What have you hit with your bike..??
- Thread starter ToddC
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Sorry to hear that Dave. Hope YOU are alright, and that you find a replacement bike that suits your tastes and riding needs. Fortunately there are a lot of options available.
Already replaced the 07 with an 08. Both my girlfriend and I are good. Bike never went down so nothing more than a few bumps from the deer hitting our legs as we went through him. Gives a whole new meaning to deer in the headlights.. Dam thing put its head in the headlight at 65MPH..
A bus and an SUV while lane splitting at 5mphish.
Both at the same time????
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ToddC
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While riding to Seattle today, a quail flew up out of the ditch and did a face plant into my right shoulder and then tumble down into my lap and then the asphalt at about 65mph.
I can still feel it 12 hours later.........
ToddC
I can still feel it 12 hours later.........
ToddC
While riding to Seattle today, a quail flew up out of the ditch and did a face plant into my right shoulder and then tumble down into my lap and then the asphalt at about 65mph.
I can still feel it 12 hours later.........
ToddC
Ouch!!
JT105
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With a previous bike... A pickup truck.
Following too close and had to evade when it brakes hard. Caught the tail light with my left hand. Flipped me and the bike into the ditch. Lucky only had a sprained wrist, a few cut fingers and a broken clutch lever. Thank goodness for good gloves. Saved my hand.
On the ST, only hit a small bird when it darted in front of me on the highway.
Following too close and had to evade when it brakes hard. Caught the tail light with my left hand. Flipped me and the bike into the ditch. Lucky only had a sprained wrist, a few cut fingers and a broken clutch lever. Thank goodness for good gloves. Saved my hand.
On the ST, only hit a small bird when it darted in front of me on the highway.
STurgisSTeele
When did I become the "Old Man"!?
Just this morning on the ride to work, a little common sparrow didn't make it across the road. Bounced right off the wind screen. Poor fella.
Peace and All Good
Peace and All Good
I haven't read all of the previous 241 posts in this thread, so someone may have posted it already. My apologies if I'm repeating someone.
I recently read the following article and found it interesting:
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says
I recently read the following article and found it interesting:
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says
The state could also increase the length of the hunting season or up the number a given hunter could take.
Well, this morning on my way to work I had the unfortunate timing of coming across a skunk family spread across the lane. At 4am on an unlit road they are difficult to see. Sorry to say I reduced the clan by one. Thankfully only the tires smell a little bit.
I'm not an authority, but my experience is that it's best to hit them when they're 'fresh'! They get nastier after they've been dead awhile.
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Glad I'm only riding back from WeSToc with you. That will give you time to air out !!!!
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TinyL
Wingin It
Lets see if I remember right...it was tree, tree....tree, tree and tree!
RIP at 2010 NatSTOC.
RIP at 2010 NatSTOC.
STrangr
Mike O.
what were you doing, riding through a forest?Lets see if I remember right...it was tree, tree....tree, tree and tree!
RIP at 2010 NatSTOC.
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TinyL
Wingin It
I was going to breakfast up Spearfish Canyon. SD...can't really remember how I ended up traveling along side the forest. I left the pavement and the tree's formed a nice fence to keep me out of the rest of the forest...despite my best effort.
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Mike O.
Ouch. Hope you weren't hurt
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On my 84 Goldwing I hit a dead Golden Retriever dead center, 3 month old 1991 1500 GW SE...8 point Buck on I-29 by Omaha. Didn't go down. Hit it dead center in the rib cage. Drove to the nearest Honda shop. Pulled my fairing forward an inch and new headlight assembly and was able to drive it home the long way. Numerous small birds. Thankfully I missed a Great Horned owl in flight. It was coming off the fence post in the ditch and was at head level. I ducked and put my head on the tank. Came back up and it had passed over. Shoulder blades were sore for a week. Couple rabbits too.
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