Dead skunk
Cruiser
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 112
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From: Britton, MI
working afternoons here in michigan on my way home i'd see possum and raccoon.. in the mornings i'd see some deer.. but the thing that jumps out more then anything are stupid *** drivers on cell phones.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,121
Likes: 13
From: NWFL
A 80-100 lb boxer dog and expansion strips in Milwaukee.... Both a pain!
hit the dog straight on and he slid down the road and off the pavement. i had lower my UC and the expansion joints made my rear tire hit the fender...
hit the dog straight on and he slid down the road and off the pavement. i had lower my UC and the expansion joints made my rear tire hit the fender...
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
From: Tennessee
Hit a deer last July. Did a little over $6000 damage to my Kawasaki Nomad, broke 6 ribs, broke collar bone and shoulder blade, partially collapsed right lung, plenty of road rash. Slept in a recliner for 6 weeks because I couldn't lay in a bed. I've had 2 shoulder surgeries and have one left to take a plate out. Just traded for an 09 Ultra Classic and I hope never to meet up with another deer!
I still love riding!
Mike
I still love riding!
Mike
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 8,051
Likes: 50
From: Florence, MT (Bitterroot Valley)
Some of the things I've avoided here include: Wild Turkey, BigHorn Sheep, Deer, Bear, Moose, Elk, Dogs, and one crazy horse. I've had to stop, swerve, speed up or some of all the above to avoid encounters with each one of the above listed critters. Oh, and a crazy pheasant that seemed attracted to the colors of my bike.... Other than that, drivers of all kind! Ride safe out there.....
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 180
Likes: 3
From: Olney, Il
Hit a deer last July. Did a little over $6000 damage to my Kawasaki Nomad, broke 6 ribs, broke collar bone and shoulder blade, partially collapsed right lung, plenty of road rash. Slept in a recliner for 6 weeks because I couldn't lay in a bed. I've had 2 shoulder surgeries and have one left to take a plate out. Just traded for an 09 Ultra Classic and I hope never to meet up with another deer!
I still love riding!
Mike
I still love riding!
Mike
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Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 374
Likes: 0
From: nampa, idaho
my riding buddy hit the hind left hoof of a deer as it ran acrooss the road with his front tire.......ususally where theres one theres more but that was the only one to croos in front of us.......the deer hardly skipped a step and Don kept going
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Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 112,202
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From: On a hill among the hills, PA
We have the potholes here and bear, deer, turkeys, groundhogs, rabbits, snakes, turtles, a loose cow now and then, Amish horse and buggies and probably a few I have forgot!!!