Dumb as$ squids on bikes.

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Apathetic

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
Reminds me of an old joke...


What are a redneck's last word?

Hey Bubba, check this out!


Having lived with Rednecks for several years, it really annoys me when people get this stereotype WRONG. It's "...hold my beer and watch this!" :D

Dave


 

Rudee

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I haven't been on a motorcycle since I had a accident back in July of 88. I hit a deer on a country road in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. I along with the remains of my Honda 1000 interceptor went into the ditch. I was knocked out cold for over a hour. Nobody even knew I was in the ditch with a huge gash on my calf muscle. The freaky thing is, after I awoke and hopped back to the highway to flag down a motorist, there was a pile of deer guts on the road but no deer. To this day I have no idea how that severely injured deer managed to leave the scene with 90% of it's guts spread across the road. The bike was a writeoff. I bought another a year later, but sold it the next fall. Haven't been on a bike since.
 

Damage

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yeah.. ride.. i rode into work yesterday.. 70 degrees nice sun shining.. it was very nice!

So. Cal.. You pay a lot to live here, but you can ride all year long!

:D;):p
 
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Lovely weather here guys.. 80F.. mmm.. nice and warm.. :)

it sucks to be in the east coast.. we are riding in January..
 

bsobel

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I am a bit more careful... wouldn't want a scratch on the bike... ;)

Amen. Riders like these annoy me to no end, everytime someone chimes in with 'I had a friend who...', I think about these idiots like these (my favorite was the guy with no helmet and no other gear during who rearended the car filming). Too bad the public doesn't understand the difference between squids and bikers.

Bill

 

FoBoT

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that is cool

the ones not wearing helmet/leathers got what they deserved

the ones wearing the right stuff, not a big deal, they are just having fun
 

Johnlee

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Great video.

Strangely, the reason I don't pull tricks like that is cuz there is no way in hell that I ever wanna see my bike flying end over end.

That was the funniest part. That dude all pissed after his bike went flying. How much you wanna bet he was crying when he walked over to that wall and put his head down.

Also-that idiot with no helmet...freakin' lucky to be alive.
 

BooGiMaN

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pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.
 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.
It's a slang term for dumbasses like the ones in the linked video. Warning signs include: no boots, no leathers, no gloves, no helmet, pulling wheelies/stoppies/burnouts/etc on public roads, and similar idiocy. Also known as "One-Percenters"- the one percent of motorcyclists that give the rest of us a bad name (and inflated insurance rates :| )

 

BoberFett

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Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.
It's a slang term for dumbasses like the ones in the linked video. Warning signs include: no boots, no leathers, no gloves, no helmet, pulling wheelies/stoppies/burnouts/etc on public roads, and similar idiocy. Also known as "One-Percenters"- the one percent of motorcyclists that give the rest of us a bad name (and inflated insurance rates :| )

Sorry, but among sport bikes, it's a lot more than 1%ers. 1%ers applies to Hells Angels, Banditos, etc. When you're talking sport bikes, it's more like 50%ers. :p
 

Fausto

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Originally posted by: BoberFett
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.
It's a slang term for dumbasses like the ones in the linked video. Warning signs include: no boots, no leathers, no gloves, no helmet, pulling wheelies/stoppies/burnouts/etc on public roads, and similar idiocy. Also known as "One-Percenters"- the one percent of motorcyclists that give the rest of us a bad name (and inflated insurance rates :| )

Sorry, but among sport bikes, it's a lot more than 1%ers. 1%ers applies to Hells Angels, Banditos, etc. When you're talking sport bikes, it's more like 50%ers. :p
*sigh* Sad but true. They pull four or five of these tools out of a gully in north GA every weekend.

 

bsobel

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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.

Various definitions for it, here is one.
Bill
 

Johnlee

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Sorry, but among sport bikes, it's a lot more than 1%ers. 1%ers applies to Hells Angels, Banditos, etc. When you're talking sport bikes, it's more like 50%ers.

Bah. I disagree. No riders I know are like that. Maybe higher than 1% but not even close to 50%. You're jaded.
 

Maetryx

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I watched the video last night. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned that the song is pretty cool. :cool:
 

BoberFett

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Originally posted by: Johnlee
Sorry, but among sport bikes, it's a lot more than 1%ers. 1%ers applies to Hells Angels, Banditos, etc. When you're talking sport bikes, it's more like 50%ers.

Bah. I disagree. No riders I know are like that. Maybe higher than 1% but not even close to 50%. You're jaded.

My guess would be that you see some behaviors as "normal" which I don't. I see more sport bikes weaving through traffic than not.
 

WinkOsmosis

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I really don't understand the comments about non bikers thinking all sport bike riders are idiots. Maybe it's just in Texas that they don't do stupid stuff. I've always respected motorcycle riders.
 

Emos

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Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
pardon my ignorance but what does squid mean or rather where did that term come from.
It's a slang term for dumbasses like the ones in the linked video. Warning signs include: no boots, no leathers, no gloves, no helmet, pulling wheelies/stoppies/burnouts/etc on public roads, and similar idiocy. Also known as "One-Percenters"- the one percent of motorcyclists that give the rest of us a bad name (and inflated insurance rates :| )

In the medical profession we have another slang term for those people: Organ Donors!