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splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:41 am
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
I just got back from a long weekend Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge
Parkway ride with two other guys.
On Saturday, I had the interesting experience of hitting a deer at
mile 145 on the BRP at 60mph. The deer rushed at me from the 1:30
position and got its head & shoulders wedged in between my Tengai's
forks and frame. After a violent initial impact, its ass end swung
around and hit my right leg HARD. I felt and heard a crunch, and
thought my leg was broken at first. The deer was killed instantly
and the rider behind me said I left it spinning in the road like a
break-dancer. The swirled pattern of blood in the road reminded me
on the 'spin-art' painting toy I had as a kid.
I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4 mile,
until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded and
my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair the
fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up in
a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting around
OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was still
rideable after the impact.
Mark
PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for sale?
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:46 am
by Rick McCauley
Congradulations on staying upright. Glad you weren't hurt worse.
Rick A17
Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:
I just got back from a long weekend Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge
Parkway ride with two other guys.
On Saturday, I had the interesting experience of hitting a deer at
mile 145 on the BRP at 60mph. The deer rushed at me from the 1:30
position and got its head & shoulders wedged in between my Tengai's
forks and frame. After a violent initial impact, its ass end swung
around and hit my right leg HARD. I felt and heard a crunch, and
thought my leg was broken at first. The deer was killed instantly
and the rider behind me said I left it spinning in the road like a
break-dancer. The swirled pattern of blood in the road reminded me
on the 'spin-art' painting toy I had as a kid.
I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4 mile,
until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded and
my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair the
fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up in
a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting around
OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was still
rideable after the impact.
Mark
PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for sale?
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splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 12:36 pm
by Keith Saltzer
Way to go on the "luck" factor there Mark! Glad to hear that you can
in fact plow a deer and keep going.
The spinning thing made me laugh. It reminded me of a friend riding
in front of me on a Ducati Monster during Sunday morning ride out
here. A deer that he never even saw, before/during/ and AFTER
hitting it, had jumped up over him while he was going by it at about
60 mph. His right knee puck smacked the deer's rear hoof while it
was mid air and sent it spinning and twirling in the air, about 15 ft
above the road, right in front of me with the sunrise light behind it
lighting up all the blood and spit coming out of it's leg and mouth.
Too cool. I just gave it the gas, turned right a bit, and DUCKED!
LOL
How many of you out there can say that you have ridden UNDER a deer
while riding?? hehe
MrMoose (trying to talk my wife into letting me blast off to MOAB
this Friday)
A8 (Barbie and Ken special)
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> I just got back from a long weekend Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge
> Parkway ride with two other guys.
> On Saturday, I had the interesting experience of hitting a deer at
> mile 145 on the BRP at 60mph. The deer rushed at me from the 1:30
> position and got its head & shoulders wedged in between my Tengai's
> forks and frame. After a violent initial impact, its ass end swung
> around and hit my right leg HARD. I felt and heard a crunch, and
> thought my leg was broken at first. The deer was killed instantly
> and the rider behind me said I left it spinning in the road like a
> break-dancer. The swirled pattern of blood in the road reminded me
> on the 'spin-art' painting toy I had as a kid.
> I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4
mile,
> until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded
and
> my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
> riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair
the
> fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
> luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
> bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up
in
> a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting
around
> OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
> bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
> weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
> pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was
still
> rideable after the impact.
>
> Mark
>
> PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for
sale?
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 4:31 pm
by Rodney Copeland
Well done friend!
Glad ya didn't get hurt bad!
Another friend of mine just hit a cow and he's in a lounger for a
few, and can't hardly breath!
Rod,,,thinkin about the clicked heels I witnessed recently
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> I just got back from a long weekend Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge
> Parkway ride with two other guys.
> On Saturday, I had the interesting experience of hitting a deer at
> mile 145 on the BRP at 60mph. The deer rushed at me from the 1:30
> position and got its head & shoulders wedged in between my Tengai's
> forks and frame. After a violent initial impact, its ass end swung
> around and hit my right leg HARD. I felt and heard a crunch, and
> thought my leg was broken at first. The deer was killed instantly
> and the rider behind me said I left it spinning in the road like a
> break-dancer. The swirled pattern of blood in the road reminded me
> on the 'spin-art' painting toy I had as a kid.
> I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4
mile,
> until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded
and
> my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
> riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair
the
> fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
> luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
> bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up
in
> a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting
around
> OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
> bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
> weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
> pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was
still
> rideable after the impact.
>
> Mark
>
> PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for
sale?
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 5:18 pm
by Conall
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4 mile,
> until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded and
> my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
> riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair the
> fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
> luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
> bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up in
> a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting around
> OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
> bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
> weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
> pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was still
> rideable after the impact.
>
> Mark
>
> PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for sale?
Pricey, but maybe these people in Australia can help?
http://replicofairings.com/replico-prices.php?make=KAWASAKI
Conall
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 6:13 pm
by Tengai Mark Van Horn
At 10:18 PM +0000 5/31/05, Conall wrote:
Yup, I'm on to them, but if I go that route, I'll have to repaint the
entire bike. Cha-ching $$$.
I'm not completely ruling out that option though. It would cost more
to make a single bare replacement panel match the current scheme.
Mark
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 10:03 pm
by Pat Schmid
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Saltzer" wrote:
> Way to go on the "luck" factor there Mark! Glad to hear that you can
> in fact plow a deer and keep going.
>
Very, very lucky. A very good friend of mine at work hit a deer a few
years back. She was cruising along at 55 going around Mono Lake on 395
and the deer jumped from the willows. One of the hooves struck her,
cutting trhough her chaps, leaving a wound that took 16 stiches to
close and the torso caught her upper body, beaking a couple of ribs
and sweeping her off the bike breaking her ankle. Her Vulcan 1500 was
totaled.
Pat
G'ville, NV
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 10:28 pm
by Jud Jones
Well done! I can't believe you still need a license to shoot these vermin. There should be a
bounty.
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:
> I just got back from a long weekend Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge
> Parkway ride with two other guys.
> On Saturday, I had the interesting experience of hitting a deer at
> mile 145 on the BRP at 60mph. The deer rushed at me from the 1:30
> position and got its head & shoulders wedged in between my Tengai's
> forks and frame. After a violent initial impact, its ass end swung
> around and hit my right leg HARD. I felt and heard a crunch, and
> thought my leg was broken at first. The deer was killed instantly
> and the rider behind me said I left it spinning in the road like a
> break-dancer. The swirled pattern of blood in the road reminded me
> on the 'spin-art' painting toy I had as a kid.
> I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4 mile,
> until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded and
> my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the other
> riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair the
> fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and good
> luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that my
> bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up in
> a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting around
> OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
> bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
> weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
> pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was still
> rideable after the impact.
>
> Mark
>
> PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for sale?
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:22 pm
by mrodub
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
wrote:
> At 10:18 PM +0000 5/31/05, Conall wrote:
> >--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
> >>
> >> PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for
sale?
> >
> >Pricey, but maybe these people in Australia can help?
> >
> >
http://replicofairings.com/replico-prices.php?make=KAWASAKI
>
> Yup, I'm on to them, but if I go that route, I'll have to repaint the
> entire bike. Cha-ching $$$.
> I'm not completely ruling out that option though. It would cost more
> to make a single bare replacement panel match the current scheme.
>
> Mark
Wow Mark! I'm glag to see you're ok. Body parts cost more than Tengai
parts. As mentioned before by someone else, it's uplifting to know that
it is possible to hit a freaking deer and stay upright. It must be your
riding experience paying off. I bet you wish you were on one of your
other "disposable and easily fixable KLR's". The plastics are easily
obtainable and a hell of alot cheaper than the tengai's.
Too bad about the bike though, we were just talking about paiting our
tengais a couple months ago. I smell Irony. Do you have all the pieces?
If not, you might as well buy the replico fairing and stealth it out..
all black!
Not too long ago there was a right side fairing and a fender on ebay...
bad timing.
Good luck with the recoveries of both yourself and the bike.
Mike
splat! hit a deer and my tengai ain't pretty no mo'
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:33 am
by CA Stu
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Conall" wrote:
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn
> wrote:
>
> > I managed to keep the bike up and kept on going for another 1/4
mile,
> > until I realized that the lower right side of my fairing exploded
and
> > my fender cracked. I then slammed on the brakes and told the
other
> > riders that we MUST recover every bit of plastic so I can repair
the
> > fairing because a new factory replacement is unobtainable, and
good
> > luck in finding a good used one. They couldn't understand that
my
> > bike's condition took importance over my leg, which only ended up
in
> > a badly sprained ankle (still sore & swollen, but I'm getting
around
> > OK). Although at the time, I was really bummed about the broken
> > bodywork and was almost ready to pull the plug on the rest of the
> > weekend, I realized that evening that I got off easy and it was
> > pretty amazing that I kept control of the bike and that it was
still
> > rideable after the impact.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > PS: anyone got a fender and right fairing panel from a Tengai for
sale?
>
Well, in the "glass is half full" spirit, now you and your Tengai
match.

Sorry about the crash, glad it wasn't worse, If you have any
venison / deer jerky, I'll email you my address.
Heal fast, heal right!
Cheers
CA Stu