hey, I got a 3 point

[BMWSaint]

Bill:

Sorry to hear you got bucked off your bike and that it is going to cost a lot of doe to fix. No doubt the nurses have been fawning all over you...

Seriously: get well soon, get the venison into a freezer and keep us apprised of your progress. Must have been an early morning strike?

Once you strip off the plastics, you will probably find more issues but speaking from experience, black may be faster but red ones survive crashes the best.

[PFFOG]

Hope you recover fast, seems the deer are active everywhere this year, 2 weeks ago we had two riders killed in separate deer strikes, and a few more that were not as serious.

It is funny as hunting season was poor last year, but now they seem to be everywhere, maybe they are getting smarter than the Hunters.

[Sofatester]

Congratulations on surviving and I hope the healing process is underway..... my best wishes for full recovery.

Had two of these encounters, and don't need any other. In one of it I rushed into a whole gang of wild boars with my former XS850.
Guess my guardian angel took over my handlebars, because I someway managed to come out unscratched and still don't know how this was possible.

@chewie: "Doing the one finger" surely was the reason that the cool guy got all those deers. The brakes on those old bikes were nearly non-existent compared to ours. So the one finger was only placebo.

[GotRoad?]

Wow, major carnage to your bike & it also sounds like you took quite a lickin'. I hope that you'll quickly get better and be able to ride again with confidence. A couple of years ago a deer charged out of the woods & into the side of my car while I was one my way to work. I never saw it coming. It still creeps me out when I realize that there was nothing I could do to prevent that accident.

[roger albert]

The deer are horrible. We had one out at Texas World Speedway about a month ago. God only knows how it got over the fencing. It didn't make it. The rider ended up with broken collarbones, ribs, I think arm and wrist, and a major bell ringing. They're what keep me from doing night rides. Just too risky.
Be careful out there.

[NakedRider]

Best wishes on your recovery. I doubt you can save the bike. When you strip everything off you'll find more damage as mentioned.

Could have been way worse for you.

[jduke]

Glad you're still above ground!
The bike is replaceable.

[bill pierce]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I feel like I've been run over by a truck.

I will give the bike a careful exam and see if it will start today. There is no oil in the sight glass and the right valve cover is ground all the way through. I hope the engine died right away.

I'll keep you guys posted.

[RBMann]

Bill-

Sorry to hear the news. I don't check here for 24 hours and you have a life changing event. Glad to here you are still with us. I wonder if red attracts them? I killed one in the first two weeks of S ownership.

Let me know if you need some help.

[bikerfish1100]

Bill- glad it was not worse than it was.

[dsl]

Glad you survived that one....

There's been a frightening amount of deer strike posts on various bike boards lately... and it's not even the Rut season yet .

Well, welcome to the club:

Clicky and Clicky

[squall_line]

Originally Posted by Nail24

Wow Bill, are you going to be OK? It's easier to go deer hunting with a rifle. But, guns are prolly out of season right now. Looks totaled to me. Glad you're not. You can pull the Ohlins if the adjuster allows it and get some cash back.

Don't forget to pull the Yoyo clamps, too, since it looks like those are on there.

Speaking of which, how does the lower look? Do the stock clamps tend to go boom during a deer strike?

Glad to hear you made it through, but very sorry to see another donkey get taken out by a deer...

Get better soon!

[Hoots]

Originally Posted by bill pierce

Thanks for all the well wishes! I feel like I've been run over by a truck.

I will give the bike a careful exam and see if it will start today. There is no oil in the sight glass and the right valve cover is ground all the way through. I hope the engine died right away.

I'll keep you guys posted.

I have the front and tank cover fairing parts in DDP, and stock shocks if you need them. I'm glad you're sort of OK.

[bill pierce]

Originally Posted by squall_line

Don't forget to pull the Yoyo clamps, too, since it looks like those are on there.

Speaking of which, how does the lower look? Do the stock clamps tend to go boom during a deer strike?

Both motoyoyo clamps look fine. It is a bunch of work to change them out so they may go with the bike

I'm pretty sure this will be a total by the insurance company. I've been adding up parts this morning and at more than 6K and no labor.

I don't think I will buy it back unless the insurance company only wants a few hundred for it.

[aubreyjp]

Wow - glad you're ok.

[DanGreene]

Good grief! That is some scary stuff. Glad you are on the mend, sorry I can't say the same about your bike.

[Dr. Curve]

Hang in there. I was in intensive care for 13 days after I vaporized one in 1995. The FHP officer came to see me twice in the hospital and to cheer me up, showed me the ticket he wrote to "Bambi" for Jay-Walking. Totaled the bike and almost totaled me. Thank God Bill that you came off with out a broken neck or back, and also be thankful you were running a bike with a A-arm front end instead of regular forks. The BMW front end is so much stronger in front end impacts and helps keep the bike from tumbling end over end like sometimes happens when a forked bike hits a deer full broadside like I did. Somebody from above has a purpose for you and you must have been living right.......... Scrape the bike and get another. Hope the healing comes along quickly and head buzz goes away.

[boxercup]

Greetings Bill,

Sorry for your situation. You are quite lucky!

You are in my prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.

Be aware that there is a chance of delayed onset symptoms after a MTBI.

Rest and make your family aware that they should monitor you in the next few weeks.

The stress of the totaled bike is not yours, it is the insurance company's.

Be well and Don't Worry - Be happy!

Cheers and enjoy the day you are a lucky man! Rest Up!

[sgoodwin]

Wow, I'm jealous, I didn't get a deer this year & I was looking, however with a rifle. Kidding aside glad your still breathing. They can be nasty surprises, we counted about 300 before we stopped counting on our way through Ocala on sr.40 last year on the way to Ga. Left about 1 a.m., dumb move!

[JonyRR]

Oh wow, man.....holy $heeat.

dam glad you're alive.

I've seen too many deer this year. Stopped yesterday@side of road 5PM..one wanders out of the woods 10 ft away from me and almost gets clipped by a car coming 'round the corner...