Cow vs Bike

**Jeaves** · 29th January 2007, 23:52

Good to hear you are all ok....more or less.....hitting a cow is like hitting a brick wall isnt it

, hope the other rider recovers soon .

**Edbear** · 30th January 2007, 06:26

Originally Posted by Gremlin

With the smaller slower animals (like waddling ducks) I have seen it all happening early, and thought, surely this beast is going to stop moving into my bloody way... and keep thinking that in amazement, while I proceed to run over it.

All the while, the "beast" was thinking, "Surely this beast is not going to run me over..!?" and keeps thinking this in amazement as...

**McJim** · 30th January 2007, 06:29

Originally Posted by Jeaves

Good to hear you are all ok....more or less.....hitting a cow is like hitting a brick wall isnt it

, hope the other rider recovers soon .

There's a bit more give in a brick wall so I've heard.

thanks for the advice M1CRO.

2 local Farmers at the scene were notified - they are actively looking for the cow in question - they don't know whose cow it is nor will they until they find it - it wasn't in a nice flat open piece of countryside - creeks and gullys and forests and stuff. And when yer mate's lying on the deck in pain he takes kinda priority in the first few moments (which is when the cow made good it's escape)

Mate and his missus called the police.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 30th January 2007, 06:49

Originally Posted by Edbear

All the while, the "beast" was thinking, "Surely this beast is not going to run me over..!?" and keeps thinking this in amazement as...

nah the duck is just thinking "quack quack"

**MSTRS:Me** · 30th January 2007, 08:01

Originally Posted by McJim

So we have 3 witnesses - me, my wife and my mate's wife.

The cow could be considered a hostile witness..."There I was, just minding my own business in the tarseal paddock, when these two maniacs tried to take me out. Needless to say, I defended myself, but when the one wearing a kilt came at me with a Claymore, I thought better of it and beat a hasty retreat".
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Glad to hear it wasn't worse, McJim.

**Firefight** · 30th January 2007, 08:18

not an uncommom event, glad you ok, could have been a lot worse.

F/F

**Chisanga** · 30th January 2007, 12:11

Man, glad you are ok and thank god your mate isn't too badly hurt.

First a cat, then a cow... what's next? Keep your eyes peeled for elephants and keep practising avoidance skills and braking!

I bags not behind McJim on the next ride.

**MrMelon** · 30th January 2007, 12:17

I'd be after some steaks and hamburgers after that one!

**McJim** · 30th January 2007, 12:44

Originally Posted by Chisanga

I bags not behind McJim on the next ride.

Less o' yer complainin'! I wiz tail end charlie for ye at the weekend - is that no good enuff fur ye?

**magicfairy** · 30th January 2007, 12:44

A couple of years I ago I was on back of BusaJims busa, 11:30pm pitch black night, raining night near Havelock (just come off the ferry, heading to Nelson) when he sees a pair of eyes, realises there is an animal on the road but it was too dark to see which way the cow was facing, where the body was.

He slammed on the brakes, (which is what made me look up to see a huge black cow right in front of us!!) and just in time could see where the rest of the cow was and did a massive countersteer to get round it. There was no way to stop in time, if it hadn't turned to look we wouldn't have seen the eyes reflect and it would have been all over rover.

It was that close that as we glanced off the cows body, it knocked back the mirror and knocked Jims left arm off the bars.
He kept riding on to Nelson.
My heart was beating so fast I now know what it means when people say "my heart felt like it was going to leap out of my chest"
He told me later that he didn't stop cos he thought I might never get back on the bike, it was that close.
Was probably one of the scariest moments I have had on a bike - ever.

**aderino4** · 30th January 2007, 13:04

Sorry to hear that.

You guys must be the group that I saw going into 22 while I was on my way out.

**ManDownUnder** · 30th January 2007, 13:08

Originally Posted by McJim

As soon as someone shows me how to stop half a ton of panicked running beast without a halter I'm there otherwise WTF?

If it answers to "Weasel" just offer it a beer

**kiwifruit** · 30th January 2007, 13:14

Holy cow, glad you are "ok"

**Donor** · 30th January 2007, 15:26

Originally Posted by McJim

Less o' yer complainin'! I wiz tail end charlie for ye at the weekend - is that no good enuff fur ye?

Didn't stop me front tyre taking a quick trip sideways when that bloody dead possum ran out in front of me at the top of the passing lane just before the Pukekohe Golf course.