Never thought it'd happen to me but...
#31
08-04-2013, 06:15 PM
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LMAO
Ridin home tonight through the haunted giant old growth forest I got nailed by a bat... 
.... first off, this strip of tree's are huge, pitch black at the base of a mountain... so you ride lookin straight ahead cause you don't wanna see the eye ***** in the tree line... the bugs through there are so heavy you swear it's snowing... and then the bat.
He clipped my night glasses bouncing off my shoulder. I of course started laughing, in the dark, all alone... because of this thread. .... cheers for that eh... least it wasn't a samsquatch
.... first off, this strip of tree's are huge, pitch black at the base of a mountain... so you ride lookin straight ahead cause you don't wanna see the eye ***** in the tree line... the bugs through there are so heavy you swear it's snowing... and then the bat. He clipped my night glasses bouncing off my shoulder. I of course started laughing, in the dark, all alone... because of this thread. .... cheers for that eh... least it wasn't a samsquatch
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08-05-2013, 05:56 AM
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I don't have a windshield and I just wear a half helmet and glasses or goggles...I was going about 65-70 and got bitch slapped by a cocroach luckily it didn't best one but still not an enjoyable experience
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08-05-2013, 07:05 AM
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Many years ago one perforated my face shield when I was traveling 65-70 mph. (The thin old flat screen type.)
Smaller than a robin, spun my head back hard.
Smaller than a robin, spun my head back hard.
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08-05-2013, 12:39 PM
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Back in the mid 80's I was riding my Sportster under an interstate overpass at about 50 mph.. A pidgeon flew down and almost caught me in the face. I saw it coming and ducked right before it was about to hit. Almost ran off the road though. Never forget that one !
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08-05-2013, 03:31 PM
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Wife and I were in a car cruising from IL to IN and I'll tell you the biggest damn prehistoric-sized bird I've ever seen jumped out from the median and barely flew over our hood. Scared the crap out of us! I accelerated unknowingly and before we could get over the WTF was that moment, a cop pulls me over...
He apparently believed my unbelievable story because we were still shaking. It was just so sudden, and large, like a deer with wings. Trooper said slow down and waved me on.
We limped along the next few miles lol.
He apparently believed my unbelievable story because we were still shaking. It was just so sudden, and large, like a deer with wings. Trooper said slow down and waved me on.
We limped along the next few miles lol.
#40
08-06-2013, 01:47 AM
I never saw it coming, Don't know what kind it was, no pics. I thought about it later and figure that if somebody was behind me they probably had to pull off from laughing so hard to keep from crashing. I know I would have.