When birds attack!

[Lula]

Enjoying a plesant cruise to my favourite hook-ups place a bird decided to cross my path - it never made it to the otherside.

I then found myself having to pick an impailed bird off my mirror arm whilst riding along, yum!
My helmet and jacket was splatered with bird goo. Instead of looking like his usual hot date, I looked more like a Kill Bill character.

Just wondered have any of you fallen prey to something of the animal kingdom when riding?

[madbikeboy]

Enjoying a plesant cruise to my favourite hook-ups place a bird decided to cross my path - it never made it to the otherside.

I then found myself having to pick an impailed bird off my mirror arm whilst riding along, yum!
My helmet and jacket was splatered with bird goo. Instead of looking like his usual hot date, I looked more like a Kill Bill character.

Just wondered have any of you fallen prey to something of the animal kingdom when riding?

Yep. Hitting a bird at slightly higher than legal speed is something out of a Tarantino blood fest...

[Kwaka14]

I ran into a Nandu in Argentina a couple of months ago, thank christ I was in the cage, a Nandu is basically an emu. In NZ I have run in to several suicidal pukeko's last year too on the bike, no major issues, just some radiator cleaning required.

[YellowDog]

Not managed to hit a bird, buy have had a Mayfly splat on my helmet visor. I was completely blinded for a few seconds until I managed to lift the visor.

[awayatc]

nah... birds just avoid me.......

or did i misread the thread again?

[mowgli]

Bumble bees make a big mess but not as much as riding through a swarm of mayflies on the Hutt Highway at night. I learnt that no matter how messed up my visor becomes, wiping it with my glove won't make it any better :doh:

[Grahameeboy]

nah... birds just avoid me.......

or did i misread the thread again?

Both...................

[beyond]

Yep, several times now :( Messy little blighters for their size.

Black bird swooped and hit the top of my headlamp at 180kmh, spread itself right through the instrumentation, under the tank, all over my chest, helmet and arm. You wold have think I had hit a low flying Teradactyl.

Had to stop at Shell Clevedon and use the windscreen wiping brush to try and get off as much as I could. Kept finding bits every time I cleaned the bike for weeks.

Last time I was doing 140kmh on a favourite road and Kingfisher decided to cross the road. Went under my right arm and whacked me a beauty in the left "breast". Man, are they solid little buggers. Pleased it wasn't beak first. Felt like I had been slammed with a hunk of four by two and having broken ribs before, it's exactly what it felt like.

Had a huge black, greeny, blue bruise for weeks.

I wouldn't want to hit anything bigger. Had hawk talons scrape my helmet a few times as I ducked to miss them eating road kill and they try and fly off.

Pukekos are a definite no no and there's so many of them around, I suppose it's a matter of time, but they are one solid hard hitting package :(

[NZsarge]

Took a small bird strike dead square centre of the visor last weekend and one caught me on the left shoulder a couple of weeks before. About a week after I bought it a hare died trying to bring down the 14.
All together 3 bird strikes, a dog, a hare and a sheep (which successfully ousted the front wheel of my IT250 when I was but a young fella).
With the exception of the sheep strike all that happened in the past 2 1/2 years since I got back on road bikes.

[Scouse]

This has realy got you concerned eh Lu to be posting this at fookin 04:41 in the morning

[sinfull]

This has realy got you concerned eh Lu to be posting this at fookin 04:41 in the morning

Well obviously the date didn't end up getting that hot !

[Viscount Montgomery]

Fuck, hot motorbike riding bedraggled Uma thurman look-alike chicks in leather, sweet jesus, bring on more birdstrikes

[LaytonNZ]

OK! Well, Iv'e Ridden though a swarm off bee's! That wasnt pretty. i was blinded get a spoon and bash ur helmet and you will know what its like:)

I came flying around a corner and hit a hawk it got stuck on the header pipes, that wasnt a nice experence trying to get it out.

I hit a Rabbit! Jesus...That was sceary! the frunt wheel had a mind of its own:(

On my way home from work going 120 i had a sparrow hit me in the visor, blood and guts went everywhere it...and i felt like i needed a new neck.:doh:

[gatch]

I smoked a cat down my street, smoked a rabbit going out to my dads awhile ago. A 4wd scared up a bunch of little birds off the side of the raod between nelson and blenheim, I took one to the chest and another one broke my mirror.

Then there was this dragon once, came and took me to its lare full of treasure up in the mountains.. I think his name was guff, or huff, something like that..

[Rockbuddy]

took a hit on the chin guard of my helmet from a little waxeye was only doing about 80kms gave me a fright. and another time a pukeko suicided into my back wheel bit of a mess

[Lula]

Well obviously the date didn't end up getting that hot !

There is no point in flogging a dead horse.

[sinfull]

There is no point in flogging a dead horse.

Hahaha nice comeback !

[chap]

Enjoying a plesant cruise to my favourite hook-ups place a bird decided to cross my path - it never made it to the otherside.

I then found myself having to pick an impailed bird off my mirror arm whilst riding along, yum!
My helmet and jacket was splatered with bird goo. Instead of looking like his usual hot date, I looked more like a Kill Bill character.

Just wondered have any of you fallen prey to something of the animal kingdom when riding?

Seen the aftermath of a bird hittin a mirror at high speed. lucky that ian had ducked to let his missus enjoy a seagull guts feather shower. It was a fcked up sight to see rollin into oamaru caltex lol

[Dschubba]

Took out a native wood pigeon on my first trip on new Zx14. Missus was on the back- feathers everywhere. Thought it was a bad omen, but in hindsight I shouldv'e eaten it. She's into wild game!

[caseye]

Got me a turkey on the Glen Murray road not so long ago.Went straight under the front wheel, moved me and bike sideways about a foot.Managed to get it together before hitting the grass verge and going for a bigger burton.

[Cheshire Cat]

Plenty of moths and butterflys but not birds.....yet. But I almost hit 2 seagulls:blank: once.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Well since were all counting let me see....

2. Pukeko's - didn't even feel them (one by car)
1. Hawk - almost highsided me and left a bruise the size of 3 fists across my chest
2. suicidal sparrows - hit helmet
1. suicidal bird slightly bigger than a sparrow
1. Mouse - and he was so cute, I feel sorry I ran him over
Oh and one sheep on 22 but he didn't die just rolled over and got up lol, almost highsided me again...

[Cheshire Cat]

Well since were all counting let me see....

2. Pukeko's - didn't even feel them (one by car)
1. Hawk - almost highsided me and left a bruise the size of 3 fists across my chest
2. suicidal sparrows - hit helmet
1. suicidal bird slightly bigger than a sparrow
1. Mouse - and he was so cute, I feel sorry I ran him over
Oh and one sheep on 22 but he didn't die just rolled over and got up lol, almost highsided me again...

HAWK?!?!??!!? Thats a NO NO:nono:

and the sheep payed you back lol

[Beemer]

The other half was riding home one day when a magpie flew across between his chest and the handlebars, hitting him in the process before falling down on his tank! He was trying to ride, slow down as he was nearing our driveway, and flick the madly flapping bird off his tank. Wish I'd seen that!

[lankyman]

Yea I've had a starling to the helmet at about 120k's before. Jarred my neck and cracked my visor. No blood though, just a split second emptying of the bowels all over my lid (including inside of vents). Wasn't happy aye.

[vifferman]

Yeah, I hit a bird once, but luckily I was only doing about 30 km/h, and she was fully clothed so there wasn't much mess.
She made a lot of noise though, and it totally wrecked my fairing.

Actually - I've hit two (2!) girls, but one was on a bike, so I'd classify her as a cyclist.

[pocketcracker]

Got Within a couple km's from home and got blind sided by a Black n white BEEP BEEP crane you Know them annoying birds that go beep beep HEHEHEHE

Edit : Plover

Hit with so much force near put me off my Line as approaching the 45Km corrner had to do sum fancy gravel cornering On teh outer line ... Bird Impact damage .. Split and Smashed front fairing , Twisted Mirror brace , Blood n guts ... Bird Damage .. Sliced it wing off on impact ... Not good sorry little birdie ...

i went back in the car to pick up fairing pieces and make sure bird not suffing slow death ..

[Cr1MiNaL]

Got Within a couple km's from home and got blind sided by a Black n white BEEP BEEP crane you Know them annoying birds that go beep beep HEHEHEHE

Edit : Plover

Hit with so much force near put me off my Line as approaching the 45Km corrner had to do sum fancy gravel cornering On teh outer line ... Bird Impact damage .. Split and Smashed front fairing , Twisted Mirror brace , Blood n guts ... Bird Damage .. Sliced it wing off on impact ... Not good sorry little birdie ...

i went back in the car to pick up fairing pieces and make sure bird not suffing slow death ..

Did ya kill it bro... Ive had to kill a pokeko and a sparrow by twisting its neck to stop them from suffering. Good u managed to call on your superhuman powers... those are invaluable eh never know u have them till u pull something bad az off ;)

[pocketcracker]

Was near farked But yea i used the car Gave it to old fwd n back motion Felt kinda bad but freaked when i seen the size of it .. they stand like 15-20 Inches tall No wonder i felt like sum pick had punched me in the upper chest shoulder area , Mate estimates we where setting up for the cornner so sumwhere between 180-220 kms per hour on impact, But best 1 i got so far was a wood pidgen that day we all went down to miranda kaiaua wen we where wheel standing the strights do u remember hit it as it swooped between us while leaving toto in the distance

[Cr1MiNaL]

hahah yea I remember that ... Thought to myself yea not all the birds are after me !

[EgliHonda]

on the old slab sided GSXR many moons ago. Was caning it a bit, didn't see anything just BANG, wobble, recover and no more mirror. Only knew it was a bird when I arrived at work and found feathers on what was left of the mirror mounts. Only cost around $30 for a replacement from memory...

[Madmax]

spank got one at 180+
ive collected one at 200+
little bugger wound up in the rad

:blink:

[LBD]

I collected 2 ducks in quack succession Boom boom....in the visor....killed them both, only blood was from my nose

Breifly blacked out, pulled over, the car following me saw what happened, stopped, ran back and collected the ducks then drove off.....КОЗЁЛ. ВОДИТЕЛЬ

[Mom]

I almost took a bird out yesterday, it came close to being splattered all about the place. One of the guys we were riding with said he had had three near bird strikes on his way up to ours (blamed the colour of his bike). The most likely reason for the slow flying birds at the moment is it is cold, and they are not well fed and are hungry and weakened.

You just got to learn to duck :yes:

[Cheshire Cat]

I almost took a bird out yesterday, it came close to being splattered all about the place. One of the guys we were riding with said he had had three near bird strikes on his way up to ours (blamed the colour of his bike). The most likely reason for the slow flying birds at the moment is it is cold, and they are not well fed and are hungry and weakened.

You just got to learn to duck :yes:

Colour of his bike? What colour is it?

[Mom]

Colour of his bike? What colour is it?

Green. Cowboyz green :D

[Cheshire Cat]

Green. Cowboyz green :D

:laugh:.....but seriously, are there certian colours birds fly/walk out infront of?

[Mom]

:laugh:.....but seriously, are there certian colours birds fly/walk out infront of?

I dont think so. Insects, particularly stinging ones are attracted to colour.

I think these poor little birds are actually low blood sugar, low level navigationally/reactionally impaired at this time of the year is all.

[Cheshire Cat]

I dont think so. Insects, particularly stinging ones are attracted to colour.

I think these poor little birds are actually low blood sugar, low level navigationally/reactionally impaired at this time of the year is all.

Either that or it's cause of their small brains :rofl:

[Harvd]

i got knicked on the arm by a big hawk once at about 100. Scared me more than it hurt. However today i was splitting, maybe at 30 and a bloody dog on the tray of a kingcab ute leaned out and tried to bite me! I hit it in the head with my shoulder, then a millisecond later the second dog in the backseat came right out and got a smack in the face from my shoulder too! Bloody hurt but probably hurt the dogs more. Nasty bloody dogs though so didnt feel too bad for it.

Dogs are quite dense...

[howdamnhard]

Yep took one to the head once, ducked so the bird bounced off the the top of the helmet instead of going through the visor, so I guess I was lucky.

[Cheshire Cat]

i got knicked on the arm by a big hawk once at about 100. Scared me more than it hurt. However today i was splitting, maybe at 30 and a bloody dog on the tray of a kingcab ute leaned out and tried to bite me! I hit it in the head with my shoulder, then a millisecond later the second dog in the backseat came right out and got a smack in the face from my shoulder too! Bloody hurt but probably hurt the dogs more. Nasty bloody dogs though so didnt feel too bad for it.

Dogs are quite dense...

:shit:Oh you poor thing!!:laugh:

[Cr1MiNaL]

:laugh:.....but seriously, are there certian colours birds fly/walk out infront of?

Yes they like to scare little girls so better learn to HTFU real quick hehe :laugh:


:shit:Oh you poor thing!!:laugh:

poor little wee lamb is it?

[Cheshire Cat]

Yes they like to scare little girls so better learn to HTFU real quick hehe :laugh:



poor little wee lamb is it?

You're just intimidated by me.

[NZsarge]

One of the guys we were riding with said he had had three near bird strikes on his way up to ours (blamed the colour of his bike).
:


Green. Cowboyz green :D
I'll let him know he's at risk! :laugh:

[Mom]

I'll let him know he's at risk! :laugh:

Yeah, best you do mate, those flying emus could be a real problem for him otherwise :killingme

[NZsarge]

Yeah, best you do mate, those flying emus could be a real problem for him otherwise :killingme

True that! :rofl:

[2wheeldrifter]

Had a bird that got the chop as it flew thru my front wheel... mighty burst of shit everywere! Mate had one in side of his neck, on your jacket collar, that left a nasty cut!

Fuk!! hate hit a seagull or bigger, think it would knock you off your bike!