Ever hit an animal?

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Dennis27 · #1 Unread post by **Dennis27** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:51 am

I was just wondering if any one has ever hit an animal? My biggest worry is going through a turn hitting a squirell and the front tire sliding out. Anyone ever experienced anything like this?

mattf · #2 Unread post by **mattf** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:56 am

you've got bigger worries than a squirrel. Like gravel. Don't make any sudden direction changes and almost all animals will get out of the way. If they don't, it's a self-correcting problem.

I've hit a big groundhog before. It was laying in the road on the yellow line, and took off for the shoulder at the last minute. The bike in front of me swerved right and went around between the groundhog and the shoulder, so he reversed direction and started running the other way, right under my bike because I thought I was clear to go around to the left. I stood up on the pegs and stood the bike perfectly vertical. bump bump. No big deal. 'Course, I wasn't turning and I was on a big ole Suzuki GS1100E.

bennettoid · Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:41 am

A swollen, road killed ground hog that splattered foul smelling black juice and maggots on my boots.

Some times I think I can still smell it.

pyropig · #4 Unread post by **pyropig** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:45 am

I hit out insectoid animal friends all of the time. I always seem to hit the big fat ones right in the faceshield right between the eyes.

Dennis27 · #5 Unread post by **Dennis27** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:09 am

bennettoid wrote:A swollen, road killed ground hog that splattered foul smelling black juice and maggots on my boots.

Some times I think I can still smell it.

That almost just made me hurl...

You might want to avoid the dead animals... I was talking about the live ones.

nyrblue35 · #6 Unread post by **nyrblue35** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:25 am

one time i hit an alien. i believe i was teleported up into the mothership. i forget what happened the whole month after that. ive regained my senses now, but have lost my sanity. i believe what saved me is my cruiser japanese bike. they assumed i didnt like americans as well and threw me off their ship. guess they arent as smart as they seem to be. stupid aliens.

#7 Unread post by **9000white** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:46 am

[quote="nyrblue35"]one time i hit an alien. i believe i was teleported up ive regained my senses now,

you sure have!!!!

Keyoke · #8 Unread post by **Keyoke** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:55 am

I must've hit about a million bugs over the years, but have been lucky enough to avoid anything larger... (unless you count that one cager..

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Dennis27 · #9 Unread post by **Dennis27** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:56 am

nyrblue35 wrote:one time i hit an alien. i believe i was teleported up into the mothership. i forget what happened the whole month after that. ive regained my senses now, but have lost my sanity. i believe what saved me is my cruiser japanese bike. they assumed i didnt like americans as well and threw me off their ship. guess they arent as smart as they seem to be. stupid aliens.

Put the bike away for a while. I think all the vibration has shaken your brain a little to much.

High_Side · Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:10 am

I've hit a small bird at over 180km/hr that exploded on impact with my front brake lever. Luckily I was wearing my rainsuit and I used the carwash to clear the hamburger off the sleeve later.]
I've also almost hit a bear two years ago in Idaho in the middle of the day on the rolling praries. There was just one clump a bushes and out he shot. I can still see the look on his face, I was THAT close....
Been close on a few deer over the years, and now I will not ride in the mountains as soon as the sun starts to go down. This is 4 pm in some places......