Hornet XP-3 Deer Alert?

[87Trike1200]

Anyone have the Hornet XP3 Electronic Deer Alert System? I often ride late night thru areas known to have "plenty" of deer. My friend has one of these and swears by it. I'm looking for other opinions before blowing $70-$80 plus any do-dads required to hook it up. Thanks. ThumbUp

 

[Bikerbozo]

I got those standard car type in a chrome color and stuck them on either side of front wheel fender. No wiring involved. Haven't had any deer run in front. Been on for tens of thousands of miles.

 

[paws]

We bought those stick-on deer alerts in the 80's.. They didn't have wiring - just stuck on. Never came off.
I don't know if they actually worked but we saw plenty of deer and had no close encounters...maybe just lucky.
After we sold those bikes we never bought them again - saw plenty of deer but no close encounters....YET ... keeping our fingers crossed and our eyes open!

 

[bustedwing]

If the deer roem near a busy road they get used to the deer whistles. But on the back roads the deer don't hear them as much. I have had the stick on deer whistlers on every bike I have owned. I have still had some close calls. But generally the deer do 1of 2 things;1 freeze 2run back the way they came. So knowing that helps me with figuring what will happen when I see eye balls.

 

[slick rick]

If you ever ask ,do those things work I get the same thing ThumbUp,,, never hit a deer,,,,ThumbUp,,,,,,but better safe than sorry I guess......:Shrug::Shrug:

 

[pcombe]

:Shrug: I have had a set on my tour glide for 24 yrs.
Do they work?
I have never hit a deer, However if you come to Wyoming where there are more antelope than people, I have to warn you that an antelope has less brains than a cow and you never know how they will react?
The only thing for sure is that they react quick!

 

[mmkrnh8012]

Get a FLIR (forward looking infrared) camara. You can see the deer a half mile ahead. They are used on the Abrams Tanks. Now available for retail. A cheap $3000 accessory.
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[FRR]

Save your money. I've known riders that bought these things and STILL hit a deer. False security if you waste your cash of them. Besides they fill up with bugs and crap and you can't use anything metal to clean them out