SanMan
May 20th, 2006, 9:29 am
Enjoying my morning cruise just before daylight Friday and I had myself a true wake up call or what I like to call a "Hawg moment". Looked down to check the gas gauge and looked up and OH SHEEEET! A rather large deer was coming straight for me from the right. Luckily I had just activated the cruise to speed up and I did not freak and hit the brakes and leaned to the left. He or she slammed on the brakes too and it's head just slapped the front below the mirror and bounced off of the saddlebag. Looked back and it was gone. Next thought was oh man my bike so I pulled over and with great dread walked around to observe the damage. Some deer snot on the front and a few hairs sticking out from the saddlebag seemed to be it. Thank you Lord. Got to work and upon closer inspection there are 4 small what look like claw marks on the trim piece of the saddlebag. Minimal damage indeed. Living in Illinois and being by a large park I am very aware of the deer population but this guy came flying out of a gully and caught me by suprise. I was very lucky. Another nth of a second and I would have hit him head on. Lucky, lucky me.
Scott
Scott