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  • #1

    Turkey Dinner...on Me

    Picture if you will...Off to work..as usual..half asleep..as usual...pushing the envelope..as usual...
    And then out of the blue a whole freekin herd of turkeys..right out of the cheap seats
    One just missed the windshield (and me) but two of em decided that the low route was the way to go..one bounced off the front tire and the other ened up mostly in between the right side crash bar, the header pipes and the frame. Needless to say after the "pucker factor" wore off I didnt need any coffee too start my day (but it smelled alot like thanksgiving when I parked
    Gotta love Mother Nature dont ya?
    So..I may be needing a right side crash bar (or both so they match) I havent tried to bend it back yet. But pretty sure it will be ok....
    But what a hell of a mess I got to clean off the front of the motor and pipes
    SPEED SLOW!
    '81 sh " Maime" The Nature of The Beast
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    Yikes!
    Gary Granger
    Remember, we are the caretakers of mechanical art.
    2013 Suzuki DR650SE, 2009 Kawasaki Concours 1400, 2003 Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono

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    • #3
      Turkeys travel in flocks, not herds.
      Highlander

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      • #4
        That may be..but you shoulda "herd" the "flocking" sound of the impact and assorted "flocking words" goin on inside my helmet!
        '81 sh " Maime" The Nature of The Beast

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        • #5
          I know the sound. We have turkeys here in Pa too, BTDT!
          Highlander

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          • #6
            Yeah, but in Highlander's area those 'flocking' turkeys herd the elk. A little XS certainly won't be much of a challenge!
            Marty in NW PA
            Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
            Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
            This IS my happy face.

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            • #7
              We have some elk down here, but I think there are more up your way. I worry more about the speed beef. Almost got one yesterday morning, coming to work. Coming around a curve about 60MPH, and it was standing broadside in the middle of my lane! I managed to COUNTER STEER enough to just go by it's rear! I could have given it a slap as I went by, but I was just hoping it wouldn't turn and bolt at that time! You can never tell with them. As it turned out, I spent another day at work.
              Highlander

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              • #8
                Deer everywhere

                I just took two trips from Nashville to Northern Wisconsin(Spooner) and couldn't belive the number of deer carcases on the side of the interstate in WI, IL and KY. There had to be at least fifty and interstates have fences around them. Makes me a little more concerned about riding at night.
                Bill Murrin
                Nashville, TN
                1981 XS1100SH "Kick in the Ass"
                1981 XS650SH "Numb in the Ass"
                2005 DL1000 V-Strom "WOW"
                2005 FJR1300 Newest ride
                1993 ST1100 "For Sale $2,700" (Sold)
                2005 Ninja 250 For Sale $2,000 1100 miles

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                • #9
                  Not a problem. Just wheelie it up and cut one of them in two.....
                  Marty in NW PA
                  Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
                  Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
                  This IS my happy face.

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                  • #10
                    I vote for moving the animal crossing signs! Cuz where they cross now aint right...heheh
                    '81 sh " Maime" The Nature of The Beast

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                    • #11
                      crossing signs

                      I say next time they cross where their not spouse to ya should fine them.
                      Doug Mitchell
                      82 XJ1100 sold
                      2006 Suzuki C90 SE 1500 CC Cruiser sold
                      2007 Stratoliner 1900 sold
                      1999 Honda Valkyrie interstate
                      47 years riding and still learning, does that make me a slow learner?

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                      • #12
                        Try running the Blue Ridge Parkway about 8:00 at night.Almost got one this week on it . Its a feeling i won't soon forget.
                        Madbiker
                        80 Midnight Sp

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