Glossary of terms


There have been several requests for a glossary of terms. I have made a valiant attempt to list the terms in alphabetical order, but I’m no English major, so give me a break. Please feel free to request other terms to be posted along with this. Notice the pic of me doing scientific equations to make sure the knowledge is posted properly.

GLOSSARY

Boss

The act of shutting down fools on the street.  "I just BOSSED that fool"

Burn Out
The act of smoking out and melting your rear tire to the slab to show how awesome you are.

Cager
Someone driving a 4-wheeled vehicle.

Chine
Comes from the word machine; meaning it looks awesome

Combat Commute
Rush hour traffic; requires a soldier to be on point (see “on point” below).

Dangler
Bandanna; Tied to belt loop or around the belt. This method is normally preformed during easy rides (see “easy riding” below).

Dirty Bird
Danglin your left arm to the side while tucked.  This is act is done to completely disrespect and individual or a cager. 

Easy Riding
Easy rides are group rides consisting of 2 or more soldiers.

Haterz
People that don't understand the scoot lifestyle.

Holiday
Everyday on a Scoot is a Holiday.

Keep it on 2
Keep Scooting.

Keep it street
Keep it real

Mad Speeds
Going really fast.

Master of the Scooterverse
Scoot Lord.

MLS
Marine Style Lane Split.  Splitting lanes as fast as you possibly can ride. (I MLS'd the entire 101 today cause traffic sucked so hard)

Mod
Scenester-hipster; Rides a scooter to been scene not for love.

Modding
Mods in the works; Mods not yet complete.

Mods
Modification made to a scooter. Often confused with scenesters so make sure you specify or use in the correct context. (Mods made on the scoot).

Mongoose
Cop, Police, Roller.

Natcho
The environmental scooterist, rides for the amazing mpg’s and low emissions.

On point
Full attention on the slab, always aware of your surroundings.

Pimp Swerve
A person on a non motorized vehicle or on foot that literally waits to run across the street in front of you cause you to swerve a pimp.  Some areas are more prone to this action (north oceanside)

Rag
Bandanna; Worn on the face to protect from the elements as well as for steez.

Represent(ing)
Letting people know where you are from, who you roll with and how you roll.

Rolled
The act of someone rolling on you (you just got rolled on fool hahaha) disrespected; being pulled over by a cop (you’ve been rolled on by that roller).

Roller(s)
Cops, Police.

Rolling
The act of driving by someone and letting them know you own the slab, basically just driving by someone preferably at a slow speed. (Visual drive by; yo…I’m gonna roll on that fool).

Scoot Lord
Commander of the Slab Soldiers; Self-proclaimed Master of the Scooterverse.

Scooter
Scoot, transportation of the master’s, often referred as the most intelligent form of transportation on the planet.

Scooterist
Anyone who rides a scooter, could be a mod, tron or soldier. Either way it’s obvious that they understand how awesome scooters really are.

Scooterverse
The entire universe revolves around the scooting lifestyle.

Scenester
Someone who is all about being a part of the scene…trying too hard.

Skeez
Same as steez, what people from Indiana call steez.

Skidz
Slamming on the brakes to stop. (See Skidmark Scooter Gang).

Skidmark Scooter Gang
Inspirational Scooter gang; known to have the longest skid ever recorded on video.

Slab
The streets; Road; Highway.

Soldier
Rides a scooter for love, lives and dies by the slab. Soldiers ride in any weather. The slab belongs to the soldiers.

Soldiers of the Slab
An international scooter organization with one goal in mind “world domination by scooter”.

Speeds
Going fast.

Spray
The act of spraying gravel with your rear tire, sometimes confused with a burnout.

Steez
Style. Steez is almost as important as having an actual scooter. It is what defines you on the Slab.

That’s how I roll
This is what I do. Basically you have no real explanation for what you do so you answer (That’s how I roll).

Torched
After a long day of scooting with out protection from the sun, another reason to always have a rag on.

Tron
These guys love futuristic scooters, wish they had crotch rockets and they love space.

Wheelie
Possibly the greatest stunt of all time. When you take off so fast that your front wheel lifts off the ground and you ride only on your rear tire.

Wrenching
Working on the scoot; doing regular maintenance on the scoot.

Josh Taylor R.I.P.

My heart is heavy. A soldier has fallen. Josh Taylor passed on from this earth 6-17-2007. Josh was my friend, my brother, my family. His spirit will live on through the birth of his baby boy this October. Even though Josh was not a scooterist, he was a man who represented the true meaning of a soldier. He lived life like no one I have ever known. You couldn't help but smile when he walked into a room. His smile and laugh were infectious. Josh was a true soldier of the slab. He and another great man, Toby Reed, rode bikes across the country from Seattle, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine. 3,900 miles in 44 days all in the name of raising money for the Starr Commonwealth Organization. An organization almost as great as this man, dedicated to building positive relationships for troubled youth. Josh, watch over us and help keep us safe on the slab that you knew all too well. Just know I will be holding it down for you here as will all of the other soldiers. Until we ride again my brother...Keep it on 2!


Love and Miss you Always,

SL

Reporting from the Slab

In a little over a month The Soldiers of the Slab has seen well over a 1000 unique visitors from over 16 countries worldwide. The slab seems to be well on its way of achieving global domination by scooter. I personally wanted to thank you soldiers out there for keeping it street at all times. I also wanted to let you all know that things are only going to get better now that we have groups like the Rumblebeez and the Skidmarks affiliated with the Soldiers the future looks bright. So keep checking back for more classes and please keep commenting on them or requesting topics that you would like to see us touch base on. Don't forget that the forum is open and ready for more in depth discussing. I look forward to the day where we all we ride together on the slab.

Stay on 2!

SL

Skidmarks the Spot!

Below are some videos from our brothers up north "Skidmark Scooter Gang". These guys are really holding it down up there. Not only are they true soldiers of the slab they are owning the slab! I am being serious class, take notes! these guys are true masters of the craft. We all could stand to learn a little from these guys. Skidmarks...you reign supreme in Norcal...we are proud of you for keeping it street.

SL

http://www.skidmarkscooters.com/

Modding 321

Modding 321 (the importance of modding)

Modding (Modifications) is an essential part of scooting. For some people this is the reason why they scoot. For other’s it is a way to show how steezy you can be or basically just how awesome you are. Over the new couple weeks I will break down on how to mod out a Yamaha Vino 125. These mods may pertain to all other types of scoots as well but these mods are just things I have done to my own scoot or are in the process of doing. I will not take responsibility for mods gone wrong or if you suck at modding. So…mod at your own discretion!

Some of the things you need to take into consideration is what you want to get out of your mod. Some people want the steez of going with a custom look, or maybe its mad speeds you want. These are the things you have to put thought into. Luckily I have the Vino 125 and there are several things out there that can do to that particular model out there. I will be talking about mods that can increase the mpg’s of the vino, custom look...including the paint and last but not least mad speeds!

Be patient soldiers I have been busy ruling the slab lately as well as trying to make sure I can bring the best possible information to class. So until then…Keep it STREET!!!

Haters

Seems like we are starting to get some hater's to come to the site. That's awesome! Let the haters hate cause I will roll on them. Real soldiers they don't die! Soldiers keep it street and they can actually read. What I mean is the haters must not have read what I wrote; "in the end it doesn't matter what you do as long as you ride on 2." So, keep hating cause the Slab belongs to the SOLDIERS!!!

As far as class goes I am waiting to hear back from someone making sure I can use their name in some of the up coming classes. So...stay tuned soldiers until then keep it on 2 and let the haters hate cause the streets don't lie and real soldiers don't die!!

Scooter 232

Understanding Scoot Culture

Scooter culture is the foundation for all Scooterists. I think you know before you actually buy a Scoot which bracket of the Sub-Culture you are going to fit into. Now, I am not trying to label people and this particular course is strictly based upon my own views and opinions. In no way am I trying to create a rift between the different groups because in the end we all ride on 2 and that’s what matters most. There are 4 basic groups in the scootering world. MODS, TRONS, NATCHOS and SOLDIERS. I will be analyzing each of these groups in a short synopsis for this class. So here we go.

MODS

Mods originated back in the late 50’s as a subculture group in the UK. We all know them today as hipsters or scenesters. This group of scooterist can generally be found riding on vintage Vespas and from my experience tend to be a little snooty in their demeanor. In a nutshell these are the BMW drivers of the scooter world. Yes, everyone can see that you are driving a Vespa and we really don’t care. Just because my scoot starts EVERYtime and doesn’t fall apart doesn’t mean I am any less of a scooterist. Mods also tend to ride scooters solely for image purposes. If it were more scene to roll on a Segway than you would see them on a Segway instead. Now this title doesn’t apply to all Vespa riders, so don’t take offensive to this if you don’t feel you fall into this category. Much respect definitely goes out to Vespa. Scooting would not be where it is today if it weren’t for Vespa.

TRONS

Trons are a force to be reckoned with. This group of scooterist seems to be growing at a rate the rest of us can’t keep up with. Due largely to the vast number of Chinese clone scooters out there that are available at your local hardware store and/or auto parts dealer. These scooters look very futuristic and almost like spaceships. Sorry, but I have an issue with space so that doesn’t help my opinion of the Tron Scooters out there. Trons love the fact that they have mini crotch rockets, so the steez factor they bring kind of sucks. Yes, they are scooters and any scooter is a good scooter so I really can’t hate too much.

NATCHOS (pronounced like nature but instead of ure it’s chos so it’s natchos)

Natchos are a great group of scooterist. Generally they are super stoked to be doing their part by getting 80 mpg’s and saving loads of money in the process. These guys tend to ride every type of scoot and put more of an emphasis on safety and environmental sustainability then steez. I agree with their thought process and encourage everyone to have a little bit of natcho inside of you. Scooting as a Natcho demands respect from all different sects in the scooter world and I highly approve of them.

SOLDIERS

Being in the Serpents Scooter Gang we are brought up to understand the concept of being a Soldier of the Slab. We live and die on the slab. We ride because it’s either ride or die. Scooting is a lifestyle decision and we have made it. We don’t ride to be seen, it is what we were born to do. We don’t let the type of scoot decide how we roll cause we roll on 2! It’s not easy being a serpent of the street, we are constantly battling for our spot on the slab and in a world where cagers reign supreme we need to fight. Soldiers have to face the up hill struggle in our daily combat commute. Keep it street Serpents and the slab with look out for you.

I said it once before and I’ll say it again. A scooter is a scooter…show respect…wave at your fellow scooterist…in the end we are all Soldiers of the Slab!

The forum is up and running!

On the right side of the page is a direct link to the new official forum for class. This is a way for everyone to participate more in detail and create a better interaction within the classes. So go check it out and post your questions or stories about scooting!

OFFICIAL SERPENT FORUM

Scooter 201

I won't hate or discriminate but from now on I will only be using the Yamaha Vino 125 as the scoot of reference in class. Sorry to those of you out there who have something other than a Vino, but I won't have enough time in the day to be a soldier of the slab if I have to refer to all different types of scoots.

LEARNING HOW TO ROLL ON 2

So, you have purchased your scoot or maybe just got your hands on one somehow someway. The first thing you need to do is learn how to ride it. It's really not that hard. If you can ride a bike, you can ride a scoot. The key to riding a scoot is to be confident. You must feel like you own the road. That is something you will learn in time as well while you work your way up the ranks in the Serpents. Getting back to rolling on 2. You need to make sure you do things like be safe and awesome at the same time. Another recommendation I have is to go take a motorcycle safety course. I don't think there is a scooter safety course out there just yet, but we might have to work on that. Below I am going to post a few tips that I have found to be priceless for being a better scooterist.

DO MAD SPEEDS (try to always stay ahead of traffic)

BE SEEN (ride with your high beams on; make it known you are the the road)

DRIVE 100-200 YARDS AHEAD (always look ahead to see what is going on)

ALWAYS THINK THAT CAGERS(cars) ARE OUT TO GET YOU (remember scoots are smaller than cars so you must drive offensively and be defensive at all times, protect that piece of the slab you roll on)

REMEMBER...you are on a scoot and everyday on a scoot is holiday

In the end there is only one way to be a better scooterist and that is to practice.

So get out there and start Rollin on 2!