Deer Strike

[puppychow]

Glad you are OK! Glad you chose good gear and then chose to wear all of it! Take care of yourself and I hope nothing hurts anymore, and you get the damages fixed up fast. Looking forward to seeing you at EODZA!

 

[FJRBluesman]

Doug - Glad you're ok and no real big damage to you or the bike. Deer are nasty, but they taste good. I dread those forest rats, I've had many uncertain encounters with boneheaded deer not knowing what to do and they do the dumbest things when us humans are being more logical.

Ride safe bud.

 

[101stpathfinder]

So no venison for dinner? I don't know if they still make them but there should be some small deer alert whistles that stick on that suppose to keep them away, works like a dog whistle that only they can hear. they sell them at truckstops I believe.

Yeah, those work just about as good as wearing garlic around your neck. :blink:

Often they have an adverse result , making the stupid

rats run when most of the time they would otherwise

keep feeding on the roadside cheese...

 

[chivvalry]

+1 on ATGATT - Damn forest rats... I escaped my encounter with only some hairs stuck in my fairing and a couple of light scratches on my front fender.

Glad to hear you walked away.

 

[Nitro]

Glad your O.K. and it wasn't worse. ATGATT!!!!!! :clapping:

 

[cruppelt]

So glad for you that it wasn't worse! And yes good gear is the way to go, especially when you live in deer country...

 

[Not a Biker]

I hit one in my then new Tran AM the Buttin Buck Totaled the Car im glad to here you are ok,They should out law them you know ( The Deer That Is ) :assassin:

 

[Bounce]

They should out law them you know ( The Deer That Is ) :assassin:

it's called hunting season. do your part. bag a buck every year.

 

[GeorgiaRoller]

Hitting a deer is always one of my fears...but not really sure what you can do about it if one jumps out of the tree line and runs into you. Glad you survived it pretty well. Def could have been much, much worse!

 

[Willie]

Sometimes life comes at you in 10 seconds and in slow motion at the same time. Glad you are out and about.

Willie

 

[Not a Biker]

Wow i never have been one to were gear . A helmet and Gloves is all i have every used .

i now will be getting gear to ride with Glade your ok ...

 

[Bestphotog]

Oh dear !

The place I live have thick population of deer . Basking ridge . New Jersey . I hope you are okay my friend. Yes, always wear your gears even if it is sunny and warm outside

 

[johnny80s]

Glad you are ok Doug!

 

[Fred W]

+1 on the glad you are OK. Most of the damage appears related to having been knocked over by the forest rat bastid. I'm amazed that your tupperware was relatively intact after colliding with a big deer like that. In my case the entire front faring of the bike was shattered and in pieces, including the front fender, and the headlight bucket was barely hanging on. But my deer friend was smaller, though it happened at a higher rate of speed.

It's worth repeating that the primary objective in any such animal encounter is to try and keep the bike upright. If you hear this enough times it may be your initial reaction if/when the time comes. Brake if you have time, but don't bother swerving. You can't tell which direction those crazy bastids are going next and you are just as likely to swerve right into it as away from it. And hitting a deer size animal while swerving will surely increase the odds that you're gonna be surfing some pavement.

 

[VTFJR13]

Glad to hear your ok. It's awesome to see the Aerostich held up and did it's job well. I also wear a roadcrafter with all the armor. I hope to never test it like you did. I'm amazed the bike really didn't get damaged all that bad either.

 

[TomInPA]

Thread is now 8 months old, but for the eastern guys, the local White tail deer are pretty small compared to the western mule deer, but damn there are a lot of them. Way too many friends and forum friends have hit deer this year.

 

[Not a Biker]

Deer are still thick here in southern Indiana to much Ice to be riding now

 

[SkooterG]

Thread is now 8 months old,

No kidding. WTF????

 

[allrider]

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Time: 1 pm in the afternoon

....I have been waiting for this for 130,000 miles

That's sucks. Glad your OK. Be careful what you wish for, even unconciously.

 

[odot]

It's worth repeating that the primary objective in any such animal encounter is to try and keep the bike upright. If you hear this enough times it may be your initial reaction if/when the time comes. Brake if you have time, but don't bother swerving. You can't tell which direction those crazy bastids are going next and you are just as likely to swerve right into it as away from it. And hitting a deer size animal while swerving will surely increase the odds that you're gonna be surfing some pavement.

Hate to agree with fredW but, I gotta agree with fredW.

As for skooterG.....put a cuke in it. Some peeps read slower then others......especially old peeps.