Re: Run in with a deer

["Eau Gallie Enterprises" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you are "well balanced". Now on to the bike. Have you gotten an
estimate yet? I assume it is fixable.
Mark





- -----Original Message-----
From: Paul Steinbacher <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 7:51 AM
Subject: RE: Run in with a deer


>I think if you have to have your wrist broken, Dee's break is of the less
>severe variety, don't have the correct terminology, I have evened myself
out
>at 2 per side, so I am now a well balanced person as I'm sure you will
>notice the next time we meet.
>Paul & Dee
>>
>> Paul and Dee,
>>      I'm so sorry to here of your "run in" with the deer. How bad is
Dee's
>> wrist?  How many times is that now for your collar bone? My thoughts and
>> prayers are with you.
>> big dawg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Steinbacher <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: SPRINT ST List <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 8:48 PM
>> Subject: Run in with a deer
>>
>>
>> >Our weekend RAT Ride in VA/WV ended with a bang. Dee and I
>> started for home
>> >on back roads Sunday morning, after 10 miles I saw a deer cross the road
>> and
>> >noticed 2 more standing on the left side. I kept my eye on the
>> ones on the
>> >left and started to slow. The one on the right heard the bike and
decided
>> to
>> >rejoin his companions. I thought, this is going to hurt (I was
>> right), got
>> >on the brakes, but had no chance. Got it down to about 50 (all this was
2
>> >seconds) when we hit the front of the deer. Dee says she actually put
her
>> >hand out on the deer in an attempt to push it away. All I can
>> say is a deer
>> >is a lot harder than it looks, this one was a full grown female,
probably
>> >around 150 lbs. Dee was laying in the opposite lane screaming in
>> pain with
>> a
>> >broken wrist and the Sprint slid down the road on it's left side
>> about 150
>> >yards. I got Dee off to the side of the road and shut off the
>> engine while
>> >we waited for the ambulance. I had my ever popular broken collarbone and
>> >cracked ribs, we both have lots of bruising and ugly sore spots. We went
>> >back and got the ST today, it has lots of trashed plastic,
>> radiator damage
>> >and water pump that I can see. We are taking it to the dealer tomorrow.
I
>> >guess we were lucky, The Triumph suits took a beating but we sustained
no
>> >road rash. We both feel pretty good considering the circumstances.
>> >
>> >Paul & Dee
>> >Madd Dawg & Dinky Dawg
>> >1999 Sprint ST
>> >2000 Buell X1
>> >
>> >
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