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Bren · 07-07-2007, 12:18 PM

I ran over a squirrel today.

I saw it running over the road, but I didn't have time to avoid hitting it. I think it's head got caught under my back wheel because I didn't see any damage in it's body, only in the head. What a fur decoration it would have made.

Hmm, I've always wondered what it is like to hit an animal with a bike. This one felt only as a little bump. I sure wouldn't want to hit a big bird or a cat or something like that.

Have you guys managed to make any roadkills this summer?

fz6xlr8r · 07-07-2007, 12:48 PM

I missed a cottontail rabbit by inches the other night. It ran out from nowhere and I almost caught it with my front tire.

shaggystyle · 07-07-2007, 03:22 PM

I got a rabbit about a month ago. It was at low speed and I was trying to stop. Stupid thing ran out in front of me and then decided that instead of running perpendicular to my path it would run in the same direction as I was traveling, all the while zig-zagging so that I didn't know which way to go to avoid it. Wouldn't really describe it as just a bump. Felt pretty soft and my front tire feel sort of (for lack of a better word) "squirrely".

**wrightme43** · 07-07-2007, 11:25 PM

PETA called, your both going to PETA prison. Vegetarian food, no showers, no toliet paper, organic cloths, and patcholi air freshener. Sorry but thats just the way it goes.

pedwards89 · 07-07-2007, 11:46 PM

Pinched this link from Wrightme: This guy seems to know his stuff, read on to the second page to discover what to do in the event encountering potential roadkill:

Introduction to Motorcycles

anot · 07-08-2007, 06:43 AM

A pigeon flew into the top of my visor when I was doing doing roughly 60 mph. It did smart a bit...

**wrightme43** · 07-08-2007, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by anot

A pigeon flew into the top of my visor when I was doing doing roughly 60 mph. It did smart a bit...

Come on man, tell us what happened. Did it hurt you, or just screw the pigeon all up?

**gmickey2001** · 07-08-2007, 08:43 AM

There was a turkey vulture eating road kill in the road ahead, I slowed down and got on the other side of the road to pass. Wouldn't you know that sucker spread his wings, took off and flew right into the right side of my bike just as I went by. I was going about 50 mph, and it hit the right side of my engine and then my right shin.

It was pretty damn heavy and I definitely felt it, though no lasting effects. When I got home, there were guts stuck to my engine. They baked on like beef jerky because of the heat. I had to scrape them off with a plastic putty knife.

FUN

besier · 07-08-2007, 09:21 AM

Do giant bugs count? The other day I had pull over on the highway to clear my visor because I could barely see, it could have been a small bird, but it liquified instantly, I have the faster red FZ6 but it's not fast enough to liquify a bird... Is it? Regardless... SPLAT!

**wrightme43** · 07-08-2007, 09:22 AM

Mmmmmmhhhhh Jerky.

Glad you were ok, and didnt wreck. I bet that was exciting anyway.

A guy I know got hit in the helmet by a vulture. It messed him all up. Busted his nose, both lips, loosened some teeth.

07-07-2007, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bren Silent moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Helsinki, Finland Bike: Blue FZ6-S '05 Posts: 255 Rep Power: 9 Member #37	Today's Menu: Roadkill Squirrel I ran over a squirrel today. I saw it running over the road, but I didn't have time to avoid hitting it. I think it's head got caught under my back wheel because I didn't see any damage in it's body, only in the head. What a fur decoration it would have made. Hmm, I've always wondered what it is like to hit an animal with a bike. This one felt only as a little bump. I sure wouldn't want to hit a big bird or a cat or something like that. Have you guys managed to make any roadkills this summer? __________________

07-07-2007, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
fz6xlr8r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 291 Rep Power: 9 Member #62	I missed a cottontail rabbit by inches the other night. It ran out from nowhere and I almost caught it with my front tire. __________________ If there is no such thing as a dumb question, how come people always say " You ask a dumb question, you get a dumb answer."?

07-07-2007, 11:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrightme43 Super Sock Puppet Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue. Posts: 5,178 Rep Power: 10 Member #42	PETA called, your both going to PETA prison. Vegetarian food, no showers, no toliet paper, organic cloths, and patcholi air freshener. Sorry but thats just the way it goes. __________________ Texas to update slogan from 'Don't Mess with Texas' to 'We Warned You' as homeowners gun down would-be burglars at record rate.

07-08-2007, 08:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
gmickey2001 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atascadero, CA Bike: 2006 Yamaha FZ6 Posts: 301 Rep Power: 10 Member #41	There was a turkey vulture eating road kill in the road ahead, I slowed down and got on the other side of the road to pass. Wouldn't you know that sucker spread his wings, took off and flew right into the right side of my bike just as I went by. I was going about 50 mph, and it hit the right side of my engine and then my right shin. It was pretty damn heavy and I definitely felt it, though no lasting effects. When I got home, there were guts stuck to my engine. They baked on like beef jerky because of the heat. I had to scrape them off with a plastic putty knife. FUN __________________ Take no prisoners - Frolic with your enemies

07-08-2007, 09:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
besier Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Beaumont, AB Canada Bike: 2006 FZ6 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0 Member #187	Do giant bugs count? The other day I had pull over on the highway to clear my visor because I could barely see, it could have been a small bird, but it liquified instantly, I have the faster red FZ6 but it's not fast enough to liquify a bird... Is it? Regardless... SPLAT! __________________ Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives. I believe that time is our companion who reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again.

07-07-2007, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
shaggystyle Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 552 Rep Power: 22 Member #134	I got a rabbit about a month ago. It was at low speed and I was trying to stop. Stupid thing ran out in front of me and then decided that instead of running perpendicular to my path it would run in the same direction as I was traveling, all the while zig-zagging so that I didn't know which way to go to avoid it. Wouldn't really describe it as just a bump. Felt pretty soft and my front tire feel sort of (for lack of a better word) "squirrely".

07-07-2007, 11:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
pedwards89 Super Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK Bike: Yamaha FZ6-SA Posts: 601 Rep Power: 12 Member #125	Pinched this link from Wrightme: This guy seems to know his stuff, read on to the second page to discover what to do in the event encountering potential roadkill: Introduction to Motorcycles

07-08-2007, 06:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
anot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lund, Sweden Bike: 2006 FZ6-N Posts: 41 Rep Power: 7 Member #47	A pigeon flew into the top of my visor when I was doing doing roughly 60 mph. It did smart a bit...

07-08-2007, 09:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
wrightme43 Super Sock Puppet Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue. Posts: 5,178 Rep Power: 10 Member #42	Mmmmmmhhhhh Jerky. Glad you were ok, and didnt wreck. I bet that was exciting anyway. A guy I know got hit in the helmet by a vulture. It messed him all up. Busted his nose, both lips, loosened some teeth. __________________ Texas to update slogan from 'Don't Mess with Texas' to 'We Warned You' as homeowners gun down would-be burglars at record rate.

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