A Wabbit and Buzzard at the same.Maybe a record ,But i lived to tell
the tale.
tone


--- In sportster-uk@..., "Andy Carr" <aw.carr@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey Tone,
>
> Didn't you get hit by a large bird a couple of years ago? The report
> below is from a local guy who collided with a pheasant, but he
didn't
> live to tell the tale.
>
>
>
> Man dies in freak pheasant crash
>
>
>
>
> A 52-year-old motorcyclist from Lancashire died in a freak accident
> when a pheasant crashed into his helmet, an inquest was told.
>
> The bird hit Ian Bottomley, of The Maltings in Longton, on the head
as
> he rode along the A683 in Hornby near Lancaster on 10 May.
>
> The incident caused him to swerve into an embankment and fall off
his
> bike.
>
> Assistant Deputy Coroner Derek Baker recorded a verdict of
accidental
> death, adding that speed was not a factor.
>
> 'Roadworthy condition'
>
> Police found Mr Bottomley, a father of two and an executive with
> British Aerospace, lying motionless in the road and surrounded by
> feathers.
>
> Mr Bottomley was said to have been travelling at up to 77mph
(124km/h)
> on the road which had a maximum speed of 60mph (96.6 km/h), but Mr
> Baker said speed was not a factor in the fatality.
>
> The inquest heard the motorcycle was in roadworthy condition and
there
> were no defects on the carriageway.
>
> Mr Baker said: "This could not have been anticipated, nothing could
> have been done to prevent it."
>