glad to be alive after reading this...

dReWpY · 07-20-2010, 07:34 PM

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24325049/detail.html

shit i had this happen to me, and all b damned if it didnt hurt, but i had to shoulder check my bird and put it in its place

Mikey · 07-20-2010, 07:56 PM

I've hit doves twice, but never a turkey buzzard. I know a dove hurts like hell when you catch it in the chest at 80mph; I can't imagine something that big.

dReWpY · 07-20-2010, 08:15 PM

i was doing about 70ish with osp riding in front of me about a 100 feet, he scared the pair up and i clipped the trailing bird

Captain Morgan · 07-20-2010, 08:27 PM

Haven't hit a bird, yet. Hope I don't, but at least I have a windshield to protect me from most of em.

Dave · 07-20-2010, 10:07 PM

Friend of mine was trying out the 954 and caught a duck in the chest at about fifty. Dudes a big boy though so he managed to keep it up

OneSickPsycho · 07-20-2010, 10:34 PM

My guess is he panicked and ham-fisted the controls... Fuck I ran over a dozen decoy geese at 80mph and no crashy... Plenty of guys have taken out a deer without crashing.

Rangerscott · 07-20-2010, 11:01 PM

I'm gonna go on a limb and say the mexican turkey was in the road and dum dum didn't slow down. It amazes me how people think these are like doves and just fly off in a second. If the are in the road and are eating you better fucking slow down cause they fill their bellies up right then. They can't just fly off. They first have to vomit everything up to drop the weight.

I was told a story when a guy driving his company truck had one go through his windshield. They had to demo the truck cause it stuck so bad.

101lifts2 · 07-21-2010, 03:40 AM

Did you read the comments. lol....

I've hit a bird in the shield doing freeway speeds once. Almost knocked my ass off the bike.

azoomm · 07-21-2010, 04:47 AM

Pfffffft, amateurs. I've been hit time and again by birds. As in, you know how birds will fly and dodge at the last minute? For me they don't dodge.

The little ones don't hurt much, but Turkey vultures do.... just sayin'

CrazyKell · 07-21-2010, 09:50 AM

I hit a crow at about 100. Hurt like hell and left a huge bruise on my shoulder.

07-20-2010, 07:56 PM	#2
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	I've hit doves twice, but never a turkey buzzard. I know a dove hurts like hell when you catch it in the chest at 80mph; I can't imagine something that big. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

07-21-2010, 03:40 AM	#8
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	Did you read the comments. lol.... I've hit a bird in the shield doing freeway speeds once. Almost knocked my ass off the bike. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

07-20-2010, 08:27 PM	#4
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Haven't hit a bird, yet. Hope I don't, but at least I have a windshield to protect me from most of em.

07-20-2010, 10:07 PM	#5
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	Friend of mine was trying out the 954 and caught a duck in the chest at about fifty. Dudes a big boy though so he managed to keep it up

07-20-2010, 10:34 PM	#6
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	My guess is he panicked and ham-fisted the controls... Fuck I ran over a dozen decoy geese at 80mph and no crashy... Plenty of guys have taken out a deer without crashing.

07-20-2010, 11:01 PM	#7
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I'm gonna go on a limb and say the mexican turkey was in the road and dum dum didn't slow down. It amazes me how people think these are like doves and just fly off in a second. If the are in the road and are eating you better fucking slow down cause they fill their bellies up right then. They can't just fly off. They first have to vomit everything up to drop the weight. I was told a story when a guy driving his company truck had one go through his windshield. They had to demo the truck cause it stuck so bad.

07-21-2010, 04:47 AM	#9
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	Pfffffft, amateurs. I've been hit time and again by birds. As in, you know how birds will fly and dodge at the last minute? For me they don't dodge. The little ones don't hurt much, but Turkey vultures do.... just sayin'

07-21-2010, 09:50 AM	#10
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	I hit a crow at about 100. Hurt like hell and left a huge bruise on my shoulder.