Riding Vs Nature

MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Karma :

How are you supposed to react if your riding along at say 40mph and a wasp/bee somehow manages to fly into your helmet? Confused

Steve H · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Karma :

Jump off immediately, it's the only sensible option.
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Suzuki · Roger Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

Open your visor.

If it's still in, stop the bike.

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MikeyC · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Karma :

I can just imagine it now, being in the outside lane of a dual carrageway when it happens!

I've been sitting in the office this morning, minding my own business, nearly been stung twice already! Evil or Very Mad

cbrbiker · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

I used to work with a bloke who got stung by a wasp inside his lid while going along. Apparently his face swelled up like a balloon, INSIDE his lid!! Shocked

Thankfully (touch wood), I've not experienced this yet. Hopefully I never will!

If I get a fly in my lid, I flip the visor up and turn my head, hoping the wind will blow it out.
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

Keep the visor closed at all times and it never happens. Wink

biggerjohn · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Karma :

I just call em my tasty treats that are good to eat

Just don’t eat the yellow and black ones them if you’re allergic to the venom or you may end up a little worse for ware.

Yeti · Trackday Trickster Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

I have had a wasp in my lid once and its not a pleasent sound! thankfully i managed to stop and get my lid off before it stung me but i was worried for a second or two!
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dansuresh · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Karma :

i'm really lucky in a way since whenever i have my visor up noting flies into me and the minute i put it back down a big fat bee or something flies at it!

Hate cleaning up all the bugs of my helmet later!

Dan

c058y · Nova Slayer Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Karma :

I have had a wasp fly into my mouth whilet riding a push bike round Fleet Pond. Shat my pants then spat the thing out. Sick

It stung me on the inside of my lip when exiting which then swelled up. I then began to look like that bloke Bubba from Forest Gump! Shocked

Simple · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

have had it happen once, and was on motorway so cudnt really stop, visor was closed not entirely sure how the lil bug got in there but it did...it continued to fly into my eyeballs and my nose before i drew the line and pulled onto the hardshoulder....

dad always wanrs me against riding with my jacket sleeves loose as he once had a bumble bee fly up his...he thought he knew where it was...hit it...but he was wrong....needless to say he got stung hehe

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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

The ones which attack your face like a minature guided missile are the worst; they always seem to get you right under the eye Confused

. I've not had anything other than the occasional fly stay alive after having flown into my face. I just forgot about it, then this fly woke up and flew away once I'd stopped.
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Jrod · Page 3 Girl Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Turn your head sideways and the wind usually blows it away.