hit a dear at 60 !
 

hi all, this is my first post but it's a bit of a bad one .... My name is Martyn Stebbens, been riding bikes for 4 years. got a sv in june, had to put a new engine in it because it had been thrashed and it done the big end :mad:. got one with 4,000 miles on it for £500. all was well for the next 3 months till last wednesday when a dear dicided to step out into the road when i was dong 60 mph on the way to work, hit it and some how managed to controll it and keep it up and come to a safe stop, but the bike is in a mess:(
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did well to control that mate, looks heart stopping and bottom twitching. at least you had venison for tea.
welcome aboard.

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The are stupid creatures, but unfortunately quite solid

At least you survived, bikes can be fixed, humans not quite so easy

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yup they are soo stupid ! It came out and I hit it before I could touch the brakes... still don't no how I kept it up though, but the freezer is nicely stock'd hehe :D

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Was that a 'old dear' or a 'wild deer'? They're both prone to stupidly wandering into the road without looking.

Glad you managed to keep it shiny side up.

Keith.

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you hit a dear-was it an old dear?-or was a a four legged deer;)

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ah slow fingers

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Better than my slow brain, didn't see 'dear' until just now :rolleyes:

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H'mm I think all Deer belong to the Queen

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I hit a deer at 60 once.....made a terrible mess of my crankcases and my lovely pink Draggins were covered in a lovely shade of blood red and stomach content hues:rolleyes:

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Hey Martin, glad yur ok mate.... Had quite a few near misses myself on 2 and 4 wheels. I used to travel across cannock chase to work.. Where was yur encounter?
Had a massive stag one day running alongside me....me on the tarmac...him on the grass.. was really wierd.... He gave me a really sh*tty stare....
Hope ya bikes fixed soon...

Phil...

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oops..... Martyn.......

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Wow, did well to keep that upright, well done.

Never hit anything bigger than rabbit/pigeon/pheasant personally, though pheasants are enough! Nearly reprofiled a Yorkshire terrier once but it swerved away at the last moment thank goodness.

Don't know if it's urban myth, but I recall hearing you can pick up road kill as long as you didn't hit it yourself (the person behind can collect it). Sounds a bit Wiki, someone will no doubt correct it. Can't see plod being interested though.

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old dear, wild dear, now a dead dear that is costing me £500 to put it back on the road.:( And I live in east right on the east coast, near felixstowe. Yes thats right I technically wasn't allowed to pick it up but there isn't anything stopping my dad from collecting it lol

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Good job it wasn't John Deere

http://www.rc-trucks.org/john-deere-9620.JPG

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oh dear.................................





























.......... Well done for keeping on the bike though. Most instances I have heard of this happening have resulted with the rider in hospital.

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You live near me, sent you a PM :smt039

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I really didn't want to open this thread...if it had been an old dear being hit at 60 I really don't think I would have wanted to see pictures :shock:

And well done for staying on and now you can join Dizzyblonde in the Bambi-killing corner :-P

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lol it wasn't even a pretty one, it was all dirty and grungy ( not like bambie )

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Hey a deer's a deer and they end up being dear if you ride into them...oh dear! :D

(will stop taking the pee now :-D)

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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...s/3a1ebaa6.gif

Well done for staying on!

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Thats cos its the rutting season, they've only got one thing on their minds :rolleyes:

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Maybe it was a No Eye deer?

:smt040

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Must have been blind not to notice a yellow curvy ;)

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Perhaps they are attracted to yellow curvy's, which one were you on Dizz :D

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Ah that's gotta be it! The mirrors are more visible and noticeable in yellow and look like mini antlers! :mrgeen:

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I see a gsxr front end thread on here soon :D

Glad you're ok.

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AFAIK that's true usually, pheasants etc, but I thought with deer they did belong to the queen and you have a responsibility to tell the police so they can get a vet out. Could be wrong though.

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well done for keeping that up

good luck sorting it out

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Certainly not Suzy;)
You of all peeps should know it was Dave the SV that killed bambi;)


Not that a deer can tell what colour an SV is at 60mph, I think TBH, seeing as I can talk from experience, any slower and the deer would have someone off!

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Have you hit a deer on your bike as well dizzy?

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moi errrrrrr

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?...&pictureid=796

nah, must have been someone else ;)

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Bugger, ruined my genius theory, would have made for a great thesis! :-P

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But deer don't see in colour, so may have thought it was yellow ;)

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No they don't... anyway, who cares... it's dead, it's now food. The natural order is restored...

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Nah - that's dead whales on the beach & they usually smell so bad She's welcome to them.

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Nah that's swans you're thinking of, long-necked white things :-P

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Doh, how silly of me, deer are big & brown, swans are big and white. :D

Both taste nice roasted ;)

Queenie only owns mute swan, not the seasonal ones that fly in

Queenie owns the Deer in Richmond Park and probably all the others on the Royal estates, which Charlie goes and shoots for supper :smt071

Except for all dem little Muntjac deer (?) invaders, they belong to no one

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:lol: Oh you'll be meaning the Berwick and Whooper swans :-)

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Dems da ones :p