[Ducati] [ndc] Was RE: dog, now cat

[John Whiting]

I have grazed deer twice, and knocked a knee puck off mid apex on the rear end of a dog that darted out....no reaction time.  Almost tore me off the bike, but I rode on unscathed.  Squirrels can be dodgy too, as I have hit them in straights and corners, but no animal/bike crossings that have resulted in an off; just some close, semi-religious encounters.  The deer are pretty intimidating and target fixation is prepared to rear it's ugly head if you let it.  I have avoided them several times, but when you feel the bump, have a couple of strands of fur hanging on your mirror and/or on some bodywork fasteners, you know it was too close. 
 
I had a buddy start a 600 mile ride by going twenty miles and catching a pig with one cyl of his beemer twin, outside Terlingua, TX.  He showed up at my place with pig crap all over the left leg of his aerostitch;  the pig had spun from the impact and lost his load in the process, and left a 4" wide racing stripe on the bike and rider.  When in the hill country, I avoid riding after dark, as well as central texas around a full moon when the deer are grazing about at night.
 
Good luck and be careful out there.
 
John

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From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net on behalf of DesmoBob in Paradise
Sent: Tue 8/14/2007 11:51 AM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] [ndc] Was RE: dog, now cat



When I was still a noob on my fabulous 1987 250 Ninja, a cat darted out in
front of me. I panic braked, target fixated, ran over the cat, lowsided.
Lots of road rash, sprained knee. Fricken cat kept running.

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DesmoBob in Paradise

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