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#11
08-07-2011, 06:49 PM
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Wow, man, my wife hit a deer in her Geo Metro and it screwed that hood up something fierce. I can't imagine how lousy it would be to hit one on a bike. Makes me want better lighting. My ride to work is dark, at 5:30AM. Kind of scary.
After she hit that deer, I added a pair of those little plastic deals that supposedly scare/let the deer know you're coming. I don't know if they work. Probably a lot like those little plug-in-bug-botherers. I'm not sold on their effectiveness, either.
After she hit that deer, I added a pair of those little plastic deals that supposedly scare/let the deer know you're coming. I don't know if they work. Probably a lot like those little plug-in-bug-botherers. I'm not sold on their effectiveness, either.
#12
08-07-2011, 06:52 PM
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Deer are a big enough threat during daylight hours...they can be murderous at night.
Which is the main reason I don't ride at night.
Which is the main reason I don't ride at night.
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08-07-2011, 07:23 PM
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I hit a deer 10 years ago on my FLHR...2:30 pm, what friggin Bambi is moving around in the afternoon?????
#14
08-07-2011, 07:35 PM
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Almost got one on July 4th of this year after our fireworks display. 11:00pm at night on a country road right outside of town after fireworks. Not real bright on my part.
#15
08-07-2011, 07:40 PM
Thank God U ended up OK..
I/We have also all but quit riding from 1hr before sunset and later..
As U know them suckers come from nowhere.
Here in the flats of IND we have corn fields and woods every where for them critters to jump out in front of us.
I/We have also all but quit riding from 1hr before sunset and later..
As U know them suckers come from nowhere.
Here in the flats of IND we have corn fields and woods every where for them critters to jump out in front of us.
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08-07-2011, 09:15 PM
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Big daddy,
Feel some of your pain; a week in a half ago i got taken out on my heritage by a buck at 6 am on my way to work. Came over the peak of a hill and saw it and its horns coming from the side. Actually hit the tank and me and tossed me off the left side. Ended up with cracked ribs, a badly bruised lung, sprained ankle, and some road rash. Bike is in the shop, just happy it wasn't any worse, really happy he didn't get a piece of me with his horns. Glad my angel was on my shoulder that morning. It is great that you and the wife are back up and going. Can't wait to be healed up and back on my scoot.
Feel some of your pain; a week in a half ago i got taken out on my heritage by a buck at 6 am on my way to work. Came over the peak of a hill and saw it and its horns coming from the side. Actually hit the tank and me and tossed me off the left side. Ended up with cracked ribs, a badly bruised lung, sprained ankle, and some road rash. Bike is in the shop, just happy it wasn't any worse, really happy he didn't get a piece of me with his horns. Glad my angel was on my shoulder that morning. It is great that you and the wife are back up and going. Can't wait to be healed up and back on my scoot.
#17
08-07-2011, 09:31 PM
So glad to hear your both okay; That's the main reason I don't like riding at night...
like the other person said...as fall approaches, that gets harder to do, have to put the bike away earlier and earlier.
like the other person said...as fall approaches, that gets harder to do, have to put the bike away earlier and earlier.
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08-08-2011, 05:38 AM
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Big daddy,
Feel some of your pain; a week in a half ago i got taken out on my heritage by a buck at 6 am on my way to work. Came over the peak of a hill and saw it and its horns coming from the side. Actually hit the tank and me and tossed me off the left side.
Ended up with cracked ribs, a badly bruised lung, sprained ankle, and some road rash. Bike is in the shop, just happy it wasn't any worse, really happy he didn't get a piece of me with his horns. Glad my angel was on my shoulder that morning. It is great that you and the wife are back up and going. Can't wait to be healed up and back on my scoot.
Feel some of your pain; a week in a half ago i got taken out on my heritage by a buck at 6 am on my way to work. Came over the peak of a hill and saw it and its horns coming from the side. Actually hit the tank and me and tossed me off the left side.
Ended up with cracked ribs, a badly bruised lung, sprained ankle, and some road rash. Bike is in the shop, just happy it wasn't any worse, really happy he didn't get a piece of me with his horns. Glad my angel was on my shoulder that morning. It is great that you and the wife are back up and going. Can't wait to be healed up and back on my scoot.
#20
08-08-2011, 09:31 AM
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Glad you both survived the crash, and have recovered, and really great to read that you're both back on the bike and riding.
Sounds like good advice to avoid night riding especially in remote parts of the country where deer and other animals are out.
Hope you and your wife had a drink together to celebrate your "one year anniversary"! Good health and ride safe!
Sounds like good advice to avoid night riding especially in remote parts of the country where deer and other animals are out.
Hope you and your wife had a drink together to celebrate your "one year anniversary"! Good health and ride safe!
One year ago today, my wife and I were in the back of an ambulance heading to the hospital after hitting a deer with our 07 ultra. I think one of the worst feelings in the world was laying on the side of the road knowing my back was broken and not being able to see if my wife was ok, as she lay about 20 feet away face down and not moving. The second thing I hope I'll never have to hear was the sound of my sons voice when the next day I called him and told him we had been in an accident. I ended up with 5 broken ribs back by my spine and some chipped vertebrae along with a severly bruised lung, momma had a pretty bad concussion ( thank God she was wearing a helmet) road rash and 10 staples in the back of her head. The bike was totaled, which we were doing around 50 when the deer jumped out in front of us. The new 010 we bought has about 6000 deer free miles on it and we still love to ride, we just avoid night riding. I'm really thankful that things didn't turn out any worst than they did and I hope you all stay safe and enjoy the ride.