I can't remember the last time that it was 65* and Sunny on January 28 here in the Heartland but it Was Today! I hadn't Ridden in a couple of weeks and I Really needed to try out My New Joe Rocket Textile Jacket I got last Week from newenough.com. After finishing some Shopping and Honey Do's I geared up and took off about Noon Today. It was Sunny with a brisk Gusting Wind out of the South. I headed South into Tennessee (and into the Wind) on Lightly Traveled Two Lane Roads and was marveling at how much better the 850 was running after I put on a new Battery about a Month ago.
I came to a Stop sign and turned East on a Straight EAST-WEST road that was totally deserted except for Me. I got up to about 70 and was really enjoying the ride with My feet on the Highway Pegs. The Wind required a slight counterlean to the Right but was not Bad. I was Thinking How nice it was to be Riding in Late January and How glad I was that Last March I put in an Impulse bid on Ebay for a 1980 GS850G that I thought was going too Cheap which I won and Had to make a 1000 Mile Round Trip Pulling a Uhaul to bring Home.
While I was doing all this thinking I was scanning the road ahead for potential Hazards when I saw It! Out of the corner of My Left Eye I saw movement in the Field. Something was Headed South in a Big Hurry! I first thought "A pack of Dogs"? Very quickly I realized Dogs H#ll, those are DEER!@! Six count em, 6 Deer headed for a point in the road that I was Fast Approaching! With No time to think, I figured either I was going to hit One or Be hit by One. I thought "This will Hurt less If I can Lose some Speed" so I grabbed a Hand and Foot Full of Brake. Four of them passed Right in front of Me just as the Rear tire locked up and the Resulting Screech caused the other Two to Stop and Run Parallel to the Road. I got back on the Gas and passed them By with My Heart Pounding like a Bass Drum. After having a few Hours to Reflect on this Incident all I can Add is Stay Alert and Be Careful out there Folks!
I came to a Stop sign and turned East on a Straight EAST-WEST road that was totally deserted except for Me. I got up to about 70 and was really enjoying the ride with My feet on the Highway Pegs. The Wind required a slight counterlean to the Right but was not Bad. I was Thinking How nice it was to be Riding in Late January and How glad I was that Last March I put in an Impulse bid on Ebay for a 1980 GS850G that I thought was going too Cheap which I won and Had to make a 1000 Mile Round Trip Pulling a Uhaul to bring Home.
While I was doing all this thinking I was scanning the road ahead for potential Hazards when I saw It! Out of the corner of My Left Eye I saw movement in the Field. Something was Headed South in a Big Hurry! I first thought "A pack of Dogs"? Very quickly I realized Dogs H#ll, those are DEER!@! Six count em, 6 Deer headed for a point in the road that I was Fast Approaching! With No time to think, I figured either I was going to hit One or Be hit by One. I thought "This will Hurt less If I can Lose some Speed" so I grabbed a Hand and Foot Full of Brake. Four of them passed Right in front of Me just as the Rear tire locked up and the Resulting Screech caused the other Two to Stop and Run Parallel to the Road. I got back on the Gas and passed them By with My Heart Pounding like a Bass Drum. After having a few Hours to Reflect on this Incident all I can Add is Stay Alert and Be Careful out there Folks!
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