Stung In The Face AGAIN!!!
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We have a beautiful 85 degree day here in So. Cal so I took a nice long Father's Day ride on the scoot. Heading back, about 15 miles from home, I get tattoo'd at 65 mph by something that has a big *** stinger.....right between the top of my sunglasses and my helmet!! It got me good causing me to pull over and make sure something wasn't sticking out of my head. Two holes and lots of clear stuff coming out but no stinger. I got it by a bee several months ago and it didn't hurt anything like this one. I saw it coming but it was too late to duck....it was the size of a 1/2 socket!!
It hurts like hell but I'm still not going to a full face helmet!
It hurts like hell but I'm still not going to a full face helmet!
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That was not a bug dude, it was a pidgeon!
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From: East Coast
We have a beautiful 85 degree day here in So. Cal so I took a nice long Father's Day ride on the scoot. Heading back, about 15 miles from home, I get tattoo'd at 65 mph by something that has a big *** stinger.....right between the top of my sunglasses and my helmet!! It got me good causing me to pull over and make sure something wasn't sticking out of my head. Two holes and lots of clear stuff coming out but no stinger. I got it by a bee several months ago and it didn't hurt anything like this one. I saw it coming but it was too late to duck....it was the size of a 1/2 socket!!
It hurts like hell but I'm still not going to a full face helmet!
It hurts like hell but I'm still not going to a full face helmet!
I wear a full face helmet and large glasses, and occasionally use the visor as well. It is astounding how many facial impacts I receive from flying critters though so much of my face is shielded. No windshield though!
Road Master
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From: Queen Creek, AZ
Been stung several times over the years after catching bees going down the road, but I have a great story.
Back in the late 80's I was riding a lowrider and felt something hit me in the front of my neck, then felt a bee stinging me under my left nipple, so I grabbed my shirt and tried to kill it, while pulling the shirt up but couldn't get it off because of my helmet. I got on the shoulder and got off the bike, removed my helmet and t-shirt; no bee. I got geared up again and sat on the bike; well the bee had moved around and went down the crack of my **** and apparently didn't appreciate being sat on, so he started stinging me in the crack of the ****. I jumped off the bike and dropped my drawers right there on the shoulder of a busy road and bent over smacking my ****. I can only imagine what people were thinking when they saw that.
Back in the late 80's I was riding a lowrider and felt something hit me in the front of my neck, then felt a bee stinging me under my left nipple, so I grabbed my shirt and tried to kill it, while pulling the shirt up but couldn't get it off because of my helmet. I got on the shoulder and got off the bike, removed my helmet and t-shirt; no bee. I got geared up again and sat on the bike; well the bee had moved around and went down the crack of my **** and apparently didn't appreciate being sat on, so he started stinging me in the crack of the ****. I jumped off the bike and dropped my drawers right there on the shoulder of a busy road and bent over smacking my ****. I can only imagine what people were thinking when they saw that.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
I've been stung many times over the years but the worst one happened just about a month ago. A bee (or whatever) got inside my full face helmet, got into my ear canal, and stung the **** outta me. That stinger was in there for about 10-15 minutes before I could get help to get it removed. There was no way for me to remove the stinger because it was in my ear far enough that I couldn't see it. Even a windshield and a full face helmet (although I did have the visor up) didn't save me this go-around. I even started a thread here the day it happened.
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From: Scranton, Arkansas
Had the same thing happen to me just a few weeks ago, riding across NC with the wifey on back, bee hits me between the ear flap and my ear then proceeds to crawl into my ear canal. He's not stinging but I can hear his buzzin *** loud and clear, I see a driveway just ahead and start pulling over about the time the little bugger decides to start stinging. I jerk my helmet off thinking "how am I gonna get this sucker out my ear" the wife's freakin out and the bee just fly's right out. I'm parked by a tree in this dude's yard and look up to see a sign on the tree "Beware the Dog" sure nough here comes this big *** dog flying down the drive. Luckily he was more bark than bite and pulled up short of the bike. Damn what a mess.
Road Master
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From: Wisconsin
Wasnt on a bike but my brother in law and i were going down the road and a big bumble beehit the mirror, landed on his lap, crawled up his shorts and started playen hacky sack!!! He got blasted in the nutz 4 times before we pulled over and he dropped trau on the highway....funny as hell now but he said he had vrapefruits for a week.......