26-02-22, 10:09 PM
I'm planning on doing a lot of surfing this year, so I took a ride along the coast to Bracklesham and The Witterings to look at the possibility of hiring boards there.
Once I'd done that, since it was a nice day, I carried along the A27 to Chichester and then went up the A285 to Petworth before heading back along the A272 where I had an encounter with a suicidal pheasant that decided to stroll across the road in front of me!
So I slammed on the brakes, leant on the horn and it took off so close to me that I actually felt its wing brush against my glove... :eek Thankfully it didn't end up laminated into my fairing and the last I saw of it, it was flying ok.
Fortunately, after that, the remainder of the trip was a lot less eventful, although I was riding into the setting sun which wasn't great at times, however I got back home safely.
Unfortunately I didn't see any RAC vans, so I couldn't finish the Bike Picture Challenge that has been idling away since January... :thumbdown
Once I'd done that, since it was a nice day, I carried along the A27 to Chichester and then went up the A285 to Petworth before heading back along the A272 where I had an encounter with a suicidal pheasant that decided to stroll across the road in front of me!
So I slammed on the brakes, leant on the horn and it took off so close to me that I actually felt its wing brush against my glove... :eek Thankfully it didn't end up laminated into my fairing and the last I saw of it, it was flying ok.
Fortunately, after that, the remainder of the trip was a lot less eventful, although I was riding into the setting sun which wasn't great at times, however I got back home safely.
Unfortunately I didn't see any RAC vans, so I couldn't finish the Bike Picture Challenge that has been idling away since January... :thumbdown