Bugs
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From: Northern VA
Around northern VA - not too many bugs compared to northern WI where I grew up. I had a full face (learners permit) that looked like that one evening after a spring ride. Back then (10 yrs ago), I'd try to be home by dusk. (I was 20, no shield, too many bugs and deer) But here - not enough bugs for me to worry about...
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From: Joliet, Illinois
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I've gotten home at night and my glasses had bugs all over them and my helmet (half or novelty) did too but none on the face. My guess is they slide off the surface area of the skin easier then off plastic.
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Thats exactly why the windshield stays on my bike all the time. June bugs and japanese beetles hurt.I was driving my truck on the highway and was hitting so many japanese beetles it sounded like rocks hitting my windshield. I saw a ton of bikes going the other way with no wind shield and no helmet. Just sunglasses and I couldnt help but think thats gotta hurt.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: West side of indianapolis
I live in the sticks, and when I ride, I usually head west of here, which is even MORE sticks (and fewer people). Also, I run roads that go along rivers quite often. I almost never see a stop light, and stop signs are few and far between as well. I can easily run 70-80 mph all day and night, without ever seeing a cop (speed limit is usually 55, except when passing through a town).
Lightening bugs splatting on the face shield are quite interesting. Maybe they see my headlight and think I'm the queen ladybug!
We went out for a ride, and then dinner with a friend who rides lidless. Aside from the usual thousands of bugs, we went through two HUGE clouds of bugs. When we got to the restaurant, he joked that he wasn't hungry any more.
Lightening bugs splatting on the face shield are quite interesting. Maybe they see my headlight and think I'm the queen ladybug!
We went out for a ride, and then dinner with a friend who rides lidless. Aside from the usual thousands of bugs, we went through two HUGE clouds of bugs. When we got to the restaurant, he joked that he wasn't hungry any more.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Houston, TX
I think my face/neck are soft enough that the bugs don't explode. I hit plenty of them, but you couldn't tell unless you look at my glasses.
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