Bugs!!

[Sixxxxer]

Now I know I'm not the only one...But I really really REALLY hate any flying insect ever made...But this Thread specifically goes out to Lightning Bugs...I swear I hit a patch of those Fuckers and my visor looked like a goddamn radioactive warzone. The Glowing Shit didnt stop for like 2 miles either and theres no use wiping them off it would only make it worse

/Rant.

My Jacket looks like a warzone to... :zowned:

[Carolina]

yup bugs are baddddd

[Sixxxxer]

Not Only Bugs but on my way to work (I have to go in at 5am which mean I wake up at 4) I have hit two Bats...But Luckily I was in the Cage when this happened...But I swear I thought I was going to Die...Both times I was half asleep and it slammed off my windsheild...Blind Fucks.

[Smittie61984]

I wear yellow glasses with an open visor lots of times. I've had bugs smack me below the glasses on my face and damn does it scare the hell out of me. I couldn't imagine riding without some kind of eye protection because I've had them smack me in the eye before. Luckily glasses where on. I won't ride without glasses anymore.

[t-homo]

The worst are the fuckin june bugs. They are huge and sting when they hit you at 70 mph.

[Sixxxxer]

I got smacked with a Ciggerette Butt Before in the corner of my eye...Damn Near punched the driver in the face when I pulled up to the light...I had to pull over because it was tearing up on me bad and I couldnt see.

[papapoi]

i csuight a yellow jacket in the inner thigh as i was leaving for work about the time went to grip my tank i felt a sharp sting it hurt like a mutha.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

had a honey bee go into the neck of my leathers earlier this year. stung me on the shoulder in heavy city traffic where i couldnt pull over... The little guy then proceded to bite the shit out of my shoulder, i thought i was getting stung by a wasp. I was freaking out, and wanted to do the "OMG THERES A HUGE BUG ON ME" dance so bad... I was sweating like a china man during a driving test.

Got to a gas station , did a little dance getting my leathers off, and sure enough a bee drops out of my sleve. i was glad to see it was only a honey bee and not a wasp...

I kept the little fuck, and still have it in a bag in my night stand.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7927/attid01bb2eceavs4.jpg



i love smakin the big bugs on the highway on my face shield. KA PLOW.

[marko138]

Fuck em. I don't mind lightning bugs tho.

[Gixxer1k]

I dont know what part of this thread I wanna quote the most, the radio active war zone or the omg thers a bug on me dance....


Thanks for the laugh fuckers.

[WildKat]

Not Only Bugs but on my way to work (I have to go in at 5am which mean I wake up at 4) I have hit two Bats...But Luckily I was in the Cage when this happened...But I swear I thought I was going to Die...Both times I was half asleep and it slammed off my windsheild...Blind Fucks.

Now that would scare the shit outta me..LOL.

My only claim to fame is having a chicken fly off and open crate in one of those livestock trucks and smack me square in the chest; that shit hurt going about 55 mph on the highway at the time and I couldn't pass him with the traffic. :rant:

I know what you mean though about the bugs; fortunately where I ride to work it's not bad with insects but when I go out into the country for a night ride it's like they zero in on you like like they've got a death wish. God forbid if you have to put your visor up to let in some cool air and you get bombarded with the bastards!

[Dave]

bugs? shit. my boy hit a duck while trying out my bike and damn near dumped her. friggin ducks!

[dReWpY]

fucking birds, damn turkey vultures...

[t-homo]

Had a friend who was driving his suburban one time and hit a turkey with the windshield. He was going 70 down the highway.

And OSP, before you throw up the goose decoy picture, we are talking about live animals, at least till you hit them.

[Mr Lefty]

fucking birds, damn turkey vultures...

osp and his decoys... :lol:

[Cutty72]

I wear yellow glasses with an open visor lots of times. I've had bugs smack me below the glasses on my face and damn does it scare the hell out of me. I couldn't imagine riding without some kind of eye protection because I've had them smack me in the eye before. Luckily glasses where on. I won't ride without glasses anymore.

Why don't you just close the visor?? :idk:

It does suck when you've hit enough bugs that you HAVE to open your visor because you can't see out of it anymore. :panic:

[neebelung]

Dragonflies (the huge, teradactyl sized ones we have here) FTMFL. :panic: It's like getting pelted with a huge rock!

And love bug season sucks ass. Come September, it's still hot as hell, and muggy, and then the lovebugs come out. You've literally got to stop every 30-40 miles or so to clean off your visor, cus they're so thick, you can't see!! But even worse than that is that they STINK!!! Oh holy hell, the stench of squashed love bugs is NASTY!!

I believe I hit a bat once (or it hit me) in the shoulder. I saw it coming, and I felt the pain, and I SWORE when we stopped I'd have a huge bloody mark (from the bat, not me) on my (white) jacket, but I didn't. Maybe it lived? :shrug:

[Katherine]

Last Sunday ride, I had to pull over because I saw a teeny little spider walk across my face shield then attempted to go inside my ear. When I pressed my helmet against my ear, the little booger bit me.

p.s.
NTS, is there footage of said dance. If not, would you please recreate the dance for all those present?

[Rider]

Bugs don't bother me. Honda polish removes them from helmet/shield and bike real easy. The jacket(textile) just goes in the washing machine.

[neebelung]

Bugs don't bother me. Honda polish removes them from helmet/shield and bike real easy. The jacket(textile) just goes in the washing machine.

Honda polish also helps keep them from sticking as BADLY (but not completely) if you give it a good coating before the ride.

Still, there are times of year it's just so gross!!!!! :lol:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Last Sunday ride, I had to pull over because I saw a teeny little spider walk across my face shield then attempted to go inside my ear. When I pressed my helmet against my ear, the little booger bit me.

p.s.
NTS, is there footage of said dance. If not, would you please recreate the dance for all those present?

gladly. but you all must know of which dance i'm refering tooo... the limp wristed jump up and down smaking yourself all over...

a good example is in me myself and irene, when theres a spider on his shoulder.

[the chi]

mental image...

Bugs in general dont bother me much...ok, wait, there was the one spider, thanks NtS for saving my life that day by the dam...:lol:

And the bee that decided to smack my chest the one day I had the jacket unzipped, and TheStig almost got flashed when I tried to find the lil bitch...

They always aim for the center of my face shield, you know, the types of smears that make you go crosseyed cuz they're right in that zone...i've hit some bugs big enough to snap my head back...but thankfully havent hit a bird or bat yet...

[Dave]

rachael? thats a new one :lol:

had my vizor open last night whilst zipping home on some backroads and kept closing it cause i was catching gnats in the corners of both eyes

[Sixxxxer]

The Bats Scared the ever living piss out of me...So Far on the Bike I just have the Lightning Bug experience...I get your typical bugs every night ride I go on and My jacket def has/had blood spray from mosquitoes and what not.

My Biggest Fear is a Deer

:eek::eek:

[ybslow]

Hey Rae do you remember the bug that hit you while we were riding back on 98 that you were all over the road.... It stung for days...LOL:lol

[the chi]

Hey Rae do you remember the bug that hit you while we were riding back on 98 that you were all over the road.... It stung for days...LOL:lol


ohhhhh yeeeahhhh, the prehistoric fuckin dragonfly that covered my face?! and me onehandedly trying to steer and beat it out of my helmet, Yeah i remember that, the damn thing hit me in the eye, i almost died, and you couldnt figure out what was going on...:lol: I learned to keep my visor shut after that one...the , aw, its so hot out here, surely a lil air cant hurt thought...

[Dave]

and now you're back! such fun mods must have :P

i was just thinking about this bee i caught in the face on the md trip. luckily he hit me with his back and bounced onto the the chin of the helmet so my allergic ass didnt get stung. crawled right out and took off!

[Mr Lefty]

i've got a bee down the neck of my leathers... I just slap and squish it in to me... it may sting me once... but that fucker's gonna die! :lol:

[Dave]

no, rae was also rachael today but it was spelled correctly with the "a"

i pay attention to things like post counts and bike lists to figure out who people are on this motherfucker lol

[Mr Lefty]

:lol: yeah I asked trip to change her name... so while I was sleeping she had him change my name... but I WIN :lol:

[Dave]

ahhh gotcha lol

[Cutty72]

i've got a bee down the neck of my leathers... I just slap and squish it in to me... it may sting me once... but that fucker's gonna die! :lol:

uh, "rachel" bees die after they sting you anyway... just an FYI.

[Mr Lefty]

uh, "rachel" bees die after they sting you anyway... just an FYI.

no... not all... yellow jackets don't... honey bees do... wasps don't either... :dthumb:

[the chi]

and actually, that extra "a" is spelling it wrong...cant beleive he already gave ya your name back...u gonna change ur pic now?

and I'll never admit defeat!

[Dave]

and actually, that extra "a" is spelling it wrong...cant beleive he already gave ya your name back...u gonna change ur pic now?

and I'll never admit defeat!

BS! girl i used to be all hung up over had it spelled like that :dthumb:

[Cutty72]

i've got a bee down the neck of my leathers... I just slap and squish it in to me... it may sting me once... but that fucker's gonna die! :lol:

uh, "rachel" bees die after they sting you anyway... just an FYI.

no... not all... yellow jackets don't... honey bees do... wasps don't either... :dthumb:

Thank you for making my point.

[Mr Lefty]

Thank you for making my point.

hey... a yellow jacket is a type of bee... jack ass

[Dave]

hey... a yellow jacket is a type of bee... jack ass

you're calling him a democrat?




















i keed i keed :whistle:

[the chi]

BS! girl i used to be all hung up over had it spelled like that :dthumb:


Uh HELLO, I think I know how my given name is spelled...try again...

can it be spelled with the extra "a"? Yes, is mine, which was what happened to Ebbs as payback? NO! Also, check the bible, Rachel is the biblical spelling as well...the extra "a" was thrown in by people who either couldnt spell or wanted to be "different". If it was sposed to have an extra "a", it would be pronounced "Ray-cha-el"

FYI, I hate my name, which is why I go by Rae...but still something you probably shouldnt try to correct me on, regardless of how hung up on some other chick who happened to have hers spelled differently...

[Cutty72]

settle down small fry, it'll be ok.

[the chi]

settle down small fry, it'll be ok.

I just dont appreciate people calling BS when it comes to my own damn name...as I am sure you can appreciate the ridiculous aspect of telling someone their name is spelled wrong just cuz you liked someone who spelled it differently...

is it petty, yes. Do i give a shit? No.

[Dave]

Uh HELLO, I think I know how my given name is spelled...try again...

can it be spelled with the extra "a"? Yes, is mine, which was what happened to Ebbs as payback? NO! Also, check the bible, Rachel is the biblical spelling as well...the extra "a" was thrown in by people who either couldnt spell or wanted to be "different". If it was sposed to have an extra "a", it would be pronounced "Ray-cha-el"

FYI, I hate my name, which is why I go by Rae...but still something you probably shouldnt try to correct me on, regardless of how hung up on some other chick who happened to have hers spelled differently...

wow, well you did warn me that you were fiesty! first off, i never knew that your given was rachel. so i was never trying to correct you, simply to point out that there were other spellings out there, which if you take my misunderstanding into account and read your previous post it sounds like you were saying that they should all be spelled the same. anyway second daughter of laban, my bad! how bout this: if i ever meet you i'll buy you a beer to make up for it!

[marko138]

I'm not sure what is going on here.

[the chi]

wow, well you did warn me that you were fiesty! first off, i never knew that your given was rachel. so i was never trying to correct you, simply to point out that there were other spellings out there, which if you take my misunderstanding into account and read your previous post it sounds like you were saying that they should all be spelled the same. anyway second daughter of laban, my bad! how bout this: if i ever meet you i'll buy you a beer to make up for it!

:lol: Yes I am feisty. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm crabby this morning. People are pushin my buttons and you walked right into my line of fire. So my bad for being crabby. I hate my name, but its still my name and I am a spelling nazi.

Hmm, no beer, we'll find something else. Hows that? :dthumb:

Marko, dont worry about it. I chewed someone up, spit them out, and now we making pretty.

[marko138]

Rae is firing the ray gun. LOOKOUT!

:overkill:

[Dave]

hey works for me!

[Cutty72]

at least he didn't spell it Raychel :lol:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

ugh i've got such a hang over... I made out with a semi pro lesbian soft ball player last night. Boo ya. not sure if she was a lesbian, but i just assumed, considering the rest of the team was.

[Dave]

me too, well not the lesbians part but more the hangover one

[NONE_too_SOFT]

sucks.... it took me 3 hours to get out of bed. and now im stuck in the reclining position in my computer chair

i know i should get in the shower, but chair is my friend.

[Cutty72]

sucks.... it took me 3 hours to get out of bed. and now im stuck in the reclining position in my computer chair

i know i should get in the shower, but chair is my friend.

Take the chair with you.

and how do you become a semi pro lesbian?

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Take the chair with you.

and how do you become a semi pro lesbian?

you get good at it, but not THAT good.


btw, you are brilliant. commencing wheeling to the bathroom.

[t-homo]

I stayed up till 8 this morning watching Weeds. We started season 1 last night around 11, and almost made it through season 2. He had to go to class and I fell asleep.

[Cutty72]

I stayed up till 8 this morning watching Weeds. We started season 1 last night around 11, and almost made it through season 2. He had to go to class and I fell asleep.

fell asleep watching weeds? or fell asleep going to/in class?

you get good at it, but not THAT good.


btw, you are brilliant. commencing wheeling to the bathroom.

and yes, I know...

experience helps a great deal...

[Dave]

I stayed up till 8 this morning watching Weeds. We started season 1 last night around 11, and almost made it through season 2. He had to go to class and I fell asleep.

psst check out burn notice :dthumb:

[Cutty72]

psst check out burn notice :dthumb:

That's pretty good too. Though I was pissed that they had the same episode on like 4 times in a row the other day.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

well, just checked, and yep...

still hungover.

[Cutty72]

well, just checked, and yep...

still hungover.

Shower work for ya at least?

[Smittie61984]

Why don't you just close the visor?? :idk:



95-100 degree weather with 80-90% humidity and heavy suburban traffic. It gets hot as hell and found putting glasses on and letting all the wind hit your face keeps you much cooler.

Also at night time (When ALL the bugs come out) the visor is tinted and hard to see out of. But Yellow Glasses makes nighttime riding so much nicer.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Shower work for ya at least?

all a shower did was wash the filth off of me, my head and mouth still feel like a dumpster behind taco bell on a 100 degree day.

[Cutty72]

95-100 degree weather with 80-90% humidity and heavy suburban traffic. It gets hot as hell and found putting glasses on and letting all the wind hit your face keeps you much cooler.

Also at night time (When ALL the bugs come out) the visor is tinted and hard to see out of. But Yellow Glasses makes nighttime riding so much nicer.


That's why I have a clear visor for night riding.

[Smittie61984]

That's why I have a clear visor for night riding.

I'm also guessing it's not 80-90 degrees at night in North Dakota.

Here in the south Visor Up is the way to go. And it doesn't take but a second to put glasses on. I just like riding with glasss and now I won't ride without them.

Only time I throw the visor down is when I hit the interstates.

['73 H1 Triple]

bugs? shit. my boy hit a duck while trying out my bike and damn near dumped her. friggin ducks!

My first kill with the ZR1100 was a bird which hit my armored jacket.

Had a friend who was driving his suburban one time and hit a turkey with the windshield. He was going 70 down the highway.

And OSP, before you throw up the goose decoy picture, we are talking about live animals, at least till you hit them.

One of the guys on the Triple Forum hit a turkey buzzard with his pick up. here's the pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/funnies/WTF/DSCF0023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/funnies/WTF/DSCF0025-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/funnies/WTF/DeadBuzzard.jpg

mental image...

Bugs in general dont bother me much...ok, wait, there was the one spider, thanks NtS for saving my life that day by the dam...:lol:

And the bee that decided to smack my chest the one day I had the jacket unzipped, and TheStig almost got flashed when I tried to find the lil bitch...

They always aim for the center of my face shield, you know, the types of smears that make you go crosseyed cuz they're right in that zone...i've hit some bugs big enough to snap my head back...but thankfully havent hit a bird or bat yet...

Back in the early 80s ( when I was stupid ) I was riding wearing a tank top. I was doing about 70 when I hit a wasp. Right in the nipple. To say that hurt would be an underestimate. I locked up front and back brakes so I could pull the stinger out.

That hurt for weeks. Even if I turned on my chest while I was sleeping, it would wake me up.

Jeff

[Dave]

daaaaaaamn

[WildKat]

Well atleast he got dinner out of the deal right? LOL

[MikeSP1]

mental image...

Bugs in general dont bother me much...ok, wait, there was the one spider, thanks NtS for saving my life that day by the dam...:lol:


I love you to death Rae, but it wasn't Steve. If you'll remember correctly, it was I who got the little guy. From the backseat, with the one handed smashing grip o'death.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

I love you to death Rae, but it wasn't Steve. If you'll remember correctly, it was I who got the little guy. From the backseat, with the one handed smashing grip o'death.

ya i couldnt recall what she was talking about...


i was perfectly happy taking credit for it though

[the chi]

I love you to death Rae, but it wasn't Steve. If you'll remember correctly, it was I who got the little guy. From the backseat, with the one handed smashing grip o'death.

i stand corrected, it was steve hysterically laughing and pointing at me then...

[Dave]

sounds more like the nts we know and love

[NONE_too_SOFT]

sounds more like the nts we know and love

stole the words out of my mouth.

[Cutty72]

I'm also guessing it's not 80-90 degrees at night in North Dakota.

Here in the south Visor Up is the way to go. And it doesn't take but a second to put glasses on. I just like riding with glasss and now I won't ride without them.

Only time I throw the visor down is when I hit the interstates.

Some nights, not too often though.
I just don't like the feeling to glasses in my helmet, which is why I have a dark smoke shield.

[the chi]

all i remember is stopping to take my picture of the dam, and the itsy bitsy spider dropping in for a visit. I turned girl, went crazy and started squealing. Someone killed it, everyone else laughed like crazy.

[MikeSP1]

i stand corrected, it was steve hysterically laughing and pointing at me then...

You are correct, that, my dear, would have been Steve (and most likely trip as well).

all i remember is stopping to take my picture of the dam, and the itsy bitsy spider dropping in for a visit. I turned girl, went crazy and started squealing. Someone killed it, everyone else laughed like crazy.

I sometimes feel so small that even when I do great things:zowned:, noone remembers it.

[the chi]

I sometimes feel so small that even when I do great things:zowned:, noone remembers it.


Aw, dont feel like that...i was so hysterically squealing and flailing my arms, id have been lucky not to have wrecked the truck if it was moving!

and everyone remembers you saving my life...in the friggin river...

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Aw, dont feel like that...i was so hysterically squealing and flailing my arms, id have been lucky not to have wrecked the truck if it was moving!

and everyone remembers you saving my life...in the friggin river...

mike was there?

[MikeSP1]

Aw, dont feel like that...i was so hysterically squealing and flailing my arms, id have been lucky not to have wrecked the truck if it was moving!

and everyone remembers you saving my life...in the friggin river...

All of a sudden you're screaming bloody murder, it wasn't funny until after I got the spider, then it was hilarious.

And the river, like you said, it was pretty damn dumb of me, but I'd gladly do it again in a heartbeat.

mike was there?

F*** you're COUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

All of a sudden you're screaming bloody murder, it wasn't funny until after I got the spider, then it was hilarious.

And the river, like you said, it was pretty damn dumb of me, but I'd gladly do it again in a heartbeat.



F*** you're COUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who are you again?

[MikeSP1]

who are you again?

Thats the NtS that we all know and love :)

[comonboys]

had a honey bee go into the neck of my leathers earlier this year. stung me on the shoulder in heavy city traffic where i couldnt pull over... The little guy then proceded to bite the shit out of my shoulder, i thought i was getting stung by a wasp. I was freaking out, and wanted to do the "OMG THERES A HUGE BUG ON ME" dance so bad... I was sweating like a china man during a driving test.

Got to a gas station , did a little dance getting my leathers off, and sure enough a bee drops out of my sleve. i was glad to see it was only a honey bee and not a wasp...

I kept the little fuck, and still have it in a bag in my night stand.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7927/attid01bb2eceavs4.jpg

that would be freaky, I am slightly allergic to them. So yeah, move over people and don't drive over me when I become unconscious.... That would suck.


i love smakin the big bugs on the highway on my face shield. KA PLOW.

:panic:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Thats the NtS that we all know and love :)

yea, i get so much love around here.

[Smittie61984]

Some nights, not too often though.
I just don't like the feeling to glasses in my helmet, which is why I have a dark smoke shield.

Last night it was 82 degrees (Thanks to our normal afternoon showers cooling the place down) and damn did it feel good. Which I hated glasses at first but now I feel naked without them. You just have to get use to it and find some that have plastic to the end and won't fold when you stick the in. Also if you put an MP3 player in with clips those help hold the MP3 player perfect. It's heaven.

[fnfalman]

I like hitting those big ass bugs that snap my helmet back with a loud, resounding "THWACK!"

[Cutty72]

Last night it was 82 degrees (Thanks to our normal afternoon showers cooling the place down) and damn did it feel good. Which I hated glasses at first but now I feel naked without them. You just have to get use to it and find some that have plastic to the end and won't fold when you stick the in. Also if you put an MP3 player in with clips those help hold the MP3 player perfect. It's heaven.

:idk: it's in the 80's and 90's here in UT, and i ride with my visor closed except at stop lights.

and my headphones go in my ear, no clip.

[Dave]

i push my buds back out of my ears after i get my lid on. lets me hear music and whats going on around me

['73 H1 Triple]

I like hitting those big ass bugs that snap my helmet back with a loud, resounding "THWACK!"

A small bird hit my helmet on the way home from work. I was only doing about 35 but boy was that LOUD. Messed up the decals a little bit too.

Jeff