Riding with my son, nephew, and brother-in-law this morning, 3rd in line, 55 mph. White tail came out of the ditch and launched itself over the rear of my bike.....almost. Got my elbow, shoulder, and now I feel my hip got hit as well. It hit the rear luggage top case mostly, bent the mounting some. He did a somersault in the air and crashed in the roadway, got up and left. I only saw a brown flash, kept the thing upright. It's about as close as it gets without serious injury, I'd say. BIL said it was impressive. It's more adventure than I was looking for on a perfect Sunday for riding. I'm sore, but that is all. I need a sign for my bike that says Deer Slayer. 65 years old and my 1st (and last) motorcycle deer.
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Yes they hurt even when the bike stays upright!
It could have been much worse.
I live in a rural area and the critters go hand and hand with low traffic roads.
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Ugh....glad you're relatively ok and kept the cycle upright..I hit one years ago. Saw the deer on the roadside, braked and slowed down to perhaps 30-35 before the deer jumped in front of me. I tried steering around to no avail. I hit it went over the bars and slid...It was a beautiful summer night and I had on a t shirt and jeans, so I got scraped up on my elbows and one knee, but not so much to prevent me from being pi$$ed. That and a spectacular case of road rash my brother recieved due to his own stupidity caused me to begin wearing gear...sigpic
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Lucky to have walked away. A friend's '67 Mustang fastback was totalled on the thruway between Rochester and Buffalo. One deer and that beautiful old car was toast. He was lucky to have walked away.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
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Yep, a friend of mine was not so lucky - a buck broadsided him and he took an antler to the lung but luckily missed his heart. He was up a canyon and lost a lot of blood by the time the ambulance arrived. Bike was a total loss and he spent a week in the hospital.
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I know the odds, I'm being optimistic..
. I got the tail trunk straightened back up today, only thing really sore is the shoulder and it's fading fast. I win again!!
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