In 2000 I had a Honda Aero had the look and almost sound of a Harley (cheeper knock off), anyway, I got the bright idea to ride it to Las Vegas for a pool and spa convention (big mistake, 500 miles on that thing almost crippled me).
Again, I digress, there is a canyon in Arizona on I 15, I think it's called the Virgin River Canyon. I was riding through it and all of a sudden, the bike swerved and wobbled. Almost put it down, I was so freaked I pulled over in the dirt along side the road. The bike just felt weird. A pickup truck pulled in behind me.
The driver ran out of his truck and said, "Are you okay? Did you see that?"
I told him I was fine and I didn't see nothing.
He said "What about your leg?".
I looked down and my right leg was covered in blood. My leg didn't hurt. I got off the bike and pulled up my jeans leg, nada, no cut, no redness, nada. I looked at the bike and the right side engine guard was broken away at the top from the frame. it was also covered in blood and feathers.
The guy said, "You were attacked by an owl!".
Who knew Owls don't like Honda's .. LOL .. I'm guessing louder pipes ticked it off (It was louder than my Tri, and it was stock). Having limited space on the areo, I only had just the tool bag that came with it. The p/u driver was a Harley rider, not relevant, but, I thought I'd point that out ...
. He helped me check out the bike. The engine guard was sprung and was catching on the fork lock. We were able to bend it out of the way so I could get on the road.
So yep, there are many things that go bump in the night, day, sun, rain or snow if you are on the road and they are all out to get you ... nope not paranoid, just stating the facts
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