squid

Possibly a blend of stupid + quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.

"In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹

"squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²

(slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.


MX

en-noun

MX (countable and uncountable, plural MXs)

(motorcycling) Abbreviation of motocross.


fork

Sranan Tongo: forku

→ Dutch: fork

→ Japanese: フォーク (fōku)

→ Kannada: ಫೋರ್ಕ್ (phōrk)

→ Korean: 포크 (pokeu)

→ Maori: paoka

→ Tamil: போர்க் (pōrk)

→ Telugu: ఫోర్క్ (phōrk)

From Middle English forke (“digging fork”), from Old English force, forca (“forked instrument used to torture”), from Proto-West Germanic *furkō (“fork”), from Latin furca (“pitchfork, forked stake; gallows, beam, stake, support post, yoke”), of uncertain origin. The Middle English word was later reinforced by Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French forque (= Old French forche whence French fourche), also from the Latin. Doublet of fourche and furcate. Cognate also with North Frisian forck (“fork”), Dutch vork (“fork”), Danish fork (“fork”), German Forke (“pitchfork”). Displaced native gafol, ġeafel, ġeafle (“fork”), from Old English.
In its primary sense of “fork”, Latin furca appears to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerk(ʷ)-, *ǵʰerg(ʷ)- (“fork”), although the development of the -c- is difficult to explain. In other senses this derivation is unlikely. For these, perhaps it is connected to Proto-Germanic *furkaz, *firkalaz (“stake, stick, pole, post”), from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (“pole, post”). If so, this would relate the word to Old English forclas pl (“bolt”), Old Saxon ferkal (“lock, bolt, bar”), Old Norse forkr (“pole, staff, stick”), Norwegian fork (“stick, bat”), Swedish fork (“pole”).

tienhaara

figurative: point in time of making a decision

afsplitsing

computer science: splitting of a process

odnož

computer science: copying and separately developing a project

bifurcació

computer science: a separately developed project based upon a copy of an existing project

a three-prong spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork

The fork can be equipped with a suspension on mountain bikes.

(cycling, motorcycling, by abstraction from a pronged tool's shape) In a bicycle or motorcycle, the portion of the frameset holding the front wheel, allowing the rider to steer and balance, also called front fork.


putt

(British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.


putt

en-verb

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putted)

putts (present singular third-person)
putting (participle present)
putted (participle past)
putted (past)

(motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.


Blue Riband

(motorcycling) An award from the British Motorcycling Federation for advanced riding.


Superman

en-noun

Superman (countable and uncountable, plural Supermen or Supermans)

DC Comics
Dragon Con
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster

From super- + man. The character, created by Jerry Siegel (1914–1996) and Joe Shuster (1914–1992), first appeared in DC Comics’ Action Comics #1 dated June 1938. The ice-cream flavor is named in reference to the red, yellow and blue of the superhero's costume.

[page 77] Riders should adapt their own style when doing Supermans, and shouldn't get hung up trying to do it the same way that someone else does. […] [page 79] An extension of the Superman is a trick called the Superman Seat Grab. Even more impressive than the Superman itself, this trick was again brought over from the BMX world, […] During the Superman Seat Grab, […] the rider lets go of the left side of the bars and grabs either a cutout in the rear number plate or a grab handle that has been previously installed. With his body moved toward the back of the bike, the rider is able to extend the bike way out in front of himself, almost floating behind the machine. […] Whichever way they are done, the Superman and its variations are some of the most impressive and difficult tricks out there.

2000, Garth Milan, edited by Sara Perfetti, Freestyle Motocross: Jump Tricks from the Pros, Osceola, Wis.: MBI Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 77 and 79:

I'm still trying to do the tricks Nicknack, Superman, and Bar hop. […] Superman is where you grab the handlebars and let your feet and body free.

2003, Dalton Cooper, “The First Time I Got My Dirt Bike”, in TWIGS in the Mitten, New York, N.Y.: School Success Press, iUniverse, →ISBN, pages 69–70:

On the first vert, he reared up the side and let the bike take him out. Midair, he made the 180 turn and slipped back in. This time, as he hit the other side, his whole body slipped off the bike, until only his hands held onto the handlebars. The skaters deliberately turned away as the bikers chanted, ‘Superman! Superman! Superman!’

2008, Andrew Fusek Peters, “The Bowl and the Bully”, in Diamonds are for Evil (Skateboard Detectives), London: Orchard Books, →ISBN:

A trick first popularized by Jeremy McGrath, the Superman gave the impression of a rider in full flight, not so much riding his bike as trailing it through the sky. McGrath had done the Superman at the end of races and in exhibitions, and it always killed. But he'd never done a Superman like this. No one had ever done it like this. The goal when executing a Superman was simply to go horizontal, at 180 degrees, while barely touching the bike. But this kid had gone way beyond horizontal. Rather than just kicking his feet out behind him, he'd lifted his legs high in the air, his boots hanging back over his body, two feet above his torso, like a scorpion getting ready to strike.

2013, Larry Linkogle, Joe Layden, Mind of the Demon: A Memoir of Motocross, Madness, and the Metal Mulisha, Philadelphia, Pa.: Running Press, →ISBN:

(motorcycling, plural Supermans) A stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air.


pillion

From Scottish Gaelic pillean (“little rug”), from Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”).

(motorcycling) A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger.


billet barge

From Detroit to Daytona Beach, from Brooklyn to the Bay Area, the streets are ruled by tight superbikes that put yesterday's Evo-powered billet barges to shame.

2006, Mike Seate, How to Build a Pro Streetbike, St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks, →ISBN, page 6:

(motorcycling, slang) A large motorbike with multiple chrome (or similar) cosmetic modifications.


motocross

motocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)

From French, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross.

(sports, motorcycling) A form of off-road motorbike racing.

(sports, motorcycling) An event where such racing takes place.


superbike

superbikes (plural)
super bike (alternative)

French: SBK

French: FSBK

Spanish: SBK

Spanish: ESBK

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"Do you stay at the front of the second class, or step up and show what you can do on a superbike?"

2009 January 20, Craig Duff, “Broc Parkes up for big test”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-01-20:

(motorcycling) A super sport bike with a large engine, usually between 800 and 1200 cc

stock car

formerly, modified-stock car racing (modified saloon cars, sedans)

stock car

now, patterned after street-legal cars, but custom-built for racing (patterned after saloon cars, sedans)


chicken strips

"The harder you lean into corners, the more of the tyre you use. This means that a biker who rides hard will have an evenly-worn tyre. A biker who rides gently will not use the outer edges of the rubber resulting in a phenomenon known as 'chicken strips'. These are very uncool and a beacon to those in the know that the rider is a novice."¹

"At our first gas stop, I was thrilled to note that the "chicken strips," those bands of virgin rubber found on the edges of most Midwestern riders' rear tires, had been burned off the Yamaha's 17-inch Bridgestone Battalax BT-20s. In other words, I was hitting some serious (for me) lean angles."²

"Is your chain due for replacement? Are your tires so worn that only the chicken strips left on the sides remain? Replace them now."³

(slang, motorcycling, humorous) The band of unscuffed tire surface at the outer edges of the contact surface.


swingarm

At the rear, you'll find a single, centrally mounted shock, the now-familiar single-sided swingarm and BMW's Paralever shaft-drive system, which does away with most of a shafty's chassis-jacking bugaboos.

1994, Cycle World Magazine, volume 33, number 1, page 49:

At the rear, stiffer springs, a new aluminum swingarm and a redesigned linkage for the suspension all benefit on-road behavior, though there is now an inch less ground clearance.

2007 September 9, Jerry Garrett, “Updating a Dual-Purpose Stalwart”, in New York Times:

(motorcycling) The main component of the rear suspension of most modern motorcycles and ATVs; holds the rear axle in place while swinging vertically to allow the suspension to absorb the shock from bumps in the road.


racebike

Powerful engines and sticky tires make high-side accidents a threat on modern racebikes.

2009 August 23, Dexter Ford, “Slip-Sliding Suspended”, in New York Times:

(motorcycling) A motorcycle designed for racing


poker run

(motorcycling) A motorcycling event where each participant pays a fee, and then follows a course with checkpoints, at each of which a playing card is drawn. At the last checkpoint, the rider with the best poker hand is the winner. Typically poker runs end with a party, and the proceeds benefit a charity.


dice run

(motorcycling) Similar to a poker run, an organized event where motorcyclists pay an entry fee and then follow a prescribed course with checkpoints, at each of which dice are rolled and the result recorded. At the last checkpoint a winner is determined and prizes awarded, typically at a party. Proceeds usually go to benefit a charity.


power slide

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(motorcycling, driving) The act of sliding with the wheels being driven.


pogie

(cycling, motorcycling) A protective hand covering, sometimes insulated, attached to handlebars to protect hands from wind and precipitation.


box standard

en-adj

box standard (comparative more box standard, superlative most box standard)

more box standard (comparative)
most box standard (superlative)
box-standard (alternative)
boxed standard (alternative)

Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.

(UK colloquial, used especially in automotive, motorcycling, engineering and technical contexts) Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.


arm pump

compartment syndrome
compartment syndrome

(motorcycling) Chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the forearm.


SX

(sports, motorcycling) Abbreviation of supercross.


dress for the slide, not the ride

There's merit to the saying, "Dress for the slide, not the ride." Even at a modest 30 miles per hour this is.

2005, Pat Hahn, How to Ride a Motorcycle, →ISBN:

Moto pants are probably the trickiest aspect of my riding getup. I don't like any gear that really shouts “I RIDE A MOTORCYCLE,” but I also want to make sure I'm protected. Dress for the slide, not the ride, right?

2016 June 24, Morgan Gales, “UglyBros Motorpool Jeans Reviewed”, in Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine:

Riders are told to “dress for the slide, not the ride.” This means you should be completely outfitted to improve your chances of surviving a crash.

2017 July 16, Amanda Smith, “Investigative Reporter Amanda Smith learns what it takes to get a motercycle license”, in WKBN News:

“Dress for the slide, not the ride," said Florida State University Police Officer Sheffield. “Doesn't always look cool it's not always I was just going down the street. But if you get hit by a car and your head hits the asphalt or if you just simply fall over and it wipes out from underneath you. That's where a lot of the damage comes from. A lot of the injury comes from. Its traumatic brain injury."

2017 December 11, Taylor Knight, “Some Question How Safe Mopeds And Motorcycles Are For College Students”, in WUSF News:

(motorcycling) When choosing clothing for riding a motorcycle, priority should be given to protective gear that helps one survive an accident.


double grab

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(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, motorcycling) A trick that involves grabbing the board, skis, or motorbike with both hands during a jump


WEC

(motor racing, motorcycling) Initialism of World Enduro Championship.


bar pad

Installation of the mount, locating tower and stabilizer is a simple bolt-on affair, with ony minor surgery to the provided bar pad required to make room for the damper's low-speed adjustment knob.

2005 January, “BRP Under Bar Mount: Stability with protection”, in Cycle World Magazine, volume 44, number 1, page 86:

The vintage custom-vented number plate, steel handlebars and old-school bar pad just scream “1983 factory race machine.”

2021 December 9, “1983 HONDA CR480: BEHIND THE BUILD”, in Dirt Bike:

(motorcycling) A cushioned tube that fits over the handlebar.


pussy pad

(vulgar, slang, motorcycling) The backseat of a motorcycle.


ATGATT

(motorcycling, philosophy) Acronym of all the gear all the time. A statement of philosophy of the motorcyclist rider, who rides fully kitted-out whenever out riding.


WSX

(motor racing, motorcycling) Initialism of World Supercross.