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Spyder-deer incident

SpyFyg-2 said:
Hopefully our first Spyder-deer encounter is our one and only!! We hit a deer on our Spyder Friday night. I was driving and hubby was the passenger. We were just going under an interstate overpass and I was looking to the right to look for anyone coming down the on ramp and was just looking to the left and he came up out of the median. No time to do anything but grab the handle bars and hit the brakes! Hit him straight on with the Spyder, it flipped it up and over us (we didn't know deer could fly!!) it must have slid right up and over. Just a few swipe marks on the turn signals and windshield. Really messed up the frunk cover but doesn't look like it broke anything else. I was going about 65 (speed limit is 75) it was about 9:30 pm, later than we like to be out at night on a bike, but had some delays getting back on the road. I think we fared way better than Lamont and Chris. We walked away and were able to drive it home! The insurance adjuster will be here this week to look at it. We are so thankful we were on the Spyder and not on 2-wheels!! The incident made a huge impression on us and reinforced why we chose the Spyder over another type of 3-wheeler and that is the safety part of it. I know we wouldn't have walked away from the same incident had we been on the Venture. We made the decision to go to a 3-wheel type motorcycle after Dick's accident in the Big Horns last summer. (He had road rash, stitches and a story!) Hubby says now I have my own story! An incident like this is proof to the engineering, handling and safety of the Spyder. The question part of this thread- Has anyone else hit a deer? How was the Spyder for handling after the accident? is there anything we should look for? We requested our dealer for doing the repairs etc. on the Spyder. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chris and Lamont, we know too well after last summer what they are going through!!
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Glad y'all are OK!!!!
 
Glad you are fine...by the way, did you have the Bumpskid installed and if so, did it do anything to assist in controlling the amount of damage? Just curious....
 
Whistles..!!

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate encounter but really glad you are both fine. While working bike shop in Houston and later LA we sold a lot of deer whistles. Don't know how well they work but many swore by them. Seeing more and more reports like this and have to say you all would fare much better if you get your deer with a rife..:roflblack::roflblack: Be safe out there as soon as your on the road again..!! :thumbup:
 
You did the right thing

Professional drivers of the big rigs are taught to only brake and not try to miss a deer. You did it right. Great job on your driving ability. I met a young lady on the side of the road next to her rolled over 18 wheeler that was in tears. She had forgotten her training and jerked the wheel to avoid a dog in the road. She still killed the dog and most likely lost her job. It is well known by professional drivers that deer whistles do not work, but if it makes you feel more comfortable then go for it. I taught professional driving for 15 years.
 
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Jerbear said:
Know of at least two other Spyder versus deer reports here and one second hand
(i think) Spyder versus bear.

Certainly glad it turned out the way it did for you guys. Same as others that have been reported here. Everyone has walked away unscathed. :thumbup:

Great news for sure. Hope the repairs are fairly easy and go well.
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I know a retired couple who hit a black bear while riding their spyder . Wrote the spyder off but lived to ride another day.
 
Marker said:
I know a retired couple who hit a black bear while riding their spyder . Wrote the spyder off but lived to ride another day.
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If memory serves me. It was yourself who posted the story last year sometime. When another deer versus spyder incident was reported. :thumbup:
 
Glad you are ok. Last week we we nearly hit one with our truck. Came out of the woods about a mile from the house. Many years ago a friend was riding his sportster at night coming into the mountains of New Mexico. Rounded a curve and broadsided a bull elk. He was found by a truck driver who happened to see the bike on the side of the road. Troopers said he was DOA but the medics found a faint pulse. He spent a year in the hospital. His helmet was split in half from impact with the road. They measured 480 feet from POI to where he hit the road and slid/rolled another 200 feet. His estimated speed at impact was 85mph. He lived but had to walk with canes. Had limited use of his arms and lost most of his long term memory.
 
SpyFyg-2 said:
Hopefully our first Spyder-deer encounter is our one and only!! We hit a deer on our Spyder Friday night. I was driving and hubby was the passenger. We were just going under an interstate overpass and I was looking to the right to look for anyone coming down the on ramp and was just looking to the left and he came up out of the median. No time to do anything but grab the handle bars and hit the brakes! Hit him straight on with the Spyder, it flipped it up and over us (we didn't know deer could fly!!) it must have slid right up and over. Just a few swipe marks on the turn signals and windshield. Really messed up the frunk cover but doesn't look like it broke anything else. I was going about 65 (speed limit is 75) it was about 9:30 pm, later than we like to be out at night on a bike, but had some delays getting back on the road. I think we fared way better than Lamont and Chris. We walked away and were able to drive it home! The insurance adjuster will be here this week to look at it. We are so thankful we were on the Spyder and not on 2-wheels!! The incident made a huge impression on us and reinforced why we chose the Spyder over another type of 3-wheeler and that is the safety part of it. I know we wouldn't have walked away from the same incident had we been on the Venture. We made the decision to go to a 3-wheel type motorcycle after Dick's accident in the Big Horns last summer. (He had road rash, stitches and a story!) Hubby says now I have my own story! An incident like this is proof to the engineering, handling and safety of the Spyder. The question part of this thread- Has anyone else hit a deer? How was the Spyder for handling after the accident? is there anything we should look for? We requested our dealer for doing the repairs etc. on the Spyder. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chris and Lamont, we know too well after last summer what they are going through!!
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I'm so glad you weren't hurt too bad. For sure we would have done better if we were on the Spyder.
 
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