| Author | Message | ||
     Steve4ds |
JUST BOUGHT AN XB 12SS BLACK FROM MIKES FAMOUS. HAD IT 6 DAYS LOVING IT WAS COMING HOME ABOUT 1;30 IN THE MORNING WITH WIFE AND KIDS FOLLOWING ME. ON MY FAVORITE ROAD THAT I TAKE AT ABOUT 70 75 IN THE DAYLIGHT REAL TWISTY AND HILLY. WAS CRUISING ABOUT 40 WHEN I CRESTED A HILL IN A TURN AND A 140 LB DEER JUMPED ABOUT 4 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PUT MY FINGER ON THE FRONT BRAKE BEFORE I WAILED HER AT FULL SPEED.SENT ME TO THE RIGHT OVER THE BARS INTO A TUMBLE.STARTED TO SLIDE ON MY BACK AND WAS THINKING I WAS ALMOST DONE WHEN I HIT A 4X4 POST WITH A MAILBOX ON IT. SENT ME INTO ANOTHER TUMBLE.WHEN I STOPPED I JUMPED UP TO CHECK DAMAGE.WASN T SURE IF I WAS GOING TO PUKE OR POOP.DID NEITHER.WIFE WAS WAY FREAKED OUT DONT THINK SHE WILL EVER RIDE AGAIN.KIDS HANDLED IT WELL THOUGH.MY SON RAN OVER AND PICKED UP MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK BIKE AND TOOK IT HOME . DAUGHTER CHECKED OUT MY KNEE THAT I GOT 22 STItCHES IN AND MY WIFE CRIED. OVER ME NOT MY BIKE. GOT A BROKEN RIB AND STItCHES AND A BROKEN HAND SOME ROAD RASH ON MY ELBOWS. WAS WEARING FULL FACE AND A GOOD LEATHER JACKET.ABOUT 5000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK BIKE.INSURANCE IS GOING TO FIX IT THOUGH.BEEN READING THE POST ON THIS SITE FOR AWHILE KNOW WAITING FOR A BLACK XB 12SS TO BECOME AVAILABLE FINALLY FOUND ONE AND THIS HAPPENS WITHIN 6 DAYS OF PURCHASE. DID I TELL YA'LL HOW BLACK AND PRETTY IT IS?BEEN RIDING FOR YEARS AND THIS WAS ONE OF MY WORST ACCIDENTS IN 16 YEARS.COULD BE WORSE. WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE IN TO GROVES BUELL WINCHESTER VA THERE WAS 4 OTHER BIKES IN THERE FROM DEER HITS THAT WEEK.PLUS A BIKE WAS COMING IN THAT HAD HIT A BEAR IN STANLEY VA.KILLED THE GUY. NOT A HUNTER BUT I'm going to kill the s--- out of them this year. thanks for listening to me cry and you guys have a great board.can't wait to get my pretty black bike back | ||
| Kilroy |
Steve - Glad you are pretty much all right - as you said it could have been worse. The worst part will probably be having to hear about it from your wife forever. You will be over it long before she is. Isn't it time for the deer to come out of hiding and mate/ Might be a good warning for everyone out there to be on the lookout for the next few weeks - | ||
| Steve4ds |
kilroy ,  thanks. wife is actually use to it by now been getting hurt on dirt bikes and 4 wheelers for awhile now.think she is trying to wait me out for the insurance money then she can get a less busted up man |
