Looks painful, hope you heal up soon and glad it was not any worse.

frickin' deer... they are all over the hill country here and run around the neighborhoods 

This is why I always carry an eagle in my tankbag.


http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/?action=view&current=Deerhuntingwithabird.flv

 

the hell kind of eagle is that !?

Interesting how the areola doesn't bruise. 

Seriously, that looks painful. Heal up and ride safe. Do you, at least, get to mount the head?

Glad you are pretty much OK.

Quote from: bluemoco v2.0 on November 13, 2008, 09:00:46 AM
Deer aren't confined to the 'countryside' folks.

I've found them to be a whole lot MORE common in the near-in suburbs than out in the countryside -- riding in the DC suburbs in the Fall (or really any time of year) meant backing off a notch or two, since there were deer everywhere. For a couple of years i had a very productive treestand up (for bowhunting) with Northern Virginia subdivisions visible through the woods on two sides.

I was starting to get complacent about deer after the move to Arizona (while keeping an eye peeled for javelina, and elk when I'm a little further north near Williams & Flagstaff) until a couple of weeks ago I watched three splendid bucks go crashing through a neighbors yard and clattering across the street. Time to go back on alert, I guess.

Glad you got away with injuries that should heal and also that you were able to save your Triumph from getting the "total loss" or "salvage" title attached to it as well.  I always wondered what would happen when a sportbike crossed a deer.  Your bruise looks just as purple as the one I received when I went down. Damn. Makes me think of grape jelly.

Good luck with a speedy recovery for you and the Triumph.

Sorry for not getting back here sooner.  I thought i'd get email notification when there was a reply.

Gear I was wearing was a hgc carbon ac12, some tourmaster winter gloves, fieldsheer suit which I can't recall the name of, and a set of sidi boots which i'm glad bit it since I hated those things (water proof my ars)

I'm not sure what i'm doing yet with the bike.  Might sell it as a track bike to someone since it still runs great and none of the bits that matter are bent.  Might just fix the damage and sell it or keep it, or high on my list is to turn it into a street triple.  I have 3 bikes and am not sure I really need that many anymore.   This is 2 deer hits in 2 years and it kind of makes me rethink what I'm doing being married with 2 kids and all.  I was doing to the tune of 25000 miles a year on my bikes.  I believe those days are over.


The video of the eagle is the best.

Sorry to hear about your accident, get well soon!