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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Say you are traveling at a reasonably moderate speed 65-70 mph with no traffic and all of a sudden a good sized dog (say 65lbs) sprints out directly in front of you, leaving roughly 5 yards between you and the dog? What course of action will you take?
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
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constant throttle on, i would just plow through and get on my feet as shock absorbers. Hope for the best. Sorry dog, but you are going to take the hit.
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I run these scenarios through my mind all the time, just thought I'd seek others input. I was wondering how many would actually try to increase speed vs trying to swerve or brake? I would fall into the increase speed or hold steady and hope for the best.
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something like a big deer or bigger I would probably rethink and look for a lowside path.
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I've only run over a snake and a squirrel thus far, almost took out a beaver the other day though.
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yellow don't corner well
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Kansas City, KS
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think I'd continue on at the same speed, you never know which way they are going to go once they notice you are almost on them. damn things are worse than kids, at least kids will freeze for a little bit.
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Aspiring Rapper
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Halifax, NS
Moto: '12 CB1000R
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Almost hit a black bear once. Resulted in my first and only stoppie.
I definitely didn't gas it. He was bigger than me and probably would have been pissed. |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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I picture you doing a stoppie right up to the bear and flipping over the handle bars looking up at the bear, who's looking down upon you like "Tmall the other white meat"
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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
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I'm on the brakes and not swerving.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Don't know if it's true or not, but I heard that dogs can't change their angle of attack once they lock on. It's like they get target fixation. My MSF instructor said either speed up suddenly or slow down and they should miss you. If they aren't looking at you and just crossing the street, I'd get off the seat lean back and hammer the throttle.
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