OB_cbxchris
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Its that time of year...be careful I almost got one!! Anybody else?
Deer in the head lights!
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OB_Cisco San Jose
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Skyline near Hwy9 also have deer took out one Harley rider over the weekend,so all you gals and guys in Northern Calif who ride Hwy 9,Alice's be careful.
OB_VegasDude
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CBXChris, thought about your post while riding in Utah and Arizona.......thanks........
OB_Mr Bear
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I tagged one in 1984, never trust a deer to stay put. They will wait till the last possible second and then bolt...and talk about acceleration from a standing start. They can also get across the road and then double back into your path. I get scared when I see those eyes at night now.
OB_KawAbuser
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Encountered a deer crossing a four lane highway in southern CT in the spring,had thew bike a week. Traffic was heavy and the sucker jumped off a hill onto the highway, my left lane at 100mph was clear but the traffic I feared would cause a major pileup. The deer crossed all lanes and went into the southbound side leaving me a little bit aware of the things that can happen on a bike(any bike). If god wanted me that day it would have been that easy.
In Northern New England moose are a problem for trucks never mind a bike. I thought of those ugly little whistles they sell to warn animals(here is an idea - Kevtec make some that fit as a bar-end weight).
When your day comes you are history with no options, that is how it works - just hope you are doing something you like when it happens.
In Northern New England moose are a problem for trucks never mind a bike. I thought of those ugly little whistles they sell to warn animals(here is an idea - Kevtec make some that fit as a bar-end weight).
When your day comes you are history with no options, that is how it works - just hope you are doing something you like when it happens.
OB_Dirty Pete
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Got me.
A veritable ice pick in the funny bone.
Todd you're usually so serious and analytical (except when you're a-courtin' with FC) that you sucked me in like overlooked plastic shaving after the airbox mod.
A veritable ice pick in the funny bone.
Todd you're usually so serious and analytical (except when you're a-courtin' with FC) that you sucked me in like overlooked plastic shaving after the airbox mod.
OB_gurrera
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I wander if the plastic whistles will work on alligators on the roads
OB_Dirty Pete
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Mr. Bear and KawAbuser are right. You have no chance with a deer. They are so fast they will blind side you.
They go from being absolutely still and camoflaged against the bush to an instant 40 mph across your path.
All you can do is ride slower to reduce impact force as you pass likely deer terrain (bushes, thickets, woods) during rutting time in the Spring, during insect infestations because that drives deer out of the woods, and in the Autumn when they are actively foraging to fatten up for the winter. If you are downwind in a strong wind, ride even slower because the deer can't hear you coming and they may bolt upon visual contact.
AS FOR THOSE ULTRASONIC DEER/MOOSE WHISTLES that mount on your fender, no one up here in deer & moose land (rural Ontario, Canada) uses them because they figure the noise excites and scares deer into action and makes a crash more likely.
IMHO, the best thing you can do is have noisy exhaust and very bright headlights...deer understand that language and know not to cross the road when a vehicle is coming.
It's the silent runners that surprise them and get nailed.
They go from being absolutely still and camoflaged against the bush to an instant 40 mph across your path.
All you can do is ride slower to reduce impact force as you pass likely deer terrain (bushes, thickets, woods) during rutting time in the Spring, during insect infestations because that drives deer out of the woods, and in the Autumn when they are actively foraging to fatten up for the winter. If you are downwind in a strong wind, ride even slower because the deer can't hear you coming and they may bolt upon visual contact.
AS FOR THOSE ULTRASONIC DEER/MOOSE WHISTLES that mount on your fender, no one up here in deer & moose land (rural Ontario, Canada) uses them because they figure the noise excites and scares deer into action and makes a crash more likely.
IMHO, the best thing you can do is have noisy exhaust and very bright headlights...deer understand that language and know not to cross the road when a vehicle is coming.
It's the silent runners that surprise them and get nailed.
OB_Dirty Pete
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Alligator problem? Try the Phazer Reptilo-Tector.
If for any reason it doesn't work for you and a 'gator rips your spine out while you're laying under your Busa covered in spilled gas, speak to Todd.
If for any reason it doesn't work for you and a 'gator rips your spine out while you're laying under your Busa covered in spilled gas, speak to Todd.
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I know bikers that have been using the Phazer deer warning box and have never hit one yet! 
Stock Busa is apparently very quiet as far as deer are concerned. I've been closer to deer on the road with the Busa then ever before. It's a year around problem here.
Deer season has arrived now and I can't bring myself to blow Bambi away but I sure hope someone does. They're pretty thick this year. Email me if you need a big gun.
Wasn't there some "controversy" about those deer whistles a while back? (whether they worked or not) Maybe DP was referring to it?
Stock Busa is apparently very quiet as far as deer are concerned. I've been closer to deer on the road with the Busa then ever before. It's a year around problem here.
Deer season has arrived now and I can't bring myself to blow Bambi away but I sure hope someone does. They're pretty thick this year. Email me if you need a big gun.
Wasn't there some "controversy" about those deer whistles a while back? (whether they worked or not) Maybe DP was referring to it?
OB_Dirty Pete
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Yes Todd, I was referring to the little (2" X .5") plastic whistles that mount with adhesive backing to truck/car fenders. They are cheap, like $3, and look like a small black siren on a 1/2" pedestal. They are supposed to make an ultrasonic scream. Hunters here don't use'em, only idiot paranoid citizens.
What is a Phazer deer warning box?
What is a Phazer deer warning box?
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Phazer deer warning box. Black box with pretty LED lights sold my Rocky Mountain Deer Scrambler Inc. It detects brainwaves of deer ahead on the roads and adds a 30-30 wave file chirp signal and reflects it back to the deer causing panic and hysteria to any distant deer before you arrive. It blanks the deer senses and effectively
immobilizes them so they are unable to bolt in front of your bike. A steal at only $199.99! Multiple units are recommended for use against the larger brained Moose.
immobilizes them so they are unable to bolt in front of your bike. A steal at only $199.99! Multiple units are recommended for use against the larger brained Moose.
OB_Mr Bear
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But wait, there's more! It also comes with the unconditional 30-30 warranty...works for 30 feet or 30 seconds, whichever comes first.
OB_Mr Bear
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Pete, you BLEW through 1,000 posts! WOO-HOO!! (Cyber-confetti, horns, flashing lights, etc.) Kawabuser is right on 1,000 now too. Man, do you guys soak your fingers in ice water between posts or what?
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I will be trying to thin out the deer population. It's deer hunting opening weekend here in Minnesota. I am leaving early in the A.M. Bambi beware!
OB_Dirty Pete
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Mr. Bear, I couldn't let Turbo Rick be the only World Record holder on the forum
OB_Mr Bear
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Pete, you're one of the cool guys here on .Org, it sucks that you are 2,000 miles from So. Cal. If you ever get out here, you have got to time it so that you can show at Stir Crazy in Hollywood on a Saturday afternoon. You'd definitely dig these guys and vice-versa, I guarantee it.
OB_RobBase
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Yesterday, Nov. 6, there were 4 separate accidents on the Washington Beltway, I-495, caused by deer. You would think that Washington, D.C. is a big city without a deer problem. Think again, there are more deer now than there were 200 years ago.
Has anyone out there ever flown in or out of Dulles International Airport? I was working in the terminal when a stray buck crashed straight through curved glass windows and ran amok through the people inside. Ever seen a Japanese tourist caught in a deers antlers?
Anyway the airport police told me that they had shot almost 400 deer out on the runways that year. Its necessary because its not good for million dollar jet turbines to have large objects sucked through them.
Dirty Pete gave the best advice, when in deer country just slow down if you see them ahead.
Or how about a swiveling, fairing mounted .30-06 connected to a HUD targeting system mounted in a full face Shoei.
Has anyone out there ever flown in or out of Dulles International Airport? I was working in the terminal when a stray buck crashed straight through curved glass windows and ran amok through the people inside. Ever seen a Japanese tourist caught in a deers antlers?
Anyway the airport police told me that they had shot almost 400 deer out on the runways that year. Its necessary because its not good for million dollar jet turbines to have large objects sucked through them.
Dirty Pete gave the best advice, when in deer country just slow down if you see them ahead.
Or how about a swiveling, fairing mounted .30-06 connected to a HUD targeting system mounted in a full face Shoei.
I have this theory that if you go faster on good roads the deer barely blink when you go by. Now if your going slow(under 60)they hear you and see you and get scared and almost always run in front of you.
When I'm going slow on gravel roads and a deer pops up I put the horn and the brakes at the same time. What scares me is if they hit me in the side.
Anyone heard of people hitting deer over 65mph?
When I'm going slow on gravel roads and a deer pops up I put the horn and the brakes at the same time. What scares me is if they hit me in the side.
Anyone heard of people hitting deer over 65mph?
OB_Dirty Pete
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Thanks for the invite and the kind words Mr. Bear. There's nothing I'd like to do more than sit on Melrose and shoot the poop in person with you and the L.A. guys, then go out and tear up the mountains in a pack of wild Hayabusas.
I rented a big Kawi back in the late seventies and rode through L.A., along the Pacific Coast Highway then out through the windy mountains onto the Mojave near Palm Springs. It was one of the great rides of my life. Used to be in L.A. twice a year for many years and I love it's shallow, pretentious, materialistic car-centric culture and best of all...the strutting babes with large breasts and blank minds.
Do they still rent serious bikes down there? Might be an excuse for me to fly down for a long weekend if there are some good races at Laguna Seca (is that the nearest track?) There is also a good chance I may be attending a track school down there.
I rented a big Kawi back in the late seventies and rode through L.A., along the Pacific Coast Highway then out through the windy mountains onto the Mojave near Palm Springs. It was one of the great rides of my life. Used to be in L.A. twice a year for many years and I love it's shallow, pretentious, materialistic car-centric culture and best of all...the strutting babes with large breasts and blank minds.
Do they still rent serious bikes down there? Might be an excuse for me to fly down for a long weekend if there are some good races at Laguna Seca (is that the nearest track?) There is also a good chance I may be attending a track school down there.
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