Wandering stock vs cheesewire

[Pixie]

Fro ADVRider:


"This photo was taken about 1985. The mn is the pic is a real NZ character. Every year we used to go to the 6 hr at Manfeild. The story behind this is "I was in front as the Wire wheeel Katana always was. Behind me was steve on K100 and behind him a MHR and another wire wheel GSX1100.

Country road in farmland. I come down hill towards Cheltenham at about 160kmh and two sheep grazing either side of road. Of course sheep get a bit scared and want eac others company. As i pass thru one sheeps runs to mate and Steve stands on pegs and goes clean over the top of it.

We stop up road and I look down and see the front disc has blood on it and front forequarter of sheep is hanging off brake lever. We carry on to races and leave sheep hanging on brake lever (nice)"

[Banditbandit]

Obviously nobody ever gets a warning, never mind a fine. Obviously far less dangerous than doing 110kmh

Dunno about fines, etc ... but the farmers are responsible. I know the insurance companies are hot on this. Damage to a vehicle caused by loose stock (either bike, car, truck etc etc) and the insurance companies hit the farmers for it.

I used to carry liability insurance just in case ... moast farmers do .. and know the law .. they just don't care because their insurance compabny pays it out .. last time I hit a couple of sheep (in a 4X4) I got the ear tags and indentified the farmer ... he admitted they were his and he had to pay out ...

Even if your dog is hit by a car and the car is damaged then it's your responsibility and the insurance will come after you ..

You'd think that might be a big enough incentive to keep stock in .. but it seems not ...

[Banditbandit]

I guess they'd consider it low priority. You'd have to have a biker die in a collision with a cow before it would get media attention and then maybe something would be done about it. Hi viz vests for cows?
When my house got burgled, the cops came around 3 days later! I guess it's low priority with the burglars already having hightailed it out of there but still...

Gypsy in Hawke's Bay was killed hitting stock ... didn't make much difference

[Banditbandit]

Is it worth removing the ear tag yourself and handing it in at the police station?

Or even just photographing it?

Richard

Give it to your insurnace company .. they're very good and getting their money back ..

[scumdog]

shoot the bastard

bet the owner comes forward then

Yup, not that I'd condone shooting stock on the road but I bet there would be a sudden interest in keeping stock off the roads if they were labelled fair game to be shot if they got out.

[Maha]

First of all, MAG does not bleat.
MAG is a concise and dedicated group of motocyclists who have a common goal and are currently working towards making sure that those goals will be met.

If you are not a member, can I suggest that you join and get involved.
Having a bleat on an internet forum about one particular issue and calling for MAG (or any other group for that matter) to act on it, wont happen.

Secondly, when riding on a country road, it is up to each and everyone of us to be vigilant. We are basically riding through farmland and stock are often on the road side grazing, thats all part of it. Sometimes, the odd cattle or sheep does tend to go for the greener grass and they break through whatever fencing the farmer has put there to ensure this does not happen.

[avgas]

Sounds like a pretty sweet place to get some free steaks.
What you complaining about?

[DEVVIL]

[QUOTE=James Deuce;
I've done this twice in the last year in the South Wairarapa. MAG won't have any luck dealing with it, because the lovely farmers are the powerhouse of our economy and can do no wrong. It's our fault for running into their lovely free range stock, because we're naughty motorcyclists and didn't have a hi-vis vest on to warn the colour blind stock that we were coming. Plus our loud pipes and terrible lifestyle mean we deserved it.
.[/QUOTE]

I think live stock need to wear Hi-Vis vest.....

[buellbabe]

[QUOTE=Maha;1129985183]

Secondly, when riding on a country road, it is up to each and everyone of us to be vigilant. We are basically riding through farmland and stock are often on the road side grazing, thats all part of it. QUOTE]

Yea I find myself saying this a lot lately...we gotta ride more defensively.

But, that said, no matter how good a rider or defensive you are (as in James Deuces case last year...dude you are lucky to be alive) things happen that are beyond our control. What pisses me off is the apathetic attitude of the farmers.


No chance of "oh shit one of my beasts almost killed someone"...its more like "shit better get rid of the evidence..".

Nice one. NOT.

[Maha]

Bit of truth in that guess...I have never had the misfortune of meeting stock on the road while on the bike (controlled cattle move yes).
First time I went up went up twin bridges road, it was said to me to watch out for stock crossing the road between 2-4pm or whatever the time was?
Milking time etc...
Roadside stock grazing is apart of country road riding...

'' Sometimes, the odd cattle or sheep does tend to go for the greener grass and they break through whatever fencing the farmer has put there to ensure this does not happen''.

A farmer could put up razor wire, but if the stock want the yummy grass in the culvert, they will get it.

[buellbabe]

Good point Maha, I tend to be even more on the lookout in late afternoon when travelling through dairy country especially...

[Ocean1]

A farmer could put up razor wire, but if the stock want the yummy grass in the culvert, they will get it.

I once had a wee discussion with what later turned out was a prize Charolais bull regarding his rightful place in the world. A somewhat one-sided conversation held at quite some distance. Fuck he was big. Apparently he'd got a smell of some cows up the way and just wandered off, through a perfectly healthy 7 wire fence, looking for a root.

[Hans]

Yup, not that I'd condone shooting stock on the road but I bet there would be a sudden interest in keeping stock off the roads if they were labelled fair game to be shot if they got out.

I agree. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to carry a short firearm in New Zealand. And how I'd fit a rifle on the RF I do not know...

[Katman]

Secondly, when riding on a country road, it is up to each and everyone of us to be vigilant. We are basically riding through farmland and stock are often on the road side grazing, thats all part of it.

It is essential that part of our concentration is focused on the long grass at the side of country roads.

Moving grass can give forewarning of a loose grazing sheep.

[Ocean1]

I agree. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to carry a short firearm in New Zealand. And how I'd fit a rifle on the RF I do not know...

Saw one of these down south a couple of months ago on a quad.

http://www.flambeau-cases.com/rifle-case-atv-6440.htm

Reckon it'd qualify as appropriate bling for an RF.