Head impact with a pigeon

[NorthernDave]

How's the bike?

Seriously, well done for staying on and upright after that.

 

[Cuchilo]

I once had very strong words with a duck but nothing like this !

 

[mjr]

So, if I've got this right, a rooster hits a pigeon and leaves prey for kites. Next time duck....

What have you got against ducks?

ObReport: I've tapped rabbits and squirrels but no damage to any living thing yet...

 

[Nigel182]

Ive been taken out by a rabbit before now running out in front of me but i cant say a pigeon has caused me troubles.1st time a badger ran out of a hedge in front of me in the dark i about sh*t myself though.

yeah the Badgers round this way are Vicious BarStewards and go round in Gangs.

 

[keithmac]

Years ago I was out on a motorcycle ride with a lad who had just had his bike repainted by Dream Machine in a fancy paint job.

Can't have been more than 10 miles in and a pheasant flew out from the side, smashed his fairing upper to pieces and broke a couple of fingers on his left hand.

Needless to say he wasn't very happy..

 

[clid61]

Broke my left little toe when a Kamikaze pigeon flew into my foot whilst motorcycling ....

 

[pauldavid]

I hit a pigeon a while ago, however, I was travelling in excess of 100mph more than the OP whilst riding my motorbike.

I was wearing full leathers etc and it still felt like I'd been shot

Needless to say the winged rat did not survive !!

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A likely story!

I think you just got it trapped under your moob in your sleep

 

[Dirk]

Considering that the average Wood Pigeon weighs in at around 1lb (450g or so) and flies at approximately 40 mph (60k/h or thereabouts), you really don't want to be hit by one head on at any speed. The one that hit me in the face had a closing speed of around 110 mph!

 

[Deleted member 35268]

[QUOTE 4515720, member: 259"]Could have been worse, it could have been a red kite! [/QUOTE]

I did nearly hit a red kite on the same stretch, i have this on video

This was before I had a decent GoPro

 

[Biff600]

A likely story!

Why say that ?

Were you there ?

What don't you believe?

I used to do regular track days up and down the country and this was one incident, I could regale countless tales of the track days I've done, but this is a cycling forum, not a motorcycle forum

 

[Cubist]

Even a bumble bee at motorcycle speeds can be shocking. One hit the middle of my visor at somewhere just north of the speed limit and that made a shocking amount of noise and mess on the visor. Cockchafers are even worse, being armour plated.

 

[Smokin Joe]

 

[hopless500]

Why say that ?

Were you there ?

What don't you believe?

I used to do regular track days up and down the country and this was one incident, I could regale countless tales of the track days I've done, but this is a cycling forum, not a motorcycle forum

A likely story!

I think you just got it trapped under your moob in your sleep[/QUOTE]

Erm, I think you missed this bit

 

[Globalti]

It's why I always wear eye protection.

 

[Biff600]

Erm, I think you missed this bit

Regardless, why say that ?