Author Topic: Animals (Read 8311 times)

SHREDDER · « **on:** May 08, 2007, 02:55:59 AM »

After riding the Bandit for 6 years and a few close collisions with animals I finally hit one! I never in a million years expected to hit a turtle but I did. Just clipped the edge of his shell with my tires. Just wondering what kind of animals others have hit.

SteelD · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2007, 04:21:55 AM »

Quote from: "SHREDDER"

After riding the Bandit for 6 years and a few close collisions with animals I finally hit one! I never in a million years expected to hit a turtle but I did. Just clipped the edge of his shell with my tires. Just wondering what kind of animals others have hit.

The problem with turtles is that they don't really run fast when they see you coming.

Hope you are OK.

solman · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2007, 09:05:10 AM »

Besides bugs, I think I hit a bird once, and hit a rabbit in the car once. I've came close to hitting a skunk and a armidillo.

ZenMan · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2007, 11:03:37 AM »

I once hit a grouse at 100+ mph... knocked my right boot off the peg and splattered blood and feathers all over the side of my GPZ1100.

Mt buddy behind me said he thought I blew something, all he saw was an explosion off the right side.

I left the mess on there for a week, great conversation starter... also explained why I was walking with a limp.

FastGTOs · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2007, 11:54:39 AM »

Well it was not a animal but I hit a Gator (AKA tracker trailer tire). I was riding on the hwy at bout 80 MPH. Broke the bottom of the lowers I added to the bike.

SmokeyAndTheBandit · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2007, 12:52:29 PM »

I have yet to hit a live animal but my one buddy hit a turkey on his 250 ninja.

PaulVS · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2007, 02:09:11 PM »

Giant Blue Heron.

Went home for lunch to get my motorcycle to take back to work... on the way back the bird flew out of the woods... directly across the road... from my right side before I could react.

It clipped my windshield, and then the left side of my helmet.

I was able to keep going... I saw it doing the death-flop thing in my rear view mirror.

Those are some pretty damn big birds.

Russtang · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2007, 01:46:43 PM »

Deer, squirrel, chipmunk, cat, a few birds...

Luckily I was in a car all those times.

longislandbandit99 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:37:41 PM »

Who hasn't hit an animal with their car? I think the question was meant for motorcycles. Thankfully I've never had to encounter an animal whilst on the bandit.

smooth operator · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2007, 07:54:37 AM »

I hit a couple of birds,woodchuck escaped by a hair the other day,and had a few deer watch me go by a few ft. away(maybe loud pipes helped?). And a couple that ran across in front of me.(slow down as soon as you see them) I've watched a pal hit a German shepard on his maiden voyage out after doing a frame up restoration on his Norton Comando. That didn't turn out well for him the bike or the dog.I was leading and slowed down when I seen the dog on the side of the road. Befor I waved him to slow down he sped up,thinking the dog was going to bite him. He ran straight in front of him(dog died) he broke his foot,and the Norton had to go back on the lift.
You can never know what a animal will do, at the last min. they might try and beat you across.You almost have to have a 6th sence,like when you see the car at a intersection or driveway. But sometimes the varmits just jump out of nowhere. Dan

okbandit · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2007, 08:51:06 PM »

Hit a bird, or rather it hit me, on the shoulder about 10 years ago. I was riding my honda magna 70mph on the highway. It was a meadowlark maybe the size of an orange that jumped up from the grass on the shoulder. Knocked my left hand off the bar. I too saw the explosion of feathers in my mirror. Amazing how hard the hit was. Left a bruise on my shoulder that was disappointingly not shaped like a bird. Can't imagine why people ride without gear.

H2RICK · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2007, 08:05:42 PM »

ALMOST hit Bambi's mom on my Honda single cam 750 years ago. She came down an open slope onto the road from my right rear and tried to angle across in front of me. Dumb deer.
I caught her with my peripheral vision at the last moment when she was just about 6 feet away going full speed. I hit the brakes, she bounded in front of me....just.....and her left rear hoof slipped on the pavement and she kinda flew across the other lane while I headed for the right shoulder of the road. Thankfully, for some unkown reason, I was actually below the speed limit of 90kM/Hr (55MPH). If I'd been going the limit, or over, I'd have been dead meat, fer shure. Fresh underwear was required ASAP but all's well that ends well.

That's been my "close encounter" with wildlife....but that's plenty enough for one lifetime, IMO.

Sven · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2007, 08:18:44 PM »

Quote from: "longislandbandit99"

Who hasn't hit an animal with their car? I think the question was meant for motorcycles. Thankfully I've never had to encounter an animal whilst on the bandit.

I hit a bird with my front tire last year...I and the bike were fine, but the bird....

I have never hit anything more than a bird, maybe a squirrel, with a car. I'm not going to run off the road and wreck trying to avoid an animal, but I also try to avoid the potential of hitting an animal.

I've come close to hitting deer on the bike only twice.

GooseMan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2007, 01:12:27 PM »

The only thing I've ever hit (with my car) was a bird on the 401 back from Toronto. Stupid bird flew down from right to left, right underneath my car....and I didnt see it continue off to the left.

At the next stop, I checked my car. The poor thing was lodged in my lower intake, headfirst, with its feet sticking out. Pretty gross!

BikerEd · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:22:09 PM »

Coming home from a toy ride 2 yrs. ago,10:00 pm on a logging road,bugs thick as fog poor headlite on a Honda Nighthawk,rounded a turn,3 LARGE MOOSE in the middle of the road. Took the one on the right,hit him in the butt,took my left boot off, never did find it. Broke front forks,new W/S left ex. pipes,gas tank, side cover,ferring. Got 2 broken wrists,broken ribs,left leg fracture and other sore spots . The moose died so i don't feel so bad,was sore for a long time. Was my 69 th. birthday,some gift.