Eric00zx12r
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posted July 10, 2002 07:20 PM
Why Birds are bad
Got this from another site (sportsbikes.net)
Dude with an R1 hit a damn Owl.
Think the Owl lost 
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frEEk
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ummm... yeah
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posted July 10, 2002 08:14 PM
poor owlie 
amazed the owl is still intact after demolishing a headlight! better than hitting a bear i guess.
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TReMor
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posted July 10, 2002 08:29 PM
Holy crap, that's one wild pic. Sure makes you want to stay in a full tuck at speed, doesn't it? Imagine if that had been his faceshield instead of his headlight!
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ZXtra
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posted July 11, 2002 12:34 AM
Holy shit!
Any idea how fast the R1 was travelling? -ZXtra
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Ninjaman12R
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as a Deal's Gap tour guide.
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posted July 11, 2002 03:14 AM
Ouch!!!!
Man that poor Owl.........
I know the dude on the R1 had to be rollin' pretty good. I bet it gave him a good scare. I know I'd have had to pulled over and discarded the BVDs.
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harryzx-12
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posted July 11, 2002 03:35 AM
You should see a goose
After it goes through the leading edge of an F-111.Mush with feathers is all that is left.It causes a lot of damage to the acft. too.
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PaulVincent
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posted July 11, 2002 07:01 AM
That is really a shame. I love owls. And yes, the bike must really have been moving.
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12RPilot
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posted July 11, 2002 08:42 AM
A bird in the fairing is worth two.....oh never mind.
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dougmeyer
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posted July 11, 2002 08:58 AM
I had a bird strike just above my visor at Maxton at 160+. It was quite a slap even though it was a glanceing blow, knocked my head back pretty hard. Scary.
Doug
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Wildman
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posted July 12, 2002 06:05 PM
I got a pigeon directly in the faceshield at about 70 mph. The bird exploded..... literally. Nothing left but blood, guts, and feathers.
Damn glad I was wearing a full face helmet. 
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silvrnick
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posted July 15, 2002 12:24 PM
That pict is friggin crazy!!!!
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