Re: Give big space to festive deer
Posted by shinyribs on Jun 11, 2013; 3:47am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Give-big-space-to-festive-deer-tp4042118p4042160.html
Wow! Don,glad to hear you're OK. That could have been really nasty. Or worse.
Good job of keeping your wits about you and thinking through the situation.
I recently plowed a ground hog (not a squirrel!) at a pretty high rate of speed. In the mountains running about 50-ish mph and had a good lean going on. Right side peg was dragging. Grass was only about 8-10 inches tall so I knew the deer couldn't hide in it at that short height. I saw a little clump of grass moving about 100 feet in front of me on my side of the road. I was really hoping for something small,instead I got about a 15 pounder. He shot out,got spooked and doubled back in front of me. Like you,I was counting on momentum working for me. I clenched my knees to the tank as tight as I could and braced the bars as tight as possible. Both tires hit the poor little guy and I was still in the same hard lean.I stayed firmly planted in the saddle and the bars just barely wiggled. I knew if I jumped on the brakes it would've uprighted the bike and sent me... who knows where. When the bike skipped across the ground hog it lifted each tire off the ground as they hit him and shifted the bike about (I think) a foot over ,setting my back down on the freshly painted center line. Not good! That paint is slippery when it gets hot! The back end drifted over the painted line and caught traction. By now I was far enough through the curve,and had lost enough speed,that I pulled the bike upright,got on the brakes and hauled it fully back into my lane. I learned alot during that situation. My buddies keep preaching to me about ''target fixation'' and to remain aware when you get caught in a tough situation. When I saw that clump of grass moving all of their preaching came instantly to the front of my mind and I started working out my options at that point. All that preaching paid off! And I'm grateful for it!
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Wow! Don,glad to hear you're OK. That could have been really nasty. Or worse.
Good job of keeping your wits about you and thinking through the situation.I recently plowed a ground hog (not a squirrel!) at a pretty high rate of speed. In the mountains running about 50-ish mph and had a good lean going on. Right side peg was dragging. Grass was only about 8-10 inches tall so I knew the deer couldn't hide in it at that short height. I saw a little clump of grass moving about 100 feet in front of me on my side of the road. I was really hoping for something small,instead I got about a 15 pounder. He shot out,got spooked and doubled back in front of me. Like you,I was counting on momentum working for me. I clenched my knees to the tank as tight as I could and braced the bars as tight as possible. Both tires hit the poor little guy and I was still in the same hard lean.I stayed firmly planted in the saddle and the bars just barely wiggled. I knew if I jumped on the brakes it would've uprighted the bike and sent me... who knows where. When the bike skipped across the ground hog it lifted each tire off the ground as they hit him and shifted the bike about (I think) a foot over ,setting my back down on the freshly painted center line. Not good! That paint is slippery when it gets hot! The back end drifted over the painted line and caught traction. By now I was far enough through the curve,and had lost enough speed,that I pulled the bike upright,got on the brakes and hauled it fully back into my lane. I learned alot during that situation. My buddies keep preaching to me about ''target fixation'' and to remain aware when you get caught in a tough situation. When I saw that clump of grass moving all of their preaching came instantly to the front of my mind and I started working out my options at that point. All that preaching paid off! And I'm grateful for it!
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