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Haird · 08-12-2005, 08:30 AM

More importantly, what did he do in the woods after he crossed the road? And has the pope ever doe it there?

Haird · 08-12-2005, 08:31 AM

It's only what you'd expect when bears bears down on a motorcycle.

mscuddy · 08-12-2005, 08:44 AM

Good one.

Tigercub · 08-12-2005, 09:51 AM

I slipped on a squirel on my CB 350 outside of the town of Friant in the mid-seventies. I, on the other hand was about 20.

I never liked Jap bikes. The Kawasaki 900 didn't handle either. It took a good 20 years for the chassis to catch up to the motor.

longride · 08-12-2005, 02:50 PM

I can't bear to hear any more.

FrankS1 · 08-13-2005, 06:23 AM

The president of the International Norton Owners Association was knocked down by a deer; difference was, the Michigan law enforcement people didn't want to believe that the deer hit the bike, not the other way around. After getting some one to look at the motorcycle seriously, and seeing nothing on the front but a few minor road scrapes, the cause was not listed as rider error. (Incidentally, she was riding a H***** at the time, not a Norton.)

At least the Alaska authorities believed that the bear hit the bike. Of course having a witness probably helped them to that conclusion.

chanman_01 · 08-13-2005, 11:24 AM

Over the past four years, I've had to avoid at least one or two deers per rutting season here in the Northern VA, D.C. area. George Washington Parkway seems to be a favorite deer crossing area. There's nothing like going home late in the evening on this the pitch-black road, hitting a left-sweeper in a good lean going seven...ehh..ahhh...fifty-five...yea fifty-five (honest officer...just five over) and your light catch a deer at the edge of the road -- facing the road.

riyadhblues · 08-13-2005, 06:51 PM

Out of all the things that can happen to a motorcycle rider this has got to take some of the cake

08-12-2005, 08:30 AM	#21
Haird Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 270	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill More importantly, what did he do in the woods after he crossed the road? And has the pope ever doe it there?

08-12-2005, 08:31 AM	#22
Haird Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 270	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill It's only what you'd expect when bears bears down on a motorcycle.

08-12-2005, 08:44 AM	#23
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill Good one. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

08-12-2005, 09:51 AM	#24
Tigercub Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,125	Re: I wanna know ... I slipped on a squirel on my CB 350 outside of the town of Friant in the mid-seventies. I, on the other hand was about 20. I never liked Jap bikes. The Kawasaki 900 didn't handle either. It took a good 20 years for the chassis to catch up to the motor.

08-12-2005, 02:50 PM	#25
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill I can't bear to hear any more. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

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08-13-2005, 06:23 AM	#26
FrankS1 Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 156	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill The president of the International Norton Owners Association was knocked down by a deer; difference was, the Michigan law enforcement people didn't want to believe that the deer hit the bike, not the other way around. After getting some one to look at the motorcycle seriously, and seeing nothing on the front but a few minor road scrapes, the cause was not listed as rider error. (Incidentally, she was riding a H***** at the time, not a Norton.) At least the Alaska authorities believed that the bear hit the bike. Of course having a witness probably helped them to that conclusion.

08-13-2005, 11:24 AM	#27
chanman_01 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill Over the past four years, I've had to avoid at least one or two deers per rutting season here in the Northern VA, D.C. area. George Washington Parkway seems to be a favorite deer crossing area. There's nothing like going home late in the evening on this the pitch-black road, hitting a left-sweeper in a good lean going seven...ehh..ahhh...fifty-five...yea fifty-five (honest officer...just five over) and your light catch a deer at the edge of the road -- facing the road.

08-13-2005, 06:51 PM	#28
riyadhblues Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 25	Re: Don't get eatn by your roadkill Out of all the things that can happen to a motorcycle rider this has got to take some of the cake