I hit a bird or something!

Haha 100% agree there!

I hit a stupid as pheasant after coming round a bend, the ******* walked slowly across the road, heard my horn, looked at me, walked a little bit towards the middle of the road and then took off, bounced off my fairing and mirror and my shoulder- glad I got away unscathed though! Can't wait for summer and wasps in the helmet

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

, I`m the kind of person that thinks every animal has a place and a reason in this world

and a shrews place is 1 rung off the bottom of the food chain - average life expectancy in the wild about 4 weeks - if my uni zoology modules serve me right.

Think of it as giving natural selection a helping hand (no creationists here I hope?)

Originally Posted by Malfunctioning-eddie

and a shrews place is 1 rung off the bottom of the food chain - average life expectancy in the wild about 4 weeks - if my uni zoology modules serve me right.

Think of it as giving natural selection a helping hand (no creationists here I hope?)

U did/doing zoology? I think they live about 2 years but even so, not exactly very long.

Average Life expectancy he was on about , ie . other hungry things around with sharp pointy teeth , kinda brings the odds down a bit .... and TZR`s going like stink around the bends doesn`t help matters either

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

U did/doing zoology? I think they live about 2 years but even so, not exactly very long.

Marine Biology - but it shares some modules with zoology obviously.

They have the capacity to live for a few years - just not many make it that far as they are considered so yummy by - well pretty much everything with sharp pointy teeth or a beak

Originally Posted by Malfunctioning-eddie

Marine Biology - but it shares some modules with zoology obviously.

They have the capacity to live for a few years - just not many make it that far as they are considered so yummy by - well pretty much everything with sharp pointy teeth or a beak

to a fellow biologist!

and to the shrew thing, especially barn owls

Old thread I know...

A couple of years ago I encountered two wedge tailed eagles while exiting a corner at 70mph. I tickled the first and clobbered the second in the face (she broke my visor) as they scrambled to get airborne. The second bird survived but was injured. Ever tried to subdue an injured and very angry 6ft (span) bird of prey? Half an hour later I had her wrapped up in a towel plus a roll of duct tape, strapped her to my top bag and carted her off to a local wildlife carer where she has chosen to stay.

Earlier this year I was blind sided by an emu that I never saw coming. I woke up a day later in hospital and only know what was in the witness statements. The bike was totalled (klr) and buggered if I know how I survived it with little more than a concussion.

I have had a few other hits over the years. Amongst the feathery ones was a tawny frog mouth (owl like nocturnal bird), a few galahs and corellas (cockatoos - they breed like rabbits in some parts), bats and quite a few slow and incredibly stupid dove like birds. One thing that they have all had in common is that they hurt like hell.

Anyway, first post. I am seriously considering buying a new SV650 (shortlist of one) in the new year and dropped in here to see what people are doing with suspension and tyres on these bikes. I couldn't resist this thread.

Cheers

Originally Posted by timwilky

But both times not enough woody left to give a couple of nice breasts as an appetizer. poached with a bit of red wine and served with a few juniper berries on a slice of brioche bread with a few proper mushies

Dunno if it is an urban myth, but for game I always understood you couldn't eat it. The guy behind can stop and pick it up as it is then road kill, but the person who actually hits it can't benefit from the accident.

Originally Posted by MattCo

Old thread I know...

A couple of years ago I encountered two wedge tailed eagles while exiting a corner at 70mph. I tickled the first and clobbered the second in the face (she broke my visor) as they scrambled to get airborne. The second bird survived but was injured. Ever tried to subdue an injured and very angry 6ft (span) bird of prey? Half an hour later I had her wrapped up in a towel plus a roll of duct tape, strapped her to my top bag and carted her off to a local wildlife carer where she has chosen to stay.

Earlier this year I was blind sided by an emu that I never saw coming. I woke up a day later in hospital and only know what was in the witness statements. The bike was totalled (klr) and buggered if I know how I survived it with little more than a concussion.

I have had a few other hits over the years. Amongst the feathery ones was a tawny frog mouth (owl like nocturnal bird), a few galahs and corellas (cockatoos - they breed like rabbits in some parts), bats and quite a few slow and incredibly stupid dove like birds. One thing that they have all had in common is that they hurt like hell.

Anyway, first post. I am seriously considering buying a new SV650 (shortlist of one) in the new year and dropped in here to see what people are doing with suspension and tyres on these bikes. I couldn't resist this thread.

Cheers

Wow and I thought I was lucky surviving an air borne attack from a pheasant!!! welcome to the org