D U C K!

[LB]

We need to talk to Igor about that one - somewhere he has posted photos of when his mate took out a sheep,didn't crash,just kept going,photos are sometime later with sheep parts still embedded in the bike.Hitting a stoat would be very rare,you hardly ever see the little buggers,let alone run one over.Ducks are unpredictable - they fly slow,but low and often change direction...slowly,I've had some close calls,but no hits yet.

Ah,here it is.

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This wouldn't be around Cheltenham way would it Motu? I have vague recollections about hearing about this at the time.....

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[What?]

Any advance on a stoat anyone? Let's try to find the largest animal that someones taken out on a bike (and walked away from). I'd be mighty impressed if we get past somehting the size of a Shetland Pony.

It's already been done, son.

My running over a possum (and keeping upright) was looking good until Igor chimed in...

[Krayy]

We need to talk to Igor about that one - somewhere he has posted photos of when his mate took out a sheep...
Ah,here it is.

Impressive stuff, but what part of the sheep is it??? And is it actually impaled on the foot rest?

[Biff]

You think hitting a duck is bad. Imagine you were on your bike when........

[Motu]

That was the one Lynda,it's on this thread.

hitting ona sheep

[Waylander]

You think hitting a duck is bad. Imagine you were on your bike when........

That must have been taken in the states cause you peaple raise deer on a farm.
Doesn't make sense to me but hey to each is own.

[Biff]

That must have been taken in the states cause you peaple raise deer on a farm.
Doesn't make sense to me but hey to each is own.

Plenty of wild ones out there as well mate. Some of them absolutely livid.

Yeah it was form the states. I've a few more somewhere, one of a horse through a compact cars screen - ouch.

[Waylander]

Plenty of wild ones out there as well mate. Some of them absolutely livid.

Yeah it was form the states. I've a few more somewhere, one of a horse through a compact cars screen - ouch.

Well I guess if one of those things jumps in front of you on a bike, you might as well stick your head between your legs and kiss your arse goodbye. Just one of the risks we take aye.

[Jackrat]

Just some pointless advice,
Apart from pukeko's who live in a world of their own,all other birds will fly in the direction their looking if their standing on the road or side of the road.
Cows just stand there with a dumb look on their face's an wait for the impact.
Sheep will stop an turn back into what ever path you take,I know this because that's what the bugger I hit did.
Possums are Australians so they just stand there an say "ferk maaaate".
Cats lock on to where they want to go an run for it,so aim for where they were an you should miss em'.
Turkeys are possibly related to pukeko's so you never know what their gonn'a do either,but they do taste better so not all's lost.
Come to think of it,if a Turkey jumps out of the long grass an you run it down.Cheak to see if it's a hen,there could be a nest in the grass an the eggs are very nice fryed in butter on an old MOW shovel.
Oh yeah try not to hit flying ducks when your caning it around a corner.
It hurts

[duckman]

Here I was out flying around some country road and this a$$hole on a motorbike takes me out ... Damn near killed me I tell ya!!

Still can't find one of me wings ... Bastard!!!

[Motu]

And how many myna's has anyone hit? Arogant little buggers,they just stroll off the road as you come past....I like to give em a little hurry up by taking a swerve in their direction.

Jacks right - most trajectories are fixed and you can sorta get an idea of where they are going.I've had a duck do a U turn mid air and come back on me....not what I was expecting.Pheasants can be scary - they burst out low and slow,but I've never hit one.Hawks (harriers) I find are pretty cool,I get close enough to almost touch them,but like myna's they like road kill and are street wise.

[titus]

This reminds me of a sheep I once clobbered whilst touring on a TT500 somewhere near the Lewis Pass. I remember sighting a lamb and ewe on opposite sides of the road heading down a longish straight. The inevitable happened and the ewe ran back across the road to its lamb. Two drums didn't pull me up fast enough and I flattened the fat b@#$&** at about 80k. The TT must have thought it was off roading cause the front wheel just lofted over the b*&%$*, I swear I heard her grunt as I flattened her. A wobble later and I was still upright. Boy did my sphincter pucker on that one. There was wool stuck in the forks that I left there as a lucky reminder.

The last thing I clobbered was a magpie on my BMW. That splattered fairly effectively on my right pot, typical BMW, think of everything, guess thats a good point in having pots to protect & warm your feet.

No more quardle oodle from that feathered fiend.

[Jackrat]

I hit a Myna after years of trying.
I felt so bad about it I went back to check on it, but it was history.
I never try to hit them now,felt like a real prick for doing that

[boomer]

Glad your OK Allun

[kro]

20 bucks says that duck wasn't insured.

But seriously, birds suck, I got sparrowed in the right leg at 140 on my FZ400, it damn near bought me down. Sorry to hear.