Tremor38 said:
What happened to the cow? Looks like you might have knocked the clapper right out of her bell. 8) Time to start hanging strobe lights around their necks
That's exactly what my dad asked me. Didn't give a care about me, the bike or what happened,
just what about the poor cow? :
I'd stopped at his house on the way home. I decided the bike could be ridden (mistake) and the wheel was holding air.
I've got blood on my face, from what turned out to be a minor cut, bikes got plastic dangling all over and Mr. animal rights
wants to go find the cow.
Anyway, the thread hijack is on so.....
Early spring ride is going well. Higher up on the trail I've made it through some left over snow pack.
My luck ran out trying to get through this snow pile.
It's stuck good. An ATV guy came along and gave it pull out. I figured time to turn around
and head home for Sunday dinner. I get out of the hills and out on flat ranch road.
Got a good clip going when I see the cow coming off a slight hill to cross the road.
I thought he would stop so I went to the left thinking I could squeeze by. The cow
didn't even slow down. Walked right into my path that I was very commited to.
I remember his eyes just before impact. They looked like the cartoon big eye look.
I'm sure mine did too. The impact of my privates to the tank was the worst part.
I couldn't get my breath as I tried to recover from the worst "two burner" I'd ever had.
I'm bent over, I see and feel blood, cow shit everywhere and I mean everywhere!
After a few moments another rider coming from the other direction pulls up and
exclaims "Dude, you hit a F@#cking cow!". Like I needed a reminder right then.
I called my wife to bring a trailer. While talking to her I did the time math in my head
and just said "never mind I think I can ride it home" Kinda dumb. Bikes messed up and
I don't feel that great either. Guardian angel time. I'm maybe 100 miles of slab away.
Some twisties and and all highway speeds. I'm doing okay and enjoying the sweepers.
I pull in my drive way and the steering locks up. A piece of fairing got jammed between the
fork tube and steering head. ??? If that had happend in the turns at speed my wife would
have been holding a garage sale.
Long story to answer that the cow was gone by the time I got my wind back. I hope he
enjoyed the V Strom enema.