What Is A Ricer?

[Spynic]

hi all

i have just spent 8 years in the uk and have been back for nearly a year and keep hearing peoples cars refered to as Ricers?

what is this! lol sounds stupid but we never used this term in the UK.

any help would be good :-)

cheers people

[Ehgriez]

derogatory term, generally refers to Jap cars in general and thats the way you'll hear it used alot.

Within Jap car circles it generally refers to a car thats done up cosmetically (usually badly i.e. neons, big stickers, sound system, rims from bob jane that dont fit etc) and has no go.

[BJV]

The term rice burners was originally used by bikers with Harleys to rip on guys that rode jap bikes ages ago. somehow spilled over onto imported cars and was shortened to ricers. I only ever fuel up with 98 octane sake anyway.

[Spynic]

ahhhh sweet cheers guys

it all makes sense now, weird how sayings move around. i better keep the neons turned off lol (they came with the car honest!!)

[GTS-t VSPEC]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner

The only people who use that term are bogans, another word you may want to look up

[Spynic]

yh have heard that word alot as well i have caught on to that one :-) gotta love the aussie slang its great

[GTS-t VSPEC]

We have alot less slang than the UK, just have to get used to a few new words

This might help

http://www.aussieslang.com/

[Spynic]

people actually make websites about this stuff??

its interesting over here how people who enjoy cars are classed as "hoons" ( i know its the small minority that ruin it as always)

in the uk you get called a "Boy Racer"

crazy really

[reNEGaDe88]

Oh so ur a UK boy?

Well well well. So most boy racers have FWD cars in UK. cos insurance is so expensive and so far away from the japan imports that we get more readily.

There are more terms like rice burner is generally small displacment turbo engines from japan. There is also chook cooker. (chicker cooker) which is a rotary engine (roticary).

Boy racers here are generally Evo's and Sti's because they are of the few Jap performance cars sold currently in Aus

[Hank Scorpio]

in the uk you get called a "Boy Racer"

Sounds gay for some reason.

[sidewayssam]

Race

Inspired

Cosmetic

Enhancements

[R32 Driver]

LOL HAHAHHAHAHAHA

spot on

[bubba]

Race

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lol gold!

[Spynic]

yh it does sound gay lol

i used to have a Supra manual TT but i still got classed as a "boy racer" but never mind lol i was only 21 cost me £2000($4000) to insure a year :-)

[skinkis]

Here´s an explination of the term "Ricer" from Mike Merryfield. (US)

http://www.garaget.org/video/cksmekqpfxsn

lol

[Char]

note the spoilers and gauge on bonnet facing the wrong way.

i remember my mate running out to his pig sil80 coz the alarm was going off and the neighbour saying to him "your rice is cooked". lol

[Ehgriez]

lawl poser mobile trueno, that picture always comes out.

[Spynic]

its hard to believe what ppl do to thier cars sometimes :-)

[Kerr34]

how did u get a pic of my car =[

[Char]

lawl poser mobile trueno, that picture always comes out.

true that, i thought it was an exa at first .. trueno coupe