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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: tj189 on November 21, 2012, 05:41:14 PM
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for those that have been lucky enough to not hit one here is a video of a bike hitting a kangaroo
Motorcycle Hits Kangaroo | Caught On Chase Cam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPffI0-WjUY#ws)
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OOOUCCHHH!!!
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Never know where they're gonna be!! Nothing special about the location- grass by road dry, trees not right up to the road.
There just isn't time to react.
I'm guessing he gave the family jewels a bit of compression against the tank. Didn't appear comfortable. :o
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The sooner Roos are legislated to wear Hi-Vis vests the better..... :crackup :rofl
But seriously, one lucky rider. A split second later could have seen him loose the rear end and.........
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The best "outcome" given the video evidence. Rider alive and walking = great, one of the National emblem deceased = "that happens"
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Having seen Roo Vs Rider on more occasions than I can recall.....this is a very lucky rider, most injuries come from the Roo hitting the rider not the rider hitting the roo.
This is the main reason we choose not to ride after dark and lessen the risk to us.
Cheers
Chris
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Having hit a roo ( RIP ) on the St1100 just a few weeks after owning it, a broken crash bar cover and my son's bruised foot was a pretty bloody good outcome I'd say.
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Process of natural selection; the smart ones stay in the bush and live, the dumb ones don't and don't live. Glad the rider ok, if a little sore.
:bl11
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Wildlife does not recognise a road as a 'line of death' or a line of demarcation between boundaries - hence they appear 'dumb' but they never had Hector the Cat teaching them about looking left and right - human toddlers are the same before they are 'educated'.
The rider in this clip locked his back wheel - perfectly natural given the incident. He did a great job in keeping the bike upright (as skidding down the road is where most of your injuries occur, and increase your chances of being hit by oncoming traffic if incapacitated) <-------- all this is obvious - but scientifically speaking, it is better to collide with wildlife with a little bit of throttle on - i.e. power through the drivetrain for 2 main reasons:
- The weight is transferred to the rear of the bike making it more stable if the front wheel was to receive a sudden large 'knock'; and
- the gyroscopic effect of a bike under power as opposed to braking will help keep the bike upright and avoid the cartwheeling motorbike and the speed hump rider syndrome.
Clearly - things have to go your way a fair bit - but forewarned is forearmed!
If it is at all possible given the environment - I keep this gem of info in my head whilst riding (same as "will that cager turn in front of me - or has he seen me").
The ideal situation (other than missing the mammal all together) is to wash of as much velocity as possible whilst figuring out an avoidance path, and then applying a little maintenance throttle in the impact zone for when the bugger changes his mind and turns back on you.
The same 'throttle on' theory applies to things like a tree branch - don't impact it whilst braking.
ABS in this situation is a little bit of 'confidence in a lever' for me as a locked wheel generally precedes a date with the tarmac - especially when cranked over.
This has all been my opinion only - for those of you it helps - I'm glad - for those of you who disagree - I FULLY RESPECT that.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Diesel
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The ideal situation (other than missing the mammal all together)
They're marsupials! :p
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One lucky rider and one unfortunate looking bike by the end.
I had the misfortune of hitting a wallaby on a darkly lit night ride down to Port Arthur on my CX500.
Based on the stories I was told during my training the moment I saw the wallaby I thought I was a dead man.
I don't recall getting the chance to hit the brakes it happened so quickly, I pulled over with some minor front end damage and just took a moment to collect myself before resuming my ride.
I've heard of others since that were not so fortunate...
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One lucky rider and one unfortunate looking bike by the end.
I had the misfortune of hitting a wallaby on a darkly lit night ride down to Port Arthur on my CX500.
Based on the stories I was told during my training the moment I saw the wallaby I thought I was a dead man.
I don't recall getting the chance to hit the brakes it happened so quickly, I pulled over with some minor front end damage and just took a moment to collect myself before resuming my ride.
I've heard of others since that were not so fortunate...
I've had 3 CX500's the Blue, the Black and a red.... Good old bikes they were too. As far as I know the red is still going, gave it to an old mate for doing a favour, I believe he still has it, although he ha a beautiful black, absolutely Schmick.
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I had the misfortune of hitting a wallaby on a darkly lit night ride down to Port Arthur on my CX500.
Based on the stories I was told during my training the moment I saw the wallaby I thought I was a dead man.
I don't recall getting the chance to hit the brakes it happened so quickly, I pulled over with some minor front end damage and just took a moment to collect myself before resuming my ride.
You are not alone.
I had a small roo hit the lower fairing of my bike in June 2008 when I was on the way home from work at 10:30 pm. Luckily I was only doing 80kph at the time and aware that roo's frequent the area and generally it's the one you don't see that gets you. I just saw the roo and veered to the right and it was just enough for it to miss the front wheel.
Impact point was forward of the wing cover which the roo took off as well.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4439/36076534163_9f382ed0d3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WXXEHH)
Side case was also pushed off and bounced on the road so it has a few scatches. The location tab I managed to correct as best as possible and it locks the case in ok. Also the locking tab on the chrome retainer needed to bent back to postion. Picture shows side case locking area damage before I fixed it up.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4395/36745400761_cc91b2696a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XZ4Msr)
Still waiting to replace side case and replace lower fairing panel.
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Sounds like the idea is to let someone else ride in front.
:blu13
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Sounds like the idea is to let someone else ride in front.
:blu13
Shhhhhh, don't spill the beans.
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Im glad someone pointed it out, but thats just a wallaby (or wobble-y).
I'd hate to see the damage from a Grey or Red (ie proper) kangaroo. Given the choice between some of our national emblems, I'd rather hit a macropod than a bloody emu.