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     Buckinfubba |
well what a fun morning commute to work. Just leisurely riding thru the country roads of north carolina at a nice slow speed of 80 or so enjoying the lil twistie route I take. Usually collecting quite a few bugs and such. Well I come around one corner ata gingerly 85 mph and lo and behold there is a beautiful doe.....right the hell in my lane!!!! Now a novice here might have thought oh well she'll get out of my way. But me being the proffessional that I am, ..I get on the breaks hard because as we know Deers are like women in a bar going to the restroom. It seems they can't travel alone!!!! Well anyway I was correct up and out of the trees, while I am in the process of learning how to do a moving endo, comes 1 , 2 , 3 more of god little creatures,that I love to eat, At this point the rear wheel is off the ground. Oh did I say at this point I am all of , oh I'd say, 15 ft from them and my heart is no longer beating. well they clear out of the way and I let off the break, I am not sure of my speed at this point as it is the least of my concerns, the rear wheel decides to place nice and put its ass back on the ground. I start singing the praises glory be to god and wishing the XB'S had a gun rack. They looked like real good eatin and they almost got the better of me. So to end this little foray into the story. Why do deers love us so much.....I know why. The next time your munching on some good deer meat.....realize how they have good taste  ride careful ya'll Brian Tilley hd/buell buckinfubba@hotmail.com | ||
| Daves |
Glad you made it OK Bubba! In about 3 weeks I will be out doing my part as to thin the deer population here in Iowa. I will be doing from a treestand, not on my bike! Ride to the edge! Dave Iowa HD/Buell (Buell Cycle Center) | ||
| Buckinfubba |
get one for me...BTW anybody want to do some easy deer huntin. Just come to my house drink coffee and sit on the front porch. They seem to love my front yard. I think it has something to do with the spring that runs thru my property. Brian | ||
| Glitch |
We saw a doe and her fawn on a ride a couple of weeks ago. The doe bounced in front of us and on across the road, while the fawn got confused and started going in circles in the middle of the road. I've never been more scared of a little fawn in all my born days. When we lived in North Cove (about 70 miles west of Statesville) I got up one morning to start the car to warm up, and scared a buck that was in the back yard. He paniced and ran straight into the clothes line and hung himself. Now that's easy huntin'. | ||
| Whatever |
Fubba, Venison abounds up here as well... and I have not hit one yet, but mostly because I try to avoid riding in the twilight hours... Slow down... dude... take it easy. Glad you are ok. Char PS I speed up for turkey, they look delicious to me !!! | ||
| Cjmblast |
Well, I may be a southern gal, but I DON'T eat deer, yuk !!! But glad your okay bubba, and yeah like Char says, slow your ass down !! I will say I LOVE reading your post though, I'm laughing so hard here at work and my co-workers think I've Lost it !!! Cause I can't tell them why I'm laughing, shouldn't be here reading !! LOL CJ XB  | ||
| Buckinfubba |
that was slow...during the summer its gigngerly at 90 or 95 mph...I'm not one much for controlling my whims  the lil bolt talks to me and says faster ya fat bastard.... Brian | ||
| Henrik |
Bubba; great save. Glad you're ok. You could of course have gotten hard on the gas instead - there are urban legends of clipping deer in two. Then, other than a bit of bike cleaning, you'd have had your venison as well  Henrik (no, I really wouldn't recommend trying that  ) | ||
| Tedk |
Glad your ok. Might wanna get a louder pipe...hahaha. I almost took out a ground hog on the BRP, scared the poop outta me. A deer would give me a heart attack. Ride safe buddy, we need ya around. | ||
| Spiderman |
Bubba, Gald yer ok and I might have to take ya up on that sippin coffee shootin deer from your front porch. Although it may be a little had to strap my Bow to my bike | ||
| Tripper |
Glitch, you may not have noticed last Sundays game count since you XB's were so far behind, but Buellish had to brake for a fawn, a group of turkeys (the bird, not the squids), and then scared up a vulture while it's mate dove at his head. Luckily the game cleared the road in the afternoon cause he was cookin down the mountain in the wet. That guy is nuts. And my little Michelin men are missing their heads. | ||
| Gravedigger |
bubba, Glad to hear you are ok!!!! Damn things are terrors! Henrik, At the speed he was doing it would not have cut it in two. It would have ended up more like this . . .   Don't ask how I know this! Keith | ||
| Glitch |
I saw the fawn, and the vultures. But they weren't in the road as I went by. Didn't see the turkeys. Hey, I didn't know we were racing! Besides I heard Buellish say to keep the guy behind you in sight. That's the first time I've ridden with such a (mixed talent) group. You've got to go up with Mike and I soon. We'll be up there all day Sunday. And my little Michelin men are missing their heads. I was wondering about those little guys! | ||
| Buckinfubba |
Gravedigger you know that pic went thru my brain right after I cleared them. Oh well thank god I have no photo ops for ya'll. spidey...hell with that hat ya got and a bowe strapped to yer bike , you'd fit in perfect down here... Brian Tilley hd/buell buckinfubba@hotmail.com | ||
| Henrik |
Keith: ouch !! Henrik | ||
| Aesquire |
You can cut a deer in half, happened to a pal on his Honda 750 Sabre. He woke up in the mud by the side of the road. (lucky mud!) Deer bent his forks. The second worst part was pressure washing the radiator. I wish we had done it before he started the bike! | ||
| Blublak |
Hmmmm.. Maryland somewhere (don't wanna get a nice guy in trouble here).. A deer had played tag with a Old Suzuki GS850G .. They both lost  . The deer actually was still alive and kickin' when they carted the rider away in an ambulance for the local hospital. A State Trooper was standing there and people were freaking at the way a deer can wail when it's in pain. People kept asking the Trooper to put it out of it's misery since animal control was nowhere to be seen. Of course, since there was no direct threat to human life, the Trooper could do nothing. A.. Uh, good samaritan just happened to be in the crowd.. and he went to a box he happened to have in his truck at the time and pulled a Ruger 22/45 out, loaded it and calmly walked back up to the deer. Then, pointing away from the mess on the road and said "What the hell is that flying thing?"  The Trooper turned to look and didn't hear the 'pop' as one round to the brain was administered. When the Trooper looked back around, he 'noted' that the deer had finally died from his wounds. .. .. .. Oh the Trooper also didn't see the 'UFO' that had obviously slipped behind the clouds or something.. The odd thing is some people just tried to force the Trooper into admitting exactly how the deer had died. They didn't understand the mess that both individuals would have been in.. we are talking about Maryland here.  Just a deer story I thought I'd relate.. since were kind of on topic.. Not sure what happened to the rider though I understand he was pretty messed up, caught an antler in the shoulder or something like that.. The deer went to the state.. I think they destroyed it, despite some suggestions that it be donated to Hunters for the Hungry.. Once again.. it's the state of Maryland.. what do you expect.  Later. edited by blublak on September 12, 2003 | ||
| Aydenxb9 |
Man this time of year is FUN in ol' Nort Caralina! Had my first close call of the season yesterday on the way home from work. Only it wasn't a deer but a buzzard that I thought I was going to do me in. I was heading home the "back way" rounded a corner then whacked the throttle on this long, quiet straight stretch of tree lined road. Just as I was at the top of third gear, out of the ditch to my right flies this big ol' buzzard right into my path. I had absolutetly no time to react other than to wince, brace myself for impact, and think "OH SH..!!!" I feel something slap the top of my helmet and I open my eyes wide to realize that the stupid thing had just cleared me! Thank God! I started to whoop and holler and generally congradulated myself on being lucky. Funny thing though, it didn't slow me down any. Funny how that bike does that to you! | ||
| Puffysleeves |
A racer out here hit a deer that darted out onto the front straight during a race. He managed to keep it up but had to ditch because the collision knocked out his brakes and he was heading toward a working runway. ($10K fine if you get too close...) He broke some bones. The poor deer wasn't so lucky. | ||
| Usapitbullz |
I think we should hold the first ever "XB9R trackday/Deer hunt event." Just to get even with the little FAH-QRS. Best track times and most deer bagged gets the trophy. BBQ the following evening. L8R, Joe | ||
| Timbo |
I'm wondering about those deer whistles they sell. The ones that you mount with two sided tape, they kinda look like a little blinker. They are supposed to have a frequency humans can't hear but deer will, and move away from (kinda like a dog whistle). Are those things snake oil or do they really work? Seems like if they do work...you guys ought to put them on. Of course I wouldn't know if they are effective or not, being from the city in SoCal. No deers here. Just wondering. Timbo | ||
| Evaddave |
Deer whistles sometimes work and sometimes don't. They typically depend on the speed of the vehicle, but sometimes the placement of them can make a difference. Something I've done that's had great success is when I see a deer, I hit the horn. Especially at night--headlights blind the deer but don't make them deaf. I've been fortunate enough not to have to try that on my bike, but it has worked wonders in my cage. Either one long, loud blast of the horn, or several rapid toots. Naturally braking is most important, but if you have the presence of mind, use the horn, too. | ||
| Loner |
Brian, glad to hear there was no impact. I was not so lucky back in May. Hit a BIG doe at night when I was going 65. Put me and my Buell on the road big time. We both recovered. Anyway, is this a normal ocurance? Are there lots of deer in NC like there are here in PA? I'm going to be riding in NC next week. Later... | ||
| Aydenxb9 |
Deer are to North Carolina what retirees are to Florida. I can't say for sure about Buckinfubba's side of the state, but here in the coastal plain region there has been a documented deer population explosion. Read an article in one of the local papers a couple of years back where the deer pop. here had gone from a 100,000 or so head to over 3,000,000 head! | ||
| Dmuz |
Dear are a hazard in Central Texas as well. What is it about those stupid sons-a-bitches that they run parallel to you and then CUT ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU???? I mean, DAMN! That's happened to me at least three times. "Gee I'm scared of that strange machine, so rather than run away, I think I'll be safest if I run up and then jump in front of it!  | ||
| Chainsaw |
Timbo: I was under the impression that the plastic deer whistles need to be placed 18" apart in parallel and work at speeds of 45 and above (could be misinformed). Never tried them. I may buy one of these hornet deer alerts: http://www.kuryakyn.com/products.asp?bn=harley&ci=427 Powered by the bikes battery, so should work all the time. Looks like they have a warranty with them now. Hit a deer and they pay $500 towards your deductible. I was on a ride last Sunday and had passed four deer on 2 separate occasions. They were within yards of the road (mountain twisties). 'Tis the season for mobile venison in the high country. | ||
| Tedk |
Bubba, Almost hit one on the BRP Saturday! I saw one run across the road and remembered what you said about there being more. So I hit the brakes even when it had made it across the road and what comes running out into the road but another one! Thanks for the warning it saved my a$$. I almost hit a ground hog last weekend on the BRP. Missed it by inches! Watch out Loner if your on the BRP. | ||
| Buckinfubba |
glad you made it ted....loner uuhhhh YEAH there are a load in NC especially roaming a lot this time of year....just be careful man.. | ||
| Puffysleeves |
Deer are simply rats with long legs. They are not at all smart; when scared, their only instinct is to run in a random direction. This may take them directly toward the thing that scared them. | ||
| Timbo |
Puffy says rats run in random directions...lol, Last week at work I unintentionally scared one out from behind a locker. Then it scared me when it ran straight at me like it was going to go up my leg or something, I jumped and it went under me. It got about three feet away did a 180 and came charging right back! I jumped again, only this time I jumped too soon and came back down right on top of him. It was weird cause I was just trying to stay away from the dang thing, but ended up crushing him. Another guy at work saw it and was as shocked as I was, then we just started laughing cause the thing was twitching around in circles for a good ten seconds or so before it finally keeled over. SHEESH! Timbo | ||
| Timbo |
Oh, I left out one minor detail. I was in my SOCKS and UNDERWEAR! It was the end of our shift and we were changing out of our uniforms and back into our street clothes. Timbo |
