Hit while riding
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,235
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From: Eastern Oklahoma
Hit by a bird on the right knee this summer riding to work. Hit by a wasp/yellowjacket/some kind of stinging sucker on the left ear a couple/three weeks ago. It somehow managed to thread the needle on my earstraps and stung me right inside the ear. Not fun.
Poop happens.
Andre Ming
Eastern OK
Poop happens.
Andre Ming
Eastern OK
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 623
Likes: 1
From: Carlin, Nevada
Got hit in the shoulder by a hawk. been swarmed by grasshoppers. I couldn't get them out of my hair, gave up and had to shave my head. Worst is a swarm of Mormon Crickets. Slicks up a road bad.
Moe Taters
Moe Taters
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 208
Likes: 1
From: Toronto
I hit the deer going about 60. I tucked down and hit the throttle. When I woke up I was staring at the stars. The Fatboy slid 160+ feet down the road, total loss. At the time PA had a helmet law. All I had was some SERIOUS road rash. Ground down the toe of my right steel tip engineer boot. Nothing broken , just sore as heck for about a week. The deer was some thoroughly tenderized venison. The deer just jumped right in front of me, very little time to react.
That's awesome, and lucky, good thing to do I guess on your part. Man those Fat Boys are fatttt....
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 208
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From: Toronto
Since I don't own a bike yet Ill list my bicycle run in's:
2004 Volvo running a red and me going over the handle bars as I collided on the intersection. Broken collarbone, and yes Volvo's are pretty tough cars...
2004 Volvo running a red and me going over the handle bars as I collided on the intersection. Broken collarbone, and yes Volvo's are pretty tough cars...
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 538
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From: Charlotte, NC
Hit a german shepherd in the nose that was crossing the road ahead of me.
He was looking the other way right until I was almost on him.
I guess maybe he couldn't hear very well.
Anyway, he turned his head just as I went by & his nose hit my right shin.
I had on boots but it swelled up like a goose egg!
I bet his schnozz didn't look so great either!
He was looking the other way right until I was almost on him.
I guess maybe he couldn't hear very well.
Anyway, he turned his head just as I went by & his nose hit my right shin.
I had on boots but it swelled up like a goose egg!
I bet his schnozz didn't look so great either!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,823
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From: THE MARITIMES Canada
Hornet up my sleeve, rock in the forehead (first time I ever saw stars in the daytime), bird crap, the pavement
........and my wife has reached over from her bike at stop lights and smacked me in the back of the head a few times, but that was my own fault for looking where I shouldn't have been
........and my wife has reached over from her bike at stop lights and smacked me in the back of the head a few times, but that was my own fault for looking where I shouldn't have been
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 92
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From: GA
Numerous bugs, one bee sting, a squirrel and a Dodge truck.
The squirrel when for a short ride with me.....got on my left legs and made a few laps around my calf and he finally jumped back off.
The truck swerved into my lane and I swerved as much as I could....but it wasn't enough. Took off my mirror and broke my highway peg off and bruised my arm pretty bad. I was able to ride it out but he almost took out my hubby behind me as well. Then the a-hole didn't even stop. Hubby saw me ride it out then turned around to chase him but he was gone. To this day if I see a white Dodge truck coming, I move over.
The squirrel when for a short ride with me.....got on my left legs and made a few laps around my calf and he finally jumped back off.
The truck swerved into my lane and I swerved as much as I could....but it wasn't enough. Took off my mirror and broke my highway peg off and bruised my arm pretty bad. I was able to ride it out but he almost took out my hubby behind me as well. Then the a-hole didn't even stop. Hubby saw me ride it out then turned around to chase him but he was gone. To this day if I see a white Dodge truck coming, I move over.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: Midwest
Had a near miss with a spare tire/wheel that fell off a semi in front of us. We were on I-15 south of Pocatello, Idaho crossing a bridge when the tire falls off the truck, bounces off the side of the bridge and back into the traffic lane in front of us. That woulda hurt.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 538
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From: Charlotte, NC
Did it make you cry & then to confess?
Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiMoK7Xkv9g
Glad you didn't get bit...