Did you get some deer meat glad you are okay not much chance of the same thing happening here in my area, we have speed bumbs bigger than the local deer.
I pulled up to a store and parked beside a Harley. Went inside and the Harley dude asked me was I hot. It was around 95 degrees. I said "Yeah it's a little warm sure enough. I dress for slide not for the ride." I had on full face race helmet, leather jacket with armor, textile pants with armor, race gloves, and Alpinestar race boots. He had on tennis shoes, denim jeans, and a wife better plus no helmet. I would hate to think if that guy hit a deer going 65 mph how he would have made out in the wreck. Glad you had on some gear!
ATGATT- have to admit I am guilty of not always suiting up. I have an Aerostich suit which is great in the rain and cooler weather and has pads all over it. I always wear my fullface helmet though. Hard head, but not that hard
Since the topic has come up, who makes some good hot weather armour?
****, good on you for being mostly unhurt. I hear lots of horror stories about motorcyclists hitting deer and they all turn out bad I've seen trucks totaled by them. VERY good to hear your mostly OK , maybe the weight of the bike helped, I just bought leather gloves makes me think about upgrading now.. Hope you have a speedy recovery and are able to get back on two wheels as soon as possible.
I actually have ordered a Michelin Comander 2 to try out as soon as the Shinko wears out not that I am unhappy with the Shinko but I have always been a lover of Michelin tyres, so if it is as good as you say I will be a happy man
You were able to walk the crash scene...........................that is something in itself. Glad you were able to do that. Reckon the Man upstairs has other plans for you going forward. He saved my sorry butt 5 years ago and I am still looking for the purpose for which I was saved.
Public service announcement time; Deer can be seen almost anywhere at anytime these days. Deer will be moving more frequently as the days get shorter and the rut comes to a crescendo in late November. They are naturally driven to feed heavily preceeding the one time a year they breed which runs from October into December more or less. Bucks can become "stupid" during this period and doe's may seemingly appear out of thin air. Be careful y'all and watch especially where the tree line comes close to the highway and near drainages as deer use them like highways. Go slower as warranted, screw the car behind you, let them pass and hit the deer.
This is not fool proof and sometimes deer just bolt as in Bill's case. Again, glad you could tell us about it, pull the driveshaft and see what it looked like.