Bike vs Sheep, Masterton 19/01/2013

**matdaymon** · 12th February 2013, 15:16

Shit mate, whatever the outcome of the SCU report, you're friggin' right, the gear would've saved your life. Bloody good reason to ATTGATT after reading this.
All the best on the recovery

**MSTRS:Me** · 12th February 2013, 15:58

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I'm still picking gravel out of my arms some 28 years later...

Eeee oop laad, day don' mayke grarvil larke tthart now'dez.

To the anti- ATGATT brigade

It's like insurance. We'll never need it. Until we do...

**Reubix** · 12th February 2013, 15:59

This post has inspired me to look at getting better quality gear - cheers for sharing your story bud. All the best for your recovery

**Crasherfromwayback** · 12th February 2013, 16:08

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Eeee oop laad, day don' mayke grarvil larke tthart now'dez.

.

Thank fuck.

**kiwi cowboy** · 12th February 2013, 17:29

Originally Posted by duckonin

As a single musterer years back I was heard to say the same , 'dumb fucken bitch' sheep that was. Boss came over told me " Nope your the dumb cunt if you think the sheep is dumb ". TOOK A NUMBER OF YEARS TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. Boss was right. Life is the teacher.

ah ha quite often thought that when i was a young fella too now makes me laugh when i hear others say it.

**Hitcher** · 12th February 2013, 17:46

I love that stretch of road. Wind up from the Wainuioru hall through the nicely cambered set of corners, slip into third gear just prior to the 35kmh labelled bend at the start of the straight, hold a steady easy line through that at 100kmh, wind on the power to straighten things up. Then red line fourth. Red line fifth. Red line sixth. That gets the dust off the top of the tach needle very nicely. So I understand...

**\m/** · 12th February 2013, 17:47

Sorry to hear about your crash mate, I had a similar experience with a dog in September last year. I only suffered a bruised shoulder, though much like your crash, I know that my gear made a big difference.

**GrayWolf** · 12th February 2013, 17:57

Originally Posted by unstuck

Best sheep exploding episode I have seen would be when, I think it was Carlos Sainz hit a sheep in the Rally of NZ. Fuck that was cool.

This brings to mind a 'work incident'...
One of our drivers was on the straight between Paraparam and Waikanae Heading to Waik'... this is a long straight with a 90km speed, ( NOTE: even in the dry we take a few hundred metres to stop), anyway out of the undergrowth a short distance in front of him appeared a few cows. (had gotten through the fence).. they seemed to head back towards the fence, but, as you'd guess, one decided to go the other direction and started to 'hoof it' along the track... Yup Cow Vs train at around 80km's. He stopped, notified train control who have the list of farmers ph numbers who have paddocks along the rail corridor. At Waik' Said driver recieved a call from TC, who patched the Farmer through..... Conversation was roughly as follow's

Farmer: Hello , I think you hit one of my cows?
Driver: yes, it was on the tracks between P & W..
F: OK, where is it exactly?
D: it's about halfway along on the left side heading to Waik'
F: Ok so its beside the track?
D: Nope, it's well clear of the track mate.
F:OK. so it's beside the track, halfway along... I'll get a tractor and move it, Is it still alive?
D: Nope I'm pretty sure its a goner, when I looked it was lying in the field on its back, feet up in the air, I hit it square on the ass...
F: Pardon?? Did you say it's back in the field?
D: Yup it's back in the field, i put it there....
F: you put it there?? (obviously a confused and a bit stunned farmer by now) how on earth did you manage that? They are bloody heavy, did a group of you move it???
D: oh no mate, I didnt lift it, but it's back in the paddock... it kinda flew there!!! Actually it looks a bit 'shorter' front to back, than it was before I hit it...

Seems there wasnt much said from the Farmer after that

**Road kill** · 12th February 2013, 18:13

In 1985 I hit a lamb "6 months" on Highway 22 while doing 90kph.

I was thrown about 10 meters then slid another 10, the sheep was still alive after the impact but not very mobile and bleeding heavily from the mouth,,,,,, I killed it with a rock a few minites later.

I can see why some people might question the speed reqiured to take a sheeps head off an then slide 100 meters.

**rustic101** · 12th February 2013, 18:17

Originally Posted by Reubix

This post has inspired me to look at getting better quality gear - cheers for sharing your story bud. All the best for your recovery

IMHO - It's not just about the gear!!!
It's about our attitude and awareness when riding.

If the sheep was wearing HiVis there may have been a different outcome

Glad you are ok (ish) no pun but speedy recovery

**Dogboy900** · 12th February 2013, 18:52

Glad you are OK. Shame about the R1 though it looks a right mess!
I have been thinking about getting a chest protector... Might have to explore that one a little further.

**ducatilover** · 12th February 2013, 18:57

Originally Posted by Road kill

I can see why some people might question the speed reqiured to take a sheeps head off an then slide 100 meters.

It all depends on how you hit the sheep thing and how you slide. And so what if he was going fast? That's what an R1 is for

**Ocean1** · 12th February 2013, 19:17

Originally Posted by ducatilover

It all depends on how you hit the sheep thing and how you slide. And so what if he was going fast? That's what an R1 is for

Don't think illegal speeds are required to explain a body traveling 100M. 100kph is near on 30M/sec, if you pitch over the bars and drop from 3M up you'd be a third of the way there before you hit the road, still doing 100kph.

There's been worse results from a bike's concurrent juxtaposition with sheep. My only related incident was during an enduro on a big Honda, bent the forks.