Critter Strikes
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
That's my biggest fear. Hitting something like a bear or mountain lion. I have this vision of me laying near the bike in the middle of the road with this seriously pissed off critter looking for revenge.
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From: SE Illinois
Holy **** man...a BEAR! You're lucky you're still with us!
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From: S.E. NC
Squirrel, possum and coon with an Ultra. Oh yeah, and a bird into the LRS Ultra Flip windshield.
With the Ironhead, killed a deer a couple years ago. Broke three ribs, thumb, had a gouge in my leg and bruised all to hell. A FEW days in the hospital.
With the Ironhead, killed a deer a couple years ago. Broke three ribs, thumb, had a gouge in my leg and bruised all to hell. A FEW days in the hospital.
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Oh, okay. So it's like this....
Rabbits, Dogs (small), Opossums, and Squirrels = steady speed / keep upright.
Deer, Dogs (large), etc., = Emergency braking and look for exit.
Bears, Mountain Lions, etc., = Hit the gas and hang on.
Moose, Elk, Cows, Horses, etc., = Jump off and run before impact.
That cover it?
Rabbits, Dogs (small), Opossums, and Squirrels = steady speed / keep upright.
Deer, Dogs (large), etc., = Emergency braking and look for exit.
Bears, Mountain Lions, etc., = Hit the gas and hang on.
Moose, Elk, Cows, Horses, etc., = Jump off and run before impact.
That cover it?
Got a duck in the chest at about 80mph,a big mallard,damn near knocked me off the bike! There was duck **** and feathers everywhere. He went down quicker than one I hit with my Browning Maxus 12 gauge last fall.
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Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Brownsville CA
Luckily he just rolled along side my wife and went back the same way he came from. After we got the the Ultra up we were thinking if that was a baby cub where was the momma?? After watching 2 or 3 cars go by this ranger stopped to check on us. Then a ER nurse stopped. We were sorta ok. We rode the bike home about 20 miles. Next day went to the docs and had xrays and had a couple of broken ribs.
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Here lately I've run across more turtles in the road that I've ever seen.Haven't hit any though.Ran over a cat back in the late '70's' on my old rice burner,I stayed up but the cat didn't.
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From: Blaine, WA
Yesterday morning i rode out across dairy farm country and felt like Clint Eastwood in the Gauntlet - 10 miles and the whole way these birds roosting in the ditches would take flight about 100 yards ahead of me, diving and weaving just a few feet above the ground, really surprised I didn't hit one.
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