Sneezing...

[paddy]

So what do you all do when you need to sneeze inside your helmet. Really, I'm serious.

[Ragingrob]

Try and wait till I'm stopped or on a straight, then try hold it in as best as possible!

[FJRider]

I sneeze ...don't hold it in. Get it over with ... but put your visor UP ...

[YellowDog]

Got stopped by a cop once for sneezing.

Apparently I appeared to loose control of the bike.

I now have a flip up helmet and can flip up whilst riding (not too fast) and sneeze without soaking the helmet insides and visor.

Cars now need to put their wipers on after I sneeze :finger:

[zahria]

So what do you all do when you need to sneeze inside your helmet. Really, I'm serious.

Huh? I sneeze.
You gotta sneeze man, there's some force there that can do damage if you dont.
(Just gotta give the interior of the helmet a wipe if its really gross....)

[Usarka]

just remember it's not a green light....

[Jizah]

I put my glove down the front of my helmet and sneeze on the back of my fingers.

[nothingflash]

Odd...I open my mouth and try to cough it out as I sneeze so snot doesn't come out my nose...

[Maha]

I sneeze ...don't hold it in. Get it over with ... but put your visor UP ...

Yip, what else can you do?

[James Deuce]

Oh.

My.

God.

[jellywrestler]

stick ya tongue on the roof of your mouth towards the front, 90% of the time this will stop it, if the urge is still there move ya tongue around and this will sort the other 10% of urges. I smashed myself up last year and didn't sneeze formonths during winter. Once this is in the brain and you dont have to spend time thinking 'now how did that go' and it becomes a natural reaction
wont work if you've got a false teeth plate

[P38]

Lift the visor and let it rip man

[monkeymcbean]

yep, I did just that, sneezed a goodie in my helmet, no time to put the visor up, just sneezed with eyes open or tried to keep them prised open, and had a quick check for mess, lucky it was not a snoty one!:shit:

[Maha]

Oh.

My.

God.

And its in 'survival skills'........are we talking about the 'Lethal Sneeze'?

[nadroj]

And its in 'survival skills'........are we talking about the 'Lethal Sneeze'?

After you've had broken ribs you will learn how to sneeze!

[breakaway]

Just stop breathing (hold your breath) and the need to sneeze will go away.

[kiwi cowboy]

So what do you all do when you need to sneeze inside your helmet. Really, I'm serious.

drink a bottle of laxitive i bet you dont sneeze:shit:

[Stirts]

are we talking about the 'Lethal Sneeze'?

Is that the "Snit"? Where you sneeze and shit?

I could imagine that it could be somewhat lethal shitting in your leathers. Your bum bum slipping and sliding inside your leathers could upset the stability of the bike.

Apparently if you say “lamp” or “cucumber” over and over when you feel a sneeze coming can delay or stop it from happening.

[ManDownUnder]

Sneeze,...and wipe later

[ManDownUnder]

Apparently if you say “lamp” or “cucumber” over and over when you feel a sneeze coming can delay or stop it from happening.

:blip::blip::blip: You and your cucumbers... :rofl:

.. or isn't that public news? :yeah:

[Big Dog]

So what do you all do when you need to sneeze inside your helmet. Really, I'm serious.

Poke your top lip out.
Some times it arrests the sneeze.
Other times it directs the blast away from the visor.

The latter is the more likely and more effective.

If it is weather you are prone to sneezing in - e.g.you have hayfever wear a bandana / buff / other with a little eucalyptus oil.

or option four HTFU. Biking aint easy, that's what makes it fun.

[george formby]

Yup, a green camo buff works a treat. Catches all that lovely mucus & moistens your lips with it. Yummy. Don't let it dry on your face or upon removal it will rip out your nasal hairs, moustache, top lip etc.

[Stirts]

:blip::blip::blip: You and your cucumbers... :rofl:

.. or isn't that public news? :yeah:

:gob: :shutup:

It is public news now :rolleyes: How is your anus now by the way?

[vifferman]

...just sneezed with eyes open or tried to keep them prised open...
1. Flip open the visor
2. Shut one eye.
I've found that it's impossible to not shut your eyes when sneezing, and if you're travelling at 100km/h, you travel a scarily long distance while your eyes are shut. But (however!) I've found that if you shut one eye tightly just before your sneeze, you can at least keep the other one open.
Weird...

[ManDownUnder]

:gob: :shutup:

It is public news now :rolleyes: How is your anus now by the way?

Recovering - I'm not sure if it was that biggest corn cob, or if the coke bottle went in too far but I only leak when I fart now.

[allycatz]

Ahh sneezes = facial orgasms

[StoneY]

Far worse.....far far worse....retching up bad fish...

If you think sneezing was bad, do NOT eat fried mussels from a (deleted) fish n chip shop prior to a ride...tecnicolour yawns are far FAR worse than a sneeze trust me

:sick:

[Maha]

Is that the "Snit"? Where you sneeze and shit?

I could imagine that it could be somewhat lethal shitting in your leathers. Your bum bum slipping and sliding inside your leathers could upset the stability of the bike.

Apparently if you say “lamp” or “cucumber” over and over when you feel a sneeze coming can delay or stop it from happening.

No its a Snart, a little less truamatic than a Snit.....:Oops:

[Insanity_rules]

Far worse.....far far worse....retching up bad fish...

If you think sneezing was bad, do NOT eat fried mussels from a (deleted) fish n chip shop prior to a ride...tecnicolour yawns are far FAR worse than a sneeze trust me

:sick:

Oh yeah I had to help a mate scoop out his helmet one night. Not pretty.

[Maha]

Far worse.....far far worse....retching up bad fish...

If you think sneezing was bad, do NOT eat fried mussels from a (deleted) fish n chip shop prior to a ride...tecnicolour yawns are far FAR worse than a sneeze trust me

:sick:

Something like this?
Love the dog.....:2thumbsup

[Stirts]

No its a Snart, a little less truamatic than a Snit.....:Oops:

And not nearly as bad as a Sneezecumpoop!


Oh yeah I had to help a mate scoop out his helmet one night. Not pretty.

You scooped his fun chunks out of his helmet! Oh you sick sick man!!!

[CookMySock]

You can control a sneeze easily. If you feel a sneeze coming on you can tilt your face down away from the light and this will suppress it. Conversely, looking up into the light will bring it on more quickly.

You can use this technique to bring a sneeze on when you are better to get it over and done with before something that will demand all your concentration. You will not be able to suppress it indefinitly, but you will be able to greatly influence it.

Steve

[slofox]

1. Sneeze. There's no stopping it.
2. Once you have stopped sliding along the ground, get back up on your feet.
3. Take off your helmet.
4. Try not to vomit in it when you see what you have filled it with already...:sick:
5. Empty helmet.
6. Clean inside of helmet & visor with the rag you always carry in the seat bag.
7. Try to find your bike.
8. If you do find it, pick it up and see if it will still go.
9. If it will run, put gear back on and proceed on your way.

Easy, innit?

[Insanity_rules]

You scooped his fun chunks out of his helmet! Oh you sick sick man!!!

It was that or he'd choke on it. We didn't want him hendricksing out on us.

[98tls]

Oh.

My.

God. Yes,indeed even i roll my eyes to the heavens,actually make that i look about in disgust.

[StoneY]

Jeezus Maha, how'd you find my Dog!
Hes been missing for a few years now, where was he?

:bye:

[LBD]

So this manager of a Chemist shop comes back from lunch and sees this guy standing by the door holding his nose and mouth going red in the face trying not to sneeze....

He asks the new guy behind the counter whats the story?

Well he came in the shop sneezing constantly and asked me for something to stop the sneezing......so I gave him a good strong laxitive and a glass of water.....

YOU GAVE HIM WHAT? exclaimed the manager LAXITIVES ARE NOT FOR SNEEZING

Well it sure worked on him, said the new guy.....hes to scared to sneeze.....



Me I just let it out get it over with and clean up afterwards.....

I am one of those who suffer from photic sneezing so I get my share of visor cleaning moments

[Squid69]

So what do you all do when you need to sneeze inside your helmet. Really, I'm serious.

I sneeze???
What else would you expect?

Please dont tell me you are so shit scared of your bike, that you hold on so tight,

and then when you sneeze you swerve all over the road!

[shafty]

I have found that, when you feel a sneeze 'coming on', putting a finger at the base of your nose (where Hitler kept his moustache) and holding there for a few moments, you can avoid the sneeze.

The other tip, is you could e-mail Michael Schumacher - he'd probably cover 15 k's in the time it took to sneeeeeeze....:woohoo:

[paddy]

Time for me to chip in with my way. It wasn't a serious question as in "I'm scared of sneezing on my bike what should I do". I just got curious.

Personally, I tend to just open the visor and sneeze. I have put my glove into my helmet a couple of times too. I must say though, the absolute WORST thing that I have done is sneezed inside my thermal balaclava. Doh.

[Mikkel]

Practice makes perfect.

As a long suffering allergic - hayfeverish would be the right term I suppose - I can attest to the fact that if you don't worry about it and get it out of your system you'll most likely be alright. Doesn't matter whether you are riding your bike, snogging, driving a car, conducting a job-interview or having a tug... it'll be alright.

If you are afraid that you might crash because you add a bit of moisture to the inside of your helmet, balclava, whatever, etc. - you need to HTFU. (And if it is visibility you are concerned about, sort you shit out and find a way to handle your fog-problem today.)

[NordieBoy]

Something like this?
Love the dog.....:2thumbsup

The dog is going "You finished with that?"

[NordieBoy]

The other tip, is you could e-mail Michael Schumacher - he'd probably cover 15 k's in the time it took to sneeeeeeze....:woohoo:

I'd rather sneeze. E-mailing takes too long. Assuming you know his address and have a laptop hooked up to the bars.

[paddy]

I'd rather sneeze. E-mailing takes too long. Assuming you know his address and have a laptop hooked up to the bars.

Wow. This thread's gotten surreal. ;-)

[The Joka]

I put one hand on the top of my helmet and pat my head... the other hand makes circular motions on my belly and stops the sneeze! :bleh:

[paddy]

I put one hand on the top of my helmet and pat my head... the other hand makes circular motions on my belly and stops the sneeze! :bleh:

Does it matter which hand does what or will it work either way?

[MarkH]

If I feel a sneeze coming on I flip up the front of the helmet, I once had to wipe my brake reservoir when I got home though.

[crazyhorse]

Eeewwhhhh - disgusting. Glad to report, I've never had to sneeze whilst riding yet. Have had bee in helmet though...... but that's another story :yes:

[paddy]

Eeewwhhhh - disgusting. Glad to report, I've never had to sneeze whilst riding yet. Have had bee in helmet though...... but that's another story :yes:

That's not fun. Did it sting you? What did you do. I've never been stung so the idea is a little intimidating to me...

[Big Dog]

That's not fun. Did it sting you? What did you do. I've never been stung so the idea is a little intimidating to me...

Stinging is not the worst they can do. You wait till you hit one at a goodly speed, it survives, kind of and starts crawling around inside your nostril.

[The Everlasting]

Just let it fly,then pull over and clean up the mess......:eek5: