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

[tampabaydesmo]

TX  wildlife Can be treacherous.  I rounded a bend with out a lot of
visibility and had slowed due to the limited visibility and there was a cow
in the middle of the road.  It may not be true but I remember it sitting
their eating grass just like one in a Warner Brothers cartoon. Needless to
say  I was able to avoid a collision but getting around it was something
else. The road on either side had 10 foot trenches one of which was part of
a moat going around a very nice home. So that cow must have walked a mile or
so down the road and just stopped there. 

I have safely avoided turtles, squirrels, cats, dogs and buffalo. This is of
course in addition to soccer moms merging semis, other bikes, etc......

Unfortunately I have hit several birds. Once while "catching up" to my group
who were stopped and waiting. A small finch like bird changed direction as
it was crossing my path. It exploded on my left chest and shoulder.  I mean
exploded! All that was left were a few feathers spread out and stuck to my
jacket. 

Diego 
Tampa Bay Desmo 




-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of John Whiting
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:11 PM
To: Ducati Owners Group
Subject: RE: [Ducati] [ndc] Was RE: dog, now cat

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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