I hate low flying vermin.

[bogey]

On my ride to work today had a bit of a moment. Trundling along about 30 on a country road next moment almighty smack on the front of my helmet visor, nearly took my neck off. It then fell on to my shoulder for a couple of secs then fell off. Gathered my self and looked over shoulder to see a pigeon flapping in road. Was a bit of a shock as helmet moved back and smacked me in the chin. Got to work obviosly thinkin about it could have been really nasty and brought me off or worse as I often ride open face could have had a right mouthfull or what about visor up on full face, instant decapitation of bird. Was trying to work out the impact speed and we came to the conclusion a pigeon on full flight would be around 30mph. Anyway look out for low flying pigeons with the sun in there eyes.

[mark]

Scary stuff I got stung in the eye last year on the way to work . I work in a hospital so I saw a doctor and he gave me some cream to put on it , good job I read the instructions it said do not put near eyes stupid daft doctors useless b*st**ds. As both these incidents happend on the way to work mmmmmmmm only 10 years before retirement then I can scoot all day.

[Colcam]

Never mind the bloody pigeon flapping - I bet you were too.

Another good case for always wearing a full face helmet. Glad you had one on, a pigeon is a heavy bird to hit you at a closing speed of maybe 60mph.

I got hit in the head by a bat. I was doing 60/65. The impact threw my head back, and a bat only weighs a few ounces. My neck was sore for nearly a week.

Luckiest escape was just after dusk, I startled an owl sitting on a fence post, and he flew out, misjudged it and crossed the front of the scoot, hitting the mirror with just the tip of his wing. Whole tightly fitted mirror and stalk spun round and stopped facing the front. Don't know what an owl weighs, but they have a wingspan of around 2 and a half feet.

Hazards of country life - and the b*st**d didn't even toot!

[Spence]

Thanks for this Sue. Bloody monkeys.

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[mark]

Never trust a monkey

[keebs67]

spence said:

Thanks for this Sue. Bloody monkeys.

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PMSL Sorry to here about the knock...Joys of riding I guess.

[barry]

Sounds nasty A mate once hit a pheasant on a rideout at very low speed on his TV3, it bent all his mirrors so much he couldnt steer

[graham]

I got stung in the neck by a bee/wasp thing a couple of month back, luckily I was wearing a p*sh-pot helmet as my face swelled up, covered headed to toe in a rash and went straight to A+E as i didnt feel too well,
Straight through to resuss and there I was, on a drip feeling like death.

I know a guy who hit a bird while racing and broke his collar-bone

[Big Al]

As improbable as this sounds, I managed to hit a large dragonfly face-on whilst driving down the Old Kent Rd - had the bloody thing wedged between my cheek and the inside of my helmet, violently buzzing away in its death-throes as I attempted to pull over in rush-hour traffic. Removed it in three seperate pieces and had a lovely time cleaning its innards out of the helmet lining when I got home...

[mickey movistar]

spence said:

Thanks for this Sue. Bloody monkeys.

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just nearly wet me kecks f**k*n funny that

[sue]

jazzmasta said:

As improbable as this sounds, I managed to hit a large dragonfly face-on whilst driving down the Old Kent Rd - had the bloody thing wedged between my cheek and the inside of my helmet, violently buzzing away in its death-throes as I attempted to pull over in rush-hour traffic. Removed it in three seperate pieces and had a lovely time cleaning its innards out of the helmet lining when I got home...

did a lot of driving in london with my job. scary do you drink in the wibbly wobbly ;D