Motorcycles and Dogs.

Iv'e had a Bull terrier come out a gate and latch onto my heel. It
freaked me out.....once it had latched on, it seemed to just hang on and
forget about running. I dragged it for about 10 metres before the skin
getting ripped off it registered in its brain and it let go. I nearly
fell off as I had been leaning away from the dog to keep he bike
straight. I had a small puncture wound in my heel where a tooth had gone
through the boot.
I'd never try to kick at a dog.....I'd probably bust my foot. Stopping
and having a go at the dog would be my option for 'next time'. Carbon
Fibre knuckles on my gloves would hit hard!

 

Are BB guns and pellet guns legal in NZ?

I am also considering one of these:

http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/product/0004327224011a.shtml

These are legal but firing on in an urban area is definitely illegal.
Penalties are
rather small..

 

I've been using a little device that works wonders with attacking dogs,
even packs of them.

I simply activate my Pillion Ejector, which fires a small spray of
"blood" across my passenger's legs before it flips them backwards and
clear of the motorcycle.

The dog or pack goes for the "fresh game" I've just given them, and
allows me to make a clean escape.

If the dog(s) are particularly vicious, the Pillion Rider is only good
for one use, of course.

Obtaining willing Pillion Riders isn't difficult; there are always
unwanted neighborhood children lying about uneaten and some even enjoy
playing with dogs.

Best,

James

<This is a joke, so don't have a thrombo, old boy>.

 

When you can't evade with speed control, what works for
me is to let it/them get close and at the last second lay on
my dual Fiamms. Dog's have much more sensitive hearing
than we do and will not want more of the same. It's worked
every time so far.

 

Gene Cash wrote

Written by a man who has plenty of experience in the matter I suppose.

In a contest between three quarters of a tonne of Hardly, rider, bitch
and yer average pooch I would, uncharacteristically perhaps, back the
Hardly all the way. Although I am still having problems with a bike, a
merkin and the whole actually being off the trailer and ridden.

 

I've never had a problem. Of course, I was usually wearing steel toed boots.

But I've never been attacked by one of the "new breed" of pit bulls. I wonder
if the 357 might not be needed with one of them .

 

I base it on the the written evidence m'lud, a prima facie case of
wussiness.

You're just the sort of liberal tree hugger to help old ladies across the
toad as well.

 

Bad plan to actually kick the dog or any other object from
a moving bike. Likely to wreck your foot and/or knee if
you're moving at speed.

Much better to stomp at them, bending the knee first, then
trying to connect to the head with the heel of your boot.
Very similar to kicking at a car door.

Personally, I've had dogs most of my life and I've often
been able to intimidate a chasing dog with a just a good
shout.

 

No it wouldn't, how does kicking a shitty mutt in the gob cause an
accident ?

As a rule they attack from your neaside, so all you are doing is booting
them back at the kerb.

And if they do end up under a cars wheels, tuff, the owner should have
cared more.

*Not* kicking them is just as likely to cause an accident, especially if
you swerve.

Done it a few times (kicking mutts), not a probelm, no accidents caused,
bastard wimpers and runs away.

 

Of course! My boys (12 & 13) have the plastic BB guns for around the
house (safety glasses a must), slug guns for 'plinking' on the back
lawn, scoped .22's for small game on farms and paintball guns for the
every second weekend shoot 'em up on a mates farm.

The BB pistols look cool, but can't really do any damage unless you were
real close and shot in the eye. The boys have Glock replica's. The are
realistic enough that if you were fooling around in public with them,
the cops would turn up.

 

I wondered when someone would "get it".

It's nice to fantasize about whipping out the ol' Dirty Harry [tm]
hogleg and putting a half-inch hole through ol Fido's thick skull, but
it ain't gonna happen in the real world.

I do most of my two wheeling on a bicycle, so my opportunity to just
twist the throttle to outrun the pooch is limited (though I can outrun
most of 'em).

What I've found that works best is a bark. Yep, just muster up the
loudest, deepest, nastiest-sounding animal noise you can make, and let
it fly in the general direction of the offending canine.

Dogs are funny critters - when they encounter something new, they
invariably have to stop and think about it. I've stopped really,
really nasty dogs dead in their tracks with a loud bark (including a
pair of doberman mutts that probably erased about half their paw pads
sliding to a stop in the middle of the road before retreating back to
the porch with their toothless owners).

Mark "woof" Hickey

 

Yore momma scared by a Harley while she was carrying you ? Some of us bought
them to ride ...

--

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

 

Is the bitch the pillion rider, or am I getting confused again?

Ian Singer

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I suggest keeping the dog in the corner of your eye, focus on the road
and keep a clear path. Don't stop the bike or take your foot of the
pegs. Check for traffic and accelerate.
For all the animal haters - these dogs should'nt be shot but the owners
who don't keep there dangerous pets locked behind gates.
Report these idiots, they are a hazard to society.

 

Sorry steve auvache < is the one who may have a
passenger.

Ian Singer

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...^^^^..... raises eyebrow...

Chris D

 

Tried that with a West Highland White - but still found my self
flying through the air - followed by the bike. The critter just lay
there and expired.

For 30 years Whities' have always viewed me through narrowed eyes
since...

Chris D

 

Bite back...worked for me. But mas cervesa's and
I'll tell teh whole short tail.
ps. I do NOT have to shout anymore.

--
Keith Schiffner
History does not record anywhere at any time a
religion that has any rational basis. Religion is
a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up
to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff,
most people do have a religion and spend time and
money on it and seem to derive considerable
pleasure from fiddling with it.
Robert Heinlein

 

Ian Singer wrote

I don't take pillions, the screaming spoils the ride.

 

A dog trainer I knew claimed to have intimidated a police dog
on a bet with the handler by shouting "YOU !!! DID YOU SH*T
ON THE FLOOR AGAIN !!!"

He theorized that usually this triggers paralyzing memories
of a traumatic puppyhood experience buried deep in the
dog's psyche.

I've seen one dog this didn't work on. Eight years ago, the dog
belonged to the neighbors and started sneaking in through our
dog door. Whenever the dog's nose came through the door, I'd
muster up my loudest, deepest, nastiest-sounding growl and the
dog would beat a hasty retreat. Today, I'll come home and the
frikkin dog will be waiting for me, wagging her tail. I think maybe
some dogs are just to dim to effectively intimidate.