Where Does the Term Ricer Come from?

Rice burner is a pejorative term originally applied to Japanese motorcycles and which later expanded to include Japanese cars or any East Asian-made vehicles. Variations include rice rocket, referring most often to Japanese superbikes, rice machine, rice grinder or simply ricer.

Why is a car called a ricer?

Origin. The word “rice” in rice burner refers to the fact that the vehicles the term was originally applied to were of Japanese origin, and the fact that rice is a staple food in East Asian cuisine.

What does being a ricer mean?

Rice is basically a term for people who spend every penny of cosmetic modifications for their cars that make them look like they have improved performance, but are bone stock underneath.