Almost got me a turkey vulture today...

[SWing'R]

One big azz turkey vulture eating on some roadkill along SR 56 in Hocking Hills.

Damn near got him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjKbb9UJGw

[Strictly Street]

What is it with you and birds? I had thought the one trying to land on your head at a stop light would have been enough bird weirdness.

[SWing'R]

What is it with you and birds?

[Steve Butters]

[Helmutt]

Too bad it wasnt a vultureless turkey, would have been a good score then! Turkey vultures just seem like they would be too chewy and nasty. Glad ya missed

[jresch10]

There's a guy on the FZ6 forum that got one with his windscreen and his helmet at 60 mph.

http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/43083-just-took-buzzard-bird-helmet-60-mph.html

[SWing'R]

There's a guy on the FZ6 forum that got one with his windscreen and his helmet at 60 mph.

http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/43083-just-took-buzzard-bird-helmet-60-mph.html

Yep, them some big birds! I tried to log in and share my video there, then I realized

it was the FZ6 forum and not the FZ6R forum that I belong to lol.

Feel free to link my vid in there.

[TheBrown57]

Had something similar happen to me with 2 of em! they were eating a dead squirrel in the road and when they took off they bout took me head with em lol nothing bad came of it

Edited August 20, 2012 by TheBrown57

[SWing'R]

Had something similar happen to me with 2 of em! they were eating a dead squire in the road and when they took off they bout took me head with em lol nothing bad came of it

Yeah I remember ducking out of instinct but when I watched the video I saw

that he didn't fly over me, just scooted in front of me. I thought for sure I was gonna nail him lol.

The guy I was riding with almost him too cause apparently he went right back to his meal after I

passed, my friend was a few seconds behind me.

[TheBrown57]

They took the squirell with em lol

I remember thinking "Don't drop that thing on me!"

[JohnG]

I was out on 56 yesterday afternoon between 3 & 6. Don't remember seeing any turkey vultures, but we passed deer standing by the side of the road two different times!

[Steve Butters]

who was it on here who hit a turkey earlier this year? lol i remember it happening, just dont remember who it was

[vf1000ride]

who was it on here who hit a turkey earlier this year? lol i remember it happening, just dont remember who it was

That was me. Bike is back together and has a little over 500 miles on it since the accident. When I get home I will throw up the links for the pictures of my bird encounter.

Edit: here is a link for the bike rebuild. http://www.ducati.ms/forums/77-sport-classic/142461-bike-rebuild.html

And all my pics on photobucket of the accident damage. http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii281/vf1000ride/bike%20accident/

Edit#2: Fixed the photobucket link so it is the full site and not the mobile version.

Edited August 22, 2012 by vf1000ride

[OsuMj]

You guys are lucky you didn't get hurt, my sister's bf hit one in his F250 and it busted through the grill and messed up the intercooler, and coated his truck in feathers and poo. gross.