Sometimes we have it pretty bad over here: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Watch_Out_for_that_Deer.html
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Creative Residential Designs < [email protected]> wrote: > I almost hit a 3 point buck a few weeks back. It was standing on the side > of the road and looked like it was ready to jump into the road. I slowed > down and was ready to stop for him. He jumped backwards over his own > shoulder and headed into the field instead. It's hard to tell what these > deer will do until they actually do it. HotrodMamma. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* [email protected] > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, June 26, 2009 7:20 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Speaking of Deer > > I was riding yesterday w/ a friend & a deer jumped out of a corn field. > My bud came about 10-ft from it. > I was following & stopped quickly awaiting for more to appear. > > > Jun 26, 2009 06:50:40 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > As I recall the safety thing is an urban legend at best, a total non- > starter at worst. After all, sound is directional; alerting the people > (and deer) that you've already passed to your presence is not exactly > useful. The horn's mounted on the front for a reason :) > > I see deer around me all the time; they aren't spooked by my un- > baffled exhaust. They are only sometimes spooked by flashing high > beams. The horn is only slightly more effective. Literally, the little > bastards just stand in the middle of the street. Presumably the deer > population survival strategy is to breed like mad and accept high road > losses. > > "Like the sound" is entirely different. I like to hear that my > engine's running smoothly, too. (After all, it's a contrast to all the > H-D's around which have that "slightly out of tune" note - sharp-flat > sharp-flat sharp-flat). We all make a deal with the devil with respect > to how loud, how early, and how often. > > Anyhow, I was talking to an online retailer who found some replacement > V&H megaphone baffles for me; I'm going to order two, see if they fit > in my stock exhaust, and if not simply replace the single one on my > V&H street megaphone. Will report back with the results. > > Ciao, > > Marco > > On Jun 25, 6:16 pm, Music and Nighthawk Nut <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I tote a gun, but have never used the whistles. I just want loud > > exhaust cause I like how it sounds and also so people can hear you > > before they see you, kinda a safety thing. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
