Wow glad your OK. It's always good to hear that you were able to keep your bike up. I hit a small rabbit the other day and didn't know what to expect.

Did you slam on your brakes at all? ABS? How fast were you going when you hit the deer?

 

Dayum! Glad you came out the winner in that contest. Hope your painter is still around, too. It's not easy duplicating another artist's work.

The deer are like cockroaches around here in eastern KS. We have some acreage on which I've planted about 30 small trees in the last couple years. Stupid deer have been stripping the bark off of them and/or eating the branches at night. Yesterday I glanced out the back window...about 11:00 AM...and a frickin' buck was wandering through our property and checking out the "buffet." I opened the window and yelled and he took off like a AA Fueler at the Summer Nationals.

I'm thinking about sitting on our deck with the AR and waiting for the critters to meander on our property and then letting 'em have it. Then dragging their no-good flea-bitten carcass off into the woods with the truck. OK. That'd be illegal and I doubt I'd do it, but talking about it makes me feel better.

<Yosemite Sam voice on> "Ah hates them fur bearin' critters." <Yosemite Sam voice off>

Not like I have an opinion on deer or anything.

 

You are lucky! Had a deer run in front of my truck last night...it was a close call,but not quite as close as your experience.... Glad you are ok.

 

Saw 6 Friday night on a 40 mile trip. This cool weather really has them moving.

 

We saw a bunch of deer last weekend in the hills around Lake Lanier. Happily, none were suicidal, feeling the need to leap in front of us.

 

Damn...... glad your OK .... thought you'd hit a tractor!

 

Wow, so glad you are ok. Your bike can be fixed easier than you can be!

It's also the beginning of hunting season in a lot of areas so the deer will be moving around a lot more and pretty jumpy for a while.

Again, glad you are ok!!

 

yeah it's breeding time for them. I live about a 90 miles south of where you are and they are out in full force. glad you are ok. I constantly look for them while riding at night around here. And this time of year the bucks have their nose to the ground and don't care whats coming at them. They have their mind on one thing and it ain't food.

 

we have them thick around here too. come close on the bike, spudded several with the vehicles.



now they just bounce off

 

I was going between 40-50 had slowed down from 55 cause I knew I was in an area where I may be swerving wanted to be ready. Saw him on the side of the road and then all of a sudden right in front of me. It was so fast. I just went loose on the grip and as soon as I no longer felt impact I came to a stop. I am very thankful that I'm walking and talking. Adjuster will be out today to look at the bike. Front end and right side have all the damage. There's one mark on the frame that the HD dealer is concerned about.