Bird Strike! Ouch!

[2_SL0]

I can happily report my helmet is bird proof, I was riding along at a healthy pace today. Just doing a quick trip down to Kaiaua and back. When I spy two birds, hmmm, they seem to be getting closer. Hmmm I wonder if this will hurt him or me. "BANGGGGGGGG" Hmmm, yep hurt him more than me. Hmmm, I wonder if I have bits of bird on my helmet.
So todays experiment has proven that birdstrike versus Shoei helmet is not life threatening. However do not try this at home, Im a trained professional. :gob:

[MattRSK]

I had an interesting experience today. I was riding down some country road near himitangi, I buzzed past these 4 cows on the side of the road. They freaked out and jumped their fence. Then I had to turn around and go back the other way because I had missed my turnoff. Went really slowly trying to avoid the cows on the way back.

[trumpy]

Copped a sparrow in the shoulder at around 14$#@kms yesterday......dang that hurt! Must be the season for it....

[Hitcher]

Reminds me of the day Mangell6 took out a pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) with his Shoei. The Shoei fared better than the Kereru.

[paturoa]

I hit a small bird, dunno what sort, on the top of my lid 6 mths ago.

LOUD!!!

Shit my ears were ringing for days.

[rfc85]

I took out a small bird today just out of Foxton,flew straight into my glove knuckles glove ok---bird fucked

[Leong]

So it was you.... We were at the Kaiaua Fish n Chip shop when I spotted you going past. Cheers!

[Clivoris]

I can happily report my helmet is bird proof, I was riding along at a healthy pace today. Just doing a quick trip down to Kaiaua and back. When I spy two birds, hmmm, they seem to be getting closer. Hmmm I wonder if this will hurt him or me. "BANGGGGGGGG" Hmmm, yep hurt him more than me. Hmmm, I wonder if I have bits of bird on my helmet.
So todays experiment has proven that birdstrike versus Shoei helmet is not life threatening. However do not try this at home, Im a trained professional. :gob:
:rofl: :killingme :rofl: Wait until the little bits of bird gut jammed into the vents start composting. Ooooerrr. :doobey:

[aiki]

110 kpm on a country road, Shark helmut 1 bird 0, glad it didn't hit the visor. Must say i felt bad for the poor bird though.

[blacksheep]

hit a weasel in the uk with rear tyre and flicked it onto my mates helmet on the following bike,weasel was very messy at this stage!!

[T.W.R]

Seen the results of a sparrow vs shoulder/helmet combo at 180+ (back in 89')

shoulder bruised ciggy packet size purple 2 days later

helmet (Pro Mirage3) visor split in two with feather/guts camoflage

sparrow sliced n diced :bye:

[Hitcher]

weasel was very messy at this stage!!
Not weaselly recognisable, or something stoatally different?

[blacksheep]

good one mate your on the ball

[eliot-ness]

Not weaselly recognisable, or something stoatally different?

Mustel lids. The latest name in crash helmets

[paturoa]

Not weaselly recognisable, or something stoatally different?

no ferrits it bound to wash off

[apteryx_haasti]

MY bike wouldn't GO today - I will take being hit by a birdie over not being able to ride....(sorry to any birdies reading this...)

[NhuanH]

I can happily report my helmet is bird proof, I was riding along at a healthy pace today. Just doing a quick trip down to Kaiaua and back. When I spy two birds, hmmm, they seem to be getting closer. Hmmm I wonder if this will hurt him or me. "BANGGGGGGGG" Hmmm, yep hurt him more than me. Hmmm, I wonder if I have bits of bird on my helmet.
So todays experiment has proven that birdstrike versus Shoei helmet is not life threatening. However do not try this at home, Im a trained professional. :gob:
You riding facing backwards again? Those pesky birds catching up, again?

Why doncha get a job, ya bum!

[Zed]

Sounds like you got off lightly Kawa, the few riders I know who have had that happen to them have all testified that it was like getting punched in the head, they all had to stop and get their bearings. Glad to hear the Shoei triumphed in your case!

[ZeroIndex]

that brings me back to the time i was driving a cage to raglan, and hit a pukeko, and it flew up in the air about 9 feet, then landed on the other side of the road..

[The Pastor]

i've always wonderd what would happen if a bird flew into my visor beak first. Im paranoid that they will go though the visor and into my eye :|

[Terminated]

Stone the Crows

[boomer]

i've always wonderd what would happen if a bird flew into my visor beak first. Im paranoid that they will go though the visor and into my eye :|


Hahah i'm pissin maself laughin.. so don't tell me .. you ride along with one eye always closed.. alternating eyes in the attempt to reduce the impact of bird strike, beak first...

oh man.. thanks for the laughs and giggles.

[SlowHand]

You riding facing backwards again? Those pesky birds catching up, again?

Why doncha get a job, ya bum!


Heyyy, don't be so mean. He said he was doing a "healthy pace".

My KawaGreen Dicioniy(tm) defines that as
minimum of 20km, but not exceeding 4000rpm in 2nd gear.

Def. faster than reverse. Anyone know of average cruising speed of the NZ resident birds? :nya:

[Bend-it]

Aaaahahahah!! This is hilarious!!!

Great stuff!! Need to watch that wildlife on the roads there! Hahah!!

[Pumba]

Had a simular close call yesterday, was busy avoiding some ice on a corner out in the back roads and all of a sudden there was a bloody Phesent in front of me at about helmet hight:gob:. Im sure I missed it by a meter or so but personally that was to close for me.

[Skyryder]

hit a weasel in the uk with rear tyre and flicked it onto my mates helmet on the following bike,weasel was very messy at this stage!!

Man I bet that minks

Skyryder

[blacksheep]

stoatally minks

[The Pastor]

Hahah i'm pissin maself laughin.. so don't tell me .. you ride along with one eye always closed.. alternating eyes in the attempt to reduce the impact of bird strike, beak first...

oh man.. thanks for the laughs and giggles.

There beaks are very hard, and traving at 140ish + what ever the bird is going at.... thats alot of momentum... How strong are the visors from a sharp object?

[Clivoris]

There beaks are very hard, and traving at 140ish + what ever the bird is going at.... thats alot of momentum... How strong are the visors from a sharp object?
Things would be pretty intreting round here if my cuzzies hadn't eaten all the Moa. That'd be a lot of beak to worry about. :gob: Moa than I could handle.

[Clivoris]

Intreting??

[SkOrM]

my HJC took a Sparrow on the visor at a $1.20 not a scratch on the visor or helmet... the bird was fucked though

[speights_bud]

Two days ago a hawk was having a feed on some road kill in the other lan, before it decided to hop about for a second or two then fly directly infront of me. Hit the brakes and missed it by a metre or so. was at about chest height. fcuck hitting that.

Have copped a sparrow between my right bicep:apumpin: and chest though. Didn't really feel it but i think it tore the poor little guys wings off:bye: