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Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 221
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From: Tennessee
Got my new RGS out for a first decent ride today and while thinking about how bad the stock shield was a bee got me in the temple. Hurt like heck so I changed course and went by the dealer and put a 15" wind splitter on. Much better but my temple still hurts.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 868
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From: western north carolina
Riding 2 weeks ago. Had a hornet go down the back of my shirt. Nailed me 3 times in the small of the back before I was able to pinch it to death. Had a yellow jacket about 2 years ago get under my visor at a red light and crawled around. It flew away before the light turned green without stinging.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,781
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From: Louisville, KY
I got a bee sting just below the adams apple while riding.
Once while riding in traffic with my full-face helmet visor half open, a ***** in a cage tossed out a cigarette butt which lodged in-between the padding against my temple, left a fair size blister.
I'd like to have put a dent in his door, but had to stop and get the helmet off in a hurry.
Once while riding in traffic with my full-face helmet visor half open, a ***** in a cage tossed out a cigarette butt which lodged in-between the padding against my temple, left a fair size blister.
I'd like to have put a dent in his door, but had to stop and get the helmet off in a hurry.
Last edited by 1004ron; May 2, 2015 at 04:03 PM.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,532
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From: SoCal
Back in my racing days I got stung between the goggles and the helmet in the forehead. Another time when racing a grand prix I rode thru a swarm of bees, it musta been hilarious to see me take both hands off the handlebars and crash spectacularly while trying to kill those bees that had gotten inside my jersey, LOL.
Not a riding bee sting story but about 20 years ago on the beach, I set my kids up with buckets and spades to build sandcastles and stepped backwards to sit in the beach chair. As I started to sit I looked behind me to make sure I was aiming for the chair and I saw a bee on the seat. I was already on my way down so I knew what was going to happen. I sat and jumped back up so damn quick with a bee sting on my butt, half the beach were laughing at me as I was hopping around screaming ow ow ow and holding my butt.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 432
Likes: 89
From: NewJersey
Was out a few weeks ago riding my EGC through farm country, doing about 45-50 and bam - get hit in the forehead by a bug, a few seconds later one in the cheek and then another one again in the cheek. Looked down and there's a bee caught in the wind turbulence between the handlebars and fairing. Had to swat the bee out of there.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,021
Likes: 198
From: usa
whats wrong w/ you people?
don't you have any reaction time at all?
I usually swat them aside with a dexterity that staggers feeble minds.
knowing how important those insects are to the local ecology sometimes I just swat them aside with enough grace to allow them to carry on....
true story
don't you have any reaction time at all?
I usually swat them aside with a dexterity that staggers feeble minds.
knowing how important those insects are to the local ecology sometimes I just swat them aside with enough grace to allow them to carry on....
true story
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 251
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From: On the edge of reason
In the late eighties on Vancouver Island, had one get in between my helmet and temple and to the back of my ear so I inow the joy of try to squash a bug by hitting myself in the side of my helmet. Must have looked pretty wild to the other people around me.