Why why why?

**FJRider** · 13th May 2008, 17:33

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

I submit for your learned consideration that the term "Cattle race" is both misleading and dangerous. The really annoying bit was finding out the buggers can only hit 18kph tops

But weighing in at over half a tonne(gone metric), they take a bit to stop them.

**BarBender** · 13th May 2008, 20:19

Originally Posted by mowgli

WTF!! Expect other road users to be obeying the law? Doesn't seem like you were so why should they?

Nice logic pal.

Originally Posted by mowgli

Edit: Re-reading the original post Paul did stop just in time albeit "just missing the kid"

You need to stay calm and take a deep breath jungle boy. Re-read the original post. There were 3 people on that quad and no where does it say he stopped.

**puddy** · 13th May 2008, 20:35

Originally Posted by beyond

Then last Saturday a quick spin in the country with a mate...................................... and nearly disappears under my mates bike.

I think you're looking in the wrong direction Paul! It's your mate's fault! Trust me, I know him, it's his fault! Ask DMNTD, he saw the whole thing!

**Swoop** · 13th May 2008, 20:48

Originally Posted by McJim

A friend of mine hit a cow on SH22 two summers ago. Bike was dead, friend broke a collarbone and the cow sprinted of into the sunset. Could we find a farmer in the area prepared to admit it was his cow? Could we f*ck.

So... if nobody owned the cow...

Click, click, BANG!!!

One dead cow and steak for dinner.

**martybabe** · 13th May 2008, 21:16

You just gotta expect somat to go wrong every second your out there I guess.

Example: Trundling down a country road on a very low cruiser, nothing on the road except a white van almost stopped by the centre line signaling right.Nothing coming the other way so I assume he's turning into the nearby track and notice a fair old gap on the inside to get by. I'm half way along the van when a giant horses arse looms into view.I had no idea it was there,it was lower than the van and inline with it

Fortunately I wasn't going very fast but I managed to screech the back tyre in a lock up panic stylie, the horse swings it's head round at the noise, I watched in wonder as the tail went up the giant rectum opened and shite exploded out as the horse bolted off like a fooking derby winner.

Of course from any one Else's view point it would have looked like I'd smacked the horse up the ass and the van driver was no exception.

Oh how we laughed as he explained that a right turn signal is the internationally recognised sign for loose horse and I explained that if he didn't pull his head back in it would be following the horse up the road.

I did a perfectly safe slow and legal manoeuvre how the hell was I to know dobin was chewing his ankle in front of the van and that's the point init,you just never know whats lurking out there,waiting to crap on ya.

**saltydog** · 13th May 2008, 21:17

Farmers will throw stones at you if you fuck with their stock while on the road.
Farmers will always daudle, leave shit all over the place and not give a fuck about some speeding geezer on a 1400 flying past his 4-wheeler. As for his dogs, all they want is a free ride, a square meal and are always totally unpredictable.
I bet if you spilled into him you'd be the one nutting off.
Why why why?

**McJim** · 13th May 2008, 21:23

Originally Posted by Swoop

So... if nobody owned the cow...

Click, click, BANG!!!

One dead cow and steak for dinner.

If I couldda, I wouldda. The bastard went bush.

**mowgli** · 13th May 2008, 21:32

Originally Posted by BarBender

You need to stay calm and take a deep breath jungle boy. Re-read the original post. There were 3 people on that quad and no where does it say he stopped.

Fair cop. Stopped b4 cows. Missed quad. Dog clueless. Logic was good. Reading was crap

**McJim** · 13th May 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by mowgli

Fair cop. Stopped b4 cows. Missed quad. Dog clueless. Logic was good. Reading was crap

Having your sack cut open can seriously affect your ability to read stuff - I know, I bin there.

**beyond** · 13th May 2008, 21:46

Originally Posted by Horse

"The road is MY god-damned private racetrack"

Now that's got to be my problem

Now I know better. Next time I'll expect a farmer with kids on board to be coming at me on my side of the road on a blind rise. Could be interesting even at 50kmh.

Or maybe next time it will be a kenworth B train on my side of the road on the other side of a blind rise but at least then I will see it coming because of it's height eh?

**Trudes** · 13th May 2008, 22:07

Never run over a farmer's dog, because it will always be his best/favourite/most expensive dog.

**McDuck** · 13th May 2008, 22:13

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Never run over a farmer's dog, because it will always be his best/favourite/most expensive dog.

Just claim insurance....

**Jiminy** · 13th May 2008, 22:28

I'm truly amazed how those farm dogs seem to ignore the road rules and wander on the wrong side of the road. Did the dog at least respect the speed limit?

Somehow, I don't really care if the farmer, his little family, his dogs and his cows are right or wrong. If they are sneaking behind a rise on my side of the road, I'll still get killed, no matter who will win the court case. That's why I ride defensively.