So I went out for a ride to Gatineau Park (I nice Federal park near Ottawa, popular for biking) after I finished my oil change (bike never felt smoother) and I got hit by a deer. I'll let my crappy ms paint skills do the talking:
As you can see, the stupid deer (it was a female, so not as big...but just as stupid) was standing in the middle of my lane and then decided it would be a smart idea to run into me.
Needless to say, it fled the scene of the crime before the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) came.
The good news is I got off the easiest......flew clean off the bike, landed on grass, did a tuck and roll, and ended up in the bushes in the ditch. I'm wearing the same jeans to work today and they aren't even scuffed.
The bad news is my bike didn't come out so well. Looks like: bent rad, busted upper fairing and headlight assembly, broken mirrors, broken shift lever, dented tank, bent frame slider, bent subframe.
Thanks to a fellow SVer (not sure if he's on this board) for lifting my bike up and trying to get it started while I was on the phone getting a tow.




As you can see, the stupid deer (it was a female, so not as big...but just as stupid) was standing in the middle of my lane and then decided it would be a smart idea to run into me.
Needless to say, it fled the scene of the crime before the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) came.
The good news is I got off the easiest......flew clean off the bike, landed on grass, did a tuck and roll, and ended up in the bushes in the ditch. I'm wearing the same jeans to work today and they aren't even scuffed.
The bad news is my bike didn't come out so well. Looks like: bent rad, busted upper fairing and headlight assembly, broken mirrors, broken shift lever, dented tank, bent frame slider, bent subframe.
Thanks to a fellow SVer (not sure if he's on this board) for lifting my bike up and trying to get it started while I was on the phone getting a tow.