took a medium sized bird (not as big as a pigeon) in the chest on my motorbike last year at about 50mph.
Like being punched by a heavyweight. It was all i could do to bring the bike to a stop - to allow me to get off fall on the floor howling in pain! Left a cracking bruise!
Like being punched by a heavyweight. It was all i could do to bring the bike to a stop - to allow me to get off fall on the floor howling in pain! Left a cracking bruise!
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aye - i hit a pheasent in northumberland not so long ago... i quickly decided it was car or bird and opted for car - thought if i hit it straight on there was less chance of damage than if i had given it a glancing blow - i must have took its head clean off and the rest of it went straight under, very lucky.
PS i shouldn't laugh but when it came out the back there was a massive explosion of feathers when the air caught it - it looked quality, like the bird litterally exploded!
PS i shouldn't laugh but when it came out the back there was a massive explosion of feathers when the air caught it - it looked quality, like the bird litterally exploded!
What is it with suicidal birds!
I was driving down the M27 a while ago when there was what looked like a small white explosion in the air 3 or 4 cars in front of me
The next thing I know there's the remains of a seagull doing a barrell roll down the middle of the motorway..and then a nice crunching sound as the car beside me finished him off under his wheels
Andy
I was driving down the M27 a while ago when there was what looked like a small white explosion in the air 3 or 4 cars in front of me
The next thing I know there's the remains of a seagull doing a barrell roll down the middle of the motorway..and then a nice crunching sound as the car beside me finished him off under his wheels
Andy
