Gunner75 Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 I had a yellow jacket stuck inside my helmet on Sunday. Does that count?lol fuck that, Im allergic to those fuckers, along with hornets and Wasp! Can you say anaphylactic shock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 QuikAccord had some sort of bee fly down his jacket at the ride Saturday, stung him several times before he got rid of it but luckily he's not allergic.When I was a teenager I hit a groundhog around 40-50mph on my first streetbike (550LTD), instinct locked my elbows and I didn't touch the brakes. The bike bucked up a little, but no wobble or problems at all. He didn't die, just rolled around a bit and then took off.Deer can turn a biker's life to shit in milliseconds, seen some wicked photos but personally been lucky myself ( knockin on wood as I type this ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentcropduster Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 I had a yellow jacket stuck inside my helmet on Sunday. Does that count?While riding by Hoover in Cbus the other day I had an itch on my face, while speeding up from a light. Well it was dusk - little did I know - i flew into a mess of mosquito's @ about 35 MPH.Pretty sure I swallowed one and 4-5 got inside my helmet. I then hit the brakes faster than a twinkie at a weight watchers meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMonhollen Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 That would be a major pain in the ass lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Had a bee bounce off my sunglasses and start crawling around my ear inside my helmet. upon quick pull-over and inspection, when he hit his stinger and tail end broke off on the rim of my glasses, so he was mad, but unable to do anything about it.Had a squirrel run out in front of me, had enough time to consider options: straight, left or right. left to go in front of him, right to go behind him, or straight to head straight for him. I went straight, figured it was safer for me to keep the bike upright, and he'd live if he made a decision quick enough, continue forward or turn back. he turned back.Had a real close call with a turkey or turkey vulture last year. I was cranking the throttle pretty hard on my way home, and it starts flapping across the road just up ahead, I had enough time to duck, so I put the helmet to tank and felt a hard "CRACK" on the top of my helmet, must not have had enough height when I got to it and hit the legs. Glad I was wearing a helmet that day, would have been a real bad headache otherwise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMonhollen Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hahaha I was trying to imagine the last one in my head. That would have looked pretty funny. Glad you're okay though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnomersGSXR Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I know what you mean, I hit a cat doing 90mph on the way home the other night... Came straight out of the field & ran into my front tire. Completely obliterated the cat & pushed me into the other lane. Luckily it didn't get underneath my tire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I know what you mean, I hit a cat doing 90mph on the way home the other night... Came straight out of the field & ran into my front tire. Completely obliterated the cat & pushed me into the other lane. Luckily it didn't get underneath my tire!How did you "obliterate" it if it didn't get under one of your tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnomersGSXR Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 It hit the rim head first, I'm pretty sure by the force of impact it got caught up in a spoke or something. There were guts all over the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I ran over the tail of a coon doing a dollar up a long hill once. I think we both about pooped ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeefZah Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) I regularly ride over roadkill, not because I'm a sadistic SOB (although I am) but because it's good training for encountering a live version of whatever it is trundling accross the road. You'd be surprised how insignificant even a larger animal can be... most feel like you hit a sack of water.Not abruptly swerving or braking super aggressively, and standing slightly to absorb the impact while lifting the bars up and accelerating slightly, are useful skills.I will say that raccoons are tricky bastards, they have a very hard and angular skull, if you hit that wrong it could spit you off in a different direction than intended.I hit a deer in WV a month ago, killed it and killed it's fetus. $5600 damage, but didn't go down. Continued on my trip with bent forks, bent bars, and a bunch of superficial damage.The bike actually doesn't look too bad in the below picture. Edited May 14, 2013 by MeefZah spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent2406 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Can't remember which day last week, but I was hit in the left shoulder by a bird, while at about 70 mph. Felt like getting hit from a pitch while batting. Unlike this guy above, no abortions were performed...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Can't remember which day last week, but I was hit in the left shoulder by a bird, while at about 70 mph. Felt like getting hit from a pitch while batting. Unlike this guy above, no abortions were performed......I took one to the head one time yeah I know shame on me for not having my helmet on. Had blood running down my face when I pulled in the driveway I wasn't sure if it was mine or the birds ended up being the birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentcropduster Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I regularly ride over roadkill, not because I'm a sadistic SOB (although I am) but because it's good training for encountering a live version of whatever it is trundling accross the road. You'd be surprised how insignificant even a larger animal can be... most feel like you hit a sack of water.Not abruptly swerving or braking super aggressively, and standing slightly to absorb the impact while lifting the bars up and accelerating slightly, are useful skills.I will say that raccoons are tricky bastards, they have a very hard and angular skull, if you hit that wrong it could spit you off in a different direction than intended.I hit a deer in WV a month ago, killed it and killed it's fetus. $5600 damage, but didn't go down. Continued on my trip with bent forks, bent bars, and a bunch of superficial damage.The bike actually doesn't look too bad in the below picture.Mark, is it wrong that i can still eat and read this at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeefZah Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Mark, is it wrong that i can still eat and read this at the same time?Not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 it looks so peaceful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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