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This is Saturday Morning, 8-31-13 riding with 2thdr in Arkansas on our way to meet up with Gloryracing on Hwy123. It was a gorgeous morning about 0730. The lighting and time of day are dead giveaways to keep an eye on the sides of the road and keep speeds somewhat manageable in order to give yourself some recovery room if it's needed. Even keeping the pace moderate and scanning the sides of the road, you can tell this one caught me off guard. My swerve was delayed, and according to 2thdr, this guy chased me for a couple hundred feet after I almost tagged him. Keep those eyes peeled, kids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cqhEnlMKtI&feature=youtu.be

Sucky first post in a while, this wil be disjointed, I am on a vicoden type pill, only have use of one hand. (this right spot?) ================================================================================ Just now getting to a computer. Sunday evening I was taking the long, relaxing way home when about the exact time i saw a blur, Ifound myself tumbling along the ground to a stop in a gravel drive. All I remember thinking was that it should hurt, but it wasn't. Figured that it was going to hurt a lot more later, that I was in shock. Came to rest, visor popped open, glasses gone. Only left arm was sore, slowly removed lid, right glove, stood up. Less than a minite later a white sedan drove towards me. Single female was cautious about stopping in middle nowhere for a stranger. Had motorcycle suit, no bike in sight, and my terrible humor, so she offered to drive me the city, about an hour away. She lived near the military hospital I prefered to go to. Put gear in her trunk, she talked to me the whole way back, making sure I knew what to do inside hospital. She works in medical field. I owe her big time. Walked into ER, mentioned 50 mph deer collision on motorcycle, staff freaked and put me through trauma. Bottom line, mild roadrash on right shoulder, left knee, shattered left wrist. Home on good painkillers, awaiting surgery next week. Bike recovered by friend and her family inside of 24 hours, they live about 30 minutes from accident site. Have not gotten my eyes on it yet, but the one photo I have does not look like the forks survived. May just drag it ino my garage and part it out, time will tell. Friend coming over to try and get my car running. If not, I will have to rent or buy a car to drive until I can get full use of clutch hand, and put my ST3 back together. Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/102123385082478318799/VFRVsDeer?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJCXhpXi3buZjAE&feat=directlink Did learn some usefull stuff I will elaborate on as I have time.