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  • Mr.Mom
    • Feb 2026
    #1

    Ahhhh look out!

    I was riding into town along a country highway today with a mini-van ahead of me. The mini-van stirred up some turkey vultures, one of which decided to body slam my chest @ 50 mph! Glad it didn't hit my head and I drove away with a few sore ribs Also a thanks to the two different vehicles that stopped to see if I was ok...
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    • BigD_83
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      #2
      Yeah...that's why you need a GoPro.

      It's a little early to source your game for (American) Thanksgiving

      How'd the turkey vulture fare?
      Last edited by BigD_83; 10-07-2014, 03:18 PM.
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        • Mr.Mom
          #3
          Limped around for a bit. I couldn't find it in the ditch later so I assume it took off, but the guy ahead of me said something about getting a gun to put it down LOL. So maybe he took it out.

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            • BigD_83
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              #4
              Glad to hear you are okay. People have made out far worse than you after being hit by far smaller birds.
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                • Steve
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                  • Jun 2005
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                  #5
                  Be glad that it was "just" a turkey vulture and not one of those antlered forest rats.

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                    • argonsagas
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                      #6
                      It seems to me that you were pretty lucky to get off that mildly.

                      Hitting even a sparrow hurts at that speed, but a 4 or 5 pound bird at 50mph can be bad news.

                      You fared well.
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                        • robertbarr
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                            • dorkburger
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                              Glad you're (relatively) ok. Years back a guy I was working with told me his boss had the same thing happen, but while trying to regain control he ended up crossing the center line and lost his life in a head on collision.
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                                • Mr.Mom
                                  #9
                                  I just got a good thump in the chest, no line crossing today

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                                    • GSX1000E
                                      #10
                                      Good on ya for being a healthy person. Lessor persons might have suffered a lot more physical damage or crashed or both.

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                                        • Guest
                                          #11
                                          Yer lucky, a friend of mine hit one at 60mph, he went one way the bike the other. He ended up with 4 broken ribs and lots of bruising and some road rash on his butt and thigh. Bike went off into a ditch and twisted the front end. Vulture, was okay, was waiting around for my buddy to die lol.

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                                            • Mr.Mom
                                              #12
                                              Maybe I fared well because I didn't have time to react, swerve etc.

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                                                • GS1150Pilot
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                                                  You stayed upright on the bike? Impressive. Glad you're OK.
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