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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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riding in this morning (530 am) to work same oh same oh car in the left lane going 60 in a 65 zone (grrrrr) i hang for a short time giving them time to move over, ok im done roll it back and go to pass on the right, move to the center line around the car and POW........ i have no idea what it was but it was big enough it hit my boot,all down my frame and under the rear tire yep it was ROAD KILL, (thinking to myself this will be nasty) get to work(about 25 more miles) get off the bike and yep it was bad, there was Bone,Fur,Meat hanging under the bike. pulled over to the wash bay and got the hose after it (nasty)



then i had my breakfast and started my Day !!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Clean it good when you get home!

I used to have a habit of riding the left lane but I'm a fast driver. I have learned the error of my ways from this forum though.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Ewwwwww, and you could still eat breakfast after that???
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sooie
riding in this morning (530 am) to work same oh same oh car in the left lane going 60 in a 65 zone (grrrrr) i hang for a short time giving them time to move over, ok im done roll it back and go to pass on the right, move to the center line around the car and POW........ i have no idea what it was but it was big enough it hit my boot,all down my frame and under the rear tire yep it was ROAD KILL, (thinking to myself this will be nasty) get to work(about 25 more miles) get off the bike and yep it was bad, there was Bone,Fur,Meat hanging under the bike. pulled over to the wash bay and got the hose after it (nasty)



then i had my breakfast and started my Day !!
a real man would've cooked the meat and ate THAT for breakfast ....
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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you are wrong, a real man would eat it raw
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Ouch, sounds stinky to me. At least you maintained control. Good riding.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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If you were on your 2010 I would have thought that meat would have been "well done" from the engine heat! Bacon!!! LOL! Glad you didnt go down man.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 06:43 AM
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no pics sorry
i have wash the bike 3 times now
talk about nasty, now im finding little bacon bits hanging around
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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Thank goodness we dont have any pics! That was bad enough just reading it, never mind any actual proof...
 
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