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  • #61
    blind squirrel

    Hit a fox at night while racing a GTO on my R5B-350 and wipped out I am so glad the GTO had good brakes.

    In 1975 my cousin was in front of us and just missed a squirrel at low speed with the bell bottoms on it funneled up his leg and you never seen a man stip out of jeens so fast.

    So it goes to show ( EVEN A BLIND SQUIRREL FINDS A NUT EVERY NOW AND THEN )
    To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.

    Rodan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khm6...liHntN91DHjHiS
    1980 G Silverbird
    Original Yamaha Fairfing and Bags
    1198 Overbore kit
    Grizzly 660 ACCT
    Barnett Clutch Springs
    R1 Clutch Fiber Plates
    122.5 Main Jets
    ACCT Mod
    Mac 4-2 Flare Tips
    Antivibe Bar ends
    Rear trunk add-on
    http://s1184.photobucket.com/albums/z329/viperron1/

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    • #62
      Originally posted by ViperRon View Post
      Hit a fox at night while racing a GTO on my R5B-350 and wipped out I am so glad the GTO had good brakes.
      It couldn't have been an early GTO. They barely had any brakes.
      Marty (in Mississippi)
      XS1100SG
      XS650SK
      XS650SH
      XS650G
      XS6502F
      XS650E

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      • #63
        I hit a person when I was riding my XS1100 at 30mph. They stepped right out in front of me with no warning. A dead on hit sent them flying into the air and they did a full somersault and landed flat out on the ground. I was on the floor by then, bike on its side. I got up and went to the victim and he got up and ran away!! My headlamp was wrecked and the fuel tank had a huge dent in it. Forks OK. It cost a lot of money in genuine Yamaha spares to fix it though!

        I found where the person lived and they were uninjured, miraculously. They also said to "forget the whole thing" and didn't even claim on my insurance. Weird.
        XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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        • #64
          The bee got me before I got it!
          My 1978 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/mstic2000/xs.jpg

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          • #65
            XS has been very animal friendly... ran over a dead hedgehog with my GPz600R, a bird flew in my guzzis rear rim (spokes) and it catapulted it into the field... swmbo told me later, I didnt even notice it (she was riding behind me on her CBR). Second bird did the same trick with the front wheel. Didnt bother to check for damage.
            If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
            (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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            • #66
              The Fire Dragon strikes again!! Coming back home from a poker run yesterday and a wood duck came out of a creek from the right side. It caught the bike right in the middle of the lower part of the fairing. Made one heck of a bang, feathers flew everywhere. No real damage to anything but the duck.

              Here is the remains of the what it ejected when it hit>>>

              Last edited by Dragon Tamer; 07-15-2012, 08:28 AM. Reason: Obama
              The Old Tamer
              _________________________
              1979 XS1100SF (The Fire Dragon)
              1982 650 Maxim (The Little Dragon)
              another '82 650 Maxim (Parts Dragon)
              1981 XS1100SH (The Black Dragon)

              If there are more than three bolts holding it on there, it is most likely a very important part!

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              • #67
                Took out a juvenile woodchuck yesterday, I guess about ten lbs or so, heard his skull pop under the back tire. just felt like a small speed bump on my end.
                '78 E "Stormbringer"

                Purrs like a kitten, roars like a lion, runs like a gazelle (being chased by a cheetah).

                pics http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/...tormbringer45/

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                • #68
                  Not a member here but this happened yesterday.

                  http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=0,134454
                  Nate

                  78 XS11 "Matilda" 2H7 000364

                  2001 Raptor ACCT, T.C. Fuse Box, TC Bros Forward Controls
                  Kuryakyn Iso Grips/Throttleboss/Bar End Mirror, Custom Covered Seat
                  Shinko 712s, HID Headlight, RC Performance Exhaust
                  Bikemaster Daytona Handlebars, Galfer SS Brake Lines
                  Barnett HD Clutch Springs, T.C. Spin On Filter Adapter
                  K+N Air Filter

                  88 Voyager XII
                  81 XJ650 Maxim

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by Tat2demon View Post
                    Not a member here but this happened yesterday.

                    http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=0,134454
                    I miss I-29! What a boring road!
                    Nathan
                    KD9ARL

                    μολὼν λαβέ

                    1978 XS1100E
                    K&N Filter
                    #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
                    OEM Exhaust
                    ATK Fork Brace
                    LED Dash lights
                    Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
                    Green Monster Coils
                    SS Brake Lines
                    Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

                    In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

                    Theodore Roosevelt

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                    • #70
                      Lol no joke there. Nothing but straight and flat concrete and boredom.
                      Nate

                      78 XS11 "Matilda" 2H7 000364

                      2001 Raptor ACCT, T.C. Fuse Box, TC Bros Forward Controls
                      Kuryakyn Iso Grips/Throttleboss/Bar End Mirror, Custom Covered Seat
                      Shinko 712s, HID Headlight, RC Performance Exhaust
                      Bikemaster Daytona Handlebars, Galfer SS Brake Lines
                      Barnett HD Clutch Springs, T.C. Spin On Filter Adapter
                      K+N Air Filter

                      88 Voyager XII
                      81 XJ650 Maxim

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                      • #71
                        Originally posted by Tat2demon View Post
                        Lol no joke there. Nothing but straight and flat concrete and boredom.
                        But it is still home!
                        Nathan
                        KD9ARL

                        μολὼν λαβέ

                        1978 XS1100E
                        K&N Filter
                        #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
                        OEM Exhaust
                        ATK Fork Brace
                        LED Dash lights
                        Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
                        Green Monster Coils
                        SS Brake Lines
                        Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

                        In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

                        Theodore Roosevelt

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                        • #72
                          South Texas M/C

                          Originally posted by g15usmc View Post
                          What MC? sounds pretty cool!
                          Sorry it has taken so long to respond,
                          GYPSY MC International - The Sour Pickles of Society, Beeville chapter. Great bunch to ride with, family friendly and loved to party. I was with them for only 2 years while I was stationed at NAS Chase Field. That was 30 years ago and I have slowly lost touch. In memory of Papa Jack, riding that big Harly in Heaven.
                          1979 XS 1100 Special - Nicknamed "MONSTER"

                          ATC fuse box
                          Braded stainless brake lines
                          4/2 aftermarket exhaust(temp until stock is re-chromed )
                          V-Max auto cam chain adjuster
                          Brake light modulator with reserve brake light bypass
                          Vetter Windjammer III faring
                          Tkat Fork Brace

                          "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed; unlike the citizens of the countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms”
                          James Madison, The Federalists Papers

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                          • #73
                            Had a kamikaze blue jay try to take me out at about 70 mph one day. Hit me in the chest rocked me around pretty good. But I was able to pull over on the side until I could breath again . No damage but my leather had an odd blue and red stain on it.

                            blkryno

                            81 11 SH (83 Venture cct, Tkat fork brace on, WezMoto SS Brake Lines, Stock style K&N Air Filter )
                            79 11 SF (83 Venture cct on the shelf for it.)

                            Semper Fi

                            Loud Pipes
                            Draw Cops

                            Don’t force it, finesse it.

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                            • #74
                              I got an award for mine

                              The Biggar Classic Bike Rally has a Bugsplat award.
                              Rallyists going on the Saturday lunch ride to Ruthilda (population 6) are issued a 2" diameter stick-on paper target for their bike.
                              Target with the most bugs on it after the bikes get back to Biggar wins a prize.
                              This year my single giant dragonfly was declared the winner.
                              Got one of the world's fanciest multi-screwdriver.
                              Not a Dr. Who sonic model but pretty close.
                              Fred Hill, S'toon
                              XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                              "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                              • #75
                                I hit a suicidal groundhog at 55mph with my 77 KZ650 about ten years ago. didn't lay it down but both wheels did leave the ground. KZ=1, Groundhog=0
                                80 MNS; 80 F; 82 Maxim 650

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