I was out riding my CD175 late one night last fall, with all 6 volts/25W headlight shining the way and the motor screaming to keep the bike at 100 km/h. I came around a corner and there in the middle of the road was an adult porcupine. I swerved to the right to avoid hitting it head on and instead it passed into/under my left boot. My foot peg, left boot, and sole were full of quills, but the steel toe stopped the quills from finding any flesh. A very close call for me and the porcupine.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Paul <p...@hondanighthawks.net> wrote: > * > Last time I was out I almost nailed a female pheasant. It was on the ground > and almost got squashed if not for a quick dash back toward the ditch. > > I remember years ago riding just after dark alongside my brother-in-law > (both on Wings) and a deer came bounding out of the ditch, saw our lights > and dashed back toward the side of the road. That was a close call. Don't > ride much at night anymore, > > Paul > > > * > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Randy Kilpatrick <2006hdk...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Turkeys! I know of two guys killed here locally by hitting deer while >> out on a little ride. This is a given in this area, ride early morning or at >> dusk and there will be deer. About 20 years ago turkeys were re introduced >> down in Hells Canyon, my play ground. The Turkeys have Done well and they >> don"t care what time or day it is. I missed one last week. I was running >> about 60 mph. Fortunately when I dogged left the turkey ran right. This is >> my 5th time now I,ve had a close call on one of these big birds, they must >> be about 3 feet tall. My brother lives in Florida and he says Its Armadillos >> that they have to look out for. Must be why we ride, theres always a >> challenge out there. Hondo! >> >> >> * > * > * > * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
