Re: [St] Almost killed by a squirrel

["marc Ve" <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx>]

two years ago a friend of mine, Mike, was doing some very daft blasting on
the N2 out of Cape Town on his limited edition GSXR750.

Brand new, just run in, complete with power commander and akcropovic pipes,
probably the sweetest track tool ever made.

At just short over 200kph (go figure he was less than 20kms from town) he
sees a dog run onto the free way (can happen so close to town!)

Dog goes left, he goes right, dog goes right, he goes left........

When he realised the dumb mutt was going to end up under the wheel he hadn't
touched his brakes yet.

He told me he instantly realised it was all over, and just relaxed hoping it
wouldn't hurt too much.

There was a big bang, he got thrown up into the air but came down still
sitting on the bike and everything still turning. He let the bike coast to a
stop, completely unhurt.

Result: broken headstock, front wheel cracked the head and squashed the
exhaust headers, only thing holding the wheel on was the clutch cable and
front brake line.

Bike was written off by the insurance, and as for the dog.......speed and
domestic animals dont mix.


Marc
Cape Town

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
> On Jun 10, 2008, at 5:39 PM, rlnm2000@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>  I take it you're saying this because some  dumb ass motorcyclist wannabe
>> hit the brakes in a panic and came to a full stop in the middle of the
>> highway just as you were approaching from behind?  That would have been ugly
>> at that speed.  Good thing you didn't hit the jerk.
>>
>>
> No, it was a lady in a cage. I saw the squirrel, I saw her brake lights and
> figured she was just going to slow a bit. By the time I realized she was
> coming to a complete stop I was closing really fast.  I was just getting
> ready to pass her when it happened and even though I had a higher initial
> speed I was fortunately able to stop quicker than her. I didn't want to just
> pass her because at that point I didn't know if she was going to try
> swerving as well. Once she came to a complete stop, I quickly went around
> her with my finger on the horn button.
>
> It would have been fitting if the squirrel had run out just as I passed her
> and gotten squished.
>
>
> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
>  '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
>  '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
>  '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
>  '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned
>
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