Well, I work(ed) a graveyard shift. I started at 10 PM got off at 6:30 AM. So last night I go into work, come to find out I'm being put on "paid suspension" aka they are trying to fire me, so I am quitting, I have been wanting to quit for a while so there is no better time than now.

Well in light of my situation they send me home and I decide since I have the night off and it's a nice/warm night I'll go for a short ride, just to kind of forget about everything. Well, I live in salt lake so I leave my house, I hope on I-215 heading east, I get off on the exit which takes you to all the ski resorts there are some good Low traffic roads up there, (I'm not going up the canyons just on the roads near them)

so I finally get to a longer stretch of road the speed limit is 50 MPH I am doing 45 because I just saw one of those deer signs, and I thought to my self how much it would suck to hit a deer, so I'm trying to be as alert as possible.

The next thing I know there is a cat running across the street, I slowed but did not have enough time to slow to a stop, and if I would have swerved I probably would have wrecked, So basically I hit a cat probably going 35-40 MPH right over it's stomach, I turned around and went back the cat was still moving so I pulled off to the side of the road and walked back to it, it was dead. so I picked it up and moved it as to prevent it from being splattered all over the road for the next few weeks. It's the least I could do.

I checked out my bike to make sure everything was in tact, and then continued on my way.

I myself am a cat person I feel horrible.

But I don't think I have ever been so close to crashing, I have been riding for just over a year and that was my only really close call. (knock on wood)

the title was referring to the cats death not mine.


a photo for good measure.

 

my first day out riding and i too almost hit a cat. i love them but they sure are unpredictable little buggers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by unusual71 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my first day out riding and i too almost hit a cat. i love them but they sure are unpredictable little buggers. </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha so true, it like stopped and then started running again. Crazy cats.

 

hitting a cat = brush with death? Am I missing something?

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by L33T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

the title was referring to the cats death not mine.
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Nope.

 

what he's saying is if you think that's a brush with death, maybe you shouldn't be on a motorcycle...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EngineNoO9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what he's saying is if you think that's a brush with death, maybe you shouldn't be on a motorcycle...</TD></TR></TABLE>

god damn it, if you can't read then don't bother posting.

Before you post something else stupid let me say IT WAS A JOKE HENCE THE WINK AND THE COMMENT ABOUT THE CATS DEATH NOT MINE.

 

yeah I read it, and yeah you're being a ******* drama queen about it. so you hit a cat? noone cares. you also changed it from the first time I read it cause you added in the photo and that stupid disclaimer

 

if I made a post about every thing I ran over/almost hit or stupid yuppie that almost hits me then the forum would look like RJ's blog... no thanks. Forget about it and move on...

 

CAT KILLER!!!!

 

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the "disclaimer" was there from the beginning expletive stick. the photo was not.

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I've already moved on. Thanks for the advice.

 

If you havent been riding very long, these kinds of things are going to get to you a little - just brush it off and remember this kind of stuff happens all the time, just keep your eyes open

 

I've been riding on the street for 12+ years and I've never ran over an alive animal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The_Head &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've been riding on the street for 12+ years and I've never ran over an <U>alive</U> animal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
any pre dead ones?

 

The biggest issue I see here is that you tried to stop... Trying to stop or trying to swerve is a major no no (unless its fairly obvious you can do so safely).

Bike&gt;FurBall

 

I speed up for wildlife

 

wouldn't it be better to hit a deer going at least somewhat slower than fast? Or do you slice through 'em easier the faster you go?

 

they all run at the sound of the rc51 so that's never a problem

 

Now you can brag to your friends about how you killed the *****.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The biggest issue I see here is that you tried to stop... Trying to stop or trying to swerve is a major no no (unless its fairly obvious you can do so safely).

Bike&gt;FurBall</TD></TR></TABLE>

and when the suicide squirls decide they want to post up on your apex?

 

shoulda hit the sumbitch. claimed insurance on the 650 and got that 600rr you've been talking about

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and when the suicide squirls decide they want to post up on your apex?</TD></TR></TABLE>


I don't change my apex for nothing, unless its safe to do so... Many of Pete's Cotton Tail Brethren have fallen beneath the Iron will of my tyrannical rubber donuts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">fallen beneath the Iron will of my tyrannical rubber donuts</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, the tyranny of those things are sick. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!!

 

I hit a cat a few weeks back. It was the worst ride of my life. I hit him at like 45 in the middle of a corner. I was leaning pretty hard so I was lucky I saw him in time a straightened up before impact...also lucky there was no oncoming traffic.

Also on that ride I had a bee get into my helmet and I lost my wallet because I forgot to zip up my jacket pocket.

Man I hated that ride.

 

I beep my horn if I see wildlife on the side of the road. Nearly 100% of the time they run back into their habitat.