SPLAT!!! WTH Was that??!!

[Hank025]

I was on a spirited ride with Duck-Stew one afternoon when something hit my front brake lever hard enough to apply the brake, pinch my fingers, give me a minor tankslapper.

Stew said it looked like I flew through a cloud of moths... It was the feathers of an exploded bird.

The aftermath... (not for the squemish)


Coulda been worse... at least it wasn't a turkey.

Did one of those bugz put a hole in your tank?

[The Bacon Junkie]

Did one of those bugz put a hole in your tank?

Stew said it looked like I flew through a cloud of moths... It was the feathers of an exploded bird.

A not-too-smart black bird committed suicide on my front brake lever.

That would be blood all over my tank...    Got all over my leathers, and when I pulled over to check for damage, there were little chunks of bird meat cooking on the engine case and pipes.

Not as tasty as .....   

[ducpainter]

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Not as tasty as .....   

I'll put money on that being an assumption.

[The Bacon Junkie]

I'll put money on that being an assumption.

actually...   












I was just comparing the smell of bird meat cooking in a light coating of 20w50 on the crankcase breather to the smell of bacon frying in a large dollop of butter.  Bacon wins! 

[ducatiz]

Mythbusters did a show on how hard an insect would hit a rider at speed.  They used a mockup of a goliath beetle and went up to 200 mph -- still not enough to kill a person.

[akmnstr]

I was just comparing the smell of bird meat cooking in a light coating of 20w50 on the crankcase breather to the smell of bacon frying in a large dollop of butter.  Bacon wins! 

You fry your bacon in butter?

[The Bacon Junkie]

You fry your bacon in butter?

just the first row, to keep them from sticking to the hot cast iron pan... 

...at least that's my excuse!   




It really adds to the flavor of the bacon, too!   

[akmnstr]

just the first row, to keep them from sticking to the hot cast iron pan... 

...at least that's my excuse!   




It really adds to the flavor of the bacon, too!   

You could mix in a few cicadas since you've already added butter

[The Bacon Junkie]

You could mix in a few cicadas since you've already added butter

Mmm... Bacon-wrapped Cicadas sautéed in butter...

Extra crunchy!