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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:16 AM
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Man I am lucky to be here.I was riding into work today and literally damn near lost my head! I had my tall windshield on and about half way to workI hit a bird at about 70mph. The force of the impact knocked the screws completely out of the well nuts and the windshield flew over my head just barely missing my head. I got to observe a motor home run over it. There was a little bird crap or guts couldn't really tell still on the front fairing when I pulled over. Not to mention the s*it I had to clean out of my own pants!
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:19 AM
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Damn! I guess the windshield is not rated for bird strikes, like airplane windshields.
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:24 AM
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Man I am lucky to be here.I was riding into work today and literally damn near lost my head! I had my tall windshield on and about half way to workI hit a bird at about 70mph. The force of the impact knocked the screws completely out of the well nuts and the windshield flew over my head just barely missing my head. I got to observe a motor home run over it. There was a little bird crap or guts couldn't really tell still on the front fairing when I pulled over. Not to mention the s*it I had to clean out of my own pants!
Glad you pulled through ok Rollntiger,and made it here to tell us about it.
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:26 AM
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I guess if you have to look at the bright side of it, at least you had the windshield to take the hit and it wasn't you taking the hit in the face or chest.Ride safe........
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:28 AM
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Windshields are easy to replace. Facial features not so much. Glad to hear you're OK.
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:35 AM
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Wow!Right out of the movie Twister! Glad to see your okay!
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:38 AM
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Just be glad you came out of that OK. Wow.
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:40 AM
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I guess you were almost made a bird brain for real. Man what a close call, glad you came out with nothing worse than soiled jeans,
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 12:41 AM
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In this case a bird in the hand aint worth a ****.

Glad you came through OK
 
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Old 04-11-2007 | 01:05 AM
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Scaired me good! Glad the wife wasn't on the back cause the shield just cleared my head and would probably hit her. I think what if...
 


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