Last moments of a kamikaze pigeon

[cheeseman]

Guess that means I'll need a new screen now! Bastard!


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOu3KgTLi9c&feature=youtu.be
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[Dave500]

R.I.P. Mr Pigeon.
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[waffles]

I hope you gave him/her a proper Viking funeral, flaming longboat and everything. May his/her soul spend eternity feasting on bread in the halls of Valhalla
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[DrDonnyBrago]

They're all a bit horny and blinkered this time of year. Had kamikaze peasants, pigeons and all sorts aiming for me.

[DrDonnyBrago]

They're all a bit horny and blinkered this time of year. Had kamikaze peasants, pigeons and all sorts aiming for me.

[Beehive Bedlam]

I very nearly squashed a docile tiny bird possibly a sparrow last Friday under my front wheel lucky for the bird I am good at hazzard avoidance.

[SectorC]

Day 1 riding solo today and yeah I've already killed a sparrow I think on an A road. Right into my shoulder. Nowhere near the damage that you've got there though!!

[BigShow]

[covent.gardens]

Post full video or it didn't happen

[Vracktal]

What's the kitten/pigeon exchange rate like?

I'm trying to work out if this is worse than speeding or wearing a tinted visor.
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[cheeseman]

[Fladdem]

[doggone]

Honda gives you wings.
Is it a Blackbird

[Dave70]

So....pigeon pie for tea tonight, was it?
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[notbike]

I almost hit a pheasant at 70 during the ride out to the southend shakedown. Swerved the idiot bastard last second.

[XBIKER]

SMIDSY .........

Never had a chance as you came right out of the sun.

Muttley you snivelling floppy eared hound,
Nab him, Jab him, Tab him, Grab him!
Stop that pigeon now!

[Lord Percy]

17 years old, I was learning to drive and a pheasant ran across the road.

For some reason I'd read somewhere that you shouldn't make hazardous movements to avoid anything smaller than a dog. I still don't know if this is true or not, but common sense says otherwise.

Being a young, naive and scared-to-think-for-myself idiot, I continued in a straight line and killed it without even slowing down.

Instructor asked me to pull over a mile or two later so he could check his bumper. It was fine but still...

He probably now uses me as an example to teach other pupils how not to be an idiot driver.

[Supermoto_Fan]

Honda build quality isnt what it used to be
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Hit one last year, went through my screen, into my shoulder then had bits of pigeon all over the RHS of the bike. Made a right mess and bruised my shoulder nicely.
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[cheeseman]

Here's a video of the incident. Had a play around at slowing it down too

It's quite funny at 1fps seeing the pigeon flying over my helmet followed by part of the screen.
At the time I just ducked down behind the screen a little and gripped tightly with my knees. I expected/hoped the pigeon to get deflected up over the screen but it appeared he got stuck in the gap between the two parts of the MRA Vario screen I fitted thus destroying it.

Actually the top part of the screen is more or less intact, I just need the bottom bit! Do you think there's any chance of getting hold of this bit from the manufacturers?


https://youtu.be/mOu3KgTLi9c
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[covent.gardens]

That pigeon was being chased by a a bigger bird, top left. At least that explains why it "jayflew". The one I took to the shoulder at 80mph had no such excuse.

[BigShow]

To be fair Pheasants are seriously dumb creatures.
I saw one fly over the road, crash through a hedge and land on its back with its legs kicking in the air as if it were still running. That's no way to conduct yourself whether your man or beast.

[Tungtvann]

[cheeseman]

[Fowlersrs]

Credit for you for dealing with it so comfortably, must of been a bit of a shock!