Need to be careful out there

[Zip]

This was not me, they are from a spyder FB page. It just happened this week. Spyder vs Javalina.



The ryder walked away

 

[cmbspyderrss]

Wholly cow. For such a tasty animal for its size it sure caused such damage. Glad the Ryder is well.

 

[jaherbst]

Wholly Gas Pedal Batman! You mean that blind little pig did all this damage? looks like a MAC Truck hit him. I will be more vigilant from now on. We have

literally millions of these all over here. A lot of them in my yard here in the "Old Pueblo".

Jack

 

[crazycanuck]

the Pig probably caused front end damage but the rider going off the road and flipping it did the rest. From the looks of it, must have been at highway speeds

 

[RT Eddy]

Mmmmmmmm....Bacon!

 

[Dudley]

This was not me, they are from a spyder FB page. It just happened this week. Spyder vs Javalina.

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Thank you for posting this. I was the rider. I was enroute to LA for my Mom's 91st birthday. On 10-19, 45 miles east of Van Horn, TX, I spotted 2 javalina on I-10 coming out of the median. They were just walking slowly so I figured I could swing wide right and avoid them. The posted speed is 80 mph, so I figured I had plenty of time. I was wrong. The first pig started running towards me and he was FAST. I went unto the on ramp lane , where he died and I ran OVER him. The Spyder stayed steady and proceeded toward the ditch, which was luckily a sloping one. I was in panic mode, so I was just hanging on. After about 50 feet I ran into some mesquite. I was somehow knocked off the Spyder before it crashed into an older mesquite and stopped, turned on it's side. I took the pictures. My only injuries were a very badly bruised left hip and a badly bruised right knee and the bump on my head. I was ambulanced to Pecos Emergency, ex-rayed, CAT scanned, etc. They found no broken bones or internal bleedings. After consultation with the trauma Doctor in Odessa, I as put on Air Evac for them to keep me overnight for observations for anything that may show up in a surprise way. My wife arrived at the hospital from Jacumba, CA, at 1100 AM Friday and I was released by 200 PM and we headed home by way of the yard where the Spyder was so I could get my personal stuff. After over 50 years of riding and over 600,000 miles this is my first accident. Had I been on a 2-wheeler I would probably died. The Spyder never waivered running over the pig. I feel blessed to be alive. I am sitting at home recovering, and the pain is less everyday, though I am finding some new pains. lol I can walk unassisted with a limp and under ibupropin(?). Jennifer and I have agreed that another Spyder is for us in the future.



The ryder walked away

Thank you for posting this. I was the rider. I was enroute to LA for my Mom's 91st birthday. On 10-19, 45 miles east of Van Horn, TX, I spotted 2 javalina on I-10 coming out of the median. They were just walking slowly so I figured I could swing wide right and avoid them. The posted speed is 80 mph, so I figured I had plenty of time. I was wrong. The first pig started running towards me and he was FAST. I went unto the on ramp lane , where he died and I ran OVER him. The Spyder stayed steady and proceeded toward the ditch, which was luckily a sloping one. I was in panic mode, so I was just hanging on. After about 50 feet I ran into some mesquite. I was somehow knocked off the Spyder before it crashed into an older mesquite and stopped, turned on it's side. I took the pictures. My only injuries were a very badly bruised left hip and a badly bruised right knee and the bump on my head. I was ambulanced to Pecos Emergency, ex-rayed, CAT scanned, etc. They found no broken bones or internal bleedings. After consultation with the trauma Doctor in Odessa, I as put on Air Evac for them to keep me overnight for observations for anything that may show up in a surprise way. My wife arrived at the hospital from Jacumba, CA, at 1100 AM Friday and I was released by 200 PM and we headed home by way of the yard where the Spyder was so I could get my personal stuff. After over 50 years of riding and over 600,000 miles this is my first accident. Had I been on a 2-wheeler I would probably died. The Spyder never waivered running over the pig. I feel blessed to be alive. I am sitting at home recovering, and the pain is less everyday, though I am finding some new pains. lol I can walk unassisted with a limp and under ibupropin(?). Jennifer and I have agreed that another Spyder is for us in the future.

 

[crazycanuck]

you are right, 80MPH on a motorcycle, running over a pig and going into ditch would have different consequences.

Speedy Recovery

 

[DGoebel]

Dudley, Praying for a swift and full recovery, good spirits, and that you get the new spyder you really want!
Thanks for sharing your story here, I'm sharing it with my wife, who's a little overly concerned with our riding during the fall deer season up here.
I know hitting ANYTHING at speed can be terrible. But the Spyder survival rate seems better.

PS, looks like it's time to update your sig block...

 

[Saluda]

Wow !!!

Glad you are ok.

 

[trikermutha]

Its not a PIG :shocked:

 

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the update. Glad to hear you survived the incident. :bowdown::bowdown::firstplace::firstplace::bowdown:

 

[Wildrice]

This was not me, they are from a spyder FB page. It just happened this week. Spyder vs Javalina.

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The ryder walked away

Thankfully we have a major shortage of Javalina's in Ohio--we could trade for some nightime roaming deer that are attracted to headlights:-(
Darrell

 

[Wildrice]

Its not a PIG :shocked:

Really, what animal family is it a member of???? Looks like a pig, smells like a pig, tastes like a pig. the wild boar's little brother
Darrell

 

[Chupaca]

Yikes...!!

Saw it on FB and though it makes little difference the Javalina is a wild boar and they are tougher than your farm pig...really glad you fared this well and hope you shake all those aches and pain off and get back to yourself...:thumbup:

 

[UtahPete]

Its not a PIG :shocked:

Google JAVELINA. Technically it is not a pig but it's in the same genus 'swine as pigs.

25 to 45 pounds

 

[Wildrice]

Google JAVELINA. Technically it is not a pig but it's in the same genus 'swine as pigs.

25 to 45 pounds

Is a javelina a rodent or a pig?


A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a medium-sized hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs) in the suborder Suina along with the Old World pigs, Suidae. They are found throughout Central and South America and in the southwestern area of North America.

Pete--that's as close to a pig as one can get Don't mention pigs to me--I grew up on a small dairy farm but the majority of our income was in pigs. In order to load the pigs up a ramp on to a box truck they have to be backed up the ramp--they can't be pushed forward--one hand on their ear & the other on their tail--backing them up the truck ramp--squealing all the way :-( ---I have a few pleasant memories from the farm but pigs were not one of them.
Cleaning the pig pen with a 550 lb sow guarding her litter gave value to using a shovel as a weapon.
Darrell

 

[cmbspyderrss]

Don't mention pigs to me--I grew up on a small dairy farm but the majority of our income was in pigs. In order to load the pigs up a ramp on to a box truck they have to be backed up the ramp--they can't be pushed forward--one hand on their ear & the other on their tail--backing them up the truck ramp--squealing all the way :-( ---I have a few pleasant memories from the farm but pigs were not one of them.
Cleaning the pig pen with a 550 lb sow guarding her litter gave value to using a shovel as a weapon.
Darrell

I raised Hamps, Yorks and Duroc pigs for only 3-4 years with my Ex's Father. My breeding Hamp Boar was 638lbs and i had to bottle raise him. He would sit, fetch, roll over (Kinda) pull my feed trailer, eat outside at the picnic table, chase my rotty all the time and was like a dog really. I am still amazed at how smart they are. Miss that boy big time. Our Durocs had a cross strain of Russian boar in them and HFS were they a mean bunch. The Sow screams at farrowing time were hair standing on your neck scary. They bred much better than the others so we only had a few cause that's all we could handle. If i lived in Texeas or Florida i would be one of those pig wrangler outfits workinn 24/7 with all proceeds going to the needy .

 

[UtahPete]

Is a javelina a rodent or a pig? A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a medium-sized hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs) in the suborder Suina along with the Old World pigs, Suidae. They are found throughout Central and South America and in the southwestern area of North America.Pete--that's as close to a pig as one can get Don't mention pigs to me--I grew up on a small dairy farm but the majority of our income was in pigs. In order to load the pigs up a ramp on to a box truck they have to be backed up the ramp--they can't be pushed forward--one hand on their ear & the other on their tail--backing them up the truck ramp--squealing all the way :-( ---I have a few pleasant memories from the farm but pigs were not one of them.
Cleaning the pig pen with a 550 lb sow guarding her litter gave value to using a shovel as a weapon.Darrell

I had an ex-navy buddy bought a small farm in West Virginia. One winter I went to visit and he had this big red-haired pig named Russell he needed to tag. My job was to jump on him and wrestle down so Steve could tag him. After about an hour of chasing him around the pen in the snow we finally got him tagged. In honor of the pig I named my firstborn son after him because he had all this red hair. Kid still won't talk to me.

 

[Wildrice]

Changing Forum name to "Pig raisers R us"

I had an ex-navy buddy bought a small farm in West Virginia. One winter I went to visit and he had this big red-haired pig named Russell he needed to tag. My job was to jump on him and wrestle down so Steve could tag him. After about an hour of chasing him around the pen in the snow we finally got him tagged. In honor of the pig I named my firstborn son after him because he had all this red hair. Kid still won't talk to me.

Then as Spring time began we built this single wire electric fence around the pig field. A few pigs would break out through the shocked electric fence & I would run back to the barn --turn the electric fence off--chase the loose pigs back into the pig field, run to barn -turn electric fence back on-- meantime a few pigs on the other end of the field would figure out the electric fence had been off & break out on that end--run back into the barn & turn the fence off--run back to the barn turn electric fence off/on & chase those pigs back into the pig field--repeat this process 5-10 times.
We will be changing forun name from Spyderlovers to Pig chasers in the morning :yes:.

 

[d.o.spyder-rts]

Happy to hear you made it thru the encounter. I wish you a speedy recovery. Dale