Modern Buddy

Left for work at 6:30 am and puttering down a road in Montana, it finlly happend. Two deer jumped out in front of me and there was no avoiding them. Caught the rear end of one of them at about 10 mph (thankfully I was going only 20 mph becuase deer are like flies up here.) Coat, gloves and helmet saved me. Banged my knee up a bit but no worse for wear. Unfortunately, my Buddy 170i has some minor damage, bent break handle, and the front panel was cracked pretty badly. Is there a place to buy the main front panel?

Incidentally, I have traveled this road for 20 years in a truck and never tangled with a deer. Figures...

Youch! Glad you came out of it with no major injuries to either you or the scooter.

You can order replacements for any of the plastic body panels and other parts from Scooter Lounge.

I've had a few could've-been-ugly calls with deer crossing in front of me. The one that came closest to turning into an "incident" was just after dark on a remote road in the Upper Peninsula. A pick-up truck passed me, then about 50 yards ahead of me came skidding to a stop. I spotted at least three deer in its headlights, just standing there in the road. If that truck hadn't met them first, the feeble headlight on my Buddy wouldn't have warned me until I was almost on top of them, and a panic stop... probably wouldn't have turned out well.

You may want to stop by Big Sky and see if your local dealer would help you out on the price for the parts you need. Winter is coming and they may be interested in moving some product. An added benefit may be getting to know them to pick up tips on how to do the work yourself.

What you got is an easy fix… once you get the parts.

Thanks for the info

Just glad you did not get hurt.