Had it been my bike, naked it would stay, but I'm going to fix it for him.
He wasn't upset, glad I was ok...and showed me a black fairing kit for it, lol.
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Had it been my bike, naked it would stay, but I'm going to fix it for him.
He wasn't upset, glad I was ok...and showed me a black fairing kit for it, lol.
The impact lifted the front tire a couple inches with some harsh headshake.
I had 2 fingers on the brake anyway, and just eased on them at first impact, and immediately off after.
The second and side impact lifted the rear tire off the road several inches, and leaning right, it sent me into a 3-5 second coaster stoppie, wobbling on the front and putting me near the ditch on the opposite side of the road.
I countersteer jerked the bars and nailed the gas, it straightened out, and I stopped about a mile and a half down the road.
The radiator go pushed back, the cap knocked loose, and the right fan cage crushed against the blades.
I put a paper towel in place of the missing overflow cap and headed back, the deer was dead, I'de have shot it if need be/put it out of it's misery).
I felt very little in the intial 2 impacts, no adreniline, no raised heartbeat...just saddness, lol, this won't be cheap.
After about an hour, the soreness has kicked in(suprise).
Could always be worse.
Thank you Lord.
And, what have we learned here today?
Apparently nothing because I'm ready to go riding.
I had 2 fingers on the brake anyway, and just eased on them at first impact, and immediately off after.
The second and side impact lifted the rear tire off the road several inches, and leaning right, it sent me into a 3-5 second coaster stoppie, wobbling on the front and putting me near the ditch on the opposite side of the road.
I countersteer jerked the bars and nailed the gas, it straightened out, and I stopped about a mile and a half down the road.
The radiator go pushed back, the cap knocked loose, and the right fan cage crushed against the blades.
I put a paper towel in place of the missing overflow cap and headed back, the deer was dead, I'de have shot it if need be/put it out of it's misery).
I felt very little in the intial 2 impacts, no adreniline, no raised heartbeat...just saddness, lol, this won't be cheap.
After about an hour, the soreness has kicked in(suprise).
Could always be worse.
Thank you Lord.
And, what have we learned here today?
Apparently nothing because I'm ready to go riding.
So you are okay bro , no missing bark or broke bits , you are still sort of Teflon coated then , like a younger fella , which is good .
Got in 120 miles today. Has to wear my lined textile jacket and winter gloves. Never got above 64 degrees. Took a few pics of a very long and old rock fence. Just think of the time and labor it took to gather those rocks, carry them to a line and then stack them.
Glad to see you made out ok. Hopefully you had good comprehensive insurance to take care of the damaged parts. I’ve had a few close calls on bikes and one hit in a 48 GMC pickup back in the 80s but so far, I’ve been able to miss them on a bike. Riding south thru the redwoods in NorCal one day I saw a car coming towards me pulling a travel trailer smack one hard sending it about 20‘ in the air. Surprisingly, when it landed it got up and ran back the way it came. 3-4 others made it across. The car was disabled as was my old truck. You made out ok. On today’s ride I saw only one dead deer and several skunks, squirrels and a raccoon. No live ones but it was in the middle of the day.
Thanks,
This is the 2nd deer that I've hit on a bike(several in cars).
Most are smart around traffic here too, belive it or not.
And this was 9:20am this morning, so not even night riding.
This is the 2nd deer that I've hit on a bike(several in cars).
Most are smart around traffic here too, belive it or not.
And this was 9:20am this morning, so not even night riding.
....and didn't end up like @Mythos where he parted ways with the bike...
Where I grew up rock fences are a thing, I spent many a spring gathering rocks out of the fields and stacking them on the fence lines...frost pushes them to the surface over the winter...
Not pleasant work...
That certainly does suck...but you are ok and the bike can be fixed and the owner still likes you...it's a win all around I suppose....
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I must admit, I think if I had a clearer head after the one that took me out, I would have gotten some satisfaction out of shooting it. It was already dead though. It's good that it was a quick death but I grumble under my breath every time I see deer out on the roads now.
Glad you are still with us sixpack.
Hahahaha!
Had there been safe parking on either side of the road, I'de have stopped on my way back through.
I hadn't hit one on a bike in nearly 19 years...it's always the stupid ones that blast across the road.
I ride alot at night, see plenty, never a problem...hit this one after 9am.
Oh well.
Thanks man, me too
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Went to the local bike hangout for Sunday breakfast and met up with some other Busa owners who arrived, ended up riding all day with them.Got in at 7pm !!
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And home
To add insult to injury; I was on my way to ride with a co-worker before I hit the deer Saturday morning.
He told me this morning when he dropped his Bmw K1300R off for service, they gave him a new '21 s1000r for his loaner bike this week(he has bought alot of bikes there, including the Panigale V4)...so I missed a free test ride on that too, great.
Oh well, I'll start ordering parts for the gsxr this week, yay.
He told me this morning when he dropped his Bmw K1300R off for service, they gave him a new '21 s1000r for his loaner bike this week(he has bought alot of bikes there, including the Panigale V4)...so I missed a free test ride on that too, great.
Oh well, I'll start ordering parts for the gsxr this week, yay.
The deer nailed my leg into the passenger peg.
I was suprised how much it bent the peg bracket, fortunately the subframe is ok.
I was suprised how much it bent the peg bracket, fortunately the subframe is ok.
I ordered a new oem radiator, both ram-air tubes, and led headlight...$1701.35
Used rear footpegs and brackets $22.50
I forgot/have to order a coolant tank cap.
Waiting on the team owner to decide on new fairing color scheme, lol
Probably need a few grommets and fasteners.
And should be back in business within a couple hours of parts showing up.
It's looking like it's gonna be cheaper than I thought to fix, I'm still sick about it, but could've been worse.
Gotta pay to play...yay.
Used rear footpegs and brackets $22.50
I forgot/have to order a coolant tank cap.
Waiting on the team owner to decide on new fairing color scheme, lol
Probably need a few grommets and fasteners.
And should be back in business within a couple hours of parts showing up.
It's looking like it's gonna be cheaper than I thought to fix, I'm still sick about it, but could've been worse.
Gotta pay to play...yay.
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Are you ok ???
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