just put on my 14" windvest this evening and took it for a quick ride just down the road a bit to test it out. was only gonna be gone for 5 mins as i wasnt dressed to ride and i didnt have the time to ride it long.
this damn thing jumped out in front of me at 65 mph
i had a split second to decide what i was gonna do as i only saw it in my left peripheral vision before i hit it. no way was i gonna be able to dodge it so i stiffened up a bit and held my speed (maybe i accelerated a bit) and rode through it.
my front fender caught it right under its belly. its head on my brake pedal side and its ass on my shifter side. its front and rear legs smacked my right and left shins and then wrapped themselves around my engine guard.
i split its abdomen open and killed it instantly on impact.
i carried it laying sideways wedged between the top of my front fender and the bottom of the fairing for about 200 yards as i coasted to a stop. i had to unwrap it from the bike when i stopped to get off. i'm lucky it was a younger one.
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i was able to stay up thank god. i didnt have my wallet or my cell phone as i was only gonna be gone for 5 mins. a nice lady and her son stopped to help me out. she let me use her phone so i could call my wife and she had paper towels and sanitary wipes so i could wipe all the guts off my legs (i was wearing shorts, which i hardly ever do).
i was only a couple miles from home and was able to ride it slow back home although the front is crooked now.
anyway i'm alive but now i gotta get the whole insurance, collision repair thing started tomorrow.
be safe out there, you never know whats lurking around the corner
this damn thing jumped out in front of me at 65 mph
i had a split second to decide what i was gonna do as i only saw it in my left peripheral vision before i hit it. no way was i gonna be able to dodge it so i stiffened up a bit and held my speed (maybe i accelerated a bit) and rode through it.
my front fender caught it right under its belly. its head on my brake pedal side and its ass on my shifter side. its front and rear legs smacked my right and left shins and then wrapped themselves around my engine guard.
i split its abdomen open and killed it instantly on impact.
i carried it laying sideways wedged between the top of my front fender and the bottom of the fairing for about 200 yards as i coasted to a stop. i had to unwrap it from the bike when i stopped to get off. i'm lucky it was a younger one.
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i was able to stay up thank god. i didnt have my wallet or my cell phone as i was only gonna be gone for 5 mins. a nice lady and her son stopped to help me out. she let me use her phone so i could call my wife and she had paper towels and sanitary wipes so i could wipe all the guts off my legs (i was wearing shorts, which i hardly ever do).
i was only a couple miles from home and was able to ride it slow back home although the front is crooked now.
anyway i'm alive but now i gotta get the whole insurance, collision repair thing started tomorrow.
be safe out there, you never know whats lurking around the corner