Anyone ever been hit by a bird while riding?

[oJaXo]

Just wondering really, as today i narrowly missed a small bird twatting me in the side of my helmet.

cheers.
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[T0MMY]

Sometimes if I go too fast round corners then she hits me
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[Finglonga]

Loads of times, mostly dumb as pigeons and pheasants, Shredded one once as it flew into my front wheel at 60. It's guts were all over my legs and engine and running down my boot. Pics are on here somewhere.
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[MaybeGuy]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=162971&



https://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3115/14122008174wg3.jpg
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[oJaXo]

haha, cheers for that link
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[growler]

found a bird corpse jammed in next to the carbs on my v twin not long ago didn't even know I'd hit it!

also nearly taken out by a swan on Coventry ring road when it came into land over my right shoulder as I did a life saver over that shoulder Swans are BIG!!!!!!!
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[Flip]

Hit my first butterfly day before yesterday. Stuck to me light with the flies, I don't think that counts though.

[chris-red]

I punched a Sparrow to death on the A24, It flew at me and the instant reaction was to pull my hand up, carbon fibre knuckles met with bird, I checked my mirror and saw it arc up and hit the deck.
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[mistergixer]

Not whilst riding, but i did get punched by my bird after the one and only time she came out on the bike with me.

Coat. Door. Gone.
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[The Original Muzza]

I still have an emu lodged in my rad.
Biggest I've been hit by was a fat bumblebee on the helmet. Made a right loud noise. Glad I had my visor down.
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[Fastgut]

I got hit by a bat if that counts. At least I assume it was a bat as the piece of wing i found in my jacket vent was sort of leathery.
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[Faldo]

Yep, a few times, and a few near misses with pheasants and ducks.

Had a sparrow fly into my right shoulder on a bend once and it's beak embedded itself into my leathers, so I had to rag it out whilst riding. Not a pleasant experience, especially as when I ragged it out the innards splattered all over my mirror and made a mess of my gloves .
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[Blau Zedong]

Hit a pheasant at 90 mph on a back road. My upper body looked like I had done ten rounds with Tyson (and that was wearing a big armoured textile jacket) but I just managed to stay on. Probably nearest I've come to death in all honesty.
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[Tris]

Had a close call a couple of times with birds, rabbits I found recently were the worst, ran out in front of the bike, I swerve from where it came, thinking it would run to the other side, but then turns back and im scooting round it, luckily, I think I missed it, didnt feel a thing.
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[Nipedley]

I had a disagreement with a pheasant at 45, bounced off the front wheel into my boot. Wondered why gear changing wasnt working until I noticed my foot wasnt moving .

Was alright after a rest at a nearby cafe

[prawny1]

[sagalout]

Yep, a small bird hit my mirror on the motorway in France, exploded, then the bits left over whacked me in the shoulder.

The bird definitely lost:

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2940381835_bd3a64fe7f.jpg
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[oJaXo]

great picture
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[Matthie]

Took a small bird to the chest doing about 100 on a small road. It flew out from the hedge on the left straight infront of me, went back to see what it was and found a small bird with it's feet in the air looking like it had just been KOed.
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[Poseidon]

Slighty off topic, but sticking with birds... I was riding to work the other day, pootling along at about 60-65, one handed, looking around at the scenery etc... Suddenly, out of nowhere, a pigeon flies out of a tree and KEEPS UP WITH ME! for about 500yrds and then performs a rather spectacular banked turn away from the road and into the distance. I damn near fell off my bike with amazement! I didn't think pigeons were that quick. And to top it off, on Sunday I was driving with my wife in the car and the exact same thing happened whilst I was doing 50-55mph!
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[colin1]

id had my 600 about a month and some pigeon gets suicidal on me

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

little bastard
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[TUG]

Gf at the time hit me pretty hard, i was staring at some other birds while she was on the back of the bike...
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[dodger]

Hit a pheasant a few months ago on my left hand. I had my A* GP gloves on and hit it right on the knuckle armour.

Really thought I had broke my hand and it was numb for hours, thankfully no long term damage...
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[calyx]

Twice in 1 hour. London to Kent.
One on the helmet, one to my arm. Buggers..
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