Motorcycles and Dogs.

Another dog chased me today as I was riding my m'cycle. It caught up
with me when I slowed for
a busy intersection.

Anybody have a good method of repelling dogs while you're riding a
motorcycle? I thought of wearing leather chaps to go with heavy boots.
That ought to soften the bites.

What about loud noises to distract the critter and help you make a get
away. Any loud bells, whistles, or horns anyone can recommend?

I'm afraid of the next dog attack and riding isn't fun anymore.
Suggestions appreciated.

 

357
hth

 

Dogs are "intercept attack" creatures... They calculate where you are
going to be when they get there. Easiest way to avoid being bitten by a
dog is (no shit) slow down... When you slow down they recalculate their
interception path and adjust. Soon as they get about ten feet away,
accelerate. They won't have time to readjust again and you'll be outa
there before they know what happened...

 

Idiot . A starter's pistol , maybe , or pepper spray , but ain't no way in
hell I'm gonna start spraying bullets . Particularly since most dogs live in
residential areas with kids and moms , and takin' *them* out is frowned on .

To the original poster , have ya ever tried aiming back at the dog ? Most
critters with any sense run from several hundred pounds of steel and chrome
coming at them . Hit 'im square if he don't run ...
--

Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
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Ride faster. Oh, were you riding a Harley? If so, buy a faster bike. An
old BSA Bantam should do.

 

Just kick the fucker !

 

Wuss.

 

Rev loudly, follow with a kick...worked on a homicidal swan once.

 

FOAK wrote

Keep you feet and knees tucked in behind something metal and just ride
over it.

 

I suppose I could but that could cause an accident. I don't care for
the .357 idea
because it would vapourize the pooch at that range. Maybe a .22
derringer? It would
give me an excuse to acquire a concealed carry permit and that would
only cost me
a hundred bucks.

 

You're saying this as if it was a bad thing.

 

<Boggle>

 

And you base this opinion on what ? Have you ever met me ? You haven't , and
prolly never will .
And I still think you're an idiot ...
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Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
<shamelessly stolen >
none to one to reply

 

On the old British bikes there was a sure fire way to scare em off, but I
don't know the wisdom if doing it on a modern bike, I haven't tried and I
don't think I will risk it.



The solution was to hold the throttle open and flick the kill switch This
allowed an un burned charge to build up in the pipe, which ignited when the
spark was re-started.



Worked fine 'in the old days'

 

Squirt gun filled with ammonia or a can of pepper spray.

 

While both being effective against dogs, have you ever tried firing
either from a moving motorcycle?

Not sure how to adapt it to motorcycle use but we used to tie burlap
sacks to the wheels of our cars for those particularly nasty dogs... It
would give them something to bite when they nipped the tyres... 'Course
the sack wuld catch their teeth and snap their neck...

 

Shoot the dog and kill it.

 

Ever heard of a KSB?

You soft shite.

 

I'd hate to shoot and wound the critter. The Code of the West says
that I would have to hunt the wounded animal down and administer the
coup de grace....

That might take hours!

I'm leaning toward a heavier caliber to get it killed with the first
shot. The FBI doctrine is that the best one-shot pistol is a .45ACP in
hollow point.

 

So your'e riding along....a dog comes running up behind you going for
the leg......you are able to pull a single-shot gun out, turn around and
fire one fatal shot into the dog and carry on riding?

Take a video.......