UNBELIEVABLE!
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RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
Okay, I'll bite.....
You stopped for an Espresso???
You spotted an oil stain that looked like the Holy Virgin?
You dropped your helmet on the roadside?
You're experimenting with a new camera?
C'mon...give us a hint!
Edit: Okay, you edited your original post. So, you're a Bambi-Killer.
Sucks.
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Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
Not a good way to start any ride, never mind a vacation. The bike looks sad. How about you? How did you fare?
MajBach
Well-known member
Ya know, my heart didn't even skip a beat. Must be getting old. I cleaned up the mess, assessed the bike and continued on.
The injury to my calf didn't present itself for quite some time afterward so apparently the adrenaline was flowing. (Bambi's head wrapped around and his antler's broke on my leg).
Today, my crotch is a little sore - muscle spasms. Ok stop laughing. I reckon I tensed up a little onto the seat at impact to remain 'one' with the bike and stretched the muscles in my nether region.
My first impact on a bike and I was comfortably surprised at how tame it seemed. Although a small deer, at 40-50 mph, it was still a violent percussion but the bike didn't even wobble and I came to a very smooth and controlled stop.
Guys at the bike shop have seen far worse damage to bike and rider under milder conditions. I was praised for keeping it upright. I reckon it was more the bike than me.
In the end, it appears fixable unless the forks are too bent. They figure two weeks to repair or replace but I'm already itchy to get back out there!
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Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
Glad to hear that it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it might have been. Of course, now that you've mentioned your crotch on the forum, let the comments begin. You won't live that down for a while.
wheatonFJR
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Most people like spasms in the crotch...
...atleast you didn't contact the gas tank like Brodie...now where is that photo???
Congrats on "keeping it up!"
Sorry about the short ride...I mean premature ending...I mean quick get off...I mean...
...atleast you didn't contact the gas tank like Brodie...now where is that photo???
Congrats on "keeping it up!"
Sorry about the short ride...I mean premature ending...I mean quick get off...I mean...
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
I'm heading out Tuesday on a long ride, and it's all I've been thinking about. I think the worst part of this for me would be . . . "What the hell am I going to do NOW?" when I'd been planning this great trip in my head.
This could have gone a lot worse, of course, and bent forks are not outrageous to fix or replace. Your bike could have been totaled SOOOO easily from this.
That's all I'm sayin'. Not a word about his crotch (geez, Jill).
This could have gone a lot worse, of course, and bent forks are not outrageous to fix or replace. Your bike could have been totaled SOOOO easily from this.
That's all I'm sayin'. Not a word about his crotch (geez, Jill).
Joe2Lmaker
Well-known member
Time for a deer whistle?
JK
Glad you're o.k.
JK
Glad you're o.k.
MajBach
Well-known member
I'm going to prove those things more of a liability than an asset. I think they are more likely to make an animal jump out in front of you that would have otherwise done nothing. Assuming of course they even hear it.
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
No....really...they work!
Just like a dog whistle....they hear the sound and come running. :blink:
MajBach
Well-known member
No....really...they work!
Just like a dog whistle....they hear the sound and come running. :blink:
I'm open minded about this and actually have been wanting to test the theory for awhile.
Simple enough: I'll just keep one in my saddle bag and when I see a deer ahead, I'll pull it out and (maybe I should rephrase that) and hold it into the air to look for a reaction. There are many places up here where there are deer on the side of the road that can be seen for 20 seconds in advance.
Now all I need is a bike to go under the tank bag. :glare:
Just like a dog whistle....they hear the sound and come running. :blink:
I'm open minded about this and actually have been wanting to test the theory for awhile.
Simple enough: I'll just keep one in my saddle bag and when I see a deer ahead, I'll pull it out and (maybe I should rephrase that) and hold it into the air to look for a reaction. There are many places up here where there are deer on the side of the road that can be seen for 20 seconds in advance.
Now all I need is a bike to go under the tank bag. :glare:
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
Don't be too open minded....your brain might fall out!
Aaannnddd....couldn't you try the experiment using your car.
I mean....er...the windows DO roll down so you can hold the whistle in the wind, don't they?
Or you could rent/borrow a convertible. :dntknw:
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
At the risk of being serious, horns work for deer! I bet if you just sounded your horn all the time, you'd never hit one of the *******s. But it's true. You see a deer in the road in front of you, it stands there and looks at you. But if you blow the horn at it , it runs like hell. Same with when you see one by the roadside. I really believe deer are not suicidal, they just don't expect you. So if you let them know you're there, they run away. Try it.
Note: technique only works if you spot them before you hit them.
Note: technique only works if you spot them before you hit them.
MajBach
Well-known member
In my case the other day, the running like hell part proved detrimental for both of us. Get my point? If horns DO work, who's to say the deer run like hell in the right direction?
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
Deers is likes dems birds....thems dunnah run away inna strate lineage!
Theys bin programmed by Muther Naturally tuh bees turnin' en changin' directionals with noe warning sines er signicality...like cage drivers, theys jist turn with noe lookin' or carin'. Sposed tuh bees thet cornfusilates thems predatorialists soes they don't gets murderlated en eated. Uh course, we bein' predatorial in hahbits our own bad seff...we tend tuh goe all linear like we 'spect thems tuh dew. It don't werk so gude!
Theys bin programmed by Muther Naturally tuh bees turnin' en changin' directionals with noe warning sines er signicality...like cage drivers, theys jist turn with noe lookin' or carin'. Sposed tuh bees thet cornfusilates thems predatorialists soes they don't gets murderlated en eated. Uh course, we bein' predatorial in hahbits our own bad seff...we tend tuh goe all linear like we 'spect thems tuh dew. It don't werk so gude!
HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
I appreciate your theory Mike, but if it is true, I would like you to explain how Harleys with open pipes are still able to run into the furry idiots.
(If I knew how to use a smiley from my phone, I would insert one here.)
I think the guys above me are correct. Deer are stupid and will run in random directions wherever their dumb little brains point them. Making it to safety or right in front of a train is a 50/50 deal.
glas1/2ful
Well-known member
MajBach - to say that sucks is an understatement but glad you weren't more seriously hurt. While MM is on to something (critters have to hear it, and then react "appropriately" in the context of where evolution has brought them to date). Quick Google Scholar search turned up this science at your service
perhaps the key "result" of this largely laboratory based study are "At this frequency, deer and humans should hear the whistle very clearly. In all tests of the whistles mounted on automobiles, the sound pressure levels of the devices were inaudible to the testers. Since these devices are specifically meant to “alert” deer and not “startle” them into flight the signal produced by the devices must be of a sufficient level for the animal to hear it while the vehicle is at a reasonable distance but not at a level that will cause a flight reaction. Consider a vehicle traveling, minimally. At 40 mph, it will cover 2,296 feet in the first minute leaving little time for the animal to move."
There was another reference to a pilot field study, but I don't have access to that pdf.
perhaps the key "result" of this largely laboratory based study are "At this frequency, deer and humans should hear the whistle very clearly. In all tests of the whistles mounted on automobiles, the sound pressure levels of the devices were inaudible to the testers. Since these devices are specifically meant to “alert” deer and not “startle” them into flight the signal produced by the devices must be of a sufficient level for the animal to hear it while the vehicle is at a reasonable distance but not at a level that will cause a flight reaction. Consider a vehicle traveling, minimally. At 40 mph, it will cover 2,296 feet in the first minute leaving little time for the animal to move."
There was another reference to a pilot field study, but I don't have access to that pdf.
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
Rule #1: Deer (and other wildlife) will turn in front of you.
They cannot judge your speed, instead, they react to you as they would another predator whom they usually out maneuver.
Birds, especially large birds like turkeys, normally do not have the long distance to get the "rise" for safe, evasive flight so they make a turn back over the roadway. Most predators would be headed in a straight line and miss the bird.
We motorcyclists, are limited to the roadway we are on and are closing rapidly on the very wildlife we have startled.
BRAKES are your friend. Slow to a speed that allows the creature to safely escape from you (the perceived danger/predator). Yes, there are times we can speed past them so they maneuver behind us.
I've had it happen. Poor Flying Jr. was behind me and got to test his emergency stop ability. In retrospect, the best thing I could have done was perceive the situation and slowed to a safer speed for the animals.
Should any creature decide to suddenly victimize itself from out of your visibility....there isn't much you can do but "ride the bike" like the OP (And Warchild...and dcarver) did.
They cannot judge your speed, instead, they react to you as they would another predator whom they usually out maneuver.
Birds, especially large birds like turkeys, normally do not have the long distance to get the "rise" for safe, evasive flight so they make a turn back over the roadway. Most predators would be headed in a straight line and miss the bird.
We motorcyclists, are limited to the roadway we are on and are closing rapidly on the very wildlife we have startled.
BRAKES are your friend. Slow to a speed that allows the creature to safely escape from you (the perceived danger/predator). Yes, there are times we can speed past them so they maneuver behind us.
I've had it happen. Poor Flying Jr. was behind me and got to test his emergency stop ability.
In retrospect, the best thing I could have done was perceive the situation and slowed to a safer speed for the animals.Should any creature decide to suddenly victimize itself from out of your visibility....there isn't much you can do but "ride the bike" like the OP (And Warchild...and dcarver) did.
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
Glad to. All the noise is BEHIND them. Admit it, you've never heard of a Harley BACKING into a deer, have ya?
