Thanks for the info, KLR. I'll pursue it.

Only time I have ever hit an animal on a bike was about 15 years ago. I centerpunched a badger at about 140 mph on a Kawasaki ZX11. I had a couple of loose teeth for a few days, and the badger was a total write off. Jerry.

Thanks for advice on this. I realized that I tweaked my left handlebar with last week's get off. I just ordered Fly 6061 T-6 Aluminum Handlebars in YZ/WR bend.

I too have had a deer collision, which destroyed the Honda Pacific Coast that I rode to Alaska and back in 2006. I destroyed ~$600 worth of safety gear in the process, but emerged unscathed, apart from a few bruises and a cracked little finger. The deer didn't fare as well.

The Georgia motorcycle handbook warns you, that's a tough way to put venison on the table.

When a Lumpkin County sheriff's deputy appeared on the scene, he said, "Where's my dinner?" I pointed to the ditch where the young deer, now with three legs, was bleeding out, and asked him to put it out of its misery. "Can't do that. I would have to file a firearm discharge report."

Most people have no idea how many deer-vehicle collisions occur annually — more than 1 million per year.

Some idle chat below:

We've got it going on here in a BIG way. Shooting an injured one wouldn't be a problem, however. A couple of weeks ago we were coming down 550N passing Ironton Park. About 1/4 mile down the road the whirly lights were flashing. Stopped to talk with the cops and a rider on an Indian touring bike hit a deer. Speed in that section is 55 MPH. Unlike many of the other idiots we see with no helmets, he was wearing one. Bike was off in a ditch. They said he sustained a serious leg and arm injury. My read is a compound fracture which is serious.

Two seasons ago, we were first responders to another MC accident caused by a bear running out from the woods. To see that happen at 60 MPH was something I hope to never see again. His helmet was worn down to his hair. This guy had all leather on and was lucky. I'll spare everyone the gory details.

Very rare to see bear cause an accident. Deer are another story. They need to step up the hunting as there is an over population of them here. We also have elk and moose which are in the deer family. Those animals appear to be much smarter and are rarely seen on/near the roads.

Let us know how you make out with the bars.It seems that the stock bars are drilled to allow the retaining tabs on the switches/controls to fit in.

I filed the locating tabs off the switch gear and put 1 layer of electrical tape on the bar under the switches. They haven't moved in more than a year.

In the early 20th century, deer were nearly hunted out in the north Georgia mountains. Unfortunately, "Ranger Woody" restocked them, and now deer are a major threat where I live.

He brought the deer back to North Georgia