just hit a turkey

[Count Desmo]

make the beast with two backsers

Why the hate?  Turkeys are like squirrels with wings.

[Grampa]

"eat me"
- Ima Turkey

[Bick]

wild turkey is delisch!

More of a Maker's Mark man, myself.  But hey, take what you can get. 

[ducatiz]

what a seriously absurd story   

[fastwin]

Capt baz,

Glad you're OK. Mind if I top your turkey killer story?

May of last year a bunch of DFW Ducati riders headed up to Arkansas to terrorize the locals and the roads. Cutting through southeast Oklahoma outside of Clayton I was lead rider on my Hayabusa (yeah, I know... it's my sport touring bike ) when I noticed a big ass gobbler doing weird stuff ahead on our shoulder. Waved to all the guys behind me to take notice and everyone single filed it on the centerstripe since no one else was on the road to give the bird some room. We slowed to maybe 40-50mph and just as I got even with the bird that SOB did a kamikaze attack on the Busa (probably because it's named after a Japanese falcon! ) Made a direct hit on my bike and it was a freaking big gobbler too. Took out the front fairing, mirrors and windscreen. I instinctively ducked but I had a big expandable tank bag on the bike so I could only duck down so far. The bird hit me so hard on the head it knocked me out, cracked my Arai RX-7 Corsair helmet, gave me a concussion and crushed four neck vertebrae from the impact. The guys behind me said it looked like the bird exploded from a grenade. It cut the bird in half!

I did not fall down. I was knocked out and slumped over the tank bag and handlebars. I continued to roll for over five hundred feet down the road, with all my buddies now riding along side. I crossed over the oncoming lane, across their shoulder and into their drainage ditch where I finally rolled to a stop and fell over. Thank God I didn't hit anything solid. Luckily the first car that pulled up had off duty EMS staff in the car. Troopers and ambulance were called but I was eventually taken by CareFlight to a hospital in Ft. Smith, AR. After three days they stablized me and transported me back to Dallas where I spent over two weeks in the hospital having major reconstructive surgery. My neurosurgeon is on my Christmas card list. Then off to the re-hab hospital. It sucked big time.

I was told at least 1,364 times that I was lucky to be alive and lucky to not be paralyzed from the neck down. Yes, my neck and upper back are ruined. I have very limited mobility and have to turn at the waist to look left/right. But the important thing? That SOB turkey is dead and no longer messing up the gene pool and I still ride! Most of my sport bikes now have Heli-bars on them... much needed comfort. Just this last April I got to go and successfully complete that Arkansas ride with the same friends... much to my wife's horror and worry! And yes... Thanksgiving has a whole new meaning for me!!

Thanks for letting me waste some of your board space. Watch out for those critters out there! [moto]

fastwin

[mitt]

Capt baz,

Glad you're OK. Mind if I top your turkey killer story?


Thanks for letting me waste some of your board space. Watch out for those critters out there! [moto]

fastwin

Yep, that pretty much steals the show.  That is a crazy story.

mitt

[spolic]

I've rolled Turkeys bowling but have never hit one.  I've come close, the turkeys are thick this year here in the NW.

[Thudias]

Maybe I should start to carry to stuffing and cranberry sauce in my tank bag?   

[CougarSlayer]

Need to change your name to bird man or something like turkeyslayer.

-panthro

PS  Glad to see you ok and even happier to see your bike made it.

lata

[ducatiz]

I was told at least 1,364 times that I was lucky to be alive and lucky to not be paralyzed from the neck down.

man, you are lucky to be alive...

how many of those ppl who said that actually rode and how many of those actually had big nasty wrecks?

count me one.

seriously.

[Capt baz]

fastwin,

     i never was top bill material,......... so i continue to be an opening act. the only good thing is, i can do 2 shows a day.   
glad to hear you survived it. [moto]

Capt baz

[MuscovyDuc]

The guys behind me said it looked like the bird exploded from a grenade.

Did it ruin your gear? Were covered in feathers and guts

[The Bacon Junkie]

Glad to hear you're ok...
At one of the locations I work, there is a killer attack guard turkey.  I'll park the bike, and at the end of the day, the turkey is there waiting.  He thinks the bike is his, so when I get close to the bike, he flaps his wings and does a flying side kick at me. (I kid you not!)     He's only made contact once and luckily I was in full gear, so no damage.    

Not that dangerous, just a pain in the a$$

Once again, glad you came out shiny side up.   [moto]

[ducatiz]

At one of the locations I work, there is a killer attack guard turkey.  I'll park the bike, and at the end of the day, the turkey is there waiting.  He thinks the bike is his, so when I get close to the bike, he flaps his wings and does a flying side kick at me. (I kid you not!)     He's only made contact once and luckily I was in full gear, so no damage.    

post video or i call bs.  even cel phone video is fine, but i gotta see this   

[GLantern]

I want to see it too!! Post it up!