That turtle came outta nowhere

[R100Pilot]

So I'm on the Sunday breakfast ride, leading the group (on accounta for some reason, they think I know where I'm goin'). Took about 10 minutes before we hit the back roads an' it was two groups as a couple of us wicked it up a bit.

I'm doin' a little over 120 on the speedo an' alla the sudden, this turtle shows up in my crosshairs an' there's no gettin' around it. Who said Speedy's suspension was no good? I didn't feel a thing.

However, the guy behind me said the turtle went about six feet in the air.

I felt kinda bad, on accounta usually when I see a turtle, I'll stop an' pick the beastie up an' deposit it in a safe haven. That turtle's gonna haunt me in my dreams.

[Limey]

yer sure it wasn't a yellow speedy. :-D :hammer:

[1050Pome]

you lucky SOB. You hit a turtle and no damage :???: Now that is good news my friend. This could have been another rider down type..... you know what I mean

[R100Pilot]

Yep, dodged a bullet on that one. I think I just clipped it rather than nailing it head-on.

Come to think of it, it mighta been yellow :-D

[OldSkoolFool]

Nice! That turtle got a nice close view of your bike.

Other day the fiance and I were riding and came upon a snapping turtle just chilling in the middle of the road. Stopped and picked that sucker up and got it off the road. Turtles are cool :wink:

[Goffe]

Turtles - you blink, and they're gone!

[bikersnoopy]

i ran over a turtle on my sv650, had i not been following the car ahead quite so closely, i would have had time to swerve(lesson learned).

i ran right smack dab over the middle of the turtle, just felt like a speed bump. i got lucky.

[gimpsta]

yes, very fortunate indeed. i was looking for another down rider with a poor bke all beat up

awesome dude

[ctrhenry]

mobile speed bumps , gotta love em

ours are squishy , and not so much fun

[Andhedrew]

I hate friggin squirrels and turtles. Them little bastages are so dang fast you don't have time to react when they shoot out in front of ya!