BLOODY ROE DEER....

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Hi guys and gals. Long time since my last post on the forum. Have been really busy at work and lazy of  work.
Finaly the cold winter changed into really nice and warm atumn temps. Have had a few nice rides and enjoyed my
gtr. Did almost forget how good it is during the winter. But on thuesday evning just 2 miles from home after a 285 miles trip after work I chrased into a roe deer....and the gtr got pretty banged up. I'm ok,didn't feel a thing. Just pissed because the weather is fantasic and my bike isn't useable.
Upper fairing, left fairings, air intake, front fender, lover left fairing, radiator and cooling fans,
Thank good for insurance.
The parts got ordered friday,5-7 days delivery and another day r/r . Hope the time estimate holds.

[routemaster]

Really sorry to hear what happend, hope you are ok and you can get tge bike fairly quickly

Steve

[Lonewolf]

Sorry to hear you've had an off.  Hopefully as you say the repair schedule will be stuck to and the bike will get fixed fairly rapidly.

And the outcome for the dear was?

[Rusty]

Hello TH .. was going to say " Nice to hear from you " .. but with that news I am not so sure ! Sorry to hear of your crash .. that must be a shaky experience and of course the bike damage too. Hope you are ok and on the mend and the Gtr is repaired soon. Take care mate.

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Thanks for all good thoughts.
I'm ok,it was no drama. I saw a movement on my left side and then i heard a crunchy sound and looked in the mirror and I saw the roe deer spinning in the air. Didn't notice anything on the bike or my self. Stopped and went back. Found the poor thing lying on the road,it was stone dead. So I just removed it from the road and in to the bushes so no one could see it.
And then I checked the gtr, rang the police and a man who is responsibe to remove or search for animals after they have been hit by traffic.
I could drive home but it leaks coolant from the radiator.
Talked to the insuranse company friday and got some good new. It will not cost me a "krone" penny.
My insuranse covers damage by animals for free as long as i have reported the accident to the police.
Made my day much better.

[Rusty]

Well then .. that is some good news for you 

[Martin#30]

Damn, the GTR must be well built to come off better than the deer - glad to hear you are OK.

I hit one two years ago on my previous bike, bent the forks, destroyed lots of fairing, and the bl00dy deer just picked itself off the road and looked at me quizzically for running into it 

Martin.

[Ziderman]

Wana buy mine... lost the will to ride any more. Lost latest pillion & nearly got killed on it other day by some one on wrong side road..So thinking at 50 give it all up...Life preservation job...God , sounds depressing do it not..sorry....

[Mogster]

Wana buy mine... lost the will to ride any more. Lost latest pillion & nearly got killed on it other day by some one on wrong side road..So thinking at 50 give it all up...Life preservation job...God , sounds depressing do it not..sorry....

Hang in there Dood... we all get bad days and have close calls .... check out the Mogster... 48 years old, still getting me knee down (gotta do the elbow down thing  ) ) lofting the front and generaly being an arse..... my daughter says that i'm the most immature person she knows..... its all cos of the Bikes 

[Nok12rs]

Wana buy mine... lost the will to ride any more. Lost latest pillion & nearly got killed on it other day by some one on wrong side road..So thinking at 50 give it all up...Life preservation job...God , sounds depressing do it not..sorry....

Sorry to hear this Zider.  I went through same thoughts or worse because it was my fault.  However, the guys here and my own depression at the thought of never riding again had me giving it a go.  I very pleased that I did despite not having regained the same level of confidence as before. Perhaps that's a good thing.  I will enrol for a AIM course when I (hopefully) get back from Berlin and Ovronnaz. 

Surely 50, for many reasons, is the perfect riding age!  Listen to your friends here.

[Gonome]

Hang in there Dood... we all get bad days and have close calls .... check out the Mogster... 48 years old, still getting me knee down (gotta do the elbow down thing  ) ) lofting the front and generaly being an arse..... my daughter says that i'm the most immature person she knows..... its all cos of the Bikes 

Funny that, my kids say the same thing about me. At 61 can't get my knee down due to arthritis but I certainly am an arse when conditions allow.  Just hang in there Ziderman I am sure the call will return if you give it time. Personnally cannot help having a great big cheesey grin everytime I fire up the GTR (daily as I use it to commute) and listen to it bubbling away through my Beowulf.

[Ziderman]

No no , all I have is lost her as a pillion...She was so freaked out by what happened while she was on back bike she wont get on it again at moment..Dont blame her. Not so sure I want to get back on bike. It was very very scarey & wakes me up still now.
We were cruising along A39 near Lynton. Long r hand bend. Open view , no high hedges. Seen 3 vehicles other op carriageway. Never expected low life to try & pass the cars in front of them on bend. They thought was all clear apparently...I am facing a car coming towards me on wrong side road....if that were not bad enough , I had to avoid two cyclist on my side. I had little option but to go into verge between two cyclists. She came off back as i hit verge. I slid all side ways as taught. Bike little damage. Me terrifeid , her in big shock . She has young kids , so got her bad. They caught the guy for causing accident. How we area both alive is behond me. But has made me think after 33 years may be time to pack it in.
Worst of it is despite my age , she was carying a baby...That had been shock for us. Thought we was all passed that. She aborted. See where I am coming from now.

[O.C.]

OMG Ziderman, that is a scary scenario with terrible consequences.

Its your decision and I'm sure we all respect that 

[Gonome]

Bloody hell Ziderman, that was terrible! Sorry for the flipant remarks, I would not have been so offhand if I had known the whole story. Hope you both soon recover and can get on with your lives.

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Hope you get well soon the both of you. And that you get back the passion for riding motorbikes.