Any good advise for dealing w/ dogs while riding.
I encountered a pit bull today and he came at me from the side... I didnt want to speed up until I could tell he wasnt going to go in front of me. and worse off I was cruising a dead-end street (I didnt know at the time) and had to go past him again!!! LOL! !
I just put my feet up, waited till he got beside me and hit the gas!
Any trick of the trade here???
geez...have you not taken msf course??
seriously, slow down as you approach the dog...then pop a wheelie and land on his...i mean...speed away from it.
Like JetSwing pretty much said, slow down and let the dog run a beeline towards you. When you suddenly take off the dog will have to change direction, and will not be able to catch up.
I've done this many times, often in my own neighborhood because of this little old lady a couple of blocks over who can't control her damn mutt. :x
I also learned this technique from the MSF course.
Ran over a dog with my old Triumph once. He never came out to chase motorcycles again. He didn't get killed or anything, he just learned a valuable lesson...I can still remember how his eyes bulged with surprise as the front wheel rolled over him. Poor thing, but at least he was OK and I didn't wreck. Love the little GS, old Triumphs (they don't make 'em like they used to), and this forum.
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I stopped the bike, got off, and kicked my neighbors dog in the ribs once.
I knew it wasnt gonna bite me but that damn thing would always chase after me and i finally got fed up.
Stupid thing ended up getting squashed on the highway trying to chase a pickup as it came towards it
:? ^^^^^^^ can we say camel toe??^^^^^^^^^^ :? :? Im sorry but damn that sh!t just stands out.
ya i just slow down alittle and snick it down a gear or two depending on what my rpms were before i slowed down, then gun it. just make sure your watching the path ahead too or you could end up off the road.
I find that one of the best ways of fixing this problem is to beat the ever livin shaZam! out of the owner of the dog. :lol: All jokes aside. that is the best way. wait until the dog is coming hard at you from the side and hit it. (gas not dog)
the time it takes the mutt to re adjust direction is all you need.
Dead ends do suck tho :(
if dead end, run over the dog
whatever you do, dont kick at the dog, slow down a bit, downshift a gear and inch towards his side of road a little. when he is about a car length from you gun it and aim towards the left hand line of your side of the street (away from him) it will be harder for him to get a better bead on you. Now, SHOULD it somehow get ahead of your front tire, lean back as far as you can and throttle up and run his/her ass over. Im not saying this to be mean but this is now that YOU or HIM moment. if its HIM, he will get you when you hit the ground. If you go trying to avoid him when he is that close, your chances of eating it are much higher. Frankly no dog is worth my life let alone my ride so the bastard would be sportin a tire tread cumberbund.
i dont know about your state, but Fla has a leash law. ALL dogs save WORK dogs, law enforcement, seeing eye, cattle, and search and rescue. MUST be under direct control of the owner at all times when not on their property. this includes Tie up chain in cases of No property line fence, Kennel, or within the confines of a structure.
all that just to run from a dog?? i say just gun it and run it over. :nana:
my father-in-law will aim for the dog if it chases him...
Well, since I don't think this has been mentioned yet:
You should slow down and when the dog gets next to you gun it.
Yep, just my opinion. This, combined with everyone elses unique methods, should give you about ten different ways to avoid dogs. I hope I was the MOST helpful.
i thought that's what everyone else said :dunno:
Do they allow shotguns on bikes . . . . ? ;)
Anyway, yeah, what everyone else said.
Carry a polo mallet. :mrgreen:
Quote from: 84TAVeRTmy father-in-law will aim for the dog if it chases him...
That works for little dogs... They shouldn't be out in the street anyway. What better way to teach the owner a lesson about leash laws? Nothing like a dead dog to make you re-think your leashing habits.
As for big dogs... See above. :lol:
Last week I stopped for a pedestrian operated light and the dog owner and his dog crossed; the pitbull cross was practically turning himself inside-out to get at me and the fairly ordinary looking owner was just laughing.
Just what I needed, a pair with a combined I.Q of 76.
about 15 years ago, I had a Honda CB750F with a 4 into 1 kirker exhaust...
I'd try to keep the bike fairly quiet leaving my neighborhood each morning, cause at the time I usually left for work around 6am. About 1/8 mile from my house, there was this Chow that would raise hell, bark and try to bite my ankles every day.
Just after the house he came from was a steep curve, so it was difficult to gun away from him and then turn the curve. I usually had to navigate the curve with an eye on the mirror making sure he didn't catch up.
Well, one sunday afternoon I came up with a solution. I removed the baffle from my pipe, leaving a really big megaphone. Next morning, i fired it up...tried to idle it down to that house, waited til the dog was coming up right behind me, and I pulled in the clutch, and revved the engine to 9k... the look on that damn dogs face was priceless.. and he never chased me again.
I don't know whether he was afraid of me, or just permanently deaf, so he never heard me coming anymore... either way, he was no longer a problem
Quote from: stephanDo they allow shotguns on bikes . . . . ? ;)
Anyway, yeah, what everyone else said.
Florida is a concealed carry state, provided you have a permit. I guess an option would be to draw down and blast away at the little four legged bastard...I'm sure he'll get the message. :guns: