{"id":97,"date":"2015-11-15T16:08:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/?p=97"},"modified":"2015-11-15T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:22:13","slug":"oh-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creative-riding.com\/WPMaster\/oh-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh deer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I needed some road therapy yesterday. I have been in the house and running domestic errands as of late, none of which are easily accomplished on a motorcycle. (I should note that this applies only to the United States of America. In any other country I could pick up the kids, the wife, the family dog, and carry two goats on a 125cc scooter with out a second glance!!!)<\/p>\n

It was getting dark and dinner was happening soon. I decided that I only had 1 hour, so no long distance road runs, and I didn’t want to run an errand either. I wanted some me and my leaky, old bike time. If the twisties were out of the question, I’d do the next best thing -hit the twisty neighborhood streets to the north.<\/p>\n

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3 deer in this photo<\/p><\/div>\n

I live at the bottom of the foothills in the suburbs of L.A. Just like the west side, the rich and well-off have carved winding streets with beautiful vistas into the hills, and have set mansions upon them. These streets offer a fun ride that rivals the twisting mountain highways or Mulholland Drive, albeit chock full of stop signs and intersections.
\nAnd deer…
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On the road, I split some lanes and navigated the afternoon traffic for a few blocks until I found my turn-off. Leaving Foothill Blvd behind, I began winding my way into the neighborhoods that rarely saw motorcycles. This was Mercedes and Land Rover territory.<\/p>\n

Much to my surprise, a roar and two headlamps illuminated my rear view mirror. It looked like a VFR…but then I saw the green. The bright green and white livery of a 1989 Kawi ZX-7. I let the guy by and he inspected me from tail to turn signals as he passed. Not many bikes with “SPAM” on the gas tanks is my guess. \ud83d\ude42
\nAnyways, immediately after we joined, we split. There was an intersection up ahead. He went right, I went left.<\/p>\n

Not two minutes after my encounter with the other rider, I encountered four mule deer. I had taken the first few turns cautiously because there was a lot of dirt on the road. What little rain SoCal got over the last month had washed the gravel down from the desiccated hillsides.
\nSo, luckily, I wasn’t traveling at any real speed when I rounded the blind corner only to have four deer in single file blocking the entirety of the narrow roadway. There might have been some cuss words uttered and I might’ve had bent forks & a new seat cover in better riding conditions.<\/p>\n

\"HUGE<\/a>

HUGE SoCal mule deer buck<\/p><\/div>\n

The deer (like the one seen above) hopped the K-rail down the hillside and disappeared into the shrubs. I decided that the urban twisties at dusk was better for taking the kids on a ruminant-viewing drive in the car rather than risking a silly collision on a sub sixty minute ride a few miles from home.<\/p>\n

I returned to the main roads and drove through some picturesque little foothill cities. Split the lanes on Foothill again. I returned home, happier for the time spent with a thumper between my legs, and the mountain views and deer in my memory rather than wedged in my spokes. ATGATT, because deer.
\n-Cheers<\/p>\n

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So, I needed some road therapy yesterday. I have been in the house and running domestic errands as of late, none of which are easily accomplished on a motorcycle. (I should note that this applies only to the United States of America. In any other country I could pick up the kids, the wife, the…
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