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This is a glossary of motorcycling terms.. advanced rider In the UK, an advanced rider is either a police pursuit/surveillance rider or a civilian who has passed an advanced driving test via the British Motorcyclists Federation Blue Riband award, Institute of Advanced Motorists or RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders.
Trombones [13] "Seventy-Six Trombones" is a popular marching song, from the musical The Music Man. 77 Two little crutches [13] The number 77 resembles 2 little "Crutches". Sunset Strip From the 1960s television series "77 Sunset Strip". Usually sung by the players. 78 39 more steps 39 + 39 = 78. Refer to 39 being "39 steps" above. Heaven's gate
Dictionary.com implies that the origins for the two meanings had little to do with each other. [113] out of pocket To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent that is considered too far. [3] [114] owned Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports.
The single-volume Chambers Slang Dictionary (Chambers Harrap) was first published in 1998; a second edition appeared in October 2008. [citation needed]Green's most substantial work in this field is Green's Dictionary of Slang: a three-volume slang work which traces, via examples and citations drawn from the last five centuries, the history of the slang vocabulary from the earliest use of every ...
While biker gangs are generally stereotyped as being rough around the edges, these bikers defied that generalization. Rhonda Thill -- a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota -- lost her husband of 18 ...
Video footage filed in evidence by the police shows the Hells Angels Nomads fleeing out of the dance bar, the members of the Rock Machine had opened fire on them inside the building. [148] A few hours apart, two members of the Rock Machine were arrested by the OPP for discharging their firearms with intent to cause harm and illegal possession ...
Historian Jeremy Packer wrote that the newest motorcycle "gangs" are unlike the outlaw motorcycle clubs widely reported in the media since the late 1940s. [2] They now ride sport bikes, often customized in the streetfighter style, [3] rather than cruisers, passing through both rural and urban areas, playing "elaborate games of tag and follow the leader, continually pushing each other to ride ...
13 (thirteen) is the natural number following 12 and preceding 14.. Folklore surrounding the number 13 appears in many cultures around the world: one theory is that this is due to the cultures employing lunar-solar calendars (there are approximately 12.41 lunations per solar year, and hence 12 "true months" plus a smaller, and often portentous, thirteenth month).