Danm Deer

My much loved 5th gen went 77810mi and likely will go no further
Last night on the way home a deer ran into the left front of my bike. I was going about 55 or so and we all fell down and went boom. The deer and I got up, but the bike didn't make out too well. The upper and left side fairing are destroyed as well as the gauge cluster and most of the right side. I'll let the insurance company decide, but likely it's totaled. (that really sucks!!) I'll try to get some pix.
On the plus side, I walked away with only some back pain (turned out to be a broken rib) and a badly scratched arai helmet. My roadcrafter saved my ass!!! Those suits are worth every penny!!
That was probably the best bike I've ever owned and I've gotta get another if this one's not repairable!

 

Glad you made it out alive! And, yes, definitely get another 5th Gen.

 

Here are some of the pix (depressing)

 

Glad you were wearing your gear! Hope everything works out!

 

Glad you're OK. Shame about the Gen 5. I think she looks repairable. But I'm crazy like that!

 

It may depend on the coverage, but when I went down earlier this year, insurance cut me a check for my x-11, jacket, and wanted to pay for my gloves, although they had no damage. I declined the new gloves, mine were good. They'll simply take your old, crashed stuff for their records.

Glad you're ok, job. If it gets totalled, maybe you can buy it back for pennies and get it fixed. Either way, I'd get another 5th gen.

 

Glad you're OK. Sorry 'bout the ribs. If you like any of the surviving bits still, can you buy back the wrecked title / bike? (Cowl, tank, seat etc...)

 

And you were so close to 100k miles! That's a shame.

 

I'm hoping insurance pays for a new helmet, my suit seems ok. The bike might be repairable, but there are alot of expensive broken pieces. Upper fairing, both sides, instrument cluster, the left radiator is smashed in, etc...
I'll let the insurance adjuster figure it out, but I gotta go the cheapest route to another vfr. It would be nice to have spares... We'll see

 

Wow glad you're mostly OK!! Gear=good!!!
My 5th gen came about a foot from meeting a similar fate on Monday.
If the frame & forks are straight maybe you could keep the title clean and do a rebuild over the winter. VFRhusband seems like a glutton for punishment that way if you don't like wrenching for yourself...
Regarding gear, when I crashed State Farm bought me a new helmet, but wouldn't do anything with the rest of my gear. This was ten years ago, maybe they've figured out that it's cheaper to pay for 1500 worth of gear than a helicopter ride and a few days in the hospital.

 

Usaa is giving me the run-around about my gear, and that's starting to piss me off. My Triumph is insured with Progressive and they will cover safety gear up to $1800. So I will wait and see, but this might be the final straw with Usaa.
This wasn't my first crash, I put down my ZX-11 and found out that jeans and a jacket look cool, but do nothing to prevent road rash. This time I was going much faster, but aside from the rib, you could say I walked away without a scratch! I was bundled up for the cold so that might have helped too. A good helmet and riding suit and boots where key. These guys I see with the half helmet and a t-shirt are insane!!
I keep thinking about how quickly it all happened. I doubt I even got off the gas, much less grabbed some brake. The deer ran into the left front of the bike hard enough to knock it over and off the road. I ended up bouncing straight down the road and the bike went off to the right and slid into the grass.
I just wish this rib would heal quick cause I want to go riding!
And yes, I really wanted to get this bike to 100k!!!!

 

Dam Forest Rats!!Glad your ok ..

 

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Thanks Dude - I'll try that

 

This is how stupid these animals are this time of the year!
Deer loses head-butt with Wisconsin lawn ornament - TwinCities.com

 

Stupid mother bucker...:dance:

 

I smell a subpoena from PETA coming.

 

Me too!

I hit a deer back in August and the insurance company totalled the bike. I never fell down but it broke the head light, left side fairing, upper fairing, front fender, rear cowling, left radiator and bent both brake rotors. The forks came out OK. It was about 3,200 dollars total and they only valued my bike at 3850. I fought for two months over the value and even wrote the insurance commisioner but I got nowhere. It actually worked out OK as they paid off the loan and then I went and bought the bike back ($200), bought parts through my local Honda dealer (brought in the Service Honda quote-which they matched in price) and repaired the bike myself. I own it outright and now have all new parts

If you need some parts I still have some good mirrors and repairable left side fairing (I expoxied the cracks and fiberglassed them with aviation grade fiberglass) It needs some paint and has some minor scratches and in several hours of prep could be ready for a top coat.
I also have a stock exhaust header that I bead blasted, acid ethched and then painted with high temp black paint.

You are more than welcome to the parts for a very reasonable price (like 50 bucks for the whole lot)

I would like to see you get back on your mount.

Go Gen 5's!!!!!!