So I was leaving work today and sitting in a line of cars heading down the hill from my builidng so both my clutch hand and my brake hand were occupied.  Two guys come around the corner on gixxers. Both in shorts, the first with no helmet (thanks PA). So I give the customary nod since my hands were busy and he nods back. I do the same to the second kid and he just smirks at me and lifts the front wheel up to about 9 oclock going up a hill thats about 35 degrees in incline. 

That's a new one to me.

Jake

that's just being a squid.  My favorite modification to the biker wave is the "right-hander".  I was driving in my car and I was passing a dude on a goldwing and I waved and gave him a thumbsup because he was fully geared...he returned it with his right hand and nearly died.

They just keep getting more squidly, dont they.

Hey so long as it's not next to me I don't care. If it is next to me and they wipe out they better hope they don't touch my Jenna (GS)

9 o'clock? thats it?


out here in Cali they give you the full on 12 o'clock standing ovation on the bike and wave with the left hand... rain, sleet or snow.

Bullshit.  It doesn't snow in california.

oh, my friend...





pssssshhh.... 30 minutes from my house.... in Southern California.

Squids - bikers without gear??? Please explain to a wee ol' englishman

dude that's on a slope...which means it's on a mountain.  Anything over 500ft in California doesn't count.  It's like getting a running start frmo orbit in a long jump competition with zero g boots and an afro.

Quote from: Kasumi on June 07, 2006, 12:30:22 AM
Squids - bikers without gear??? Please explain to a wee ol' englishman

Squid used to be the term for a gearless rider...because of what they tend to look like when they test their flesh.

Now "squid" just means "idiot".

Now a gearless rider is called Calamari.

Quote from: Jake D on June 07, 2006, 06:56:13 AM
Now a gearless rider is called Calamari.

Onlyif it's really hot out!!!