Ok, maybe slide under them is the wrong description, but the typical
riding position on a sportbike, while speeding, is crouched down behind
the fairing. Typical Standard and Harley riding position is sitting
straight up or leaning slightly forward. The sportbike rider has more
theoretical protection [such as it is with thin plastic] than a rider
sitting straight up, sometimes without even a windshield. That's just
my experience, I have seen 2 sportbike deerstrikes, and 2
cruiser/standard strikes. Both of the sportbike strikes mangled plastic
but didn't touch the rider [except a knee]. The standard was a ST1100
that just plowed into mrs. deer almost like the story I posted [only
with more damage and less gunfire]. The cruiser strike was actually a
Honda VTX. Apparently the rider got almost stopped, and the deer ended
up breaking the windshield and in the rider's lap, taking him off the
back of the bike...
Rick Barnes wrote:
> Slide under them? Harleys and ricers ride at the same height, headlight
> heights are mandated by law.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 12:44 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Deer hit!
>
>
> Rick Barnes wrote:
>
>>I agree Barry. That has to be one of the great works of fiction I have
>
> ever
>
>>read. I was riding a Harley once and hit a german Shepard that stepped
>
> out
>
>>in front of me and I was only doing about 50. I went right over him but
>>though I kept the bike upright, I wound up planting it into the side of a
>>parked car in a residential driveway and I went right over the car.
>
> Killed
>
>>the dog and ruined my day. Total BS that some guy cut a deer in half
>
> doing
>
>>150 on a ricer.....yeah sure.
>>
>>Rascal
>
>
>
> Deer are worse for harleys and standards - you tent to catch them in the
> chest. On a sportbike, you have a chance to slide under them.
>
> As far as the speed, I haven't ever seen a sportbike of any make or
> model that had a 100% accurate speedo. None. Most are 10% or more
> optimistic, a detail that is much more apparent at higher speeds. Alot
> of guys, when referring to their tickets, will say something like "I was
> going almost 100 but he only clocked me at 85" not even realizing that
> it was the Cop's radar that was right not the goober's speedo...
>
>
>
>
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