Originally Posted by jrcisu79

Well last night when I got off work at midnight I was on my way home I hit 2, count them 2 cats. I was going down a side street when all of the sudden I notice something out of the corner of my eye blazin through this yard, they ran out into the road and proceeded to make a sudden left right at me, I mean head on not broadside. All I had time to do was grab handful of brake and procede to run over 2 cats from head to tail. At first it scared the **** right outta me, then I turned around to see both of them flopping like goldfish on the pavement. Didn't go down, thank god, and I'd be glad if this is my only animal run in. The only mark I could find was the starfish in my boxers.

Originally Posted by rh8234

IMHO - your only mistake was grabbing a handful of brake! Critters the size of a small dog or smaller can be ridden over safely most of the time and you should do nothing but concentrate on keeping the bike vertical. No swerving and no mashing on the brakes!!! I know folks that have ridden over large dogs without and serious consequences by staying on the throttle and keeping it straight. I also know someone that spent many weeks in the hospital after hitting the brakes to avoid a small raccoon and winding up in the ditch with a wrecked bike and multiple injuries. The raccoon strolled away unscathed.