A bug in my helmet!

[nomnomnom]

So travelling down the motorway to work this morning and I see a MASSIVE bug coming towards me. No i dont swerve, Im not that dumb, it hits me in the chest, kinda hurt, but all is well.

About 5 mins later get to a red light, take off again and can see the bug.....INSIDE MY HELMET. The bastard must have stuck to me and crawled up when I was stopped.

Im a girl, and yes bugs scare me. I CRUSH them if theyr in my personal space. But at the moment, Im in traffic, on the motorway, doing 100k..... So instead of having a mini panic and doing something stupid I just flipped my visor up and hoped itd get out!

Visor back down, cant see bug, sweet must be gone.

Anyone else had something crawl into their helmet and cause a rukus? Spiders, flys, cats, leprechauns...

[Mom]

You would be surprised just how fast you can stop, take your gloves off and get your helmet off when you have a wasp walking on your face...DAMHIK

[BuzzardNZ]

try a bumble bee in your eye at 80kph ( visor up ). Shit that hurt. Got home and was fishing its legs out of my eye :violin:

[Spearfish]

I've had a wasp wander around my helmet, the bastard walked across my face between my sunglasses and naked eyes. I got stung in the neck twice.

I got hit by fireworks one new years eve in Auck CBD so did many cars. Lucky I had the visor down. Crazy crazy place to ride a moped.

[The Everlasting]

I had a few leprechauns get in there,it was NOT pleasant at all.

[The Baron]

OK what you should do is... open viser - turn head left or right to blow insect out.

Now you will have to go and find another insect to try it.

[slofox]

You would be surprised just how fast you can stop, take your gloves off and get your helmet off when you have a wasp walking on your face...DAMHIK

I thought I had the world record for that Mom...but maybe not!

[nomnomnom]

OK what you should do is... open viser - turn head left or right to blow insect out.

Now you will have to go and find another insect to try it.

Easy, I live in the country haha have to clean AT LEAST 1million bugs off my visor when I get home, but to catch a live one you say.....

[Gibbo89]

On my moped a year or so ago, was driving at 50 or 60, riding in a hoodie and a bumblebee flew up my sleeve. I stopped pretty damn quick and whipped my helmet off and was dancing around unzipping my hoodie. I must have looked like a fuckin' psycho to anyone that saw me. I often ride with my visor up at highway speeds, I'm not sure why, I just prefer it at times. But I also have not had a bug fly into my face either, maybe once that happens I will reassess my preference.

[Blinkwing]

I had a very angry wasp crawling around inside my jacket and couldn't make any pit stops until 20 minutes after I stopped hitting my jacket thinking it was a dislodged stone.

Thankfully the wasp decided not to sting me (or it stung my jacket instead) :shutup:

[gale_wolf]

I had a bee in my helmet once, got through the gap above the chin guard when I had my visor down to the last notch before fully closed.

The little bugger stung me right between the eyes. There was a LOT of swearing coming from under my helmet when that happened.

[hellokitty]

I hate it when the bugs blow up underneath the helmet and then crawl all over the inside of the visor. :sick:

[tri boy]

I've had a bug up my arse all day.
Boss has been giving me a wide berth for fear of getting a spray.
Just cracked my first beer though, so all is good.

[Spuds1234]

I have a wind jammer which stops anything from crawling up from my jacket.

Unfortunately I've been stung by a bumble bee before while cruizing down the road, visor up, sun glasses on, looking real cool while heading to work.

Bloody thing hit me just under the eye and then decided to sting me just above the eye.

I have never checked my mirrors, swerved to the side of the road, stopped and pulled my gloves and helmet off so quickly before in my life.

[Maha]

I had a bee in my helmet once, got through the gap above the chin guard when I had my visor down to the last notch before fully closed.

The little bugger stung me right between the eyes. There was a LOT of swearing coming from under my helmet when that happened.

Had that also, I noticed an little (well it looked big cos it was so close to my left eye) freeloader. it was clinging onto the check padding. I had the visor open one click and almost opened it right, thought better of it quick enough though. Slowed to about 30-40 kph and turned my head to the left, lifted the visor and grabbed it with my left fingers and shook it off like you see those dirty pricks do with snot. :corn:

[thehovel]

try a bumble bee in your eye at 80kph ( visor up ). Shit that hurt. Got home and was fishing its legs out of my eye :violin:

In the 60ties had a mate that lost an eye to a bumble bee. We all used rap a round shades after that. No helmet but our eyes was protected!!!!!!!!:facepalm: AND WE LOOKED COOL. Regards Richard

[sunhuntin]

On my moped a year or so ago, was driving at 50 or 60, riding in a hoodie and a bumblebee flew up my sleeve. I stopped pretty damn quick and whipped my helmet off and was dancing around unzipping my hoodie. I must have looked like a fuckin' psycho to anyone that saw me. I often ride with my visor up at highway speeds, I'm not sure why, I just prefer it at times. But I also have not had a bug fly into my face either, maybe once that happens I will reassess my preference.

at the very least, wear sunglasses if you are going visor up, specially in the warmer months. i wear an open facer and sunnies have saved my sight a number of times. the grossest was a white butterfly that i couldnt duck under. it hit the bridge of the glasses and spread its guts across both lenses. i hate to think what it would have been like without the glasses. :sick:

[chasio]

Had a fly make itself at home in my ear on the way back from the MAG Waikato launch. I heard we were just going up the road for some petrol *(I was thinking like 2-3 minutes) so didn't bother with my ear plugs. It started wandering up and down my ear canal at Te Rapa (me thinking, 'What's that weird noise?') then decided to try and take off every now and again (BRRRRRRRRRRRP in the lughole - that is fucking loud I tell ya) until we stopped at Ngaruafknwahia. It's never been so far from one to the other.

I will always put my earplugs in from now on!

[Little Miss Trouble]

One of the things that has always concerned me with my younger brother wanting to follow in my footsteps and get a bike is his allergy to bees and the possibility of getting stung on the face or worse the throat. (When we were kids he managed to cop a stinger right between the eyes, within a few minutes he couldn't see for the swelling.)
I brought him a silk balaclava to use and he's supposed to carry antihistamines, whether he actually does however :facepalm:

[Autech]

Yeah I'm allergic to Bees and have been stung once, wasn't a fun ride to the chemist, neck looked massive when I got there. Luckily it seems my reactions aren't what they were when I was younger, though I wouldn't want to put it to the test with a wasp.

I've had two wasps in my helmet, big bastards, the first one I broke "Mum's" previous record and managed to pull the Hyo up, gloves off, helmet off and wasp gone in about 15 seconds. The second one (one the same day would you believe) I just upped the visor and it learnt how to fly at 100kmph.

AND! One day riding home from work had my visor up, and this big bumble bee got my right eye, luckily I have shit eye sight and need to wear glasses to avoid dying... So I just dropped it a few gears and blasted home to wash the legs out of my mouth. I would recommend after this experience that if anyone want to ride visor up they should have something on their eyes.

[LBD]

something ugly crawls into my helmet....every time I slip it on....and with the light right and visor down it just stares back at me

flipping the visor op don't help cause he is always there when I close it again

[TimeOut]

One of the things that has always concerned me with my younger brother wanting to follow in my footsteps and get a bike is his allergy to bees and the possibility of getting stung on the face or worse the throat. (When we were kids he managed to cop a stinger right between the eyes, within a few minutes he couldn't see for the swelling.)
I brought him a silk balaclava to use and he's supposed to carry antihistamines, whether he actually does however :facepalm:

I carry antihistamines with me all the time

[munster]

One fine summer night after visiting some friends and riding home with the visor up I got a bug strike as well.

My daughter was on the back and laughing at my predicament, with her visor up & mouth wide open got a bug straight in.

My turn to laugh.:yes:

[baptist]

something ugly crawls into my helmet....every time I slip it on....and with the light right and visor down it just stares back at me

flipping the visor op don't help cause he is always there when I close it again

Can be scary first thing in the morning aye, I have seen an extra from "Shaun of the Dead" in mine some mornings!!!!!!!

[2wheeldrifter]

Had a fly make itself at home in my ear on the way back from the MAG Waikato launch. I heard we were just going up the road for some petrol *(I was thinking like 2-3 minutes) so didn't bother with my ear plugs. It started wandering up and down my ear canal at Te Rapa (me thinking, 'What's that weird noise?') then decided to try and take off every now and again (BRRRRRRRRRRRP in the lughole - that is fucking loud I tell ya) until we stopped at Ngaruafknwahia. It's never been so far from one to the other.

I will always put my earplugs in from now on!

Some thing happen with a blowfly sitting nicely in my ear hole.... FUCK talk about drive you "fucking metal" with it buzzzing and crawling about by your ear!! All sorts of shit fly thru your mind... is he going crawl right in my ear! how the hell will I get it out, will it lay eggs in my ear and I will become a father???

It's damn torcher anyway :yes:

[nutjob]

Some thing happen with a blowfly sitting nicely in my ear hole.... FUCK talk about drive you "fucking metal" with it buzzzing and crawling about by your ear!! All sorts of shit fly thru your mind... is he going crawl right in my ear! how the hell will I get it out, will it lay eggs in my ear and I will become a father???

It's damn torcher anyway :yes:

If your mind wasn't so full of shit, you wouldn't have flies crawling in your ears! :blink:

[2wheeldrifter]

If your mind wasn't so full of shit, you wouldn't have flies crawling in your ears! :blink:

Well I fixed the problem, one: I have let my ear wax overflow and two: will not follow trumpit rideing dreadlocked riders.......... that seems to be when flys hit me