One just happened yesterday
To set the scene: I live in the countryside, in a house set into the bottom of a hill. The yard I keep my bikes is to one side, with trees, wildlife, tigers etc overhanging. There's also an electric cable connecting our neighbours house to the grid via our wall.
I've just bought a new toy (1979 BMW R100RS if you're interested), which I'm slowly working through a full service on. This particular day I had the top of the engine off to set valve clearances. Wonderfully easy bike to work on compared to japanese stuff, the boxer engine means everything is accessible and lots of room, no scrabbling down tiny holes under bits of frame.
No sooner than I had got properly stuck in to the job, Dad decided to start cutting branches off a tree above me, to prevent the whole lot falling on the cable. After half an hour of me getting a bit cross about boughs landing on my head and filling my engine with twigs, he came to the last branch...which fell awkwardly and ripped the very cable he was trying to save from next doors wall.

Serves the silly bugger right for filling my engine with twigs.
( Greenbat, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 10:12, 4 replies)

Some day I want to live in an area with overhanging tigers :P
(Banjax, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 10:51, closed)

Me too...

(Kip, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 10:54, closed)

I'd be interested to
hear about the substance you consumed just before you posted, and where I might possibly obtain.
(Appleseed Is getting married 24/05/2014. All invited., Wed 9 Feb 2011, 10:58, closed)

^
Tea everywhere. Yes quite.
( rofl harris, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 11:17, closed)

Twigs won't hurt a boxer engine
...but they might quieten the tappets.

BTW, does yours have an oil cooler, and if so how long does it take to change the filter? Bastard thing, it adds an hour to the job.
(all my scars face forward possesses 2.5% of a hyperalloy combat chassis, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 0:05, closed)

No oil cooler
Not got on to the oil change yet, probably do it tomorrow. I've cheated and took the fairing off until it is fully serviced. If it weren't so warm when riding I'd chuck the hideous thing away.
( Greenbat, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 10:05, closed)