fkin pigeon (now with complete b4 and after pics)

[colin1]

Ive not had my tt600 long and with the weather the way its been recently, I have only been out on it a few times and as Im used to an rs125, Im not that confidant on it yet.

I went for a gentle little ride today and near quatt cafe near bridgnorth, I hit a fkin pigeon.

My front fairing smashed.

I saw the thing coming across my path from the left and I slowed down to let it get across.

I didnt wanna slow down a lot or take evasive action as I'm not too sure of myself on the bike so i didnt wanna bin it over a pigeon.
I thought it was gonna be ok, but i think it might have changed direction when it saw me coming and went away from me but not as fast as the bike.

Fortunately, i still have all 3 bits that broke off as they collected in the front of the bike and didnt fall onto the road.

If it was the rs125 I wdnt mave minded too much as its already a bit battered, but the tt600 was in fairly good condition and will cost lots to fix properly.

If this had happened in a few months time when Im used to the bike, I dont think I would have hit it.

I wasnt going fast, and I think I shd stay slow for a few weeks more.

It only had its MOT yesterday ! I'll stick it back together with superglue and duct tape on the inside but it will still be a pretty obvious from the front.

I guess Im lucky it didnt hit me in the head or something as then I probably wd have binned it.
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[V4]

Remember a while ago a bike mag staff member got hit in the face with a pigeon with his visor up, he got a broken nose and 2 black eyes, didn't bin it though

Leon

[Kickstart]

Hi

Down to luck, and to be honest I doubt you would have avoided it. If anything you would probably have made things worse.

Last year I came across an accident on the A449 towards Wolvo. Car had been going round a long bend to the left, saw something come from the right and tried to avoid it. Still hit the pigeon, but also spun the car taking out a telegraph pole. Resulting in one very written off car and one telegraph pole knocked flat.

All the best

Keith
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[loply]

On a motorbike the potential for loosing control when taking evasive action to avoid something as unimportant as a pigeon is too great.

Just hope the pigeon moves, dont try and swerve; If you do, theres every chance youll just swerve into the animal anyway, not mentioning oncoming traffic and the dangers of quick steering on unpredictable road surface.
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[colin1]

I havent got any pics yet of it but its on the left of the bike so on your right if you are looking from the front.

This pic is b4 the damage, but the undamaged bit is on the side you cant see near the fence.

https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/colinwall/P1010143.jpg

My modified bike now has a section of the front fairing missing to the left and above the headlight about the size of a postcard
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[McGee]

Damn i never expected a bird could do so much damage

Sorry to hear man.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[EuropeanNC30R...]

That's very unlucky, and I doubt you could have avoided it either.

[mrchips]

A lad I know with a VFR400 hit a bird at 80mph. It knocked his whole fairing off but he managed to catch it with his foot. They can do some damage for all the size of them.
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[SimonB]

That bird has a menacing look in its eye wouldn't trust it as far as i could throw it.

[Rookie]

I'd throw it anyway! F**king flying rats.

Very bad luck Colin, keep an eye out for a clean fairing on eGay maybe?

[EllioTT_GiXXeR]

My brother had one go into his Rad when he was on his ktm380, he went over it again tho (wheelieing of course) to make sure it was dead.
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[bazza]

Unlucky, mate.

(Cue for a series of threads in which Colin tests riding into various chickens, pheasants, crows, sparrows, swans and ducks before concluding that puffins are the most dangerous to collide with.

Mainly because to hit one, you'd have to be riding down a cliff face...)
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[NC30UK]

A guy i know was hit in the face by a phesant at 80mph, knocked him out cold, he went into a fence followed by the bike.
Damn things are so stupid!

If ever you see any wild animal don't change speed, most have good hearing and are used to chasing high speed pray...or running away from it. slowing down confuses them, as does the change in your engine noise.

[colin1]

finally got round to taking a pic of the damage
I think its taken me this long to wanna look at it again.

https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/colinwall/P1010150.jpg

I have avoided, a pheasant and a rabbit before on my rs125, so I shd have been less cautious about trying to avoid it. On the other hand better losing a fairing than binning the bike by losing control when trying too hard to avoid something.
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[vfr800]

That's a bitch mate, i'd be gutted if it was my bike, still your ok, chalk it up to experience.
You'll laugh at this in time to come.
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[Walloper]

Pity, that is a nice looking bike Sir.

But wot if it hit yer hied?

Did you salvage the broken bits for a patch up until you can get a fairing?
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[Walloper]

Was this the fellow who hit your bike?
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

I have to admit I'm dissapointed you didn't get any photos of the pigeon.

It would have made a good 'Owned' photo

[Walloper]

Here you go.
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[Hotdog]

Was it ok ?
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[Cog Head]

you should have poped a wheelie, that way the pigeon would have tasted rubber instead of plastic
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