denim does when it rubs against asphalt at more than, oh, 15-20mph? Demin offers the same protection as, hmm...Tissue paper would, at most street-speeds.

I saw lots of wrecks come through the shop, and it was about 50/50 as far as injuries and with/without gear. I guess I am just a little different. When it is 110 here in Texas, I don't want to have a leather jacket or a helmet on. I like the shirt by the way. :)

50/50 how? There is no reasonable argument against Gear. None. When it's 110 in texas pre-hydrate yourself. Bring extra water. Heavy Sweating is MUCH better than "Road Rash" or worse.

If it's 110, I'll just ride around in my car. :D

fwiw, here is a photo of an online pal. He slid at about 30mph - wearing jeans.

fwiw, here is a photo of an online pal. He slid at about 30mph - wearing jeans.

ew

Re: gear -

Riding without gear is a personal choice.


Riding without boots and cashing might cost you some road rash or foot mash or even in an extreme case might lead to amputation. You might never walk without a limp. You might never walk with pain. But it probably wouldn't kill you.

Riding without gloves and crashing might cost you some road rash or munched hand or the severe, excrutiating pain of mangling a body part rich with nerve endings. Or you could lose a finger or two. It could cost you the ability to play ball with your son, to properly feel the gentle curve of a womans breast, or to hold a beer. But it probably wouldn't kill you.

Riding without at least an armored jacket and leather trousers or full leathers or an Aerostich or even just a leather jacket and jeans and crashing might cost you serious road rash. You might grind off a nipple. You might embed gravel in your elbow. You might get beef jerky all over your back. You might grind off your kneecap or have a scar resembling Australia on you calf like a friend of mine does. You would be scarred for life and not be able to walk on a beach shirtless without feeling self conscious. You might end up like Kevin Spacey's character in "Pay It Forward" and have to deal with the same awkward moment every time you remove your clothes with a new lover. But it probably won't kill you.

Riding without a back protector and crashing in all but rare crashes would be inconsequential. However, there are so many variables out there- curbs, fenders, poles, guardrails, debris in the road- any one of these could be the golden BB that nicks your spinal cord in just the wrong way and leaves you in a wheelchair for life. Or, maybe you just have constant sciatic pain in one leg. Or you can't move your legs. Or you have to wear diapers for when you shit yourself, and/or a colostomy bag you have to pull out of your pants leg and squeeze your waste out into the toilet at a bar like a guy I know. Or you can't move from the chest down. Or from the neck down. Are you good at working joysticks with your mouth? Or maybe you might need a respirator? Or 24 hour care? Certainly, there are impacts that are completely forseeable that would permanently injure you even with the best back protector in the world. But there are crashes and subsequent impacts that even mediocre back protectors can make that little bit of difference
in- the ones you get up and walk away from, sore all over, but *walking*. Do you want the last time you walked to be when you walked out of 7-11 with a pack of smokes and then got on your bike? Those precious few steps out the door and over to the bike to be the five steps you remember the rest of your life because the next time you were off the bike you were lying strapped to a backboard staring at the headliner of an ambulance, tears running down your face because you couldn't feel the little piggies and you were almost ready to vomit at the stench of your shit because you lost control of your bowels? Riding without a back protector and crashing might not make a difference, or it might make all the difference in the world. It might not kill you, but it might make you wish it had.

And, finally, helmets. Riding without a helmet and crashing might be of no consequence. You might never even touch terra firma with your head. Or you might give yourself an asphalt facelift. You might get a concussion that results in only a bad headache the next day. You might get a serious concussion that lands you in the hospital for endless CAT scans and MRIs, and for the rest of your days be plagued by migraines. You might fracture your orbital and lose your vision. You might fracture your skull and end up fully functional but with a horrible Frankenstein like scar and a metal plate that bothers you on cold days and sets of metal detectors in airports. You might have a closed head injury from which you don't awaken from for hours or days or weeks or months- all the while your mother, father, sister, brother, children, workmates, and/or riding buddies come a visit you, filling an utterly depressing hospital room into a gauche jungle of flowers and bright card saying "get well soon!" that you never see or smell. Sure, you might awaken completely normal besides the hole drilled in your head to reduce pressure. Or you might awaken a little fuzzy, unsure who these people are. Or you might awaken and have to re-learn everything it took you all your life to learn, eventually returning to normal or even better like Harrison Ford in "Regarding Henry". Or you might awaken a man-child, drooling and laughing as you try to stack blocks, wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt signed by your mother, father, sister, brother, children, workmates, and/or riding buddies- which you will never read. Or you might have an open head injury, from which the "you" you know will most likely never return. The rest of your life -be it a day, a week, a month, a
year- will consist of feeding tubes, the endless beep and whoosh of the heart monitor and respirator, and the drip-drip or IV fluids, catheters in your rod, and feeding tubes. Of course, you won't mind all of this, you'll be in a dream land no one knows about. Your body will waste away and atrophy. Eventually, the shell that used to be you would give out, and your loved ones would have to make the most grueling decision of their life. Or, you might die on the road, fluffy gray brain matter mixing with blood and cerebro-spinal fluid. Perhaps you last ride would be twenty miles an hour down the street by your house combined with an impatient young driver and an ignored stop sign. Or perhaps it would be a ride on the freeway and a pothole denting your rim and popping the front tire off the bead sending you into the guardrail. Or you might go out in a blaze of glory qith a 100 mph wheelie ending the wrong way. Whichever way, would make maybe a 10 second news story depending on where you live, maybe a paragraph buried on page 32B of the paper. Riding without a helmet could be of no matter- or it could mean the difference between going on as you are now, or having life taken awy from you as if God flipped a switch.


I can live without toes or a mangled foot- but I choose to try and prevent that. I can live with a hand that looks like a burn victim's and maybe relearn to write with my left hand- but I choose to try and prevent that. I can live with a scar in the shape of Australia on my calf- but I try and prevent that. I can live with road rash on my torso and arms- but I try to prevent that. I could live in a wheelchair, agonizing through every day, but I chose to try and prevent that.

I can't live as a man-child. I've already played with blocks. I only drool when I sleep.

We all make choices. Gear can't always save you. All the best leather, denim, Cordura, Kevlar, fiberglass, and plastic is useless when fate throws the Immovable Object or the Irresistible Force in your path. But I choose to stack the deck in my favor. If it all ends up for naught and the stacked deck and the cards up my sleeve end up losing to Fate's royal flush, so be it. But I'll try.

I've posted on the topic of riding without gear before. It's just plain stupid. I don't care how hot it is outside or how uncool you think it makes you look; riding with the proper gear can mean the difference between walking away from a crash and getting a nice pretty toe tag.

I've known people who thought they were badass riding around without gear, only to drop their bike and end up in the hospital. Just ask eccles (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=23075&highlight=motorcycle+helmet) about his buddy who died after a low speed crash.

Sillygrl, at least you're wearing a helmet. That's more then I can say about a lot of riders on the road. Unfortunately, that's not gonna say your ass (literally) if you slide into a fence. Like dmp said, denim is like tissue-paper. May as well ride naked. :p

Besides, there's something incredibly sexy about a woman in tight motorcycle leather. ;)

ive considered wearing a helmet while driving a car (simply for the cool factor) however this is probably illegal right.

ive considered wearing a helmet while driving a car (simply for the cool factor) however this is probably illegal right.


Well, you have to wear them in AutoX and on any kind of track..so no, I don't think it is. Maybe we should all get matching helmets for TOTD next year? :D


On the serious side- I have quite a few friends whose lives were saved from being skinned alive from leathers. And one of them's only alive because he was wearing a helmet. Still has some seriously nasty scarring on his head, but it's in one piece.

The bike trend that drives me crazy now are those little WWII helmet things. The don't really offer any kind of protection to your face, and they are so thin I can't imagine that they offer any real protection for your head either.

Well, you have to wear them in AutoX and on any kind of track..so no, I don't think it is. Maybe we should all get matching helmets for TOTD next year? :D


On the serious side- I have quite a few friends whose lives were saved from being skinned alive from leathers. And one of them's only alive because he was wearing a helmet. Still has some seriously nasty scarring on his head, but it's in one piece.

The bike trend that drives me crazy now are those little WWII helmet things. The don't really offer any kind of protection to your face, and they are so thin I can't imagine that they offer any real protection for your head either.


yeah ill totally buy a helmet for the tail that will make sense too.

Imagine how badass you would look pullin up to a civic witha 5 point a helmet and racing gloves REv your engine than take off slower than his grandma. THat would be awesome. id do it for the sheer laughter. and it has to have the reflecteve eye were.

Having been in a hospital for a year from war injuries I saw a number of times the injuries caused from motorcyle crashes. Its ugly! One guy was in a full body cast for 4 months! He was just going to a wedding (not his) and Bang! someone hit him. Way too many wierd drivers out there to risk driving a motorbike and doing so without protective gear is just asking for it when an accident does happen. You take one of those out on the streets and its very dangerous. Course everyone has already heard this before but its true so just be protected.

We don't want to sound preachy, but many of us have seen or experienced the results of a crash with or without proper attire. Our desire is to preserve love of the sport - whether motorcycling or cruising around in an 8, while also minimizing unnecessary risks.

Imagine how badass you would look pullin up to a civic witha 5 point a helmet and racing gloves REv your engine than take off slower than his grandma. THat would be awesome. id do it for the sheer laughter. and it has to have the reflecteve eye were.
Hahaha. This actually made me chuckle out loud because I can totally imagine it.

Yo let the girl go.. If she rides dressed like that, its her prerogative. Not safe.. but her prerogative.

Now Sllly.. how bout some pics posing with the bike and no helmet. :)

forget the gear issue, sillygrs i'd like to see some more pics pleas, preferably gearless ;)

side note: Imagine if I hadn't had the gear on when I low-sided my bike into a 8x8 Fence Post ?

Gear works:

http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/bike2/wreck/darinbikeshocker.jpg


Sorry to hijack the thread, Silly... :-)

Thanks for the "shocka"!

Vince

Me on my Kawasaki 600ZZR. But unfortunately Im selling my bike oh well I'll buy a new one a few years down the road when I really needed it.


Nice pic. I woudl swear that I've been in that neighborhood before, but then again... all house in Florida look like that and have those wonderful colors.... :p

Hey - at least she's wearing a helmet. Me - always ride with full gear (helmet, gloves, riding pants, boots and jacket).

That is true, but her beautiful skin will be ruined if she should have to go down. ALWAYS ride with at least a helmet, jacket, gloves, jeans and leather boots. If you can wear riding pants and riding boots as well.

If it makes you feel any better...I have been riding (as a passenger, still waiting to find a bike I can learn on) for the past 10 years. My brother-in-law and his family have ridden motorcycles their whole life (including competitive racing) and the majority of the time, unless it is cold, they do not ride in any gear at all with the exception of the boots and possibly a helmet if on a sport bike. I rode for years with Harley riders...NONE wore helmets. Wrecked once and hit my head on the back of the guy in front of me...still wouldnt wear one myself (unless on a sport bike and then it is more about looking cool than anything else). Most of the time the helmets are heavy and will break your neck in an accident anyway. Leathers are good to keep you from being skinned up, but jeans work just as well at low speeds. I saw lots of wrecks come through the shop, and it was about 50/50 as far as injuries and with/without gear. I guess I am just a little different. When it is 110 here in Texas, I don't want to have a leather jacket or a helmet on. I like the shirt by the way. :)

What kind of uninformed stuff are you talking? Have you even checked out the latest Arai or Shoei helmets? Heavy? Hardly. These things are made of plastic coated styrafoam basically. How the hell can that be heavy? Break your neck? Riiight :rolleyes: Sounds pretty squidly to me. I have one head and one life... it's hot as hell during the humid summer, but that discomfort is more than worth it for my life. It's because of people who don't wear helmets that insurance rates for bikes get so high... go read on http://www.svrider.com And sure I understand how hot it is during the summer... 40C and lots of humidity, in smoggy traffic... it sucks. That's why you buy a mesh jacket! Still toasty in that situation, but much better than leather.

Yo let the girl go.. If she rides dressed like that, its her prerogative. Not safe.. but her prerogative.

Now Sllly.. how bout some pics posing with the bike and no helmet. :)


It's her prerogative when what you do no long has any effect on anyone else's insurance rates...

This is my Arai Helmet and I have an Alpine Leather Jacket. But normally when its hot I just wear my Arai Helmet. It's alot better than the silver helmet I have on on that pic.

I've always worn a leather jacket, gloves and boots. The leather jacket will puff up with air to keep you cool, even during the hot summer months. I have never been able to ride without a full-faced helmet. The wind bothered my eyes too much....I don't see how people can do it.

Sold the Magna year before last. I'm not much into crotch rockets, so next bike will probably be something tame like the Yamaha V-Max. :D

You call a V-Max tame? :eek:

This was a good laugh. I found this old thread by searching for "kill cat" since I think my catalytic convertor was killed by flooding before I bought it. More than one way to kill a cat I guess. :rollingla

Why funny? Look, 56 replies and they all missed the point.

slllygrl10 they need help. Should I spell it for them? Okay, here we go - go back to the original post, click the thumbnail.....

slllygrl10 has skills. slllygrl10 can ride. slllygril10 is cute! :icon_tup:

Losers! <kidding - actually I was amazed the thread didn't degenerate into 'comments of poor taste', did the moderators clean it up?> :scratchhe

I'm glad dmp is here. My jaw hit the floor when I read aggie's response.

I cant imagine not wearing full gear in a vehicle like a sport bike... The whole get up is expensive but well worth it

I like the bruce springsteen shirt :-d