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Well someone had to be the one. I've dreaded writing this. Hate talking about it. I didn't get elected, but fate choose me. A buck White Tail deer darted in front of me on the way home from the store last Thursday. In a blink of an eye a brown blur crossed from right to left. It hit the fairing. The fairing broke up into pieces. No personal injuries, just pissed off as ****. Still pissed off as ****.
The bike and rider did not go down. Just slowed, pulled over and parked it. Rode it home after the Sherriff wrote his report.
I have a lot of thoughts on this, but this one, I feel is the important one for the forum! The fairing did its job. It protected the rider. It absorbed the impact, just like a crumple zone in an automobile. This is why I will not buy a naked bike or one with a fork mounted fairing or windshield. Deer and vehicle collisions keep the body shops in business in my area. One must be prepared or stay home.
The bike and rider did not go down. Just slowed, pulled over and parked it. Rode it home after the Sherriff wrote his report.
I have a lot of thoughts on this, but this one, I feel is the important one for the forum! The fairing did its job. It protected the rider. It absorbed the impact, just like a crumple zone in an automobile. This is why I will not buy a naked bike or one with a fork mounted fairing or windshield. Deer and vehicle collisions keep the body shops in business in my area. One must be prepared or stay home.
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