The DEER SLAYER

[dearslayer]

Here are some pics of the 454 ltd that slayed the deer and
the police accident report that documents it.

the story behind the name and pics is in my first
post introducing the bike and i and saying hello to
the members.

The bike is shown after i repaired the damage the
accident caused ( it never went down but recieved
extensive damage to the tank from my knee's , broken
air box, side covers , front fork tubes and fender.)
so the tank shown is black and not the blood red original
tank. The bike was an 85.

i had the cruiser hiway bars, bullet wind screen, extended
back rest and rack on the bike.

i sold the bike in the early 90's so this infamous
brave veteran deer slayer who saved this riders
life is still out there somewhere.

maybe one of you owns this bike now.

if so
do me a favor
go give it a hug for me for saving my life.
/-)



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here is a pic of a persimmon red 85 tank that has a dent that
looks exactly like the dents in my original tank from my accident.
dont know if this is my old tank , but this IS what the dents looked like.


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[Blaine]

Very interesting.She still looks good with the black tank.

[dearslayer]

thanx

i bought it new in arizona. kept it spotless always.

even took mothers aluminum polish and buffed up alot of
aluminum parts to almost a chrome finish.

i shatered my ankle when the deer tore in half and pulled
my left foot of the foot peg down to the pavement,, so the
bike set outside , covered in blood, guts, hair and bone chips
for about 5 months. Meat bees actually cleaned up quite
a bit.

at the time i couldnt find a red tank so i bought the paint
. perssimonin red i think it was called,,, but never got
around to painting it.

love that red though. !

when my foot was healed i spent about another six
months takeing it down to the frame and cleaning and
polishing every surface until it looked like it did the day
i bought it.

i sold it for 1000.

/-(

as far as i am concerned there has never been a bike
before or after that even comes close to the good looks
of the 454ltd.

the low saddle height and center of gravity, along with
every other physical aspects of the design of the bike,
makes this the safest bike to HIT SOMETHING with.

the bike never went down durring the accident.

amazing bike the 454 ltd.

btw,,,
the bike was bought in arizona , and had 'high altitude jets'
and when i moved back to sea level,,,,, it seemed to
gain horsepower,,, actually it was just getting more gas
in the mix. had to get it rejetted and the carbs synched
and it continued to run like a champ !


thanx for the warm welcome !

take care
ride safe

[dearslayer]

another pic

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(my youngest son's mom , my 2nd x )