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Thrux-ton-up · 11-08-2005

So I'm on the Thrux yesterday and enjoying the warm mid- 70's temperature. Cruising along about 45 MPH when some type of creature has been sucked in? or crawled into?? my helmet. The Beastard - armed with stinger missles no less - proceeds up my cheek and under my sun glasses. He's headed right for MY EYEBALL! At this point I'm heavy on the binders, headed in the general direction of the side of the road - all the while trying to flip up my visor, rip off my sun glasses and kill the beastard!!

Too Late - the little scum nailed me a couple times right on the bridge of my nose - very close to my eyeball no less. Holy Crapp did that hurt. I've had em get inside a jacket before that I've had partially unzipped - but never inside the helmet. I hope to go the rest of my life without that little experience again! I had to have been a sight to any one who saw me as I was in the process of trying to remove the little #!%&* helmet intruder!! JCW

motothrux · 11-08-2005

"To bee.........
or not to bee.......that is the question!!!!!

Sorry could"t help it, had one in a partially opened jacket once .....I can sympathize with you!

" Nuff "said..... :razz:

Stormin · 11-08-2005

I feel for you bud!

About 5 years ago, I was riding on a nice summer day, wearing a full face with the visor up. Had my GF on the back too. I got hit in the face by a bee and thought that was the end of it. About a 1/2 mile later, I feel something tivkling my ear and then WHAM - he stings me inside my ear! Wow did that hurt. I guess when he hit my face he riccoched between my cheek and the helmet padding right into the ear pocket.

I couldn't stop the bike fast enough.

...Stormin!

kwajazz · 11-08-2005

Riding my GPZ1100 two decades ago and felt something go up my bluejean shirt's sleeve. Knew right off what it was, Red Wasp. Went up the throttle side. So I grabbed a big grab of shirt with the left and squeezed figuring I'd get stung on the left hand somewhere. Nope, he popped me several times up the arm as he proceeded to my shoulder. I'm rolling off throttle and squeezing front brake. Ripped my shirt off when finally stopped. He fell out an flew away! Those are tough little bastards. I always wear gloves now with at least some gauntlet on em.

K

bluesjeans · 11-08-2005

Actually made it through my first 18 years of life without a single bee sting until..
I was cruising down the road doing about 30mph on my bike when I noticed this dark ball shaped thing swerving my direction in front of me. I swear the thing must have been flying assbackwards when it made it's crash landing hitting me on the left side of my neck. Yes, that "Stinger Missile" went deep and hurt like #Â£Â¦Â¦..!!!

Tarmac · 11-08-2005

I caught one of those big yellow bummble bee's right in the neck doing about 75. I didn't sting me, but it was like getting hit with a rock.

On the other hand, I saw my buddy Boomer hit a duck with his head.... feathers everywhere...

Doc_Hollywood · 11-08-2005

Riding down the highway a few years back, big grin on my face. Middle of the night, cool evening in the late summer just before cotton picking season hits.

I got nailed square in the teeth by a grasshopper that was trying to make his way to the field on the other side! This was no little grasshopper, but one of those the size of a mans finger. I thought he knocked my teeth out, and almost took me off the bike. I calmed down, and turned around to go back to a service station about half mile back. Walked in and smiled as I asked the attendant where the head was, and I saw a hind leg twitch out of my two front teeth.

This guy gave me a really odd look as I took of my helmet, and when I looked in the mirror I realized why. Big streak og green down the right side of my face, and that leg kicking out of my mouth. Took 20 minutes and two 20 oz cokes to get the taste out of my mouth, and a couple of days to get past sore teeth.

I don't wanna find out what a bee in the helmet is like!

Doc

boboso · 11-08-2005

Cicadas when I lived back East. Bees here in So.Cal. Worse yet, mountain biking when the tarantulas are on the move looking for love, tarantula hawks are the worst.

Spyder94 · 11-08-2005

Had an indigo hornet down my coller. back collor, counted 17 welts from my shoulder blades to my waist. Unhappy is not the word. Did not loose it, thought I might. That was on my 1972 Norton Commando "S" cafe racer. Year 1973. Leathers are good, but not hornet proof. I will never forget THAT hornet. Undressed my self and found that little boogar.

kwajazz · 11-08-2005

I once hit a dove out in West Tejas. Saw this gray blur out of the corner of my vision and smack right off the front of my helmet. I immediately swung around (while doin about 90) and looked to see what it was....and saw nothing. Then turned back to the front and looked in my rear view mirror and he came straight down outa the sky about 100 yards behind me. He must've gone straight up when I hit him.

I hit a cat and killed it, sad very sad. My buddy hit a deer with his K100. The fairing was off the bike with only the bare fairing mounts and headlight shell (pretty pointy stuff). He about cut the deer in half with that thing. Took him down though.