NZ Road Accidents

**Laava** · 29th July 2017, 22:31

Originally Posted by jim.cox

Once rode through a flock of starlings somewhere between Roxburgh and Alexandra.

Wondered why I got some very strange looks fueling up at the petrol station

Only then I realised I was covered in blood and feathers....

Probably thought you were Ozzy Osbourne!

**Maha** · 30th July 2017, 07:05

Originally Posted by jim.cox

Once rode through a flock of starlings somewhere between Roxburgh and Alexandra.

Wondered why I got some very strange looks fueling up at the petrol station

Only then I realised I was covered in blood and feathers....

There is a photo somewhere (was posted years ago) of Spanks SV thou and helmet after a bird strike at speed.

240kph V bird = https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...ht=bird+strike

**YellowDog** · 30th July 2017, 10:26

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

**ellipsis** · 30th July 2017, 15:12

...a fellow I know in WA returned from just over 9000ks of a ride up to Queensland, weathered his way through the most destructive wind in Oz for some time, had to skirt bushfires, made it all the way back to WA and hit a small roo 100 meters from his driveway...month in hospital with grievous damage and fucked his Triumph...