Unwanted Motorcycle Accessories

**gijoe1313** · 16th September 2006, 00:10

I was riding back from Dorkland City tonight, passing the Otara interchange when a piece of paper flicked up from the car in front and wedged itself nicely between my front forts and the right indicator.

Rode with the ferk'n thing back to Takanini and discovered it was the cover from last weeks Listener!

Yeah, I know I shoulda pulled over but I couldn't be fecked!

So, I've heard of wet sheepskin covers, a hawk embedding itself into the side of a pannier... anyone else with odd objects/thingabobs/whatchamacallits/thinggummies/widgets/doo-dads/gee-gaws picked up in their course of travels?

**SuperDave** · 16th September 2006, 00:22

I've only been fortunate to kill heaps of bugs.
Spankme wrote off a bird when it flew into his screen at 240kph on his SV.

**Mr. Peanut** · 16th September 2006, 00:24

Two birds, through the front wheel. RIP... The trick is to remember how much chicken you eat...

**LilSel** · 16th September 2006, 00:30

Just bugs on the bike...

Took out a pigeon/dove (not sure which one it was) at high speed in the car tho... *thud into windscreen*... look in mirrors as it goes flying over the top of the car... and see feathers floating towards the groud behind.

Felt aweful afterwards...ah well circle of life... should've taken flight a second or two earlier. (still felt bad tho lol...!!)

**Mr. Peanut** · 16th September 2006, 00:36

Remember the chicken Sel.

**oldrider** · 16th September 2006, 01:09

Yeah, I seem to have had just about every kind of bird in the country try to drive it's self through my bloody helmet or some part of the bike.
If you are riding through the Waitaki Valley at this time of year , watch out for "ducks", they shoot up out of the ditches on the side of the road and climb fast, usually at about head height as you pass.
It's bad enough that they hit you but even a near miss is bad because they have been feeding and they shit all over you and does it bloody well stink.
The shit dries all over your bike and gear before you can get somewhere to hose it off.
We were coming home through Tarras once, doing about..100kph...er..(Mph St 1100 Honda) when we hit a couple of spur winged plovers, talk about shit and feathers, we were covered in it and stink!
We had to stop at Tarras and wash our helmets and visors because they were covered in blood, guts, shit and feathers and we couldn't see.
Yep, tis the season of our feathered friends and they are determined to ruin your day, if you are not careful.

Cheers John

**Animal** · 16th September 2006, 02:34

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

I was riding back from Dorkland City tonight, passing the Otara interchange when a piece of paper flicked up from the car in front and wedged itself nicely between my front forts and the right indicator.

Rode with the ferk'n thing back to Takanini and discovered it was the cover from last weeks Listener!

Yeah, I know I shoulda pulled over but I couldn't be fecked!

So, I've heard of wet sheepskin covers, a hawk embedding itself into the side of a pannier... anyone else with odd objects/thingabobs/whatchamacallits/thinggummies/widgets/doo-dads/gee-gaws picked up in their course of travels?

Got caned by a hare several years ago. The evil bastard thing was just lurking a couple of feet onto the tar seal, apparently waiting to ambush the next object to pass. I saw the fucker from half a km away and gently eased across into the oncoming lane (not another vehicle for miles, so no risk of becoming a hood ornament). I expected the sod to bugger off back into the bushes on the roadside when it saw or heard me, but no... it waited until I was almost in line with it and launched itself toward my half of the road. I was screwed, unable to veer further across and too late to veer back into my own lane. The bastard must've been suicidal or something, but it leapt up and hit my left fork between the guard and headlamp, then my tank, my knee and my elbow - in very quick succession. I picked up a major tank-slapper that I never recovered and destroyed the bike and several bones in my right arm a second or two later. I walked back to where I thought the fucking meadow-rat's corpse would've been but never found it, so I was cheated of any satisfaction in knowing I killed the liitle prick.

**car** · 16th September 2006, 02:55

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

So, I've heard of wet sheepskin covers, a hawk embedding itself into the side of a pannier... anyone else with odd objects/thingabobs/whatchamacallits/thinggummies/widgets/doo-dads/gee-gaws picked up in their course of travels?

First summer after I passed my test. A squirrel. ZXR400. I had to swerve slightly.

**thehollowmen** · 16th September 2006, 07:40

yep
fluttering strands of toilet paper from a toilet-papered car were breaking free and flying across the road and got stuck under my windshield and in my helmet visor'.

A bird in my helmet.

Pieces of truck tyre as it exploded in frount of me.... those things hurt and hot bits melt to the bike.

**scumdog** · 16th September 2006, 08:34

Bits of plastic rubbish bag 'raincoat' that were disintergrating off the back of the rider on front - like black crows attacking.

**notme** · 16th September 2006, 08:36

Originally Posted by oldrider

.....
If you are riding through the Waitaki Valley at this time of year , watch out for "ducks", they shoot up out of the ditches on the side of the road and climb fast, usually at about head height as you pass.......

Too bloody right.....

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...=duck+clevedon

**Lord Derosso** · 16th September 2006, 08:48

I hit a swarm of bees once north of Whangarei just before the turnoff to Kerikeri. Had to stop, undress and shake the little bastards out of my helment, leathers and shirt. Not one sting which was fortunate as it was mid summer , bloody hot and I tend to swell badly when bees are in that state. I have been stung whist wearing t shirts and travelling at speed on trial bikes and that really swells up badly. Have also hit a blackbird at 80kph which then landed on my tank and shook its head, glared at me and took off again. Have hit several dogs, nearly a full grown sow... that would have been real bad, but the worse thing I came across was a flock of bloody turkeys on the road on the way south of Houhora heading to Kaitaia. Had to duck real low but felt their wingbeats as I passed under them all taking off. They sort of jump.
My cousins and locals bred them then let them wander in flocks wild until Xmas time. Have had to hunt them down with the .22 and boy arethey hardto get close to. No wonder the Yanks treat them as a game bird. Cunning as. Got two with one shot once too at 100metres max accurancy range. The first through the neck, and the second took the bullet up its.. well you can quess. Couldn't work out how I had done it because they only wanted one but the cousins rang me later to explain what had happened.
Anyway, back to the point. If you are travelling on any country road in NZ, East coast, Far North or where ever, watch out for stock at all times.