Another reason to wear a helmet.

[DesEAGLE]

Hey Cooley, I take offense to being called Bald. I subsequently had my monthly bath.

['Dale]

Afrika not for sissies.

 

Yoh!

[Salty]

What an awesome first - thought getting taken out by buck was awesome, but seems to be farily common nowadays - I guess this is the new MTBing fad - getting taken out by Fish Eagles......

[porqui]

Egghead!

[MTBc]

A fish eagle thought this helmet looked like a rabbit or nice place to land. Happened at Van Gaalens last weekend while riding. Note the talon holes and leftover kill!!

 

Only in Africa

 

awesome story! The bird must have been going for the hare hair.

[MTBc]

I hope you ordered a Fish Eagle brandy on the rocks when you got back.

[RockCoach]

I hope you ordered a Fish Eagle brandy on the rocks when you got back.

 

Wasn't there an Irish whiskey advert on TV with a fish eagle a number of years ago?

[rouxtjie]

Wasn't there an Irish whiskey advert on TV with a fish eagle a number of years ago?

think its brannas

[Uni]

I'm sure that was scary as hell but what an awesome story :-) I hope you keep that helmet.

[Tumbleweed]

Maybe the eagle had watched that Atherton vid?

[gummibear]

Maybe the eagle had watched that Atherton vid?

 

[Kaboom]

Crazy stuff!!

[MTBc]

Wasn't there an Irish whiskey advert on TV with a fish eagle a number of years ago?

 

If you call a brandy an Irish, you might p*** some people off...

 

[Tumbleweed]

think its brannas

 

This one:

 

[RockCoach]

 

think its brannas

 

Yeah. Probably right.

[rouxtjie]

This one:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXwqh0zHlFI

yebo...think we had a good couple on saturday, or was that kwv....anyhow, nett effect = Karatewater