Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:21 pm
i'm allergic to the bastids.been hit 3 times while riding.
certainly adds some excitment to the ride.
certainly adds some excitment to the ride.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:05 pm
Don't waste the cash on a new jacket unless you need one anyway. I was wearing all black and took one in the throat.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:14 pm
Take off your windscreen. Bugs die on impact when you have no fairing.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:16 am
I know how you feel.
I was riding down a footpath whilst delivering mail and my mirror clipped a branch as I went past. Out the corner of my eye I saw what I thought were leaves fall off and didn't think much of it, however upon looking down I noticed that it was infact a few bees and I had unfortunately knocked an entire swarm off the branch and into my lap.
They covered me, the front mail bag and the bike as well. Surprisingly enough I did not panic but brought the bike to a stop, got off the bike and jumped up and down to shake the bees off (thank you Ripley's beard of bees contestants for the tip). Once the majority were off I grabbed a letter and flicked the remaining ones off me and the bike.
They were surprisingly calm throughout the ordeal and just flew away once I knocked them off and I wasn't stung once. However a few minutes later one or two stingers worked their way through my pants and got me.
The best part was whilst I was standing there shaking the hundreds of bees off myself a bonehead that obviously lived near-by decided it was as good a time as any to mention that there was a swarm of bees and that I should be careful. He almost ended up with a fist full of bees up his clacker.
I was riding down a footpath whilst delivering mail and my mirror clipped a branch as I went past. Out the corner of my eye I saw what I thought were leaves fall off and didn't think much of it, however upon looking down I noticed that it was infact a few bees and I had unfortunately knocked an entire swarm off the branch and into my lap.
They covered me, the front mail bag and the bike as well. Surprisingly enough I did not panic but brought the bike to a stop, got off the bike and jumped up and down to shake the bees off (thank you Ripley's beard of bees contestants for the tip). Once the majority were off I grabbed a letter and flicked the remaining ones off me and the bike.
They were surprisingly calm throughout the ordeal and just flew away once I knocked them off and I wasn't stung once. However a few minutes later one or two stingers worked their way through my pants and got me.
The best part was whilst I was standing there shaking the hundreds of bees off myself a bonehead that obviously lived near-by decided it was as good a time as any to mention that there was a swarm of bees and that I should be careful. He almost ended up with a fist full of bees up his clacker.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:40 am
lol mintbread, you got to admit that's pretty funny in hindsight 
dieziege, that shock reaction you had is pretty weird... i think maybe they need to make bug jackets along with rain jackets.
dieziege, that shock reaction you had is pretty weird... i think maybe they need to make bug jackets along with rain jackets.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:50 am
I once ended up with a yellow jacket inside my helmet. I was zipping up the highway with my visor open and the thing hit me just beside my eye and skidded along into the helmet next to my ear. A decidedly unpleasant experience. I headed for the shoulder and had my bucket off almost before I stopped. I didn't get stung though; used to have hair in those days so that probably kept it from getting through to my scalp.