Biker hits deer!

[Hitcher]

One of the forums I frequent had a story of a guy who hit a grizzly bear.
Just a glancing blow, and the bear ambled off, but the bike had some minor cosmetic damage, and clumps of bear fur, skin and blood on one side.

That was probably on our trip last year. Our tour leader on his Road King clipped a young grizzly between Lillooet and Kamloops in Canada. His bike was actually more banged up then it appeared at first. The bear blood and fur caught up on his RHS pannier was sobering. God knows what happened to the bear!

[one fast tl1ooo]

That was lucky allright, we all know what its like 2 hit a bird at speed

[Mikkel]

Nicely held together... and very lucky that there was no oncoming traffic.

There's a video out there of a rabbit getting hit by a touring car doing over 200 km/h - that's pretty impressive!

[george formby]

Lucky rider, I used to live in Scotland & have been savaged by deer 3 times, only one managed to knock me off though. The buggers are quick & I never managed to get a feed. I was riding between snow drifts when the deer overtook me & shoulder charged me off my XT, no damage done fortunately. Tasty Vermin.

[Metalor]

One of the forums I frequent had a story of a guy who hit a grizzly bear.
Just a glancing blow, and the bear ambled off, but the bike had some minor cosmetic damage, and clumps of bear fur, skin and blood on one side.

Holy shit! You wouldn't want to be knocked of with a grizzly that suffered from road rage. Chances are, you'd be the one suffering from it :P

I was riding between snow drifts when the deer overtook me & shoulder charged me off my XT, no damage done fortunately. Tasty Vermin.

Haha, why the hell would they do that?!

[inlinefour]

oh my god that deer got owned! haha

My question is why didnt someone hack off some steaks or a hind leg if they was not too bruised??? Waste no want not, especially with the economic sitinumination, and more to the point, the cost of farmed venison (sorry cant remember the correct name for it).

[george formby]

Haha, why the hell would they do that?!

When their is heavy snow, the plough can only open up a single track & leaves high snow banks. The deer must have jumped into the road & took umbrage with my thumper spoiling the evening calm. Nearly hit a badger once too in similar circumstances, they are not quite as quick but can give you a vicious nibbling. I put up with Scottish winters for 9 years before I bought a car. I suffered from a nasty blend of youth & poverty. I'm no longer a youth.

[YellowDog]

I've seen large cars destroyed by deer hits.

If this guy was going a few Ks slower he may have been in big trouble.

Lucky that the bike's frame took the shock rather than the rider's body.