« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Riders hit a bear...  (Read 4192 times)

Online normzone

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 3144
  • '72 Eldo - 1980 to 1990 - '99 Bassa 2014 - 2023
  • Location: San Diego CA
Riders hit a bear...
« on: August 20, 2015, 04:25:50 PM »
Logged
That's the combustion chamber of the turbo shaft. It is supposed to be on fire. You just don't usually see it but the case and fairing fell off.

Online rodekyll

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 21218
  • Not my real name
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2015, 04:52:43 PM »
Ouch!  Glad they could tell the tale!

A local bumblebee GS got disassembled from the engine forward in a brown bear collision on the way home from a run up the haul road to Prudhoe Bay.  He survived and shipped the bike to Montana for reconstruction.  It's home now after a year in surgery and he's planning his next trip.
Logged

Online normzone

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 3144
  • '72 Eldo - 1980 to 1990 - '99 Bassa 2014 - 2023
  • Location: San Diego CA
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2015, 04:59:08 PM »
Damn. When that happens do they let you keep the bear ?
Logged
That's the combustion chamber of the turbo shaft. It is supposed to be on fire. You just don't usually see it but the case and fairing fell off.

Offline Sasquatch Jim

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 9600
  • Sidecar - Best drive by shooting vehicle ever
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2015, 05:14:23 PM »
  Been there, done that, it f---ing hurts!  Foot black and blue up to mid ankle, bear scrambled away with bad headache.
Logged
Sasquatch Jim        Humanoid, sort of.

Offline Arizona Wayne

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 6257
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2015, 08:10:20 PM »
Wow, they got T boned mid section.  I would guess their bike is totaled.   Surprised all 3 survived.  Bears are common @ Yellowstone.

I almost hit a small bear the same way in norCal coming out of dry grass on my LM IV.  I heard something but couldn't see it until it darted out on my right in full run mode.  Both me and a car coming the other way stopped in time to miss it.  Figured if I hit it I would have gone flying over the bars head first.
Logged

Offline O

  • Gosling
  • ***
  • Posts: 361
  • Don't force it, get a bigger hammer.
  • Location: Central Mass
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2015, 09:15:26 PM »
Darn bears taking left turns without looking...bet she didn't even signal!
Logged
Owen

2014 V7 Special

Online rodekyll

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 21218
  • Not my real name
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2015, 11:23:47 PM »


They take any lane they like.
Logged

Offline Arizona Wayne

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 6257
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2015, 10:22:46 AM »
That's when I say "Oh SHIT !!!!"   :shocked:
« Last Edit: August 22, 2015, 10:24:00 AM by Arizona Wayne »
Logged

Offline Stormtruck2

  • AKA Scotch and Cigars
  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • *
  • *
  • Posts: 5905
  • Geese Fly in a Proper V
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2015, 10:24:41 AM »
Quote from: rodekyll on August 21, 2015, 11:23:47 PM


They take any lane they like.

Plaintiffs accident investigation team.
Logged
If you wish to know what a man is, place in him authority.
False accusations reflect more on the accuser than the accused.
They can take everything from you, including your life, except your honor and integrity.  That you must give away.
Do or don't do. There is no try.
μολὼν λαβέ-molṑn labé

lucydad

  • Guest
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2015, 02:38:20 PM »
Sometimes you hit the bear, sometimes the bear hits you....
Logged

Offline jas67

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 5438
  • Location: Palmyra, PA
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2015, 10:18:50 PM »
I had two black bears cross the road in front of me just south of Lykens, PA earlier in the summer.
Logged
2017 V7III Special
1977 Le Mans
1974 Eldorado
2017 Triumph Thruxton R
2013 Ducati Monster 796, 2013 848 Evo Corse SE, 1974 750GT, 1970 Mk3d 450 Desmo, 1966 Monza 250
1975 Moto Morini 3 1/2
2007 Vespa GTS250
2016 BMW R1200RS, 80 R100S, 76 R90S ,73 R75/5
76 Honda CB400F, 67 305 Super Hawk, 68 CL175

guzzimike

  • Guest
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2015, 03:56:13 AM »
Quote from: rodekyll on August 21, 2015, 11:23:47 PM


They take any lane they like.

Hey; they look cute...


-
Logged

Offline redrider90

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 2476
  • Location: NC
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2015, 02:11:41 PM »
what about this 66  year old Vietnam vet who fought one off with the help of his 10# dog......  :grin:  really
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/16/us/california-vietnam-vet-bear-attack/
Logged
Red 90 Mille GT

Offline cruzziguzzi

  • Gaggle Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 6151
Re: Riders hit a bear...
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2015, 06:28:16 PM »
Friggin' bears... Smashing into our bikes and pissin' in our pools!

Though... Rockaway? Could be that nasty gal from "Jersey Shore" and her family.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bears-in-Pool-Rockaway-Township-New-Jersey-NJ-Swimming-Black-Bear-322493262.html


Todd.
Logged
Todd
07 Calvin            77 TT500
95 Sport 1100      04 Breva 750
82 Katana           79 GS850G
72 "Crud"dorado
03 Barely Davidson 883 Huggy
Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
***Wildguzzi Official Logo High Quality 5 Color Window Decals Back In Stock***
Shipping in USA Only. Awesome quality. Back by popular demand. All proceeds go back into the forum.
Best quality vinyl available today. Easy application.
Advertise Here
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 


NEW WILDGUZZI PRODUCT - Moto Guzzi Door Mat
Receive donation credit with door mat purchase!
Advertise Here