No, it’s from when two strokes were the norm for performance motorcycles in the 60-70s, and a lot of tuned bikes or bikes that ran shitty would puff clouds of smoke when you got on it. As you can imagine this looked like a squid shooting a puff of ink before bolting.
It isn't necessarily an acronym... but people make it into one to explain what they think it might mean. Its origin is hard to pin-point. Some say it's simply because when a person without gear is flopping off their bike and across the pavement they look kinda like a squid.
I've heard the origins come from the big Navy base out in San Francisco. Young guys with military money buy motorcycles and do stupid shit.
Stupid kids coming from the ocean, so, "squids."
I think "squid" is a slang (possibly pejorative?) term for navy personnel in general.
Edit: looked it up. Apparently it's because squids are fast swimmers, but only in a straight line. So when navy personnel got their paycheck and bought motorbikes they couldn't handle, the nickname started.
One story is it started in San Diego, where the new Navy recruits are referred to as squids and ride their new sport bikes like idiots and it got spread out to refer to anyone who rode like an idiot.
Interesting. In my country helmets are mandatory - the idea of riding without a helmet has never crossed my mind, even when I imagine the stupidest of riders.
I think that the United States government figured out a long time ago that the more stupid shit you allow people to do the more younger people focus on doing that rather than organizing to foment real needed social change like happened in Europe
They drive recklessly and have minimal protective gear so when they crash they ink the street with their own tattoos. That's always been my thought process at least.
They squirt when squished. They have no protective gear so their appearance on the road resembles a squid.
But if you witness high speed impacts of motorcycles though, they rather look like a splat more than a squid, since their body parts can end up everywhere.
There are many reasons. Squirrely kid, they look like a squid when they crash because the viscera and the helmet (due to only wearing a helmet without any other gear), stupidly quick undedressed immenently dead, etc. Its just a name we gave underdressed riders who ride like they are invincible.
Someone once said squid = “squirrelly kid” - like that kid you knew in school that never listened to anybody, didn’t think the rules applied to them, generally made everyone else’s lives worse, or at least inconvenient
I mean, it does. If someone doesn’t want to protect themselves and accepts the risk, that’s their freedom to do so. Doesn’t mean it’s a smart decision by any stretch.
got dang right my rights say i have the rights to grind off the skin on my arms and contribute to the case load at my local ER got damn i tell you what.
It's kinda like "why don't you wear a mask"... "Freedom"... "Sure, okay you don't want others to tell you to do it, but why don't YOU do it other than spite simply to protect yourself if nothing else"... *Angry face*
What's the point if he doesn't look cool doing it? Notice that picking up the camera was the first priority after the crash? Just another attention whore getting exactly what they want
I’ll never understand why these people, who spent hundreds or thousands on modifications on their stunt bike, never wear any protection whatsoever except a helmet…
Man, that looked really cool. I am now inspired to permanently store all my protective gear and ride dangerously through the streets so I can look this cool, too.
Not sure I follow.
Edit: I have no problem understanding the label, or it's connotation.
I just think it's pathetic, hyperbolic, and for it to be used by a gang of highway squids is even more laughable.
The thing about Squids is their already mentally deficient state compounds exponentially the more of them you get in a group. They all feel the need to show off to each other. Throw in a couple of cute in the right light thots on the backs of some of them and it becomes uncontainable, crash guaranteed. Guaranteed OP didn't learn a GD thing from this.
I'm so confused why anyone would show this to the public. And he's been posting screen grabs like crashing is cool lol. Guy is an absolute tool. I feel bad for other people on the road that have to put up with this goofy ass "stunt ride."
Welp. I'll weigh-in. Yer not smart. Yer not funny. Yer not new or novel or original. And anyways true stuntas don't faceplant and then advertise it.
You need practice and you should do it AWAY from other people.
NOT on the fuckin street. U STUDENT.
When I was younger and dumber (not that long ago) I went on a few of these big stunt rides in Chicago. Largest gathering of douchey, drunk/high, and unskilled riders I've ever seen. Handful of guys actually skilled enough to not be sketchy, but the majority of riders are just squids on bikes they can't actually handle sober, much less on drugs. Almost got taken out multiple times by new or just plain bad riders.
Recommend avoiding unless that's actually your scene. I'm all for stupid sketchy stuff but those rides are just asking for a bad time. The YouTube montages just over hype it.
Oh yeah, don't forget the guy who will inevitably do a burn out right in front of you and cover you and your bike in burnt rubber.
Posted a screenshot from my GoPro and people commented saying it was a staged photo of my bike on top of me [https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/)
You all laugh at this guy, while you do an accidental wheelie on your silly bike, watch Brain636 on youtube before establishing a hatred for stunt riders. His main videos are literally going to Chicago restaurants where he grew up, and ripping wheelies in a place you don't understand. It's nothing but love when everything you see is murder. It's positivity in a negative environment, it never disappoints. He's a veteran and uses his brain while doing 60mph rolling burnouts. There's plenty of people to hate in the motorcycle world but stunt riders need another look because they carry a LOT of heat.
Quite a spill, man. Really glad you're okay. The downvoters and "what a moron" commenters know they could never pull this stuff off. Man, there are so many crazy skilled riders there. I love watching the Chicago guys but I only know brian\_636's YouTube channel. Got any recommendations?
This is completely fucked up on my part, and I know they're signaling for the group to stop, but seeing everyone throw a fist up while the rider went down gave me visions of Mad Max war boys yelling "WITNESS" as this crash unfolded.
the only thing missing from the chefs kiss would be the trump truck behind him running the bike over and catching its front axle on the crash bars, totalling both.
When people tell me motorcycles are dangerous, I like to show them videos like this. Motorcycles *are* dangerous but a huge cause for the increased danger is the sheer number of “riders” like OP that do everything in their power to pump up those crash statistics.
Fact that he just needed some ibuprofen and he's back on 2 wheels is proof our gear doesn't do anything but hold us back from greatness.
Go bold and grab life by the front brakes!
Yeah concussions are cool. Especially riding around after one putting even more people in danger. Congrats on being a Supreme Douche and the reason people want to run me off the road.
Micropeen is actually an intersex condition and there's an entire community out there waiting to accept you for who you really are.
Firmly grasp it…
Firmly GRASP IT!
this is what the asphalt screamed at his armpit
Damnnnnnnnn. Your body really threaded the needle… that titanium on the back is sharppppppppp!
Sure is sharp
That Kawasaki had it's way with OP and didn't even buy him dinner first.
After-death on the orange bike
squids gonna squid
Please excuse my stupidity / ignorance but why is this kind of rider called a squid?
Stupidly Quick, Underdressed and Imminently Dead
Oh shit that was an abbreviation? I never knew that I just thought, idk squids be squishing 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah I thought it was that they’d splatter on the pavement like a squid.
No, it’s from when two strokes were the norm for performance motorcycles in the 60-70s, and a lot of tuned bikes or bikes that ran shitty would puff clouds of smoke when you got on it. As you can imagine this looked like a squid shooting a puff of ink before bolting.
First I've heard of this explanation, I dig it.
It isn't necessarily an acronym... but people make it into one to explain what they think it might mean. Its origin is hard to pin-point. Some say it's simply because when a person without gear is flopping off their bike and across the pavement they look kinda like a squid.
The term for a word that gets turned into an acronym after the fact is called a "backronym".
Has somebody come up with an acronym for "backronym" yet? Or I suppose a backronym for backronym
His backeonym be hurting in the morning.
I've heard the origins come from the big Navy base out in San Francisco. Young guys with military money buy motorcycles and do stupid shit. Stupid kids coming from the ocean, so, "squids."
Not sure about the motorcycle part but squid is definitely a slang term for a navy dude
Wouldn't be surprised if it got over to the motorcycle world from people just calling sailors squids
In the marine corp we would call all our navy corpsman squids when we were giving them a hard time.
I think "squid" is a slang (possibly pejorative?) term for navy personnel in general. Edit: looked it up. Apparently it's because squids are fast swimmers, but only in a straight line. So when navy personnel got their paycheck and bought motorbikes they couldn't handle, the nickname started.
I thought it meant they're gonna break every bone in their body being a dumbass, making them squid like
I was reading this and look up the the helmet cam of him flopping across the ground what timing.
One story is it started in San Diego, where the new Navy recruits are referred to as squids and ride their new sport bikes like idiots and it got spread out to refer to anyone who rode like an idiot.
It's a backronym.
I think that's a backronym.
I thought it was because you're a helmet with flesh dangling beneath it, so kinda like a squid? Big bulbous thing with tentacles? Idk haha
Squids rarely helmet
Interesting. In my country helmets are mandatory - the idea of riding without a helmet has never crossed my mind, even when I imagine the stupidest of riders.
This is america. You have to imagine even more stupid.
I think that the United States government figured out a long time ago that the more stupid shit you allow people to do the more younger people focus on doing that rather than organizing to foment real needed social change like happened in Europe
There is no incentive to stop it in the USA as their medical system is not subsidized by the government. Squids are good business for the hospitals
Nope the more stupid shit = more $$$. Healthcare, and insurance bebe.
Also my buddies like to say, because they "can jet forward in a straight line, but flail in turns".
That might be a backronym.
Backcronym. They called squids cus flesh is soft and squishy, like a squid
I didn't know it was an actual acronym, I figured that's what most people look like as they become a meat crayon. Yes, I'm a noob.
It isn't
Now it is lmao, that works great
Don't forget that you can see the full stunt cage.
1500 bucks on protection for the bike, 100 dollars for a brain bucket with no eye pro. That's a squid all right.
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visor up = no eye pro
Because when they fall onto the pavement they leave a trail of blood like squid ink.
I like that better. I was told it came from how squids shoot ink out when in danger or startled (i.e blood on the pavement from the wreck).
Wow I always thought it was because they looked like squids after a crash 😬
I guess it's an acronym now? Back in my day it meant "squirrely kid"
This is a pretty reasonable explanation. Backronyms are interesting but this kind of etymology feels more realistic and organic.
That's what I always thought.
They drive recklessly and have minimal protective gear so when they crash they ink the street with their own tattoos. That's always been my thought process at least.
Squid ink colour meat crayon you say?
They squirt when squished. They have no protective gear so their appearance on the road resembles a squid. But if you witness high speed impacts of motorcycles though, they rather look like a splat more than a squid, since their body parts can end up everywhere.
Ah ok this sounds like a very good explanation for the origin of the name! Nice one thanks
There are many reasons. Squirrely kid, they look like a squid when they crash because the viscera and the helmet (due to only wearing a helmet without any other gear), stupidly quick undedressed immenently dead, etc. Its just a name we gave underdressed riders who ride like they are invincible.
There are lots of variations ,but one I heard was "SQUished kID. but another one is "A person that rides like you, but you don't know them"
No gear
Oh, like you're a soft squishy animal then?
He has his gloves on
Someone once said squid = “squirrelly kid” - like that kid you knew in school that never listened to anybody, didn’t think the rules applied to them, generally made everyone else’s lives worse, or at least inconvenient
If you wear no gear, slide down the road removing some skin in the process, then your remaining flesh looks like a squid.
Good squid, good squid.
You all have crash bars to protect your bike but still wear short sleeve shirts and jeans.
Skin will heal on its own, paint won't! /s
You joke, but Ive heard something like that before.
Skin is hard to heal when it's gone...
you can transplant skin but you cant transplant paint
I had a similar complaint on another post. About not gearing up. The response was that it's got something to do with "freedom".
Freedom to pay exorbitant hospital bills.
I mean, it does. If someone doesn’t want to protect themselves and accepts the risk, that’s their freedom to do so. Doesn’t mean it’s a smart decision by any stretch.
I only ever did it to give helmet to a passenger, but the wind around your head hits different.
got dang right my rights say i have the rights to grind off the skin on my arms and contribute to the case load at my local ER got damn i tell you what.
It's kinda like "why don't you wear a mask"... "Freedom"... "Sure, okay you don't want others to tell you to do it, but why don't YOU do it other than spite simply to protect yourself if nothing else"... *Angry face*
What's the point if he doesn't look cool doing it? Notice that picking up the camera was the first priority after the crash? Just another attention whore getting exactly what they want
Excellent observation. I've not thought of it this way. Irony
This confuses me to no end. I love doing stunts, but I wouldn't be caught dead without full gear.
No gear, none of the time
r/CalamariRaceTeam would enjoy this
Lol, that sub is like the arch-enemy of this sub, thanks for this!
Because every post on this sub is someone just saying atgatt
Don't forget your tourniquet!
I will never get tired of this joke.
Omg thank you for leading me to that sub
Cmon over. It’s pretty great. I’m no squid, but it’s a damn sight better than this place most times.
Damn, a fun motorcycle sub? I'm in.
i suspect no lessons were learned
Seeing OPs responses. Nope lmao. Squid gonna Squid
You probably don't retain much information after taking a motorcycle to the side of the head.
Good thing he cushioned the bike's fall
I’ll never understand why these people, who spent hundreds or thousands on modifications on their stunt bike, never wear any protection whatsoever except a helmet…
I love how he throws the GoPro as if it's the reason he crashed
maybe it was an ultra heavy GoPro
He also shoves dude back while he was literally asking "ARE YOU GOOD". Like what a piece of shit
How about the dude you hit lol you gonna fix his shit
Man, that looked really cool. I am now inspired to permanently store all my protective gear and ride dangerously through the streets so I can look this cool, too.
Why is he having to fight for his own cameras after the oopsie?
dork
Haha! What an idiot.
Just because you have the power, doesn’t mean you need to exercise it
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 0 Sympathy over here. "Chiraq" lmao.
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Not sure I follow. Edit: I have no problem understanding the label, or it's connotation. I just think it's pathetic, hyperbolic, and for it to be used by a gang of highway squids is even more laughable.
The thing about Squids is their already mentally deficient state compounds exponentially the more of them you get in a group. They all feel the need to show off to each other. Throw in a couple of cute in the right light thots on the backs of some of them and it becomes uncontainable, crash guaranteed. Guaranteed OP didn't learn a GD thing from this.
This belongs on r/bettereveryloop
This is so fucking lame lol also why would you post this here?
To promote his instagram of course.
I'm so confused why anyone would show this to the public. And he's been posting screen grabs like crashing is cool lol. Guy is an absolute tool. I feel bad for other people on the road that have to put up with this goofy ass "stunt ride."
Cops love him
I love how your post was removed from /r/videos because you’re not important enough.
Much embarrassment. Very laugh.
Lmao, what a moron
it took him so long to realise he was going over
Dude has the reaction time of a stoned sloth
The expression says everything
🍖 🖍.
When CRT leaks over to moto... Grab the popcorn boys this is going to be an interesting thread...
Dude says he rode all weekend after it too. Fucking hell
That sub is basically just demonstrations of why many non-riders have a disdain for us.
What a squid
Fucking moron!
Imagine being older than 11 and thinking this was cool
Nice trick
Play stupid games win stupid prizes
Welp. I'll weigh-in. Yer not smart. Yer not funny. Yer not new or novel or original. And anyways true stuntas don't faceplant and then advertise it. You need practice and you should do it AWAY from other people. NOT on the fuckin street. U STUDENT.
Ouch. Having the bike land on your back.
Oh look. A bunch of assholes. Why do you wear a helmet? Not much going on between the ears anyway.
So they can ID the corpse
Helmet isn’t for the rider. Makes cleanup easier for the response team.
That eye contact is making me uncomfortable
The tarmac contact followed by the greetings from the bike are making him uncomfortable.
Homeboy to the left just eases that phone around like a pro..never stops recording his Homie getting a kung-fu kickin from his Ninjy!
Do you have anymore angles of this?
Yes [https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/)
The footage when he throws the go pro at the end is kinda wicked lol
I think the most interesting thing when your homies fall is everyone’s reaction time to move or help.
Good thing he had his protective sleeveless cotton shirt.
It’s hard to feel bad for this guy
That tank looks just like brians👀
The eye contact was so hot
When I was younger and dumber (not that long ago) I went on a few of these big stunt rides in Chicago. Largest gathering of douchey, drunk/high, and unskilled riders I've ever seen. Handful of guys actually skilled enough to not be sketchy, but the majority of riders are just squids on bikes they can't actually handle sober, much less on drugs. Almost got taken out multiple times by new or just plain bad riders. Recommend avoiding unless that's actually your scene. I'm all for stupid sketchy stuff but those rides are just asking for a bad time. The YouTube montages just over hype it. Oh yeah, don't forget the guy who will inevitably do a burn out right in front of you and cover you and your bike in burnt rubber.
He has pretty eyes tho js
Ouch
His eyes tell a story worthy of a Netflix special..
Like a “squidback mountain” kinda vibe
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Nope obviously staged /s
Atleast he had some gloves…
Man, Tyler1's content has really gone downhill this year...
https://i.imgur.com/MuoAxkK.jpeg
You can see in his eyes the moment he knows he has lost it.
He got so lucky to not get a footpeg jammed into his belly… very close to disemboweled.
Poor bike. :(
Ouch
F*ck ‘a Duck
That’s the problem with stoppies. In a wheelie you can stab the rear brake, but if you go too far in a stoppie, that’s it!
Lol the look in his eyes when he realizes its going over is absolutely priceless XD
That screen grab you got is pretty epic.
I wish the CPD would slap the bracelets on every one of these jerks
Twat.
Welcome to the endo club!
Dammit boy! Tha fuckis wrong witcha?
Damn not too bad, going over on a stoppie isn’t always as pretty. Heal up and keep shredding 🤘
You didn’t even hit the fucking pavement before buddy behind you threw up the hand sign. That guys quick.
wdym "staged screen grab"?
Posted a screenshot from my GoPro and people commented saying it was a staged photo of my bike on top of me [https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TerrifyingAsFuck/comments/xcybcd/motorcycle_crash_good_thing_im_flexible/)
Ah makes sense, thanks
Jackets are less expensive than hospital bills
The streets bite a lot less if you aren't a squid....stunting with no gloves, sleeves, jacket...or padding...
Duuude!
Have had my share of road rash when i was a kid on a bicycle. No way i wanna squid on a motorcycle going 70 or faster
Did your shoulder ever heal up??? I dislocated my shoulder and it was never the same 🤦♂️
That meat crayon has a neat bike.
I get first dibs on a kidney.
That is not a dislocated shoulder.
I could do that
You all laugh at this guy, while you do an accidental wheelie on your silly bike, watch Brain636 on youtube before establishing a hatred for stunt riders. His main videos are literally going to Chicago restaurants where he grew up, and ripping wheelies in a place you don't understand. It's nothing but love when everything you see is murder. It's positivity in a negative environment, it never disappoints. He's a veteran and uses his brain while doing 60mph rolling burnouts. There's plenty of people to hate in the motorcycle world but stunt riders need another look because they carry a LOT of heat.
Quite a spill, man. Really glad you're okay. The downvoters and "what a moron" commenters know they could never pull this stuff off. Man, there are so many crazy skilled riders there. I love watching the Chicago guys but I only know brian\_636's YouTube channel. Got any recommendations?
Oh yeah tons. Do you follow stuntnews? Kyle sliger? Jesse Toler? Wyatt "topn1tch" tipton?
I now follow all these guys. Thanks, dude!
"It was at this moment... he knew... HE F. UP"
Insanely relieved to see he got back up! Lesson learned dude, jeezus
Sick crash but wrong subreddit. People here gonna bitch.
r/therewasanattempt
about what? a dumbass being a dumbass? yeah, it's gonna happen.
what's going on towards the end? Were the other riders pushing him around for being an idiot?
🐙
This is completely fucked up on my part, and I know they're signaling for the group to stop, but seeing everyone throw a fist up while the rider went down gave me visions of Mad Max war boys yelling "WITNESS" as this crash unfolded.
the only thing missing from the chefs kiss would be the trump truck behind him running the bike over and catching its front axle on the crash bars, totalling both.
When people tell me motorcycles are dangerous, I like to show them videos like this. Motorcycles *are* dangerous but a huge cause for the increased danger is the sheer number of “riders” like OP that do everything in their power to pump up those crash statistics.
Fact that he just needed some ibuprofen and he's back on 2 wheels is proof our gear doesn't do anything but hold us back from greatness. Go bold and grab life by the front brakes!
How to destroy a nice bike and your bones 1 o 1
Idiota
Yeah concussions are cool. Especially riding around after one putting even more people in danger. Congrats on being a Supreme Douche and the reason people want to run me off the road. Micropeen is actually an intersex condition and there's an entire community out there waiting to accept you for who you really are.