Monday, June 24, 2013

Glossary terms have been updated

I made a few updates to the glossary check it out.  Let me know if there's anything missing.

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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.


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Scoot Season!

The Crew has been growing over the colds months!  Now its time to ride stay posted for the next ride.  Until then keep patrolling the slab!