[Tango]

I’ve seen people on these forums mention the name “squid” when referring to bad riders, or riders who don’t dress properly. Just wondering where this comes from and what exactly you guys are referring to.

The reason I am asking is around the area I live, Ottawa Ontario I’ve been paying particular attention to motorcycles now that I got my M1 (I start my MSF course in a week and a half) and I am stunned at the lack of proper protective gear people around here wear. If I were to guess I would say a good 6-7 out of 10 people I see are wearing t-shirts and running shoes, and this is referring to drivers of all ages on all types of bikes. As an avid news listener I’ve also noticed the number of people killed on motorcycles has been rising quite a bit lately, then again that could be a direct relation to the number of people moving over to driving motorcycles.

[BoOZe P-ti Motard]

u…many meanings and references but well surf the site and your questions will be answered… (i am a squid in squids…. XDDDD ) others will lighten you…

BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

[BoOZe P-ti Motard]

https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/forum/forum-topic/1142/meanings-squid

https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/forum/forum-topic/1205/origin-term-squid

some unrelated related articles

https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/forum/forum-topic/991/squids-scooters

https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/forum/forum-topic/958/i-vow-now-never-squid

BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

[Jim]

Well there are squids who wear gear and there are non-squids who don’t wear gear. So really gear doesn’t have anything to do with it. My take is a squid is someone whose foolish riding actions endanger someone elses lives (doing wheelies on public roads in traffic, burning out in parking lots, etc)

[Andrew]

I don’t care what bike someone is riding it or how old they are. Anyone riding on the street wearing t-shirt, shorts and flip flops is engaging in squid-like behavior.

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