Woods Rats, They'll jump out out of no-ware, Glad you were able to ride it out without personal damage..
My wife and I on our trike hit a deer yesterday. It jumped onto the road directly in front of us, we did not even have time to hit the brakes. We love our trike even more now. If we would have been on two wheels we would have been down and sliding on the road. The trike rode out the collision with style We even ran over it with the front wheel.
One dead deer, one hurt Harley (gonna take a bunch of parts) and two uninjured riders
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Woods Rats, They'll jump out out of no-ware, Glad you were able to ride it out without personal damage..
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Trikes can get fixed, glad you and your wife are ok. I wondered if the harley sound would keep them from jumping out, guess not.
Glad to hear you're both alright. Me personally, I like my deer whistles. Stuck chrome colored ones on either side of front fender on TG. I have no proof they don't work. For the price, it can't hurt.
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Rear lift kit, and tour pak relocation, Road Zepplin Air seat, Chrome front forks, SE 120 ST engine, Headers by V&H, Stock mufflers, SE 259E cams, TTS tuner and SE Air Cleaner, 58 mm Throttle Body, Tank lift, Wind Deflectors, DIY Crankcase Breather, Floorboard Ext.
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Glad you are OK! Deer scare the bejezus out of me on the motorcycle!
Rick
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Glad you folks are ok. Must have been a harrowing experience.
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Been there, done that! So glad you are ok. The trike's stability makes a huge difference, doesn't it.
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Dave & Fran, We are so glad you personally came out OK...hope the bike is not too bad off.
I often ride home from work at strange hours in areas known for deer. Over the years I've had a couple of close calls with the car, including 3 hits, but with only minor damage.
I'm now experimenting, on the trike, with the "air driven" whistles similar to what Bozo's uses, and also a Hopkins electronic alert. So far, so good - but you never know if your not seeing deer because of the alerts, or if there were no deer anyway - regardless of whistle alerts or no alerts. Who knows... ...but as long as I don't see (or hit) any deer, I'm a happy camper.
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glad you are ok
427 what speed were you moving when you hit?
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So glad you're both ok and were able to ride out the collision. I have the regular deer whistles along with the electric Deer Hornet. As was previously mentioned, I have no idea if these units work, even the Deer Hornet, but I'd rather have them in the chance they do offer some level of protection..
Glad you 2 are ok. So scary.
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Dave I'm GLAD to here you & your wife are ok. That's my biggest fear. Is hitting a deer on my M/C. So glad you both are alright. Bet your heart did a few jumps also. Can you post some pictures of how the trike looks ?
I wish they would open deer season here in Ohio for 12 months a year and permit machine guns. Deer are everywhere, every week of the year. Riding back roads where I live at night is like playing Russian Roulette. The Fall is especially dangerous of course, but no time of the year to safe. But I do feel safer on three wheels more than I did on two.
Used to be here in central Illinois, deer were rare. Now, in the years since conservationists got involved; we have them running everywhere. We've even had them in our yard. I tend to agree with the 12 month season and machine guns.....
We were doing about 40mph. It was a 35mph speed zone.
Went to check on trike most all damaged parts were removed, entire front end, left lower, and left rear fender. . They had all the new parts except front fender and left rear fender was still out for painting. They claimed the trike would be ready by 5 pm today, yeah right.... I am betting early next week and that will be with a loaner front fender of some color.
Rear lift kit, and tour pak relocation, Road Zepplin Air seat, Chrome front forks, SE 120 ST engine, Headers by V&H, Stock mufflers, SE 259E cams, TTS tuner and SE Air Cleaner, 58 mm Throttle Body, Tank lift, Wind Deflectors, DIY Crankcase Breather, Floorboard Ext.
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I'm glad you're ok. Funny, the thread just before this is "What's for Dinner Tonight?" Looks like you answered it.
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