What if a sparrow...

[arkeo]

... hits a biker? I was coming back home and suddenly I saw a little bird pointing to my chest. Luckily he diverted last instant and nothing happened. But although I wasn't on a race track I can't say I was traveling too slow (about 100 km/h). I don't know nearly anything about this kind of accident. Due to bad environmental policies and tons of people and hunters there are very few animals by now in Italy. But what better than to ask kiwis about such event? :laugh: What would happened to me if the sparrow hadn't avoided me?

cheers!

Apx.

[Jantar]

You would hardly even know it, nor would the sparrow. The difference is that you would continue on your way, but the sparrow wouldn't.

Now hit a hawk, and that would be a different story. You would certainly feel that, and probably damage whatever part of the bike contacted the hawk as well.

[dangerous]

I'v seen the results of a sparow going through a visor, a bloody mess and the rider was farking lucky... couple a years back I had a magpie enter thtrogh the fairing blade taking out a mirror and winding me... and and a bumble bee to the neck hurts too :niceone:

[Jantar]

I'v seen the results of a sparow going through a visor, a bloody mess and the rider was farking lucky... couple a years back I had a magpie enter thtrogh the fairing blade taking out a mirror and winding me... and and a bumble bee to the neck hurts too :niceone:
I would guess that happened some time ago with the old style soft plastic visors. I have hit heaps of birds of various sizes, and I hardly ever notice the sparrows or similar. I once had a starling hit my helmet when i was travelling fairly quickly, and that I did feel. Blood and feathers all over my helmet as well.

[Mom]

Sparrows hurt if they hit your leg :yes: They make a bit of a mess too :laugh:

[Madness]

Pheasants can phuck your phairings. DAMHIK :facepalm:

[Maha]

Phairing Phucker?

[NordieBoy]

Had a little bird hit the visor dead centre at 110kph. Sounded like I was in a 44gallon drum and someone had hit it with a sledgehammer.

Bumblebees are fuzzy stones at that speed too.

[arkeo]

Pheasants can phuck your phairings. DAMHIK :facepalm:

oh, you made me stretch the wings of my English... I had to think about a while to understand :eek:

[slofox]

Had a sparrow hit my R collarbone recently. Bit of a bump but nothing more. I was fine. The sparrow wasn't.

Hit a Spur Winged Plover a few moons back. Now THAT was more significant...

[unstuck]

Headbutted a pukekoe once travelling fairly quickly, made my neck a wee bit sore for a day or two. Had a bumble bee hit me in the eye, looked like I had been in a punch up. :Punk:

[willytheekid]

Worst hit from birds

Had a "swarm" of them take off from a feild...and straight across the road into me
http://onionesquereality.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/swarm.jpg
I must have hit 20+ of the little buggers...@100k!

I don't recommend it!...it did hurt, and the bike looked like a blooded serial killer!
no real damage to the bike or myself (the feather explosion looked rather impressive in the rear view mirrors)....but the smell 10mins later :sick:
...and then there was the clean up :no:

[nodrog]

Pffffffft, Sparrows? Learners!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/67271-Nose-versus-pukeko?p=1428948#post1428948

[Tigadee]

Headbutted a pukekoe once travelling fairly quickly,..

How fast was the pukekoe going?


Had a bumble bee hit me in the eye, looked like I had been in a punch up.

Rebel rouser, huh? People must have steered around you for a few days... :laugh:

Went through a swarm of bees once... Twffft! Twffft! Twffft! Twffftwffftwffftwffft! Twffftwffft! Twffftwffftwffftwffftwffftwffftwffftwffftwffftwfff twffftwffft!

The view out my visor after looked like someone spewed their mince pie on it.

[unstuck]

Rebel rouser, huh? People must have steered around you for a few days... :laugh:


Most people who know me have seen me a lot worse.:msn-wink:

[avgas]

Seagull just about took my head off. My neck hurt for weeks. Its creepy watching a visor deform also. Bloody things flex like rubber.

[GrayWolf]

Hit a Blackbird on my RD250 eons ago, smacked me right on the shoulder at 70mph... that bloody hurt even through a leather jacket and left a damn good bruise.

[ellipsis]

...a woodpigeon hit me just above the visor, bloody nearly broke my neck, was only doing 70-80 k's...a turkey flew up the road at fence height in front of my truck once, it was ok until it turned and flew straight into my grill...it didn't die but it was pretty fucked...my son who was about 8 or 9 was giggling like it was the funniest thing to ever happen...I made him kill it and we ate it cooked in a hangi a few weeks later..bloody lovely it was too...wouldn't want to get hit by one on my bike though...

[Tigadee]

http://www.ezskins.com/previews/6/64758.jpg


Hit a Blackbird on my RD250 eons ago, smacked me right on the shoulder at 70mph... that bloody hurt even through a leather jacket and left a damn good bruise.

That's a bloody good jacket! What was it?! I'm gonna get one!

[Coldrider]

That's a bloody good jacket! What was it?! I'm gonna get one!

That would have to have been a 'forcefield' like on 'lost in space'.

[Kornholio]

Years ago when i was young and silly I had a sparrow hit the fairing blade on my 89 GSXR at 230kph and blew a near perfect triangle out of the plastic.... There was absolutely no sign of the bird... Seen the little fucker comin at me from the right and knew he was gonna hit all slow motion like... Couldn't find one feather or a drop of blood and guts... I may have sent him to a parallel universe :/

[Ender EnZed]

You would hardly even know it, nor would the sparrow. The difference is that you would continue on your way, but the sparrow wouldn't.

+1


Years ago when i was young and silly I had a sparrow hit the fairing blade on my 89 GSXR at 230kph and blew a near perfect triangle out of the plastic

That's because Suzukis are made of chocolate. Even a 25+ year old Honda fairing can take on a sparrow at >200 with nothing more than a wee blood smear. It could've been a bumbe bee at 100 :laugh:.

[hellokitty]

I was hit by something (a stone?) on my tinted visor, and it "crazed". It stayed in 1 piece but it was full of tiny cracks inside which then made a rainbow effect which reflected off the inside of the visor. Incredible annoying especially when I was 2 hours from home. :mad:

[Maha]

Bird V Visor thread from 05'.....http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/9102-Bird-strike-at-over-240kph?highlight=bird+strike

[FJRider]

I was hit by something (a stone?) on my tinted visor, and it "crazed". It stayed in 1 piece but it was full of tiny cracks inside which then made a rainbow effect which reflected off the inside of the visor. Incredible annoying especially when I was 2 hours from home. :mad:

It would have been more annoying if it had gone through the visor. Just be glad it didn't hit your knee-cap ... it bloody hurts ...

[SMOKEU]

Not quite bird related, but I once had a bee inside my helmet, sitting right next to my cheek on the helmet padding. I stopped pretty quickly. Luckily it didn't sting me.

[Bassmatt]

Again not bird related but I once had wasp in my jacket. It must have been inside it when I put it on. All the way home, which luckily wasnt far, the little bastard was stinging me in my shoulder. I couldn't work out what the hell was going on and kept trying to adjust my jacket which didnt help. By the time I got home I had decided that I must have done something to injure my shoulder. It was only when I took my jacket off and he fell out that I realised what was going on.

[GSF]

Collected what I think was a starling with my helmet, dead-on in centre of visor. Just came out of a bend somewhere out the back of SH16 doing about 120 - felt like a punch in the face, had blood and feathers all over my helmet and splattered on my jacket as well. Very lucky I had the bike upright 'cause my hand came off the throttle. Pretty brickshitting experience.

Dude in a ute had to chuck me some old rags out of the tray to clean the blood off 'cause I couldn't see shit!

[stoo]

On my last bike I collected a hawk at 100k's. It hit me in the chest so it was more terrifying than painful.
It did leave a bunch of hawk shit and some spermy yellow stuff that I assumed was a prematurely ejected egg all over my jacket. Average times...

[ducatilover]

Magpie vs. me = broken sternum.

Not telling how fast I was going. :rolleyes:

[BuzzardNZ]

Not quite bird related, but I once had a bee inside my helmet, sitting right next to my cheek on the helmet padding. I stopped pretty quickly. Luckily it didn't sting me.

This actually happened to me a few weeks ago, but it was a wasp, which can sting multiple times ( bees can only string once then die ) The bastard stung me twice, just below my eye and also on the cheek. The next day it looked like I'd done a few rounds with Mike Tyson! Still, got 2 days off work, so wasn't all bad.

[Kornholio]

This actually happened to me a few weeks ago, but it was a wasp, which can sting multiple times ( bees can only string once then die ) The bastard stung me twice, just below my eye and also on the cheek. The next day it looked like I'd done a few rounds with Mike Tyson! Still, got 2 days off work, so wasn't all bad.

Did it chew half your ear off too?

[george formby]

I'm suprised nobody has posted this. THUD (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152495/Bird-Strike-Isle-Man-TT-rider-ducks-cover-low-flying-sea-gull-collides-Superbike-blistering-170mph.html)

[Mungatoke Mad]

My M8 hit a Wood pigeon to the knee at 80km'ish just created a big cloud of feathers & a blurry picture http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=228284&d=1294457125

[unstuck]

My M8 hit a Wood pigeon to the knee at 80km'ish just created a big cloud of feathers & a blurry picture

Did you eat it bro? Some good eating in them suckers, especially when they are into the Miro berries.:niceone:

[unstuck]

http://bikerpunks.com/media/thumbs/5f41d712be02.jpg (http://bikerpunks.com/mediaviewer/3748/rider-hits-a-turkey-in-midair-and-crashes.html) :scratch::scratch:

[unstuck]

Damn, why cant everyone use youtube.

http://bikerpunks.com/mediaviewer/3748/rider-hits-a-turkey-in-midair-and-crashes.html

[St_Gabriel]

What if a sparrow... hits a biker? I was coming back home and suddenly I saw a little bird pointing to my chest. Luckily he diverted last instant and nothing happened. But although I wasn't on a race track I can't say I was traveling too slow (about 100 km/h). I don't know nearly anything about this kind of accident. Due to bad environmental policies and tons of people and hunters there are very few animals by now in Italy. But what better than to ask kiwis about such event? :laugh: What would happened to me if the sparrow hadn't avoided me?

cheers!

Apx.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3FvS4xr4


(I cant believe that hadn't been done yet):facepalm:

[Geeen]

I'm suprised nobody has posted this. THUD (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152495/Bird-Strike-Isle-Man-TT-rider-ducks-cover-low-flying-sea-gull-collides-Superbike-blistering-170mph.html)

WOW, that's an impressive photo!! Betcha his leathers needed a clean....

Sent from my HTC One X

[pete-blen]

just for the hell of it...:rolleyes:

sparrow weight 24 to 39grams // 30grams = 450grains
bike & sparrow combined impact speed 120kph = 110 feet per second..

450grains @ 110fps = 12.9fpe "foot pound of energy"

Not going to do any real damage in the chest...

[Phantom Limb]

This is a month old thread but I have some info!
I was doing 100KPh on a northland back road a few months ago and I kissed a sparrow with my visor.......Did I say Kissed? I meant OBLITERATED. Red mist, sparrow shit and pieces of feather (not even whole feathers were left) everywhere.

It made a huge bang and I felt the impact, it was like getting hit by a fast moving tennis ball I guess, no neck strain or anything. the only damage was one of the front vent switches on my AGV K4 was smashed off. I just wiped the shit off with my glove and kept going, I looked like an axe murderer when I got to work though.

I reckon it would have stung a little copping it in the chest, but I seriously doubt it'd hurt that much.

Now kicking a possum whilst peg dragging round a tight bend with my brake foot.....Now that prick hurt like a sumofabitch!

[DrunkenMistake]

Birds ae..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAjJ-g0UDw

[Bikemad]

just for the hell of it...:rolleyes:

sparrow weight 24 to 39grams // 30grams = 450grains
bike & sparrow combined impact speed 120kph = 110 feet per second..

450grains @ 110fps = 12.9fpe "foot pound of energy"

Not going to do any real damage in the chest...

would that be an african sparrow?..........or a european sparrow?

[Phantom Limb]

would that be an african sparrow?..........or a european sparrow?

Also, was it carrying a coconut?

[R-Soul]

I have seen a guinea fowl go through a car windshield at 160kph and ended up on the back seat. Its probably the size of a large chicken- but tough as nails...

[BMWST?]

ot....reminds me of something i was reading about plane designers testing windscreens for aeroplanes by firing chicken carcasses from some sort of cannon at the windows.One plane designer had great difficulty with the results of the tests,until he found out they were firing FROZEN chickens!

[actungbaby]

... hits a biker? I was coming back home and suddenly I saw a little bird pointing to my chest. Luckily he diverted last instant and nothing happened. But although I wasn't on a race track I can't say I was traveling too slow (about 100 km/h). I don't know nearly anything about this kind of accident. Due to bad environmental policies and tons of people and hunters there are very few animals by now in Italy. But what better than to ask kiwis about such event? :laugh: What would happened to me if the sparrow hadn't avoided me?

cheers!

Apx.

as you say on road probley be okay but on race track chould be very distracting , i had wasp sting when was ridding a bike

That was distracting as bloody thing went down my top keep stinging , not much u can do when need both hands on handle bars.

Know at speed dude at isle of man had that gee that be dangerous as you can take you eyes of you path for very long

[Madness]

Don't talk to me about phucking pheasants :angry:

A few years ago a mate had a small bird enter his helmet whilst on the open road. He described feeling like his ear had exploded and then saw blood running down the side of his face. Needless to say, he was quite pleased to find the remnants of the bird when he stopped & removed his helmet.

[actungbaby]

ot....reminds me of something i was reading about plane designers testing windscreens for aeroplanes by firing chicken carcasses from some sort of cannon at the windows.One plane designer had great difficulty with the results of the tests,until he found out they were firing FROZEN chickens!

Damm the frozen ones are like concrete , i know cause droped one on my foot, well stuck foot out to catch the chicken hehe

[sootie]

... hits a biker? I was coming back home and suddenly I saw a little bird pointing to my chest. Luckily he diverted last instant and nothing happened. But although I wasn't on a race track I can't say I was traveling too slow (about 100 km/h). I don't know nearly anything about this kind of accident. Due to bad environmental policies and tons of people and hunters there are very few animals by now in Italy. But what better than to ask kiwis about such event? :laugh: What would happened to me if the sparrow hadn't avoided me?

cheers!

Apx.

I have been hit by flying objects several times. I reckon the main thing is not to flinch, brace for impact, and try to ride it out.

The first time was riding around suburban streets & a kid threw a basket ball at me. The impact was nothing, but I did get a hell of a fright with the size of the thing as it approached. (Some harsh words were said to the kid.)

Being hit in the face by a bumble bee or wasp can be a pretty unfunny experience. I reckon visas should be closed over 30kph.

My worst incident was on our Auckland harbour bridge some years ago. A piece of 4x2 came off the back of a builder's ute & hit me on the ankle at over 80kph. It hurt, and I was hobbling for the rest of the day as I was not wearing riding boots that morning. Have also been hit by rocks squeezed out from under the tyres of large vehicles. Potentially, these could kill a rider, but there are bigger risks on bikes.
A rock dented a front fork a year or two back, and later caused the rubber seal to fail. (I gather this one is not too uncommon & some riders fit fork gators to prevent the problem.)
Welcome to motorcycling!


:sweatdrop

[rocketman1]

Travelling on my SV1000 a couple of years back, west of Rangariri, saw a magpie flash out of the trees, I ducked under the screen at about 120kmh.
the magpies feet must have wacked the top of my helmet, heard but didnt feel it.
The bird keep flying. If I hadnt ducked I would have got it right in the side of the helmet, gave me a hell of a fright

[p.dath]

... hits a biker? I was coming back home and suddenly I saw a little bird pointing to my chest. Luckily he diverted last instant and nothing happened. But although I wasn't on a race track I can't say I was traveling too slow (about 100 km/h). I don't know nearly anything about this kind of accident. Due to bad environmental policies and tons of people and hunters there are very few animals by now in Italy. But what better than to ask kiwis about such event? :laugh: What would happened to me if the sparrow hadn't avoided me?...

They just go "thud" and you continue on barely affected.

[sootie]

I confess to having been hit by objects quite a few times over 50 odd years of motorcycling.
I have never hit a bird, but have hit several bumble bees (at least, that is what I presumed from the yellow smear & size of impact).
At 100 kph on the visor you can expect to get a fright. Once on the Ak harbour bridge I took one at about 70kph on the cheek because my visor was open a bit.
That hurt, and could have caused me to come off.

It is an issue worth considering. :) :)

[Zamzam]

I was on my way to aux from wangamata a few years ago and was rudely interrupted by a bee that hit my neck and went up into my helmet and flew around in front of my face. That was the fastest I ever stopped and got my
helmet off.

[\m/]

Have had a sparrow hit me in the chest at 100k a while ago, didn't feel a thing. Chest protector helped me a bit though.

[DrunkenMistake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZuVQHYjZ7U

What about a Duck?

[MadDuck]

What about a Duck?

Got to watch them ducks. Apparently they are trouble ;)

[sootie]

What about a Duck?

OK - so who is next up?

A pterodactyl at around the ton perhaps?

:wings: :wings: :wings: :wings:

[McFatty1000]

Hit a goose in the car a few years back on the open road, just shy of $1000 damage to the front which was painful. Bit of a bang too.

As for sparrow sized birds, I've had one hit my shoulder just below the armor in my jacket- not painful as such but felt much bigger than I would have thought, a large bird would easily unbalance you a bit. Thats around highway speeds at least