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[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?

[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? Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[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?

[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?

[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

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

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

[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

[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?

[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

[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