What is the biggest animal you have hit on a bike?

MagicMike · September 24th, 2013, 03:34 PM

Riding to work today, I see a flash in the upper left hand field of vision and then BAM! Hit in the chest by a bird of some sort doing 100-110km/hr. All I know was it was black and white, and of decent size (hope it was a magpie).

Felt like being hit in a pretty decent tackle and was lucky I didn't come off.

Was large enough to hit a section of my chin guard and twist my helmet too.

So, what is the biggest animal you have hit on the bike and lived to tell the tale?

rasta · September 24th, 2013, 04:04 PM

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mrb · September 24th, 2013, 04:21 PM

I hit a couple dragon flies that were at least 2.5in. long.

Joshorilla · September 24th, 2013, 04:22 PM

Cat, well, it hit my outstretched foot, ****ing useless twatty animals!

Tigerpaw · September 24th, 2013, 04:25 PM

85 lb deer

MagicMike · September 24th, 2013, 04:26 PM

85lbs isn't a deer

My 13 month old dog is bigger than that haha

Tigerpaw · September 24th, 2013, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicMike

85lbs isn't a deer

My 13 month old dog is bigger than that haha

felt like one

MagicMike · September 24th, 2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerpaw

felt like one

I bet it did! The bird to the chest was bad enough!

NevadaWolf · September 24th, 2013, 05:23 PM

Ummmm, a bug gooey enough to splatter it's guts all over my entire field of vision.

Thankfully, aside from bugs, no animal has met my bike. Now my truck? A herd of deer, at least three came into contact with my front bumper.

choneofakind · September 24th, 2013, 05:46 PM

Frog, squirrel, possom.

If you can eat it in one sitting, stand the bike up and hit it. Other than that, avoid!!

2WheelGuy · September 24th, 2013, 06:44 PM

I hit a deer with my 600 Ninja. I was told it had 8 points. I never saw it, animal control took the carcass before the ambulance arrived.

anacron · September 24th, 2013, 11:29 PM

I was attacked by a raccoon posse. I missed the initial onslaught of two raccoons but took the third and fourth under my rear wheel. No more night riding through wooded areas for me. Sure as hell glad I wasn't in the middle of a lean.

Jiggles · September 25th, 2013, 02:11 AM

A Camry

csmith12 · September 25th, 2013, 06:18 AM

Turkey vulture, guessing around 25lbs or so.

Aint he cute?

Panda · September 25th, 2013, 06:39 AM

Not an animal but I hit a mosquito that left a 3 inch diameter splatter on my front fairing that splashed up and left a 2 inch long blood and guts smear on my helmet.

I'm not sure what kind of bug is that large but I'm glad I didn't see it when it was alive.

MagicMike · September 25th, 2013, 03:25 PM

That vulture turkey is pretty savage looking! They take you down abd then eat you!

LNasty · September 25th, 2013, 03:54 PM

Thought a truck had spit a rock at me, when I got home found a bug splatter the size of a tennis ball on forehead of helmet

S1att3r · September 25th, 2013, 03:57 PM

A grasshopper hit me on the hand at about 60 mph.

CC Cowboy · September 25th, 2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by S1att3r

A grasshopper hit me on the hand at about 60 mph.

I never knew they were so fast.

S1att3r · September 25th, 2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

I never knew they were so fast.

Yep there surprisingly fast when they want to die.

RedPepper64 · September 25th, 2013, 10:26 PM

Squirrel here, with a couple giant bug splatters. Those suckers hurt even in leathers!

bruce71198 · September 26th, 2013, 10:07 AM

Doberman Pincher. Dog bleed out I cracked my helmet and rashed my whole back.

parox91 · September 26th, 2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce71198

Doberman Pincher. Dog bleed out I cracked my helmet and rashed my whole back.

worst i've hit is a bug that covered green goo over the left side of my helmet which was really bad since my left eye is the good one, at 20/20 with the right being at 20/60 (I really need to get a pair of glasses that don't fog up... legally i'm not required to wear glasses while operating a motor vehicle)

choneofakind · September 26th, 2013, 02:10 PM

I've kicked* a couple dogs while riding a bicycle. Been fortunate not to hit them though.

People get so uptight when you kick their dogs. Sheesh. Keep your dog in your yard and teach it not to jump at brand new paint jobs and maybe I won't have to unclip and kick it.

*Not talking a kick like I was clearing a soccer ball 50+ yards, just a swift and firm swat to get them away.

Joshorilla · September 26th, 2013, 02:13 PM

Word to chone!

Same with ****ing cats, stupid ****ing animals, rather kick one before it jumps under my wheel like a twat.

Hate cats

choneofakind · September 26th, 2013, 02:16 PM

Hey, it's better to clear the animal out of the way than to hit it and risk a) killing it and b) getting injured. I have a short list of acceptable reasons to eat pavement; pets are not one of them.

LoD575 · September 26th, 2013, 02:40 PM

I've taken a small bird to the chest at 65 mph, don't know what kind. Have ran over a squirrel.

I don't count bug splatters.

bruce71198 · September 26th, 2013, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parox91

No sad face needed, my back healed up and I got a new helmet.

csmith12 · September 26th, 2013, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoD575

I've taken a small bird to the chest at 65 mph, don't know what kind. Have ran over a squirrel.

A rider on track in front of me took a bird to the helmet somewhere near a buck 20 and it didn't even faze him. I on the other hand.... got a visor full of blood spatter and feathers.

Whiskey · September 26th, 2013, 06:23 PM

Most spectacular near miss was a red kite (type of hawk) that cleared my helmet by about 2 inches, lifted a rabbit from the side of the road & flew off without missing a beat.

Other than that I've hit a human, hi-5ed a UCD douchebag type student as they stuck their hand out for the bus behind me, his mates nearly pissed themselves laughing. 40mph slap stings quite a bit.

Only thing to go under my wheels was a rabbit, despite the best efforts of wood-pigeon, sheep, deer, small yappy dogs & probably a whole lot more.

parox91 · September 26th, 2013, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruce71198

No sad face needed, my back healed up and I got a new helmet.

Galaxieman · September 26th, 2013, 09:49 PM

Deer.

Link to original page on YouTube.

tfkrocks · September 27th, 2013, 01:21 AM

Butterflies hitting me in the head was quite a strange experience.

LNasty · September 28th, 2013, 10:21 AM

Just had a massive beetle hit me in the adam's apple on the interstate....felt like I just got throat punched by Chuck Norris

Alex · September 28th, 2013, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfkrocks

Butterflies hitting me in the head was quite a strange experience.

So, did it give you butterflies?

corksil · September 29th, 2013, 10:42 PM

Hit a few bees today.. I counted three stings. Felt like being maced.

I got those stingers out QUICK but still... the burn..

SteveL · September 29th, 2013, 11:44 PM

Another motorcyclist, he was overtaking me on a bend, he hit a car coming the other way, he flew over the car and landed in the road only a few feet in front of me. I went over his legs, the impact knocked me off my bike, followed by a 70 mph slide and roll down the road not to be recommended.

Steve

MagicMike · September 30th, 2013, 04:51 PM

Ouch Steve

fast1075 · October 2nd, 2013, 03:14 AM

The biggest animal I have hit was a dog. Crashed and burned my Honda 90 when I was 15. I have hit dogs, cats, possums, raccoons, squirrels, birds, bugs, and one narrowly missed an alligator that my buddy did hit.

Most memorable other than the dog that crashed me: Bird strike to the helmet nearly knocked me out, a junebug to the throat at the dragstrip at nearly 175mph on my old Top Gas Kawasaki, and living in Florida, riding on a road between two orange groves in the spring in full bloom, collected like 20 bee hits.

You can't go 50 feet here without hitting something, especially at night.

The new menace is feral hogs. One of my friends crashed his R1 Sunday when he hit one maybe 80 pounds. Bike totaled. He dislocated his hip, broke 3 fingers, cracked a vertebrae.

If he had not been wearing the very best gear, it would have been worse, the spine guard saved him from paralysis, and the leather kept his skin in place. When he came off the bike, he was thrown into an Armco barrier at about 80mph.

joshuajcrouch · October 3rd, 2013, 02:10 PM

I hit a deer a few months ago and it pooped all over me and my bike:

A local Sheriff had to come out and put the deer out of its misery. Its rear leg got caught in my spokes and ripped its leg off. Not very fun...

September 24th, 2013, 03:34 PM	#1
MagicMike ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Brisbane Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250J Posts: 126	What is the biggest animal you have hit on a bike? Riding to work today, I see a flash in the upper left hand field of vision and then BAM! Hit in the chest by a bird of some sort doing 100-110km/hr. All I know was it was black and white, and of decent size (hope it was a magpie). Felt like being hit in a pretty decent tackle and was lucky I didn't come off. Was large enough to hit a section of my chin guard and twist my helmet too. So, what is the biggest animal you have hit on the bike and lived to tell the tale?

September 24th, 2013, 04:04 PM	#2
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	H E R E <----------------
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September 24th, 2013, 04:25 PM	#5
Tigerpaw ninjette.org guru Name: Tom Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 '09 Boulevard C50. '08 250r(TOTALED BY DEER) Posts: 467	85 lb deer __________________________________________________ CHEERS!!!

September 24th, 2013, 05:23 PM	#9
NevadaWolf Certified looney toon Name: Teri Location: 39°52'40.7"N 118°23'53.8"W (Northern NV) Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 16 MOTM Jul '13, Jul '14	Ummmm, a bug gooey enough to splatter it's guts all over my entire field of vision. Thankfully, aside from bugs, no animal has met my bike. Now my truck? A herd of deer, at least three came into contact with my front bumper. __________________________________________________ <-- Linky Hey Unregistered! The code [you] shows the username currently logged in. IBA # 56020 AMA # 521481 Fun Rides! ][ My Videos ][ My Gear Hold yourself to the same rules you expect others to follow.

September 24th, 2013, 05:46 PM	#10
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Frog, squirrel, possom. If you can eat it in one sitting, stand the bike up and hit it. Other than that, avoid!!
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September 24th, 2013, 04:21 PM	#3
mrb ninjette.org member Name: Ben Location: milwaukee Join Date: Aug 2013 Motorcycle(s): 08 ninja 250r Posts: 93	I hit a couple dragon flies that were at least 2.5in. long.

September 24th, 2013, 04:22 PM	#4
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Cat, well, it hit my outstretched foot, ****ing useless twatty animals!

September 24th, 2013, 04:26 PM	#6
MagicMike ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Brisbane Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250J Posts: 126	85lbs isn't a deer My 13 month old dog is bigger than that haha

September 24th, 2013, 06:44 PM	#11
2WheelGuy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Craig Location: Silicon Valley, CA USA Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '98 EX250, '02 EX250, '08 250r, '03 SV650, '98 GSXR750 '03 Hayabusa, '87 YSR50, '84 ZX900, +MORE Posts: A lot.	I hit a deer with my 600 Ninja. I was told it had 8 points. I never saw it, animal control took the carcass before the ambulance arrived. __________________________________________________ CraigHarris.org Pacific Track Time CraigsWeb See you at 2014 MotoGP Laguna Seca! We'll be camping on Fox Hill. AFM #278

September 24th, 2013, 11:29 PM	#12
anacron ninjette.org guru Name: Adi Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): Triumph Street Triple R Posts: 380	I was attacked by a raccoon posse. I missed the initial onslaught of two raccoons but took the third and fourth under my rear wheel. No more night riding through wooded areas for me. Sure as hell glad I wasn't in the middle of a lean.

September 25th, 2013, 02:11 AM	#13
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	A Camry __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

September 25th, 2013, 06:18 AM	#14
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Turkey vulture, guessing around 25lbs or so. Aint he cute? __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

September 25th, 2013, 06:39 AM	#15
Panda not an actual panda Name: dan Location: philadelphia Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 CBR600RR (Sold) Posts: A lot.	Not an animal but I hit a mosquito that left a 3 inch diameter splatter on my front fairing that splashed up and left a 2 inch long blood and guts smear on my helmet. I'm not sure what kind of bug is that large but I'm glad I didn't see it when it was alive.

September 25th, 2013, 03:25 PM	#16
MagicMike ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Brisbane Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250J Posts: 126	That vulture turkey is pretty savage looking! They take you down abd then eat you!

September 25th, 2013, 03:54 PM	#17
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	Thought a truck had spit a rock at me, when I got home found a bug splatter the size of a tennis ball on forehead of helmet

September 25th, 2013, 03:57 PM	#18
S1att3r ninjette.org member Name: Raygan Location: North East Texas Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): White 2013 Ninja 300(Storm), Silver 2003 Fjr1300 Posts: 173	A grasshopper hit me on the hand at about 60 mph. __________________________________________________ ATGATT For all I know, women who ride motorcycles are all man-hating dominatrix's. It was like a mild panic attack!

September 25th, 2013, 10:26 PM	#21
RedPepper64 Kawi Girl Name: Heather Location: Washington Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Green SE, '13 Ninja 636 Pearl White Posts: 245	Squirrel here, with a couple giant bug splatters. Those suckers hurt even in leathers! __________________________________________________ Perspective: Everything looks better from the inside of a motorcycle helmet

September 26th, 2013, 10:07 AM	#22
bruce71198 ninjette.org sage Name: bruce Location: northern illinois Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): Race bikes:08 Ninja 250,11 R6,16 ZX6,SV650.3 HD-1947,2-2003,2010. 1946 Indian and a lot of dirt bikes.2 Posts: 999	Doberman Pincher. Dog bleed out I cracked my helmet and rashed my whole back.

September 26th, 2013, 02:10 PM	#24
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I've kicked* a couple dogs while riding a bicycle. Been fortunate not to hit them though. People get so uptight when you kick their dogs. Sheesh. Keep your dog in your yard and teach it not to jump at brand new paint jobs and maybe I won't have to unclip and kick it. *Not talking a kick like I was clearing a soccer ball 50+ yards, just a swift and firm swat to get them away.
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September 26th, 2013, 02:13 PM	#25
Joshorilla Bass Master General Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 24	Word to chone! Same with **ing cats, stupid **ing animals, rather kick one before it jumps under my wheel like a twat. Hate cats

September 26th, 2013, 02:16 PM	#26
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Hey, it's better to clear the animal out of the way than to hit it and risk a) killing it and b) getting injured. I have a short list of acceptable reasons to eat pavement; pets are not one of them.

September 26th, 2013, 02:40 PM	#27
LoD575 ninjette.org sage Name: Steve Location: Valdosta GA, US Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 2006 Ninja ZX6R-636 Posts: 661	I've taken a small bird to the chest at 65 mph, don't know what kind. Have ran over a squirrel. I don't count bug splatters.

September 26th, 2013, 06:23 PM	#30
Whiskey ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Morgan Location: A city twinned with Kawasaki Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250, 2010 STR 675 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Most spectacular near miss was a red kite (type of hawk) that cleared my helmet by about 2 inches, lifted a rabbit from the side of the road & flew off without missing a beat. Other than that I've hit a human, hi-5ed a UCD douchebag type student as they stuck their hand out for the bus behind me, his mates nearly pissed themselves laughing. 40mph slap stings quite a bit. Only thing to go under my wheels was a rabbit, despite the best efforts of wood-pigeon, sheep, deer, small yappy dogs & probably a whole lot more.

September 26th, 2013, 09:49 PM	#32
Galaxieman ninjette.org member Name: Jim Location: Schofield Barracks, HI Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 Concours 14 Posts: 130	Deer. Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparat bellum...

September 27th, 2013, 01:21 AM	#33
tfkrocks ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rebecca Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '18, Sep '13	Butterflies hitting me in the head was quite a strange experience.

September 28th, 2013, 10:21 AM	#34
LNasty Daily Jap rider Name: Lance Location: La Porte Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: A lot.	Just had a massive beetle hit me in the adam's apple on the interstate....felt like I just got throat punched by Chuck Norris

September 29th, 2013, 10:42 PM	#36
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	Hit a few bees today.. I counted three stings. Felt like being maced. I got those stingers out QUICK but still... the burn..

September 29th, 2013, 11:44 PM	#37
SteveL old git Name: Steve Location: Geneve Switzerland Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): BMW K1300S Posts: 479	Another motorcyclist, he was overtaking me on a bend, he hit a car coming the other way, he flew over the car and landed in the road only a few feet in front of me. I went over his legs, the impact knocked me off my bike, followed by a 70 mph slide and roll down the road not to be recommended. Steve __________________________________________________ Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

September 30th, 2013, 04:51 PM	#38
MagicMike ninjette.org member Name: Michael Location: Brisbane Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250J Posts: 126	Ouch Steve

October 2nd, 2013, 03:14 AM	#39
fast1075 ninjette.org guru Name: harry Location: Central Florida Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250, 2004 Buell XB12s, Honda 110 Elite Posts: 332	Critterz The biggest animal I have hit was a dog. Crashed and burned my Honda 90 when I was 15. I have hit dogs, cats, possums, raccoons, squirrels, birds, bugs, and one narrowly missed an alligator that my buddy did hit. Most memorable other than the dog that crashed me: Bird strike to the helmet nearly knocked me out, a junebug to the throat at the dragstrip at nearly 175mph on my old Top Gas Kawasaki, and living in Florida, riding on a road between two orange groves in the spring in full bloom, collected like 20 bee hits. You can't go 50 feet here without hitting something, especially at night. The new menace is feral hogs. One of my friends crashed his R1 Sunday when he hit one maybe 80 pounds. Bike totaled. He dislocated his hip, broke 3 fingers, cracked a vertebrae. If he had not been wearing the very best gear, it would have been worse, the spine guard saved him from paralysis, and the leather kept his skin in place. When he came off the bike, he was thrown into an Armco barrier at about 80mph.

October 3rd, 2013, 02:10 PM	#40
joshuajcrouch ninjette.org member Name: Joshua Location: Eugene, OR Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 142	I hit a deer a few months ago and it pooped all over me and my bike: A local Sheriff had to come out and put the deer out of its misery. Its rear leg got caught in my spokes and ripped its leg off. Not very fun...

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