Wmoater
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Yesterday morning at 7:00 the moon was beautiful on the way to work. As a car was approaching it was still dark and as I focused forward, I never say it. A deer darted just in front of the on coming car and walloped me. I can’t believe the car didn’t hit it first. It hit my left tire, must have rolled up my windshield, one leg just missed my head and flipped front over back. I kept her straight, put my hand up and deflected the blow. The on coming car never saw it, I couldn’t see because of the lights in my eyes from her car and the car behind me saw nothing but deer and reflection of jacket. She never saw the deer until it hit me. All safe! A bit sore for it jammed me pretty hard against my back rest. I picked up the parts, magic mirrors totally destroyed, looked the bike over and drove it to work 3 miles away. Once it got light, I went out to see the damage. I can’t believe it! Beside the blood and hair not a scratch, dent or crack to the hood, nose or any main plastic! There’s a broken tip of fender and white fender light lense cracked along with side LED lights cracked. But all the lights still work. Head light still works but the entire lense is smashed out on both sides. The windshield is perfectly fine not a scratch. The arms didn’t even brake. A-arm plastic is busted on left side top and bottom where the shock goes in. Looking at it, it doesn’t even look like I hit anything. THEN I SEE A PROBLEM…………… front trunk will not latch. The plastic is pushed all the way into the lenses but the latch didn’t move just the plastic hood. The entire steering column plastic and dash is pushed back so far the glove box will not open and the seat will not rise. The glove box is jammed again the seat. The side panels are about and 1/2 to far back. But everything moved the 1/2 inch. The spacing looks fine just everything moved 1/2 back! The radiator has no leaks and it runs perfect with no codes etc. Is it possible that all the plastic moved towards the seat as one unit or is the frame bent somewhere? Insurance is paying for everything. No detectable since it was a deer. Only problem is I have to take it to the closest dealer! They will do an appraisal and submit but it has to be done by an approved can am dealer. Once I get the diagnosis of the repairs I will decide what’s next. I think I can take it elsewhere but not sure. If it is totaled then we’ll decide. I take it in tonight! I can’t believe it. Even my spot lights, which are completely open and exposed didn’t even get broken or bent. Nothing obvious but the headlight lenses. Just everything jammed back towards the seat. Maybe once all the plastic is removed and all the clips and plasticreplaced it will snap back into place. I don’t think so but we will see. Anyone have same thing happen before?
I can say one thing……….. The spyder hit her hard and I never even flinched. On a bike it would have been a different story. She held together like a tank! I’ve had sleds messed up more than this and not hitting half as hard. Same for the wheeler! 3 wheels is the real thing and they are build very well!
I can say one thing……….. The spyder hit her hard and I never even flinched. On a bike it would have been a different story. She held together like a tank! I’ve had sleds messed up more than this and not hitting half as hard. Same for the wheeler! 3 wheels is the real thing and they are build very well!
ray:.....Mike :thumbup:
