Yes... I tried to do a controlled stop, and tried to swerve. I had no time, the deer jumped back in front. I knew I was going to hit the damn thing, so I got out of my lean and hit the deer strait center mass and t-boned it. I was probably doing 45 - 50 by the time I made contact. I kept the rubber side down.

I have to disagree. If I was going too slow, I probably would have laid it down. Physics; a moving Harley outweights a deer. If I had hit the terminator, I would have been thrown (and he would have taken the bike to save John Conner). The deer wrapped around the trees, and was tossed a good distance because I was slowing down and the deer slowed me down when I made contact. But just for the record, I am in Florida. The deer are a lot smaller that the ones in New Hampshire.

Uhm, yeah. 2nd that one!! But you can't get new free Chrome lower fork tubes that way!!!

Also - if you crash by avoiding an animal, it is your fault. If you hit the animal, its NOT your fault.

 

As my driving instructor told me "Look for the gaps, not the cars".