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I had probably my last fishing trip of the year lined up,had to work a saturday and it was 65 degrees and beautiful so i figured i would get one last motorcycle ride in too.
On my way home i took a long short cut down a twisty country road on my way to the store to get some pork chops to break in my new grill, as i round a corner i see something out of the corner of my eye,took a second to place it was a doe running flat out.
i had about 3 seconds between when i saw it and it ran in front of the bike, it was going 30-40 and i was around 50, the last thing i remember is the front tire touching the deers rear leg so if it were running just a bit faster or i were going a bit slower i probably would have missed it.
as you can expect it is deer 1 me 0, i broke my right wrist and my humerous, upper arm, which isn't humerous at all, and scabbed my knees and hand pretty well and this is why you go to church, the first guy on the scene was an emt and his wife was a nurse. i thought that was pretty cool.
i didn't remember crashing and until the cop in th er ask me if i hit dog or a deer i forgot all about it and thought i just passed out, as soon as he said deer i got the little video im my head of the deer running for the road, i had everything else, where i was coming from,going to, adress, phone number but i coulnd't figure out how i crashed, it was really weird, i was riding then i was staring at the nice man that stopped to help.
i was wearing a full face helmet and a riding jacket which is the only reason i am here today, haven't seen my helmet yet but the officer said the main scrapes are on the face part, i go to get what is left of the bike today, hopefully not too bad, it is a 2002 xr650l so being an enduro it is kinda made to crash.
i have been riding since i have been 13 so 36 years and this is my first drop.
i am hoping to maybe get one last fish trip in for thanksgiving week end, might have to have my buddy reel in fish as my right arm is in a cast.
i am typing with my left hand so forgive puntuation and caps.
On my way home i took a long short cut down a twisty country road on my way to the store to get some pork chops to break in my new grill, as i round a corner i see something out of the corner of my eye,took a second to place it was a doe running flat out.
i had about 3 seconds between when i saw it and it ran in front of the bike, it was going 30-40 and i was around 50, the last thing i remember is the front tire touching the deers rear leg so if it were running just a bit faster or i were going a bit slower i probably would have missed it.
as you can expect it is deer 1 me 0, i broke my right wrist and my humerous, upper arm, which isn't humerous at all, and scabbed my knees and hand pretty well and this is why you go to church, the first guy on the scene was an emt and his wife was a nurse. i thought that was pretty cool.
i didn't remember crashing and until the cop in th er ask me if i hit dog or a deer i forgot all about it and thought i just passed out, as soon as he said deer i got the little video im my head of the deer running for the road, i had everything else, where i was coming from,going to, adress, phone number but i coulnd't figure out how i crashed, it was really weird, i was riding then i was staring at the nice man that stopped to help.
i was wearing a full face helmet and a riding jacket which is the only reason i am here today, haven't seen my helmet yet but the officer said the main scrapes are on the face part, i go to get what is left of the bike today, hopefully not too bad, it is a 2002 xr650l so being an enduro it is kinda made to crash.
i have been riding since i have been 13 so 36 years and this is my first drop.
i am hoping to maybe get one last fish trip in for thanksgiving week end, might have to have my buddy reel in fish as my right arm is in a cast.
i am typing with my left hand so forgive puntuation and caps.
Deer may be beautiful animals, but they are a menace! Best wishes for a speedy, full recovery.
