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RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Offroad - 05-21-2015
I guess my main concern wasn't being bitten, but losing traction in a heavy leaning turn just long enough to start a slide that I couldn't recover from.
Although I think I would time to react a little, I would probably just run over it and whatever happens, happens.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Cormanus - 05-21-2015
There you go, popgun. A dingo I met on Fraser Island.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - the Ferret - 05-21-2015
Offorad.. I have run over snakes before... I don't like it, they don't like it. One I hit on the Cherohala was pretty big..maybe 4' er , 1 1/2" in diameter. I actually lifted both feet off the pegs when I hit that one so he couldn't strike me lol. Luckily none have been leaned far over in a turn, but rather in a sweeper and I remember on that one straightening up just as I was about to hit, and laying it back over after the hit.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - SanPete_imp - 05-21-2015
LEARN HOW TO RIDE OVER TAR SNAKES ON A MOTORCYCLE
http://www.motorcycletraining.com/team-arizona-riding-tip-august-2012-take-the-bite-out-of-tar-snakes/
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Lord Popgun - 05-21-2015
I've run over a lot of tar snakes, but never a real snake and I sure don't want to hit that dingo, or a kangaroo. Deer are a real danger here though. Mostly at dawn and dusk.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Cormanus - 05-21-2015
Me too, popgun. I've run over many a tar snake, one real snake and, mercifully, no kangaroo, dingo or deer. I also once had a car in front of me run over a snake which lifted into the air. There was a moment when I was worried we'd end up on the bike together.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - noroomtomove - 05-21-2015
Don't discount the Wombat.
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Lord Popgun - 05-21-2015
I had to google wombats. Man, those things are big!
I'd worry about Tasmanian Devils. They spin around at 100MPH and make little tornados. I know, I've seen it on Bugs Bunny!
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - SanPete_imp - 05-21-2015
Now that is silly right there!
RE: Tail of the Dragon conditions - Pterodactyl_imp - 05-22-2015
(05-21-2015, 10:04 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: I had to google wombats. Man, those things are big!
I'd worry about Tasmanian Devils. They spin around at 100MPH and make little tornados. I know, I've seen it on Bugs Bunny!
Wombat (and kangaroo) warning sign:
![[Image: a4eba07a0b8e4181d715db22309f6783.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201505/a4eba07a0b8e4181d715db22309f6783.jpg)
Natures answer to a bulldozer. A dense muscular form that looks like a small thick tree log has grown four stumpy legs and has been fur upholstered. They are approximately one meter in length when fully grown and weigh in at roughly 35 kilos. They also have a think protective shield of cartilage that they turn on attackers that is almost impervious to harm.
I’m reliably told colliding with a wombat is like crashing into a tree stump. A tree stump with a butt shield! In themselves they pose no huge risk, they are vegetarian and nocturnal of habit. They like to graze on the fresh grass shoots by the road. Sometimes they take a fancy to the grass on the other side of the road. They are not easy to see, particularly on a rainy evening or early morning. Hit one and you will become, at least, part of the scenery.
Cheers