I wonder how riders without full face helmets survive.......

TheGoodGuy · July 08, 2003, 05:06:24 PM

I got stung by a bee that managed to slip in while my visor was up. All I have to say is OUCH !

It hurts so bad and my cheek was swollen for the most of the day. It still hurts but the fact remains stung or not the damn thing hurt.

I had the visor up while i was waiting at the light, the light turned green and I moved away and at 40 mph or so I decided to bring the visor down. And as i was bring it down this damn bee hit me and got trapped. I had to immediately pull over (once i opened the visor again) and then find neutral while trying to pull over... I managed to grab the insect and throw it out of my helmet (it was stunned).

Thank god i wear glasses but just the thought of ppl getting hit by insects is scary..

From now on I am keeping the visor down unless i really need to take it up.

Manjul

July 08, 2003, 05:14:37 PM

I had a bee get lodged in the neck of motorcycle jacket (Its tight around the neck to stop wind) and I felt him thrashing around until finally he stung me in the neck! That was very very painful, and it ached all the way home.

Bugs are a part of motorbikes, so is rain with slippery roads. The worst is when people spit out of their windows and the spray gets you :x or if you get stuck behind a garbage truck and the thing is leaking the garbage juice! :x

We are tough people who ride motorbikes

Stay Safe!

pantablo · July 08, 2003, 05:16:58 PM

given the crap I have to clean off my headlight, helmet visor and jacket I can't imagine going without a ff helmet for that reason alone!

Last weekend I did a long ride and mid ride I took my helmet off to find a bee stick in my inner padding! No sting luckily but we were both shocked.

cjburke · July 08, 2003, 07:10:05 PM

Given that 40% of helmet impacts are in the chin area, I can't imagine riding without a full face either (bugs notwithstanding).

Carl

WAP · July 08, 2003, 07:50:18 PM

Q: Why do H-D riders rarely wear full-face helmets?

A: It's not like they have very many teeth to protect as it is.

(insert inane laughter here)

Sorry, heard that one somewhere, thought i'd share. :nana:

The Antibody · July 08, 2003, 07:51:44 PM

I really think non-full faced riding is udderly silly. Why go for less protection. I know cruiser riders must maintain their look, but c'mon guys and gals. The bugs alone making your faces numb should be enough for you to make the switch to full. They, my friends, are the real sufferers.

-Anti

Seth · July 08, 2003, 08:46:18 PM

Here's a personal story that is sure to gag a few of you. I used to ride with a decent group of guys and gals on Friday and Saturday nights in Tucson. We would all meet and then head out and drive for a few hours having a good time. Everyone wore jackets and helmets with the occasional idiot showing up in shorts. One night while flying down Aviation Highway the guy in front of me hits some type of animal that runs out in front of him and completely obliterates the creature. The downside was that his back tire threw entrails all over me and my bike. I literally had intestines on my helmet and jacket. I damn near lossed my diner right there at 80mph. We pulled into the next gas station and I proceeded to hose myself and the bike off. I'll take bugs anyday after that.

kym · July 08, 2003, 08:52:36 PM

Hahaha, that sucks, Manjul

jake42 · July 08, 2003, 11:40:37 PM

Quote from: SethHere's a personal story that is sure to gag a few of you. I used to ride with a decent group of guys and gals on Friday and Saturday nights in Tucson. We would all meet and then head out and drive for a few hours having a good time. Everyone wore jackets and helmets with the occasional idiot showing up in shorts. One night while flying down Aviation Highway the guy in front of me hits some type of animal that runs out in front of him and completely obliterates the creature. The downside was that his back tire threw entrails all over me and my bike. I literally had intestines on my helmet and jacket. I damn near lossed my diner right there at 80mph. We pulled into the next gas station and I proceeded to hose myself and the bike off. I'll take bugs anyday after that.

yow.
sounds like the time i accidently ate preserved monkey brains and skull. taught me to keep mymouth shut while dissecting.

jake

powrful1 · July 09, 2003, 02:51:18 AM

Well a friend of mine last week was out riding in the country of KS...ie 90% of the state and hit a bird....or should I say the bird hit his visor.

The visor cracked with blood and such all over his helmet and partially on his jacket.

The visor saved him!

snapper · July 09, 2003, 04:53:50 AM

Even with the visor some of those bugs knock your head back! Its always a surprise too! I also got hit by a bee as a kid- I didn't have a full face helmet back then, but my parents insisted on eyeware. I had a welt for days on my face from that thing; and I was only going 30mph or so.

I now ride around with cleaner pads with me so I can clean off the worst of the bugs in an emergency.

WAP · July 09, 2003, 06:53:17 AM

Quote....or should I say the bird hit his visor.

The visor cracked with blood and such all over his helmet and partially on his jacket.

Whoa, total Fabio-action.

JohNLA · July 09, 2003, 07:05:31 AM

My best friend hed the exact same bee incident when we were 16. He was ahead of me at the time and pulled over immideatly and through his helmet to the ground. That is when I decided full face was a good thing. That and my face is to pretty to be marked up by bugs

snapper · July 09, 2003, 09:49:47 AM

Hey that Fabio incident happened at the Williamsburg, VA Busch Gardens. He was taken the Williamsburg Community Hospital but no one would touch him there. Hehe.. they sent him somewhere else! I played soccer with a bunch of hospital employees. It was actually (in a sick way) funny.. the bird (goose actually) however did not make it.

Just a bit of useless trivia for the day!

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