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Ever had this happen?

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So it was a simply gorgeous day today, and I took the Stella out for a ride at lunch time. My helmet is a semi open face:

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So anyway... I am riding along and a bug flies right up. Now, I am used to bugs hitting the helmet or windscreen, and with the bottom half of my face exposed, I am even used to taking a few bug suicides to the face.

This bug was different... you know how you see a bug for like 2 seconds before it hits you? Well, this one zoomed in, and I swear I could see it was a housefly. Anyway... It zoomed right in, no time to avoid it... and went RIGHT UP MY NOSE!! The right nostril. I was stunned. But then it got worse: Here I am, zooming along at 45 mph, and I CAN FEEL it's LEGS trying to CRAWL!! AAAAGGGHHH... Somehow I managed to blow my nose, and it popped out like a cork. I am still doing 45mph, I am feeling wicked creeped out, and my nose is drooling everywhere. I had traffic in front, behind, and coming the other way, so I had to keep driving another mile before I could pull over...

So, how was your day?
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Umm, ewww. I hate flies but I dig ur helmet...
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Post by Stormswift »

I had a bug land on the inside of my primary helmet shield. I have Vemar Cqkui . It was a warm day so I took off the chin guard. The bug really freaked me out
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slotrod65 wrote:So, how was your day?
Beautiful weather, the best it's been in 6 months... and my scooter's in the shop. So I actually kinda almost envy you.
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Not up my nose but I have had a bee inside a FF helmet!
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2 memorable instances:
Left work early headed to the dentist and enroute this big ol mamma jamma moth lookin bug slams into the lowest most forward part of my 3/4 helmet and exploded with yellow gutty goo splattering all over my neck and collar. I ended up using the dentist's rest room to clean up but I still had a massive stain of what use to be a bug on my collar. That shirt has never quite recovered.

Another instance I was cruisin along and a wasp flew right into my chest and proceeded to crawl down into the portion that was zipped. I was able to pull over where I was and quickly unzipped my jacket and the lil bastage flies right out.
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in 39 years of riding the king was still killing the robin with my faceshield at 70 MPH. I was running down a backroad on an RZ350 and just like your nose fly; I saw this guy coming, we both dodged left...we both dodge right. And then someone tee'd off on my full face shoei ( thank goodness ) with a baseball bat. It almost took me off the bike!. I stopped to turn around to see how Mr. Bird had done, and my friend ( who had been behind me and seen the whole thing) told me not to bother. I will never forget that one.
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I 'caught' a bat late one nite.
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Post by easy »

I just switched to a Biltwell Gringo and weather permitting only wear sunglasses (with the foam) so my day is coming.
what did you trade the day for?
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Post by DariaSen »

I just got the Gringo too...but after reading the bat story I think I'm going to invest in another face shield.
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In the minds of many people, this story is actually the most convincing argument for a full face helmet. :lol:
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pugbuddy wrote:In the minds of many people, this story is actually the most convincing argument for a full face helmet. :lol:
I use a full face helmet and twice I've had a bee inside. No stings though, lucky me. Once I had a bee up my jacket sleeve, that one stung me six times before I could pull over. Unfortunately, the bee did NOT survive. I must have looked like a deranged stripper trying to get that jacket off. A couple actually pulled over to see if I was okay.
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Post by JettaKnight »

pugbuddy wrote:In the minds of many people, this story is actually the most convincing argument for a full face helmet. :lol:
I see it as the price of beauty for wearing a helmet like that.
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