Gald you're ok.
Where in the valley did this happen?
Just so I know where to avoid.

 

It was a big dog. Some kind of gray short hair lab mutt. I would guess in the 90 lb range so I was glad I slowed down a bunch before actually hitting him/her.

Ha ha... I'm sure he's a bit wiser now. I just wish the owner would have taught him that lesson and not me.

It was actually in the Layton area. There's probably ten thousand more dogs between you and me. Let me know if you want to go riding some time.

 

....I basically jumped off and ran but miraculously stayed on my feet.

Thank goodness you were wearing running shoes.

 

did this one too. Glad you're ok. I bounced my bike of a dog that ran in front of me. Dog gave me a dirty look as I lay sprawled on the ground and walked away. lol. damn dogs. I'm still convinced he was waiting to jump out and make someone fall, like that commercial with the squirrels.

 

I've always lived by and taught my kids the rule to not swerve for an animal. I did once as a young man run over a yippie little poodle that came out into the street. It was cotton ***** all over the street and my '79 Yamaha XT 500. I remember clearly how the owner screamed and cried and blamed me for killing her dog. I didn't really care so much seeing as how everyone hated that dog and the lady for the most part.

Maybe it's just that I'm getting older but I'd rather not take out domesticated creatures in such a way anymore. If I would have really just plowed over that dog I most certainly would have fallen over anyway. I didn't think that much in the split second of the event but I think the whole thing went down about as well as could have been expected (short of the dog staying in his yard). Close calls have a way of changing people and I hope the mumbler took some of that in.

On another note, I'm really starting to question the front fork setup. Way too soft for me and dives too much in even a normal braking situation. This is probably answered in other threads but is there something that can be done to make the front end work better? This question coming from an old dirt bike rider who spent a fair amount of time on compression and rebound configurations over the years.