I was on my way to work today & this dog come running at me ( Don't worry I did not drop her) I told the owner off ( Which he did give ??) until I  try to Kick it then he call back :x  this happen at low speed.

all the best matt:) your friend

Yes there is this damn thing that is begging to be run over... I would have yesterday if it was darker... by accident... but I saw the silly thing and honked and swerved a little and it ran away.
BTW Post 4000... whoo hoooo
Cool.
Srinath.

if you got an aftermarket axhaust: clutch in--> throttle up  :mrgreen:

dogs are scared of that growl  

No, no, no...  Dogs like trucks.

Same thing happened to me, going up hill this german shepard darts out in front, stares as me as I scramble to break, and then darts off leaving me stopped on an incline... It's funny you tried to kick it though, I remember on the MSF test one of the answers (wrong) for "what should you do if a dog come on the street" was "try to kick it!"

My anti-dog priorities are:

1. Don't loose any flesh either from the dog or dropping the bike.

2. If the dog looks like he wants to bite rather than chase happily(wagging tail is a clue), then kick him! :x I think of it as training for the beast.

If you see a dog is going to start chasing you.  Slow way up, he will start after you on a intercept course that would intersect yours at your present speed.  When he starts to get closer, nail the throttle you'll leave him in the dust.  He'll give up quick and be a happy dog couse he got rid of you.

But that only works when you see see them ahead of time.  

Woof, Woof = Kick

Find the owner.  Tell them that the dog scared you.  That made you impotent and that they will hear from your wife's lawyer.

Drive just slow enough to keep the dog behind you and following. Make it a game to see how far you can lead the dumb mut away from its home. No need for lawyers and maybe the owners will realise a locked up dog might still be there in the morning.

My solution is to keep a supply of kittens in the tank bag, when a dog chases  i just toss one behind me. BTW i'm almost out so if any of you have freeloading kittens you don't need please mail them to me.

Kind of like hitting the "chaff" button in those hi-tech fighter simulators when you have a missile on your tail!

five negative karma points for you each.

   

Quote from: JohNLADrive just slow enough to keep the dog behind you and following. Make it a game to see how far you can lead the dumb mut away from its home. No need for lawyers and maybe the owners will realise a locked up dog might still be there in the morning.

I have done that. :lol: It is so much fun. Even the dog enjoys it for awhile.

Obviously I'm a "dog guy" (hint-look at the avatar!) and could get into the technical reasons a dog will chase a bike, but I won't bore you with the details.  If you figure a way to keep the dog from being focused on stopping you or chasing you away-his ultimate goals-he won't chase anymore.  Perhaps the kitten idea IS best... :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

The Canned Air Horn strapped to your handle bars works great, it also gets the attention of everyone on the street(including the owner), at this point you stop the bike, pull your helmet off and say "This dog is in danger of getting hurt, Cuz I WILL NOT allow it to hurt me"  when the owner come up screaming up yours, let him have the Airhorn too then drive off !

I had an evil thought, but I'm not going to tell what it is!  :mrgreen:   :nana:

Why would you be surprised that a dog likes your bike- you like it, don't you?  :lol:  I've always found the "swerve towards the beast with your foot stuck out straight" dissuades anything that gets too close.  :guns:

What to do when a dog darts at you....

-  try take it at as much of a right angle as possible
-  lift your weight slightly off the seat by standing on the pegs with knees still bent
-  gently roll the throttle as the front tire rolls over
-  let your arms and legs absorb the shock as the rear tire rolls over,

congratulations!!! you have safely negotiated the obstacle!!!  

:mrgreen:

on a related note..
why did my dog really like the taste of my hand this morning as i was latefor work.  Now I have like 6 big punctures on my hand and my dog probably has a sore ass from the smack she got.  


All in all it wasn't completely her fault, she was all riled up because of the stupid neighbor's dog that got loose.  

Maybe next time I'll just smack the hell outta my neighbor, He's annoying anyways.  

Just for fun I'm gonna roll the GS right in front of their house at about 6 am tomorrow and get  into the V&H pipes.

jake (typing one handed today)