Quote from: Nosferatoo on August 05, 2006, 10:27:47 AM
Are there any tips/wise words or some kinda  "What-To-Do-When a wild animal, say a raccoon*, suddenly crosses your path and collision is imminent?" handbook?

I was told that you can safely run over anything shorter than the height of your axle, as long as you dont hit the brake. Depends on your skill and luck, you can run over much larger animals as well.

Quote from: bbq on August 09, 2006, 07:29:43 AM

Quote from: Nosferatoo on August 05, 2006, 10:27:47 AM
Are there any tips/wise words or some kinda  "What-To-Do-When a wild animal, say a raccoon*, suddenly crosses your path and collision is imminent?" handbook?

I was told that you can safely run over anything shorter than the height of your axle, as long as you dont hit the brake. Depends on your skill and luck, you can run over much larger animals as well.

look at this http://www.gary310.com/temp/StewMeat1.wmv

For those of you that think you can react to something not seen, watch this....

http://www.funny-spot.com/html/Motorcycle-hits-Deer.html

Have you taken the MSF?  They cover this stuff...

Summary:

1)  If it's smaller than two meals, run over it.
2)  If you can swerve, swerve...  Then brake.
3)  If you can't swerve, brake and hope.

Also note:  Deer don't like loud noises, so your horn might scare it off.  I've seen it work.

Quote from: RVertigo on August 09, 2006, 12:44:39 PM
Also note:  Deer don't like loud noises, so your horn might scare it off.  I've seen it work.

+1 I use this tatic regularly and it works 80% of the time, as long as you are not to far away as to give them a chance to thing then react - the stare.

When hitting a deer, dgyver's link happens more often than bettingpython's.  That dude got lucky and hit the deer in the nick, swinging it around. 

Quote from: Egaeus on August 09, 2006, 02:47:11 PMWhen hitting a deer, dgyver's link happens more often than bettingpython's.  That dude got lucky and hit the deer in the nick, swinging it around. 

No kidding...   I couldn't believe that guy escaped with such little damage.

Quote from: RVertigo on August 09, 2006, 02:55:30 PM
I couldn't believe that guy escaped with such little damage.

And dinner to boot!

Quote from: Egaeus on August 09, 2006, 03:08:08 PM

Quote from: RVertigo on August 09, 2006, 02:55:30 PM
I couldn't believe that guy escaped with such little damage.

And dinner to boot!

Back in 88 a friend of mine hit a deer in Arkansas about 300 miles from home. The left handelbar was bent down and one engine guard was bent. A hoof came round and cut through his wifes boot and injured her but they were able to ride the wing home. When he was cleaning everything up to trade the bike in for a new 1500 he found deer pellets under his seat. He says the deer was in mid leap when he center punched it. It apparantely wrapped around both sides of the bike as it was thrown up and over. Now that would have been some video to see.

Quote from: Egaeus on August 09, 2006, 02:47:11 PM
When hitting a deer, dgyver's link happens more often than bettingpython's.  That dude got lucky and hit the deer in the nick, swinging it around. 

If you watch dgyver's video in slow it looked like that guy stayed on the front brake way too hard, there was a glare off the windshield right before impact, but it looked like his rear wheel was already coming off the ground before he hit the deer. I know it happens so fast, and in situations like that you don't even have time to pray, your brain only has enough time to say" Oh crap this is going to hurt ", but my vote is still for trying to hold your line and not nose diving the front end, if you could actually see the deer or critter sooner then try to brake as much as you can and then gas just before impact, or if you can go around.