Biketoberfest and Deer
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Cruiser
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From: Crossville, Tennessee
Biketoberfest and Deer
Beware of the deer!!!! Tuesday morning about 5 AM we headed for the east coast from Kissimmee and there were what seemed like hundreds of deer along toll road 417. They were just grazing along the sholder of the road. My luck I ran upon one in the right lane as he was headed across the road so I swung behind it and as I approached slowly he immediately turned and rammed my bike knocking the left lower fairing off and almost knocking my bike off the road. I kept the bike upright but felt lucky I didn't go down. SO BEWARE. Now I need a left lower redhot sunglow fairing for my 09 UC or a part number for the fairing and cap. Any help will be appreciated for locating one. Thanks
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Yup... They're starting to get active up here in Virginia... Hope I don't repeat last year when I ended up running in formation with three female deer.. That was three seconds played out is superslow motion...
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I hate 'em They're dumb as a box of rocks, and because they're so unpredictable, they're very dangerous, especially on a bike. Fall is rutting season, and deer which otherwise might be docile become aggressive, especially bucks, which will actually attack vehicles, animals, and people.
Your warning is very timely. Thanks.
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Deer are unpredictable when it comes to vehicles at night. The light blinds them and they panic when the car/bike gets close. Funny how you can drive right by them on the roadside and they don't even look up, but they can hear a gun safety click from 500 feet away.
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If any of you guys run the Beachline between I-4 and the East Coast to hit I-95 North or any of the rural Central Florida roads that lead to the coast from the Turnpike or where ever, be really careful. At 2 in the morning the other evening I must have passed thirty of them on the shoulder grazing. It's that time of year and there aren't enough hunters anymore to keep he herds culled down to a manageable size.
Ride safe I'm heading there tomorrow afternoon myself.
Ride safe I'm heading there tomorrow afternoon myself.
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Very Dangerous!
Yes, this is an issue here. One ran out in front of me while riding on route 40 at night not too long ago, I missed it by about 1/2 a second. At night, route 40 and even during the day, route 19 which runs through the Ocala national forest is especially packed with deer. It's like they are laying in wait for a biker to come along and then come out to graze right on the shoulder. This, making your *** bite a hole in your shorts the entire ride!