Suicidal, biker hating bastards...

[carlosthejack...]

No, not car drivers, although the title could be afforded to the stupid bitch who pulled out on me on my way home from work earlier and had the audacity to fucking wave at me when I flagged the moron off. No, I'm talking about those big, fat grey wood pigeons. There seem to be a hell of a lot of them about at the moment, and while they seem to be quite benign when they're waddling about in my garden or the side of the road, but the rest of the time the mental bastards seem to be flying at my fucking head. What's wrong with the bastards things? I must have had a dozen near misses over the weekend alone. It can't all be the same bird, can it? Anyone else?
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[imanupstart]

I remember one diving me on my old varadero, went smack into my screen then rolled off along the side of my bike, wings flapping away frantically Laughed so hard I almost mounted the pavement.

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One bounced off the side of my helmet after it flew over a hedge. Things are fucking huge!

[anthony_r6]

Did you happen to see if they were wearing a white headband with a large red spot in the middle?
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[multijoy]

I had one whistle in front of my visor as I took a roundabout on my way to my DAS. Laugh? My instructor nearly pissed himself!
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'11 CBF1000A, '99 C90, '98 CB500
silky666: He rode amazingly well considering his bike is the weight of a small van and had slicks on.

[Seb]

Had one of the buggers smash up my visor heading along the A38, both pinlock posts broke clean off, the pinlock itself decided to park itself in my eye and I can tell you right now that picking feathers and bits of pigeon out of an arai side pod isn't much of a hoot
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[kramdra]

but its awesome when smaller birds fly along just infront of you

[colin1]

They are not benign. One took a big chunk out of my nose fairing when I hadnt had my first big bike long. Regard them with suspicion. See them as flying lemmings.
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[sepher]

Angry birds!

[Davie J]

Was a seagull in my case. The flying rat was sitting in the middle of the road and it took off and flew right at me when I came round the bend.

Got my head down a wee bit behind my screen. Bugger hit me right at the top of the visor. I'd slowed down a bit to about 40 when it hit.
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Marauder 125 K3 (Murdered by a Megane), Varadero 125 V7 (sold), Varadero Thou (Sold), CB500S (Sold).

[Willson]

I punched one to the ground on my way to Bloodstock Open Air last year.

Not intentionally, the fuckwit took off into the path of me moving at 60mph and hit my left handlebar.

Willson
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[carlosthejack...]

They're at it again! One flew to the ground as I was heading towards it and I missed it with my left foot peg by about an inch at about 60. Maniacs!
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Responsibility. It's a difficult reality for some. I'm running the 2014 Sheffield Half Marathon on behalf of Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice. Please sponsor me, even if it's just a quid.
DonnyBrago: "I think you may be confusing rain and napalm..." Paulington: "It's not what you ride, it's how you ride it."
Current rides: '05 VFR800 VTEC, '57 Mondeo 1.8 TDCi #58LEGEND

[Jodie]

They are very dangerous, I nearly fell off my bike laughing when one flew out of a bush and hit Nexus on the head

[Adamantis]

I opened this thread expecting to see an anti-cyclist rant
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Rides: '91 CG125 (Sold), '00 CB500S (Sold), '97 Thundercat (Sold), '99 KTM EXC 300 (SOLD), '99 RSV Mille (stolen. Thieving SCUM!!!), '94 DR350 (sold), '10 Vstrom 650 (hated it so much I gave up riding), now on the OH's CBF1000 until I can afford another Mille...

[carlosthejack...]