Maverick Tremor vs Antelope @ 70 MPH

[kiljander]

175 miles from home I hit an Antelope that came out of now where on my blind side, must have been running full bore. He hit me square in the middle of the
License plate and grill area and he wound up on the opposite side of the road; Also, I had my Polaris 570 sportsman loaded in the back of the pickup. The damage was minimal for hitting an Antelope at 70 MPH, and it felt like hitting a brick wall. I stopped and checked to make sure he was dead and at the time only the check engine light was on. It wasn't until the next day, and I was closer to home that the service engine soon light came on and derated the engine. I plugged a code reader in and cleared the derate but the P0073 and P0299 are active so it'll have to be fixed first. damage was approx. $4200

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[Cancunbadlands]

Yummy barbecue for dinner

 

[El Kabong]

Did your air inlet get squished under the leading edge of the hood? Could be restricting airflow into the filter box.

I'm making a guess as I don't have an EB.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

Amazing that your damage was that minimal.

HRG

 

[kiljander]

Did your air inlet get squished under the leading edge of the hood? Could be restricting airflow into the filter box.

I'm making a guess as I don't have an EB.

It may be the inner cooler, I told the mechanic to check all piping, hoses etc. for damage. THX

 

[kiljander]

Amazing that your damage was that minimal.

HRG

I was scared to look at the front after it happened. As hard as it hit, I was amazed indeed. THX

 

[kiljander]

Yummy barbecue for dinner

That was the next day picture, Looked better the first day but not by much. THX

 

[James K]

175 miles from home I hit an Antelope that came out of now where on my blind side, must have been running full bore. He hit me square in the middle of the
License plate and grill area and he wound up on the opposite side of the road; Also, I had my Polaris 570 sportsman loaded in the back of the pickup. The damage was minimal for hitting an Antelope at 70 MPH, and it felt like hitting a brick wall. I stopped and checked to make sure he was dead and at the time only the check engine light was on. It wasn't until the next day, and I was closer to home that the service engine soon light came on and derated the engine. I plugged a code reader in and cleared the derate but the P0073 and P0299 are active so it'll have to be fixed first. damage was approx. $4200

Years ago I hit a whitetail on a BMW K100 RT at 40-45 MPH and rode away because the deer was bounding in front of me and wasn't running completely perpendicular, but actually close to running along side of me. Cracked fairing and bent brackets as well as
bent left handlebar. It looks like you may have had some of the same luck here.

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