Motorcyclist barely escapes tiger in India.
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And you thought being chased by a dog was bad!
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Having Milkbone treats in your pocket ain't gonna cut it with that....Yikes
I know! Did you see how fast that cat was? I really think it could’ve snagged that passenger if it wanted to.
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Yes...or even worse if it broadsided the bike...an animal that big could knock the bike down and then suddenly you're main course
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RD?.....As in RD350?
I saw an extended version of that video, it looked like a passenger on a motorcycle was filming with their phone. It was clearly a motorcycle , but not a very fast one.
We have lots of mountain lions and bears (bear density about 1/sq. mile), as well as deer,elk, antelope,etc...in moab mountains, just not many peeps go deep in the remote roadless parts. They stay away from people and hard to spot unless you look careful...and they 20 ft on top of you in tree. Deep woods singletrack never know what around next bend.
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I'd say that's a pretty strong incentive to develop an 80 hp Royal Enfield...
Geeezzzz....that’s definitely a pucker-up moment.
20 or so years ago I was working second shift at a factory. Worked overtime until 3 am. Riding the RT home I had just got through the last small town before the town I lived in. 10 mile stretch referred to as deer ally. Cruising along at 45 or so I noticed something bouncing through the left ditch. It got my attention. I took a good look. It was a buck deer with a healthy set of antlers. About then he swerved toward the road making a bee line towards me. I became very alert very quickly. Dropped the BMW down 2 gears and grabbed a big handful of throttle. Bike responded well. The buck came across the road and his antler passed over my saddle bags. If he thought I was a fast moving doe and he would have caught me we would have both been F%ckd.
Riding in northern IL I've had many close encounters with deer. More than once I could have slapped them in the ass as I went by. They are nothing to take lightly. Once in the UP a herd came across the road and had a dozen cars sliding around me. I found a safe exit off the road into the ditch and field next to it.
Deer are bad enough. Cows are just as bad, I live in a rural area with a lot of farms. More than a few times I've had to dodge cows. Only good thing about them is they don't move fast. Tend to just stand in the middle of the road.
Raccoons, possums, dogs, cats, snapping turtles and other critters you just try to hit them square with the gas on.
