A close call

Now there's something you don't want to see when you're on a motorcycle. Hell, you don't want to see that in a car, but it'll hurt less.Ennie and I encountered her on the way to our campground on Orcas Island on Saturday afternoon.Oy.Here's what it looked like from the beak of the bike.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D2slSE9jOk(Or watch a higher-res version on Vimeo)I grabbed the binders real hard. While it doesn't as much look like it in the video in full speed, if you watch it in slow motion you'll hear the front of the bike slam down with a clunk as the suspension loads down. It's not as dramatic since the geometry of the BMW Telelever front end limits diving under breaking, but it happens none the less.Without hitting the brakes I'm fairly certain that I would have hit her hindquarters.Also, this is why you cover your controls!