Bird strike at over 240kph

**thehollowmen** · 21st February 2005, 21:49

Originally Posted by MacD

Have a look at the attached video. It shows a 500g projectile with a 1mm point hitting a polycarbonate lens after dropping 1.8m. Makes you thankful for polycarbonate visors! :raghead:

That's a bit dodgey, as it recoils a shard of plastic comes off on the inside...

As much as it would save my skull, a big chunk of plastic flying around inside the helmet ain't helpful either...

**NordieBoy** · 21st February 2005, 21:50

Originally Posted by TonyB

A Sparrow hitting your shoulder at 180k feels like a good solid punch.
I wonder what a bumble bee feels like with an open face? They sure make a hell of a CRACK when they hit the visor...

A swarm of bees at 120kph - a lot of sticky patches all over the leather jacket.
A bumble bee at 110 hit me dead centre on my lower lip.
I was sure I was missing some teeth after that one - it hurt!
A small branch falling from a tree onto the peak of the MX helmet at 50kph - a hellofa bang that echoed through the helmet - brown pants moment and I wasn't even riding off road.
Wasp bite on cheek at 110kph - thought it was a stone until it bit me at the start of 5km of no stopping zone.

Hmmm.
All but the first were with the MX helmet...

**MacD** · 21st February 2005, 22:15

Originally Posted by thehollowmen

That's a bit dodgey, as it recoils a shard of plastic comes off on the inside...

As much as it would save my skull, a big chunk of plastic flying around inside the helmet ain't helpful either...

It's not that big, the point of the projectile is only 1mm in size.

Anyhow compare that to what happens to a standard plastic resin lens!

**Stevo** · 21st February 2005, 23:18

I hit a hawk at only 120, but it whacked the clutch lever into my knuckles which bloody hurt for a bit. Mrs told me I was lucky cos apparently at Phillip Island a few years ago a rider hit a seagull on the other side, and ummmm it wasn't pretty having his front brake suddenly brab like that.

got blood all over the left side of the bike and my pants too. Like war paint lol lol

**Big Dave** · 22nd February 2005, 02:03

I hit a dove or small pidgeon - at 90deg - flush on the left cheek and raybans - in my open face - at about 100kph near Clevedon.
almost bought a tear to the eye, nothin more - but it did make me stop for 30 seconds - bird was well farked.
dd

**750Y** · 22nd February 2005, 07:03

holy shit! i had one hit the front wheel at similar speed & it got minced by the rotor/spokes. just an observation.. 750y is parked very close to the sv, i hope there's no funny business going on...

**Sensei** · 22nd February 2005, 17:22

Have had some good strucks over the years . Hit around 6 sparrows out of about 15 that flow straight across in front of me out on a back road just on dusk . Still had 2 suck in the front of bike & 1 resting on the top of my back pack . Stupid f--ken birds
SENSEI

**Madmax** · 22nd February 2005, 22:07

have hit two of the whinged buggers, one got stuck in my rad
the smell was unreal,
collected a road side marker in the anthree gorge
(hit my arm on it) thank god for leathers
(dont ask how) had a big tank slapper
the guy on the harley said why did you round me
(no answer)

**idb** · 22nd February 2005, 23:02

Yeah I reckon that you'd have to look out for those Hawks travelling at 240ks.
Got Hawked at 121ks once.
Didn't hurt the bike but stung the pocket.

**Sniper** · 2nd May 2005, 13:56

I found this the other day, looks like it can be painful to both parties

**bugjuice** · 2nd May 2005, 14:09

Originally Posted by Sniper_CBR

I found this the other day, looks like it can be painful to both parties

that's the pic I've been looking for, for years. I saw it yonks ago and remembered it. I started looking again when I first read this thread but gave up.. I'm a slack ass, I know..
ouch

**250learna** · 2nd May 2005, 19:22

Originally Posted by Sniper_CBR

I found this the other day, looks like it can be painful to both parties

poor bird/ bike owner

**Coyote** · 2nd May 2005, 19:34

Originally Posted by Sniper_CBR

I found this the other day, looks like it can be painful to both parties

Man, that would suck, flying into a headlight like that

Poor Bird

**Coldkiwi** · 2nd May 2005, 21:06

you're a lucky man spank! Glad a few feathers and a bit of a scratch was all you picked up.

Bugjuice, you make a good point about the airscoops on some bikes being rather effective birdscoops, I guess thats why me suzuki's got mesh on the intakes

**Eurodave** · 2nd May 2005, 21:21

In fact, I rather suspect that it is no more. It has ceased to be. It has expired, and gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. It's metabolic processes are now history. It's off the twig. It's kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off this mortal coil, it's run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible.

It is, in fact, an ex-parrot

To finish off the above quote in the words of one John Cleese.... "EEE'S F@#KIN SNUFFED IT!!"

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