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     Birdy |
Out for a little ride just putting along when a bug smacks me in the neck right at collar hight. Only problem was it was a Bee! Needless to say he was a bit mad so he took it out on my neck.  I damn near crashed trying to get the Bee out of there but it was too late as I felt the sting and knew it was going to hurt...did too! Really NOT the way I wanted THAT ride to end but I called it a day and rode on home and hide in the house to rest of the afternoon. My neck looks like I'm a body builder or football player! | ||
| Jaimec |
I'll never forget the year I was heading home from Marcus Dairy. I was wearing a BMW System II helmet (which has a chin flap that protects most of your lower jaw), and my Aerostich Roadcrafter Suit (which has a high collar that protects MOST of your throat). I saw the June Bug head right for me, and where do you think it struck me? Yep, right on the 1/2" of unprotected skin on my neck between the helmet and collar. Damned ROCK with WINGS!! I had to pull over and stop until I ceased gagging. Damn that hurt!! At least june bugs don't sting. Another friend of mine got a wasp stuck in the nose piece of his sunglasses. Unlike bees, wasps can sting you repeatedly and this one DID! The whole side of his face was swollen and he could barely see out of his left eye. The joys of motorcycling... | ||
| Xb12xmike |
Nothing like seeing a spider crawl across the inside of ur visor while doing 75 mph. I spray my helmet with bug repellent once in a while especially if I have to work outdoors and a jobsite. I also spray the bike once in a while and under the seat and/or anywhere they may be hiding, especially if its gonna be covered from for a day or two. they like dark places. | ||
| Teeps |
Birdy Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - My neck looks like I'm a body builder or football player! I'm no doctor, but if your neck is/was as swollen as you indicate. You might want to go get tested for sensitivity to bee stings. The next one could cause an anaphylactic reaction, which is never good. You do not want to be in this group; get stung and not have a treatment close by. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaphylactic | ||
| Prof_stack |
Even though I'm now a Guzzi rider, I still use the Buell gaitor (remember that freebee?) for most rides and it saves the neck from pretty much all that. Yes, do check out your allergic tendencies. A swollen neck can be very serious; think windpipe. | ||
| Doughnut |
Only thing I have ever hit on a motorcycle (besides the ground) was a bee or wasp that found it's way up my right cuff of my jacket and got stuck. Neither of us was happy that day. | ||
| Slaughter |
Sunny and I were riding up to Laguna Seca last year and I'm in the lead and all of a sudden WHAM - my crotch is STUNG!!! Fortunately, we were still in the remote backroads and next Sunny knows, I'm pulling over and braking... she stops behind me as I trot a few yards off behind some bushes and drop my pants to my knees... sure enough - I can see where the stinger entered. I was about 3 inches away from a VERY DELICATE personal injury! Once Sunny realized what was going on and that we didn't have an emergency, she didn't stop laughing for a couple days. We mounted up after a few minutes - and she asked if she should lead for the next leg to take the "next hit." Sunny gave me No sympathy, No respect! | ||
| Jaimec |
Slaughter: Another good reason to ATGATT!  | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Hmm, maybe it the Aerostich's? I was on the way home from work a number of years ago, tooling along at about 70. 3 lanes wide of pre rush hour traffic. I had my upper zipper down a bit as it was pretty warm out. The damn bee found about the only exposed skin on my entire body! Hit right at the collar bone. Bugger stung me about 5 times before I could properly smash it with my left hand. I'll bet the driver behind me was quite entertained... I found the dead insect when I got home.. the stinger was still imbedded from the last hit.. I hate bees.... Brad | ||
| Hughlysses |
Bugger stung me about 5 times before I could properly smash it with my left hand. Then that wasn't a bee. Bee's are one-shot wonders; they die once they sting once. OTOH a freaking yellow jacket will continue to sting you AFTER you've smashed him. | ||
| Jaimec |
Hughlysses: There is ONE exception to that rule -- Bumblebees are capable of multiple stings. They are the only bees that can, their stingers are not barbed; they're smooth like a wasp or hornet's. | ||
| Doughnut |
Jaimec, thank you, was about to post that I thought there were a FEW multi-sting capable bees. Though I didn't think that Bumble bees were the only. | ||
| Loki |
and Bumbles pack a good wallop. I took a teradactyl sized dragonfly to the adams apple at 70+ once. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
We don't get too many big insects here but a blackbird to the helmet will give your neck a good work out. (& your washing machine too) | ||
| Mattwhite |
I managed to get a bee in my helmet without getting stung. I was coming to a stop when it happened. I think I had the bike looking like a bull at a rodeo trying to stop and get the bee out of my helmet at the same time. | ||
| Swampy |
I had a yellow jscket crawl across my visor at speed one time, I had to open my visor and turn my head a couple of times to get the thing to leave. I have never had one in my helmet but what I really hate are deer, I had the girlfriend out for the first time on the Uly yesterday, we left in the rain, and by the time we got back I had to brake for deer a couple of times, I really hate deer. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Hugh, Your right, it's was a jack. Evil little bastards they are. Bee was easier to type.. Brad | ||
| Bosh |
I was driving along in my car at about 70 mph when I see a dust devil ahead. Turned out it wasn't dust but a swarm of bees. I smacked into it and my windshield was instantly covered in bee guts. I'm not talking about a few, at least 100 hits on the windshield alone. About 10 of them bounced in through the side window and into my lap, which caused some concern until I figured out they were all dead. Had to pull over and scrape off my windshield as I couldn't see. Gawd am I glad I left the Buell home that day!!! | ||
| Fast1075 |
I once took a neck strike from a junebug while racing at Bradenton on my small tire bike. High gear, 10,800rpm between the finish line and the MPH traps...Time slip said I was running 155.62 mph. Thought the engine had blown up or something and hit me with schrapnel..or I had been shot.. | ||
| Jaimec |
June bugs are rocks with wings! The bee swarm incident reminds me of my first cross country trip twenty years ago (1989). My buddy and I were headed to Estes Park, CO for Americade West. While crossing Nebraska, we saw a brown cloud up ahead. It looked like smoke, but we didn't see anything burning. Turns out it was a swarm of locusts which he plowed into at 85mph. Both of us had to pull over to the side of the road to clean off our face shields as we couldn't see a DAMNED thing. That night we compared bikes to see who had the biggest, most recognizable pieces of grasshopper stuck in their radiators. How do people ride without helmets, or without face shields I'll NEVER know. Our riding gear looked positively DISGUSTING after that incident, too. | ||
| Gunut75 |
Women in WI make you take your gear off before giving you a hug. I guess they dont like being smeared with bug guts! |
