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08-03-2012, 10:03 AM
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| Newbie  Joined: Jul 2012 From: Monmouth, Oregon I Ride: 2011 650r | 
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08-03-2012, 12:31 PM
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| Endorsed  Joined: Dec 2011 From: Spokane Valley I Ride: 2010 KTM 690smc, YZ250, CR125, 99' ///M3 | Never been hit in the face before but i took a robin to the chest once at 55. knocked the wind out of me and left a huge bruise. Im not sure id like to experience how it felt on the neck. I have though taken feathers to my face when a bird flew in front of me at 70 and hit dead center the front of my tire and POOF! Glad your okay though. |
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08-20-2012, 06:48 AM
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| Endorsed  Joined: Jul 2009 From: Myrtle Point, Oregon I Ride: 04 R1, 05 zx10 track, 00 zx12, 88 VTR250, 78 SR500 |
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08-20-2012, 07:58 AM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: Oct 2011 From: Salem, Or I Ride: '97 Kaw vn1500 Custom HP | Back in '54 I was passenger on my dad's harley out on a back road when a passing Ass Biter pitched an orange out the window of his car that hit dad in the chest. We did a quick turn around and was on his ass all the while dad was silent. When we caught up with him at a bar, dad pulled up and offered some advise and the guy took a swing at dad. Well, dad was a boxing spar at a camp in the alsea area before I was born and a logger to boot and this was the only time I saw him in action ! Later that night I saw the bruise on his chest, the size of a basket ball. Then I got the story from mom how he used to box as a spar and was good at it. That orange had to have about a 100mph impact speed or a bit more. I just love to tell this story with a beer, it gets much longer with each ! This is the short version. OH the ass biters health took a drastic change for the worse that day. |
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08-20-2012, 08:17 AM
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| Licensed  Joined: Apr 2011 From: Auburn Wa I Ride: B-King | On the way down to Cali I had a bird come out of the ditch and fly into my front wheel...My buddy was behind me and all I could hear was "OMG Feathers!!!!" lol Apparently I ride a B King Blender  |
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08-20-2012, 08:25 AM
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| Licensed  Joined: Jun 2011 From: Yakima, WA I Ride: 1199 Panigale | You know what amazes me is that these stupid birds decide to fly three or four feet off the ground. You have wings idiot! My incident was southern california in the middle of the night one hit the left mirror on my car and shattered it shooting feathers all up inside my care. Apparently birds aren't the only ones flying where they shouldn't, a friend of mine was flying at about 10k feet for hours and had a fat ass mosquito hit the windshield of the plane. All I have to say is what kind of stupid ass bug flies at 10,000 feet!? And what kind of retard bird flies at 3 feet!? |
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08-21-2012, 06:27 AM
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| Shredder  Joined: Apr 2006 From: Richland, Washington I Ride: Whatever strikes my fancy for the day... | This thread is full of win... I had a magpie hit me in the chest riding Webber Canyon with the PNW guys, I got blood, guts and lots of poop all down the side of my white Hayabusa. It looked real tough. For some reason it waited to roll off my chest before it expelled all contents... the ride gave it enough time to dry so the wash took over an hour to get all the goodies off. |
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08-21-2012, 06:44 AM
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| Licensed  Joined: Feb 2010 From: Poulsbo, WA I Ride: that's right, I #^($* RIDE!!! | that sure is a shocker!!! Bam! out of nowhere! Glad you held it up!
was amazed that I didn't hit a bird riding the s skagit hwy betw sedro-wooley & concrete, they were all over the place and lounging on the road... Sure is funny watching the normally very fast birds hustling to get out of the way! | |
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08-22-2012, 08:57 AM
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| Licensed Joined: May 2009 From: Sl,UT |
F'ing thing shit all over me  | |
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08-22-2012, 09:56 AM
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| Pit Crew  Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears. |
Owls are large, but they don't weigh anywhere near that amount (the larger female might get a bit over 1 lb). A great horned might get up to 3 lbs, if it's a big one. Feathers are light! Still, hitting something that big at 60 mph is gonna hurt. I had a junco (sparrow sized local bird) bounce off the front of my CBR windscreeen, then glance off the side of my helmet, but I was only doing about 40 at the time. I think even the bird survived. I'm lucky, that's the only bird impact I've had. Closest encounter with other wildlife was in Az, where I missed a coyote by inches, rolling down highway 83 at about 100 mph. That woulda hurt.... | |
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08-22-2012, 10:28 AM
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| Mr. Pickles   Joined: May 2005 From: Spokane I Ride: 2012 Ultra Blue Metallic Wing w Rockin' Tunes... | Ok, my bad for calling it a 'barn' owl. I frankly don't know what type of owl it was suffering a concussion from the accident and never actually seeing the owl myself. http://www.chacha.com/question/how-much-do-owls-weigh The owl in question was found dead at the scene of the accident by officials. I can say it was of sufficient size to take me off the bike, fracture my spleen, break four left posterior ribs, and cause a concussion leaving me with absolutely no memory of the accident at the time. |
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08-25-2012, 09:03 AM
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| Licensed  Joined: Apr 2011 From: Salem, Oregon I Ride: 1978 Honda CB400 (Project), 1978 Honda XL175 (Towner) | |
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09-08-2012, 01:13 PM
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| Endorsed  Joined: Jun 2012 From: Portland I Ride: R1 05 | I was on the highway toward the coast and seen a small black object approaching . Was able to raise my hand up in that split second to swat a bird away with the back of my hand. Even with full armor, my wrist/hand was pretty bruised up. Way to take it like a boss, suckers carry some velocity. |
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09-08-2012, 01:45 PM
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| Streetfighter  Joined: Dec 2006 From: Kirkland, WA I Ride: Lived to tell about it.. | |
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