Just hit a dang cat
#22
04-15-2009, 08:26 AM
Point is you are alive to talk about it. Could have been much, much worse.
I'm sure all of us would like to avoid animals, if you have to make a split second decision, it's better to hit the animal rather than locking up the brakes and risking a high side fall.
I'm sure all of us would like to avoid animals, if you have to make a split second decision, it's better to hit the animal rather than locking up the brakes and risking a high side fall.
Last edited by uweldit; 04-15-2009 at 08:29 AM.
#23
04-15-2009, 08:32 AM
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#24
04-15-2009, 08:35 AM
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#25
04-15-2009, 08:39 AM
Road Master
don't care for cats myself. had a wild one at my lake house that lived under the house. it finally got friendly enough to come out and rub on our legs...told my wife we could keep it because they keep rodents away or eat them and keep snakes at bay...i hate snakes and they don't like me either (but only outside), feed it just enough so it didn't get lazy and have it spayed.... well that night while rubbing on my legs the dang thing went crazy on me. having kids around I couldn't have that.
I can tell you that a 32 round will go through a cat, go into the ground 6" and hit dead center on a 3/4" pvc water pipe that you didn't know was there and it will shoot up through a porch like a geizer! (of course at 11pm). needless to say had to take porch boards off, put in a slip joint....and to think I was actually gonna keep that cat over my better judgement!
main thing is you're safe, bike is ok (just a little crack could have been worse). I know it sucks being on a bike with 500miles but turn that to a positive...it's had it's first scar.... scars will happen...hell, tumped mine over in the garage moving it and it had about 500 miles. wife leaned hers over in a parking lot in rocks and it still had paper plates (at least she wasn't moving and crash bar did it's job).
you hear of too many accidents (even cagers) where people try to avoid an animal and make the situation much worse, and a lot of times totaled vehicles and lost loved ones!
I can tell you that a 32 round will go through a cat, go into the ground 6" and hit dead center on a 3/4" pvc water pipe that you didn't know was there and it will shoot up through a porch like a geizer! (of course at 11pm). needless to say had to take porch boards off, put in a slip joint....and to think I was actually gonna keep that cat over my better judgement!
main thing is you're safe, bike is ok (just a little crack could have been worse). I know it sucks being on a bike with 500miles but turn that to a positive...it's had it's first scar.... scars will happen...hell, tumped mine over in the garage moving it and it had about 500 miles. wife leaned hers over in a parking lot in rocks and it still had paper plates (at least she wasn't moving and crash bar did it's job).
you hear of too many accidents (even cagers) where people try to avoid an animal and make the situation much worse, and a lot of times totaled vehicles and lost loved ones!
Last edited by keltonkrew; 04-15-2009 at 09:06 AM.
#26
04-15-2009, 08:43 AM
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