What have you hit with your bike..??

TomStickler · Jun 16, 2016

Low speed "kisses" on a Wild Turkey poult and an adult Canada Goose. All survived, I hope.

Black Bear ran between by brother's bike and mine on the Skyline Drive. Who was scared more?

The bike sheared off a 4+ inch diameter pine (after we parted company) but started back up and rode 170 miles home with 8 broken ribs. The avatar is after that.

ScubaDave · Jun 17, 2016

I hit a good size deer a few weeks ago.. Both the deer and the ST were killed..

ibike2havefun · Jun 17, 2016

ScubaDave said:
I hit a good size deer a few weeks ago.. Both the deer and the ST were killed..

Sorry to hear that Dave. Hope YOU are alright, and that you find a replacement bike that suits your tastes and riding needs. Fortunately there are a lot of options available.

ScubaDave · Jun 17, 2016

ibike2havefun said:
Sorry to hear that Dave. Hope YOU are alright, and that you find a replacement bike that suits your tastes and riding needs. Fortunately there are a lot of options available.

Already replaced the 07 with an 08. Both my girlfriend and I are good. Bike never went down so nothing more than a few bumps from the deer hitting our legs as we went through him. Gives a whole new meaning to deer in the headlights.. Dam thing put its head in the headlight at 65MPH..

cjames431 · Jun 17, 2016

A bus and an SUV while lane splitting at 5mphish.

Jethro77 · Jun 17, 2016

cjames431 said:
A bus and an SUV while lane splitting at 5mphish.

Both at the same time????

cjames431 · Jun 17, 2016

Jethro77 said:
Both at the same time????

Yes, I'm talented that way

ToddC · Jul 7, 2016

While riding to Seattle today, a quail flew up out of the ditch and did a face plant into my right shoulder and then tumble down into my lap and then the asphalt at about 65mph.

I can still feel it 12 hours later.........

ToddC

cjames431 · Jul 7, 2016

ToddC said:
While riding to Seattle today, a quail flew up out of the ditch and did a face plant into my right shoulder and then tumble down into my lap and then the asphalt at about 65mph.

I can still feel it 12 hours later.........

ToddC

Ouch!!

JT105 · Jul 8, 2016

With a previous bike... A pickup truck.
Following too close and had to evade when it brakes hard. Caught the tail light with my left hand. Flipped me and the bike into the ditch. Lucky only had a sprained wrist, a few cut fingers and a broken clutch lever. Thank goodness for good gloves. Saved my hand.
On the ST, only hit a small bird when it darted in front of me on the highway.

STurgisSTeele · Jul 8, 2016

Just this morning on the ride to work, a little common sparrow didn't make it across the road. Bounced right off the wind screen. Poor fella.

Peace and All Good

Don B · Jul 26, 2016

I haven't read all of the previous 241 posts in this thread, so someone may have posted it already. My apologies if I'm repeating someone.
I recently read the following article and found it interesting:
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says

Oldbikefixr · Jul 26, 2016

Don B said:
I haven't read all of the previous 241 posts in this thread, so someone may have posted it already. My apologies if I'm repeating someone.
I recently read the following article and found it interesting:
Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says

The state could also increase the length of the hunting season or up the number a given hunter could take.

JRob · Aug 22, 2016

Well, this morning on my way to work I had the unfortunate timing of coming across a skunk family spread across the lane. At 4am on an unlit road they are difficult to see. Sorry to say I reduced the clan by one. Thankfully only the tires smell a little bit.

Wosmo · Aug 22, 2016

JRob said:
Well, this morning on my way to work I had the unfortunate timing of coming across a skunk family spread across the lane. At 4am on an unlit road they are difficult to see. Sorry to say I reduced the clan by one. Thankfully only the tires smell a little bit.

I'm not an authority, but my experience is that it's best to hit them when they're 'fresh'! They get nastier after they've been dead awhile.

ToddC · Aug 23, 2016

JRob said:
Well, this morning on my way to work I had the unfortunate timing of coming across a skunk family spread across the lane. At 4am on an unlit road they are difficult to see. Sorry to say I reduced the clan by one. Thankfully only the tires smell a little bit.

Glad I'm only riding back from WeSToc with you. That will give you time to air out !!!!

ToddC

TinyL · Aug 23, 2016

Lets see if I remember right...it was tree, tree....tree, tree and tree!

RIP at 2010 NatSTOC.

STrangr · Aug 23, 2016

TinyL said:
Lets see if I remember right...it was tree, tree....tree, tree and tree!

RIP at 2010 NatSTOC.

what were you doing, riding through a forest?

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TinyL · Aug 24, 2016

I was going to breakfast up Spearfish Canyon. SD...can't really remember how I ended up traveling along side the forest. I left the pavement and the tree's formed a nice fence to keep me out of the rest of the forest...despite my best effort.

STrangr · Aug 24, 2016

Ouch. Hope you weren't hurt

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What have you hit with your bike..??

TomStickler

ScubaDave

ibike2havefun

Still above the sod

ScubaDave

cjames431

Jethro77

cjames431

ToddC

cjames431

JT105

Let's Ride!

STurgisSTeele

When did I become the "Old Man"!?

Don B

Oldbikefixr

JRob

Wosmo

ToddC

TinyL

Wingin It

STrangr

Mike O.

TinyL

Wingin It

STrangr

Mike O.