So I hit a deer today....

[Amber Lamps]

Yep,my bike is semi-destroyed! I hit a deer coming home from New Bern (about 40 miles away). Deer jumped up in front of me out of no where and *POW*,deer blood and bike parts EVERYWHERE!!! What a mess!!! Deer was D.O.I. and my bike is in critical condition,we'll see... I've been thinking about doing some track days before I die so this might be an opportunity in disguise! Sorry about no pics but I didn't have a camera on me and they came and scooped up me,the bike and the deer. I guess I could take pics of the bike this weekend if I get a chance plus I could get you some pics of my blood soaked jeans and stuff. Oh well,I knew this bike was cursed from the start!:wink:

Has anybody heard any rumors about the 2009 GSXR1000 yet???

['73 H1 Triple]

Glad to see you posting after the deer committing suicide into your bike :dthumb: Could have very easily been much worse.

What gear where you wearing?

Jeff

[Amber Lamps]

Glad to see you posting after the deer committing suicide into your bike :dthumb: Could have very easily been much worse.

What gear where you wearing?

Jeff


Oh some shorts and Moto-sandals and my Lil' Wayne wife beater...:wink: My normal stuff,jeans,boots,Akuma helmet,gloves,Icon knee guards,Icon Accelerant perf jacket. The usual.

[Trip]

did you go down or take the impact like a champ?

[Mr Lefty]

Damn bro... sorry to hear about that... glad your alright though...

['73 H1 Triple]

Oh some shorts and Moto-sandals and my Lil' Wayne wife beater...:wink: My normal stuff,jeans,boots,Akuma helmet,gloves,Icon knee guards,Icon Accelerant perf jacket. The usual.

Knee guards help? Rut starts here in a few weeks so I'll have to watch out even more.

[Amber Lamps]

did you go down or take the impact like a champ?

Took it like a champ! This is my third time to this party so I was ready for it. I braced my arms and tore bambi a new one! It has GOT to be statistically impossible for one guy to have hit deer on a bike three fucking times! Man,Trip me and my bike look like we went to the prom at Carrie's high school! What a mess! The EMTs were like,"where are you bleeding,sir? We have to stop the bleeding!!!":lol:

From what I understand,the suicidal deer had been depressed lately and had really slipped into a melancholy funk when she found her man Rudolph in the bushes with another doe enjoying some "reindeer games"... or so the locals tell me. They found a prescription for Paxil in her pocket and a note that read," Goodbye,Rudy I wish your bright fucking nose could have helped you find your way thru the fog of your feelings for me", signed Clarice.

[Amber Lamps]

Knee guards help? Rut starts here in a few weeks so I'll have to watch out even more.

I didn't go down this time but in the past the knee guards have saved my ass er knees a few other times!

[Amber Lamps]

thanks for the well wishes! Yea it sucks! Just when I had the thing EXACTLY how I wanted it! Oh well...

[Dnyce]

well....since you're obviously ok:dthumb:, is anything salvageable on the bike?

[JoJoYZF]

thanks for the well wishes! Yea it sucks! Just when I had the thing EXACTLY how I wanted it! Oh well...

If it was exactly how you wanted it, thats when you need to start a new project. Glad youre alright.

[Amber Lamps]

well....since you're obviously ok:dthumb:, is anything salvageable on the bike?

I think so...what's funny is I crashed about,oh 200 yards from the fire station so they got me out of there pretty quick! I'll know better when I have a chance to examine the bike but here's the list of what I KNOW is junk,

Exhaust-deer hit leg,leg hit exhaust,exhaust can crushed and header bent by deer impact.

Radiator-crushed like a soda can.

Body-TOTAL LOSS,seriously,everything was blown off except the tail which is tweaked.

Forks-bent,say goodbye to hundreds of dollars at RaceTech and hours of dial in at FastBikes.

Lower triple-cracked (sorry SV)

Front rim-bent and chipped.

Oh and it's a good thing I'm so amazing because the road has been grated in preparation for re-surfacing so it's pretty damn rough!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Took it like a champ! This is my third time to this party so I was ready for it. I braced my arms and tore bambi a new one! It has GOT to be statistically impossible for one guy to have hit deer on a bike three fucking times! Man,Trip me and my bike look like we went to the prom at Carrie's high school! What a mess! The EMTs were like,"where are you bleeding,sir? We have to stop the bleeding!!!":lol:

From what I understand,the suicidal deer had been depressed lately and had really slipped into a melancholy funk when she found her man Rudolph in the bushes with another doe enjoying some "reindeer games"... or so the locals tell me. They found a prescription for Paxil in her pocket and a note that read," Goodbye,Rudy I wish your bright fucking nose could have helped you find your way thru the fog of your feelings for me", signed Clarice.

ha funny post.

[Dnyce]

sounds like u got some tires for sale then eh? :whistle:

[comonboys]

Yep,my bike is semi-destroyed! I hit a deer coming home from New Bern (about 40 miles away). Deer jumped up in front of me out of no where and *POW*,deer blood and bike parts EVERYWHERE!!! What a mess!!! Deer was D.O.I. and my bike is in critical condition,we'll see... I've been thinking about doing some track days before I die so this might be an opportunity in disguise! Sorry about no pics but I didn't have a camera on me and they came and scooped up me,the bike and the deer. I guess I could take pics of the bike this weekend if I get a chance plus I could get you some pics of my blood soaked jeans and stuff. Oh well,I knew this bike was cursed from the start!:wink:

Has anybody heard any rumors about the 2009 GSXR1000 yet???

Glad to hear you semi-ok. Hope it all goes ok with the new bike search..... Cutty apparently almost got one tonight too... I got a text stating that he had to go change his pants.... Glad to know you both are ok.

[t-homo]

Damn man, glad you are alright.

[Dave]

glad you made it through safe man. you must have some crazy skills to keep it up through the deer AND the ditch adventures

[Amber Lamps]

glad you made it through safe man. you must have some crazy skills to keep it up through the deer AND the ditch adventures

Thanks,you'll understand this. It's my opinion that most of the time when guys go down it's panic that puts them there. I honestly don't panic and I think it's a combination of the military experience I've gotten and my years of riding. I was all over the road but I never stopped thinking and trying to keep it on two wheels. Heck,I don't think I mentioned that the impact threw me into oncoming traffic and I had to dodge a Mazda.

[Amber Lamps]

sounds like u got some tires for sale then eh? :whistle:


Haha,yea and some rearsets,PCIII,HIDs,switchable TRE,custom seat,etc,etc,etc...

[BobTheBiker]

DAMN man! you're hella fortunate. tell me the deer at least cooked up real nice after you killed it. hey, that fucker trashed your bike, tastin good is the least it could do for you.

On the plus side, I suppose crashing near the firehouse is handy, medical care on the spot. only thing more efficient is crashing INTO the firehouse. but hey, you're alright and still posting. now go grab your 30-06 and go find the rest of those deer before they get the chance to do it again.

[Rider]

At least you didn't get stuck by the antlers. Glad you're ok man.

[the chi]

holy crap man, that really sucks but glad your okay! I wanna see pics of the damage...and lemme know if your really selling parts...i know someone who would be interested...

[z06boy]

Glad to hear you're ok physically. Sucks about the bike...you had a nice one for sure.

My wife and I ride together and hitting a deer is definitely near the top of my list of concerns...so far...so good though.

Good luck with your bike and insurance. :dthumb:

[Gunther1000]

thanks for the well wishes! Yea it sucks! Just when I had the thing EXACTLY how I wanted it! Oh well...

That poor, beautiful bike...

I now fear the same will come to me. I have it just the way I want it so theres nothing left to do but fuck it up right?

I hope they do change the bike for 09 some. The front end needs to look different.

Not to be a vulcher here but what parts ya got that are salvageable?

[Dave]

holy crap man, that really sucks but glad your okay! I wanna see pics of the damage...and lemme know if your really selling parts...i know someone who would be interested...

as do i. im sure tom might find something he needs in there

[ceo012384]

Glad you're alright dude. And FUCK dude... that bike was set up like whoa :no:

Pull all your sick parts off and reinstall the stock ones before you call your insurance company......

You can make some good money on all those parts


Pics of the bike?

[Gas Man]

Man... been there done that... when I did my deer incident it made me high side... ouchy for my side!! Good thing was I was wearing full race leathers... no scratches on the ole skin.

[Amber Lamps]

Man... been there done that... when I did my deer incident it made me high side... ouchy for my side!! Good thing was I was wearing full race leathers... no scratches on the ole skin.

hey I don't pics of the bike yet,which has already been declared a total loss btw,how about a couple of the doe...

[NONE_too_SOFT]

where are the close ups?

[ceo012384]

Holy shit! You fucked that bitch up good.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Holy shit! You fucked that bitch up good.

it looks happy though.

[Amber Lamps]

where are the close ups?



if you look closely you can see her last words were "Rudolph I love you....."

[Amber Lamps]

it looks happy though.


oh that's because I fucked it to work off my anger!!!!

[Mr Lefty]

be happy you live on the east coast... Mule dear are about 50-100 lbs heavier...

[DLIT]

hey I don't pics of the bike yet,which has already been declared a total loss btw,how about a couple of the doe...

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[Vettezilla (Impala Balko)]

hey I don't pics of the bike yet,which has already been declared a total loss btw,how about a couple of the doe...

it looks like you were a few MPH short of riding through bambi.

[Dave]

time to mount a vertical blade on the front of the bike. split them bitches in half...

[Gas Man]

I will tell ya this Tigger... you are handling it well.

[dReWpY]

yeah, kudos for not going ape shit, i would, then again a nice new bike would ease the pain

[Amber Lamps]

yeah, kudos for not going ape shit, i would, then again a nice new bike would ease the pain

Nah,I've never been one to get all frantic about this kind of stuff. Hey,this is why I pay for insurance every month right? Besides...

[Dave]

all carbon k6 eh? sexy sexy. tom is gonna need new underwares

[Rider]

What does a complete CF set go for?

[the chi]

Nah,I've never been one to get all frantic about this kind of stuff. Hey,this is why I pay for insurance every month right? Besides...

mmmm, makes me feel all warm n tingly...pretty, shiney...i want! :lol:

What does it go for?

[Gunther1000]

mmmm, makes me feel all warm n tingly...pretty, shiney...i want! :lol:

What does it go for?

I now must take some private time... Picturing you all warm and tingly... Now thats a great sight. :drool:

[the chi]

I now must take some private time... Picturing you all warm and tingly... Now thats a great sight. :drool:


:lol: For the record I was aware that could be distorted, feel free G, its all good...how could that much CF NOT make someone happy?

[Dave]

beats me, i just hope that its a dry weave. much more expensive to aquire but best strength and weight savings

[azoomm]

REALLY glad you are alright... truly!!

[Amber Lamps]

oh I forgot... one or the other,I'm thinking Akrapovic

http://www.akrapovic.com/product-catalog/motorcycle-exhaust/?puid=349

[ceo012384]

Dude are you really going to spring for all CF bodywork, wheels, and exhaust?

Shit... give me some of your money.

[Amber Lamps]

Dude are you really going to spring for all CF bodywork, wheels, and exhaust?

Shit... give me some of your money.


It's really not that bad...

http://www.oppracing.com/bodywork/37-suzuki/

The rims are optional,I may go DyMag which are a lot less money. Also I can get a carbon fiber tank cover.

Besides,it looks like the ins co is going to total my bike. I had $3000 in "additional equipment" coverage,$30 a year btw,so they are probably gonna cut me a check for about $9,000-11,000. We're in the beginning stages of the negotiation now. I don't owe anything on the bike and she said I could buy it back for "under $1000". I'm weighing my options...

Option 2: My buddy works for Ron Ayers and says the have a '08 white 1000 in the crate.....:whistle: Then I might...

http://www.akrapovic.com/fileadmin/user_upload/carbon_parts/Suzuki_GSXR_1000_07.pdf

and/or the Akrapovic slip-on...nah the Taylor made:drool:

Of course I wouldn't be able to afford the BST rims but if I could swing it...oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo *squirt* aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!

[ceo012384]

Are you going to track it or you just want it to look nice?

That's a lot of cash...

[Captain Morgan]

That poor, beautiful bike...

I now fear the same will come to me. I have it just the way I want it so theres nothing left to do but fuck it up right?


Either a wreck, or unplanned pregnancy. I've been bikeless since 05. My daughter is 3 years old. You do the math.

[Amber Lamps]

Are you going to track it or you just want it to look nice?

That's a lot of cash...

Oh if it went strictly track,I'd get race plastics not carbon and mag rims. That's actually option C; buy back the bike and throw some track bodywork on it and buy a new bike but not have enough money to get all the goodies right away. I might do C if I at least have enough for the Taylor Made exhaust. That stock crap has GOT to go!

[Amber Lamps]

Either a wreck, or unplanned pregnancy. I've been bikeless since 05. My daughter is 3 years old. You do the math.

Vasectomy FTW!

[Dave]

ouch

[Cutty72]

Glad to hear you are OK tigs

Like comonboys said, I almost got one here the other night. Good thing UT deer are small :lol:
Felt that bitch brush my fairing :panic:

Anyway... Go with the white 08 and taylor made. Saw one when I was in IA and it sounded awesome and put down 168 hp with no other mods.
Same dyno and night that I saw 131 hp on my 1125.

[Gunther1000]

Glad to hear you are OK tigs

Like comonboys said, I almost got one here the other night. Good thing UT deer are small :lol:
Felt that bitch brush my fairing :panic:

Anyway... Go with the white 08 and taylor made. Saw one when I was in IA and it sounded awesome and put down 168 hp with no other mods.
Same dyno and night that I saw 131 hp on my 1125.

Wow, Those are some good numbers!

I did visit one still locked up in the showroom (white) that had me thinking...

Love that white! Taylor made or Racefit would look sick on it.

[Smittie61984]

Damn. I thought deer hated me and you hit them 3 times. You might want to invest in a 1979 Chevy pickup truck with a train bumper and plexiglass windshield.

Of course my luck with animals is widespread across all animal kingdoms. Squirrels, snakes, deer, racoons, possums, rats, foxes, coyotes, hawk, etc have all come within a few feet of my bike (Or my head with the hawk). Then had a black bear eyeball me all the way down the road even though there were 8 bikes in front of me including a couple of loud ass Harleys.

As for the 2009 Gix... I mean GSXR1000. I heard some rumblings but nothing much. I'm guessing with Honda's 08 Litre kicking ass in everything that they are going to step it up so I'm guessing it will be pretty nice.

[Quick281]

Damn Tig, glad to hear you survived you shitty luck! Sounds like your insurance company will take care of you though.

[Gixxer1k]

So do you have some of those parts still?


I havent been around much lately so I missed this thread, Dave told me about it last night.


Id def take some of the stuff off your hands. TRE for sure, and maybe the seat? Lets see it?

[Vettezilla (Impala Balko)]

where are the pics of said bloody wrecked bike.

[Amber Lamps]

where are the pics of said bloody wrecked bike.

unfortunately the dealer ship cleaned the bike and parts up but here ya go...

[Smittie61984]

Ride Nekkid!!!

['73 H1 Triple]

Looking at the pics, I thought " It doesn't look that bad ..." then I saw the pic of the box of parts. :panic:

As far as riding the bike "nekkid". I'm quite sure that missing body work had a great deal with properly cooling the bike as far as directed air flow thru the radiator.

Jeff

[Amber Lamps]

Looking at the pics, I thought " It doesn't look that bad ..." then I saw the pic of the box of parts. :panic:

As far as riding the bike "nekkid". I'm quite sure that missing body work had a great deal with properly cooling the bike as far as directed air flow thru the radiator.

Jeff

Yea I literally picked that stuff up off the ground.

[Gixxer1k]

sell me stuff?

[Rider]

Is that grass or deer fur stuck in your frame slider?

[Amber Lamps]

Is that grass or deer fur stuck in your frame slider?

Deer fur!

[Amber Lamps]

YAY!!!!!!! A new radiator is on the way for $130!!!!!

[Gas Man]

What did the insurance company say?

[fnfalman]

Aerostich sells these cool "kills" stickers. I think that you need to get some and start sticking deer "kills" on your bike.:rockout:

[Amber Lamps]

What did the insurance company say?

TOTAL LOSS!!! I'm buying my bike back and they're cutting a check for $8200. So I came out ok,since I can do alot with my old bike and maybe buy something new....

[Gas Man]

Decent!

[JoJoYZF]

You decide what else you want yet?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Aerostich sells these cool "kills" stickers. I think that you need to get some and start sticking deer "kills" on your bike.:rockout:

much like my guard rail stickers.

[Dnyce]

build a gsxr1000 powered shifter kart- that way, when those pesky deer jump across the road, you zoom right under em at 120mph :dthumb:

if u put a saw blade on your helmet, u can slice em open as u go by.....bet they think twice about crossing that road again

[Amber Lamps]

You decide what else you want yet?

I think I'm gonna fix my bike and wait until the new bikes come out.

[JoJoYZF]

Nice choice. Lookin forward to how it comes back together.

[ceo012384]

I think I'm gonna fix my bike and wait until the new bikes come out.
Track beast. Do it.