Things I discovered on Monday

[48v]

A pigeon and a motorcycle travelling at 60mph are not good things to put together on the same bit of road at the same time.

This leads to an obliterated screen, a smashed piece of trim above the lights, the complete loss of all the bolts and rubber bungs to hold the screen to the bike.

However, things could be worse.

[Uncle Phil]

Glad you made it through it. We have to really watch the wild turkeys on the Natchez Trace. If they spook and get in the air it can be a very unhappy occasion.

[48v]

Thanks Uncle Phil

Oh wow, I REALLY wouldn’t like to have met anything that size and weight.

I saw it rise from a grass verge and just knew it was coming at me so I had tome to dodge my head and upper body but not move the bike. Ah well, it’s only plastic.

[Uncle Phil]

A flock of turkeys on the Trace (there is an albino turkey in the middle of them) -

[Uncle Phil]

And some other creatures I've encountered on the Trace -

[48v]

If those cattle get into the air I suspect there would be more damage than a simple smashed screen.

[Uncle Phil]

If those cattle get into the air I suspect there would be more damage than a simple smashed screen.

You've never seen a flying cow?
They may not get into the air, but if their 'exhaust' lands on the pavement, a rider might ...

[48v]

. I spent a lot of time on farms when I was a kid, I’m only too familiar with their exhaust.