Was on a little feeder road that has 3 blind curves in less than 150 yards. Came around one of the curves at about 25 mph and 30 feet in front of me, in the middle of the road, was a little 6 point buck just staring right at me.

After a second of a stare down (as I was applying the brakes) he tried to head back in the woods from the direction he had come from.

He slipped and fell flat on his butt. [sm=insomnia.gif] Jumped up and was off the road by the time I reached the spot he had been standing.

No real danger, I was going slow enough that if he had not moved I could have stopped in time.

But this is why, when on the thousands of miles of beautiful 2 lane country roads around here, I always slow when approaching a blind curve or topping a blind hill.

 

Sounds like the deer wasn't an '08 model or it would have had ABS and not gone down. [8D]

 

This is the reason why H-D needs to make gun racks for there bikes? LOL.

 

Which way did he go??? I still have 2 tags to fill

 

We have too many of them here is SW Ohio and even though my road is posted 50 MPH I stay around 35 at night. This guy and three of his buddies spend way too much time in the road.



Ride well,

Jim

 

hey glad we can all laugh about it RIDE SAFE!

 

Same here in Tennessee greatriding but you have to be on your toes..The Dear and the Dogs are one thing, but when people are cutting hay look out for tractors and that slow moving farm equipment. The weather has been great for riding.

 

Did he have a red nose?

Glad you were prepared!
Stay that way. Always expect the unexpected.

 

Have had many close ones with deer & Elk... But once in SD in Custer National Park came around a slow curve in a mild rain and came face to face with a Buffalo crossing the road real slow.... Needless to say we came to a quick stop - put the bike on the jiffy stand and stepped back out of the way while he made his crossing....

 

You know now that I look a little closer.......


Hmmmm