Topic: Deer gets me

[Rocking-M]

Yesterday about 6pm I'm rounding a left hand twisty right after the left hander.
That's is I think I was in the second one. Anyway a deer jumped the guardrail and right in my path.
That's what I think I saw but this was at speed. So, I didn't even have time to touch the brakes, but for
split second I thought I'd miss him. Nope, then for  a split second I thought I might actually get lucky and
catch the tank slapper, nope. Then the high side. I'm pretty sure I cleared the deer.
I don't remember the slide, my buddy said the bike tagged me as I was rolling before ending up in
a back slide. I ended up face up and pretty addled. The helmet shows a hard impact on the back and
road rash all around it so I know I rolled. The jacket, pants, and boots did their job. The jacket was my
new FieldShier Airspeed 4 perforated. It tore one of the shoulders open but the armor held, the back shows a pretty
good slide, I was told about 75 yards.

I broke my tibia just below my knee and their saying 3 months to heal completely. I suspect it's going to be hard to cut
timber on crutches, not to mention finishing my house project (ok this might be doable).

The duck is back at the house and I suspect the insurance company will total it. I had full coverage with
a stated amount.

[fuzzybutt]

thank goodness all you got was a broken leg man, too bad about the duck BUT you can always get another motorcycle, theres only 1 you.

[Rocking-M]

Thanks Fuzz, the fellow I was riding with is an EMT and he wouldn't let me up,
I asked about the bike and he said it was only bad on one side. 

Your right of course, there are lots of bikes out there. I think I'll buy this one
back from the insurance company and make a naked or near naked bike out of it.

It does still run.

[Sam Green Racing]

Sh1t Rob, glad your still with us. I was only talking to my Brother on Saturday who had visited your area, he said you couldn't hardly move on the roads round there for dear. Shame about the Duc but like Fuzzy said you can replace that, someone must have been looking over you. Will you still be able to get to Piedmont on them there crutches ?  Take care buddie.

Sam.

[mystic_1]

Glad to hear you made it out alive.  Good on you for wearing your armor. 

I had a close call with a fawn at night once, it was there and gone in a split second, I was past it before I could properly absorb what I was seeing.  Just a freeze-frame in the headlights.  Very scary.

Don't push yourself too hard while healing, do keep up with your PT.  Hope you're up and around soon.

cheers
mystic_1

[azuredesign]

Glad you don't seem too fazed by the event. Hope you heal easily and quickly.
Sounds like there was nothing you could have done, just fickle finger of fate stuff.
Hope to hear your getting back on the bike tale soon,
Ben

[Demon67]

Tough Man tough, but think about it when boredom drives you round the bend, think how do I do it without hurting myself and you'll do more than you think you can.
Bill the demon.

[boatsdickson]

Time for the duck rebuild thread. Glad your ok r-m. Down but not out......

You dressed for the impact, not for the ride.....
You lived to tell the tale..... 

[333]

Dude- please tell us the deer bought it.  Too often they get away without a scratch.

[medic09]

Sorry 'bout the crash Rob!  Good thing you got off with the broken leg.  I am sorry about how that will complicate your livelihood.

I'm real glad you had all the gear on for this one. 

[bill440cars]

         Rocking-M, like has been said, sure glad you're still with us too!
That could have been really drastic!

         BTW, I agree with 333, who said:

Dude- please tell us the deer bought it.  Too often they get away without a scratch.

   
                My thoughts exactly!

         You do some fast, but thorough recouperating now.

[seaweb11]

I live that deer reality every day.

Can't go to the store without seeing a few on the side of the road.

Get well soon. 

[UnCrash]

Are you having venison for dinner?

- wishing you the speediest of recoveries.

[fuzzybutt]

yeah, we need to have some venison chili!

[ColinMc]

mmmm, or venison lasagna....


Glad to hear you are in repairable shape! Oh and as far as the bike goes, negotiate! Try and get them to give you the amount just below totalling it so you can keep it with a clean title and not have to buy it back. That's what I did with my 748 and it worked out great!

[Rocking-M]

Thanks all, I don't know what happened to the deer, my emt buddy would let me get up to
go and shoot it.  I did give it a good wack in the rear so I hope it wandered off and died a slow death.

I don't know how to go about the recovery stuff so today, I had the son back the flat bed against the tractor
and I got on it had raked some hay, I can drive it with one leg and the other sticking straight out 
whilst racking hay at 12 noon (when deer aren't suppose to be out low and behold there were two in the
pasture. When I came back around the wife got me the rifle. There is one less now. 
I have a personal vendetta now and a life mission, to put the deer population back into balance. 

Hey Sam, I plan to make it, the wife will drive of course. 

[Operator]

I can't believe no one has said it yet!!!!!!!

Renaming it to the DEERHUNTER??? You could put antlers on the front and.....never mind, hope no one is offended by my sense of humour....

Glad to hear you got out of the situation with minimal personal damage.

Metal is fixable with tools, you are fixable with time......and good painkillers

Go Easy

[dusterdude]

rob,glad you`re ok,hope to meet you at piedmont.im glad to see you`re goin down there,at least i dont have to put up with sam all by myself.

[Sam Green Racing]

Thanks all, I don't know what happened to the deer, my emt buddy would let me get up to
go and shoot it.  I did give it a good wack in the rear so I hope it wandered off and died a slow death.

I don't know how to go about the recovery stuff so today, I had the son back the flat bed against the tractor
and I got on it had raked some hay, I can drive it with one leg and the other sticking straight out 
whilst racking hay at 12 noon (when deer aren't suppose to be out low and behold there were two in the
pasture. When I came back around the wife got me the rifle. There is one less now. 
I have a personal vendetta now and a life mission, to put the deer population back into balance. 

Hey Sam, I plan to make it, the wife will drive of course. 

I was pleased when I saw all the Grinning smilies in this post, shows you are in good spirits despite your condition.

Sam.

[Sam Green Racing]

rob,glad you`re ok,hope to meet you at piedmont.im glad to see you`re goin down there,at least i dont have to put up with sam all by myself.

It's a good thing I have thick skin

Sam.

[dusterdude]

hell you`re a brit,they dont come no thicker than ya`ll.

[Rocking-M]

rob,glad you`re ok,hope to meet you at piedmont.im glad to see you`re goin down there,at least i dont have to put up with sam all by myself.

It's a good thing I have thick skin

Sam.

It's called white leathers ain't it Sam?   I look forward to meeting up with you dudes, though my pit #$%* duties will
be severely limited. ? I can hit intruders with a crutch though.  

[andy750]

Glad your ok and it sounds like you are in good spirits!! We need to see photos of you, Sam and Duster at this bash you`re all meeting at!!

Have a beer for me 

Glad you are back with us!

cheers
Andy

[jtb]

Glad you're OK.  A deer got one of my riding buddies last jan.  Hit his Goldwing on the left fork.  He had 6 broken ribs.

[tramp]

all that safety equiptment really works
good for you
and people want to get rid of the helmet law