Bird Strike! Ouch!

**apteryx_haasti** · 25th June 2006, 20:57

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** · 25th June 2006, 22:28

Originally Posted by Kawagreen

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.

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

Why doncha get a job, ya bum!

**Zed** · 25th June 2006, 22:39

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** · 25th June 2006, 22:45

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** · 25th June 2006, 22:48

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** · 25th June 2006, 23:03

Stone the Crows

**boomer** · 25th June 2006, 23:14

Originally Posted by renegade master

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** · 26th June 2006, 13:15

Originally Posted by NhuanH

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?

**Bend-it** · 26th June 2006, 14:11

Aaaahahahah!! This is hilarious!!!

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

**Pumba** · 26th June 2006, 14:24

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

. Im sure I missed it by a meter or so but personally that was to close for me.

**Skyryder** · 26th June 2006, 18:37

Originally Posted by 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!!

Man I bet that minks

Skyryder

**blacksheep** · 26th June 2006, 19:20

stoatally minks

**The Pastor** · 26th June 2006, 19:29

Originally Posted by boomer

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** · 26th June 2006, 20:35

Originally Posted by renegade master

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.

Moa than I could handle.