so.. several weeks ago i started the poll on the other forum "going down been down" several folks disputed the assumption under the guise of "my years of experience". well here's a quick update.
i've been riding 30 years now with over 150k, and today i hit my first dog a 130lb black lab. i was doing about 50 when it darted out from the trees. all i could do was hang on and hope i don't t-bone it. it made contact at the right peg area and away i went. i picked my self up out of the ditch shut off thumper and checked the dog, it was gone. damage to machine minimal since i've already stripped off anything that would break off. just a few more scrapes on the muffler. i will need to bend peg and brake lever back into place. my foots alittle sore.
so moral of the story is. no matter how much experience you have there are still unknown variables that will send you down in a new york minute, and dont think it wont. well that makes 6 times now
owner of dog offered to pay for damages, i let him off the hook.
darn it was such a nice day for a ride. early 40's sun shining, just had to go..
for some reason the berts fourm wouldn't let me post this as "some words didn't pass the spam filter" i can't figgure out which ones though.
Aside from the "thrill of the chase" it hard to understand why dogs are so attracted to a bike. You got lucky. I hit one once too, on a dirt bike. Luckily that bike allowed me to just roll right over him...I can't imagine doing it on a Savage.
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