Impressive: Harley Rider Maintains Balance After Slamming Into Deer (VIDEO)

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Here’s a break from the Israel-Iran news coverage.

An Ohio biker has gone viral after being able to maintain his balance on his Harley after slamming into a deer.

If you’ve ever driven a motorcycle, you know that maintaining balance while being hit by a gust of wind or hitting an unexpected pothole can lead to a potentially deadly situation.

Ohio biker, Kyle Hamilton, was driving his motorcycle in Wyoming near Devils Tower when a deer suddenly jumped in front of him.

The Cowboystate Daily reported on what happened next:

Kyle Hamilton counts himself as extremely lucky after he plowed into a deer while riding his motorcycle near Hulett, Wyoming, but managed to keep the bike upright and on the road.

It wasn’t just luck.

Skill and riding experience played a key part, as evidenced by a jaw-clenching video caught by a camera mounted on his friend’s motorcycle. His friend was riding behind Hamilton on June 6 near Devils Tower when a white-tailed deer darted out in front of traffic.

The video shows the brutal impact, which killed the young doe, and Hamilton’s practically unbelievable recovery.
“I’ve had death wobbles on the highway before” after catching gusts of wind when passing semitrucks, said Hamilton, who lives in Franklin, Ohio.

He was referring to the wobbling motion that can send a motorcycle out of control if the rider fails to react decisively.
As it was, his 2023 Harley-Davidson Street Glide was heavily damaged. He doesn’t know if it can be repaired.

His friend’s motorcycle, the one with the camera on it, was clipped by the deer’s sliding carcass and dumped on its side. That motorcycle was totaled, but his friend, who wished to remain anonymous, wasn’t hurt, Hamilton told Cowboy State Daily.

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Just days after Hamilton survived the dangerous situation, a biker from North Carolina was not so fortunate.

Per WBTV:

A motorcyclist from North Carolina died after he hit a deer on the Blue Ridge Parkway earlier this month.

The National Park Service said that the motorcyclist — 60-year-old Edward Zigata — was driving near mile post 162 in Virginia on June 1 when the deer tried to cross the road. The deer collided with Zigata’s motorcycle and threw him off the bike.

Zigata was seriously injured and was airlifted to the hospital. Officials said he died on June 14 — nearly two weeks after the crash.

Officials said Zigata was from Shallotte, N.C., which is in Brunswick County toward the North Carolina coast.

The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Waynesboro, Va. to Cherokee, N.C.



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