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From: Catman on 29 Apr 2010 15:47 Blott wrote: > > "Catman" <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:hrc3tf$qrg$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Blott wrote: >>> Yesterday I hit a deer whilst doing about 70mph on my 600ss. I had >>> just got it back from service and took it out for the first time this >>> year. The deer explode and the bike slid down theroad and burst int >>> flames. I slid down the road and stood up albeit in a bit of pain. >>> Chip fracture to my left ankle, stitches in my hands n bruised all >>> over but not to ad considering. >>> >>> It made the front page of the local paper Man walks away from 70mph >>> bike crash with deer in North Lincolnshire >> >> What sort of deer? >> > Roe deer apparently, I didn't see it but the cops said it had a full set > of antlers and its head would look good mounted on my wall. > > Danny > ---- > Badly charred Ducati 600ss And the rest might have looked good in the oven. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Catman on 29 Apr 2010 15:48 CT wrote: > ogden wrote: > >> Good for at least 90, surely. At which speed the deer would simply >> have been vapourised on impact and you'd have continued with your >> journey. > > If he'd been doing 90, the deer would have run across about quarter of > a mile[1] behind where he was at that point in time... > > > [1] An arbitrary distance > Even better, then? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Catman on 29 Apr 2010 15:51 Tosspot wrote: > On 29/04/10 15:03, Blott wrote: >> Yesterday I hit a deer whilst doing about 70mph on my 600ss. I had just >> got it back from service and took it out for the first time this year. >> The deer explode and the bike slid down theroad and burst int flames. I >> slid down the road and stood up albeit in a bit of pain. Chip fracture >> to my left ankle, stitches in my hands n bruised all over but not to ad >> considering. >> >> It made the front page of the local paper Man walks away from 70mph bike >> crash with deer in North Lincolnshire > > The Woodland Alliance report an agent carried out a successful operation > "to support our oppressed brothers and send the enemy out of Woodland > lands, to fight in the name of God and ask for entry into paradise", the > agent was unavailable for comment. > > A Woodland Alliance press release quoted "We have elements of > information that make us think that countries in this region, especially > North Kelsey, could have been targeted". > > The Alliance have a history of protecting all active operatives until > their mission is completed. :) -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Lozzo on 29 Apr 2010 16:02 Champ wrote: > If my 'protective clothing' was ripped to shreds after sliding down > the road, I'd be really pissed off with it. Surely the fact that it > was ripped to shreds shows it was rubbish kit. It's not 'protective' clothing unless it is CE approved, which most bike kit isn't. The armour might have CE approval, but it's a fair bet the garment itself hasn't. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: TMack on 29 Apr 2010 15:58
Salad Dodger wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:03:44 +0100, "Blott" <danny(AT)ablottD.O.T.com> > wrote: > >> Yesterday I hit a deer whilst doing about 70mph on my 600ss. > > Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you FBOTY 2010. ITYM FDOTY -- Tony '04 Ducati ST3, '08 DL650GT, 97 TW200, '87 semi-rat LS650, OMF#24 |