Stumbled across this story and thought I'd post it up here.
Ian Hutchinson was pretty lucky imo.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152495/Bird-Strike-Isle-Man-TT-rider-ducks-cover-low-flying-sea-gull-collides-Superbike-blistering-170mph.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152495/Bird-Strike-Isle-Man-TT-rider-ducks-cover-low-flying-sea-gull-collides-Superbike-blistering-170mph.html)
It's always a bad idea to take bird-hunting lessons from Noriyuki Haga.
Seriously, I'm glad he was able to keep it on two wheels! [thumbsup]
"Luckily both rider and, incredibly, bird survived the incident. The bird suffered a severely damaged wing and, according to bikesportnews.com, was taken to the RSPCA."
Bird needs to remember ATGATT ;)