A "sting" operation...

[TOTO]

Note that "sting" is in quotations before I get a responce about misleading title :bleh:

Anyway, today I was out for a ride - christmas day no cagers on the road, sunshine what more could you want. I was hapily playing around the streets at about 60ish km/h, weaving left, right, accelerating, slowing down, practicing on looking cool (important for a newbie) - grat fun. :doobey:
One moment I happened to be following a cage and just cruising something went trough my open jacket and into my t-shirt - a piece of gravel I taught may have jumped up from the cagers tyres, after about 30seconds I feel a sharp pain in my chest like a needle, then another on and another one. I was like what the hell, did my chest hair get caught into my jacket zipper or something ?:crybaby: then I felt something mooving like a bug, I realized it was some bad stinginging thingy and I was traveling at 60 kms at that point so I dont know if it was a willing action or just an instinctive reaction but I started pounding my chest with my left arm like King Kong - maybe done it over 20 times. The cage driver in front of me taught I was making gestures to him coz I realized his eyes were glued to the rear vie mirror and he was carefully observing my unhumane gestures:crazy:. I pulled in a bus stop, stopped the engine and proceeded to remove the not so lively any more stinging monster from my chest. A BIG ASS WASP man:crybaby:. Poor thing was dead, and I'm sure that didn't want to be in this situatuion more than me. I guess as newbies:baby: we have to get trough those situations to become the experienced riders that offer us so much help. Just taught I'd share. Merry Christmass and Happy new year.:eek:

[MSTRS]

A common enough event actually. Helps to have gear done up properly....
I wonder how the scooterists get on with their protective tanktops etc.
ps Just thought...what if a wasp went up the leg of those shorts:whistle:

[TOTO]

ps Just thought...what if a wasp went up the leg of those shorts:whistle:

I guess there will be no "sochializing" for a while:crazy:... regardless of gender lol

[mowgli]

Ouch! I've been leaving the neck of my jacket undone to increase airflow in the warm weather. Might have to revisit that idea me thinks :shit:

[oldrider]

I overheard two wasps down here discussing a new movement of "suicide wasps against happy motorcyclists"

They have connections in the middle East and everything.

You should be careful, they don't like failures and they may up the anti against you.

Try to enjoy the rest of the festive season but watch out for "suicide wasps" they are out to get "you"!

Yes, I will have another beer, thanks. :apint: Cheers John.

[PirateJafa]

I suspect that you'd best watch out too Oldrider; it wouldn't surprise me if Hitcher is out to get "you", if you continue to write "ante" as "anti". ;)

[sprag]

Note that "sting" is in quotations before I get a responce about misleading title :bleh:

Anyway, today I was out for a ride - christmas day no cagers on the road, sunshine what more could you want. I was hapily playing around the streets at about 60ish km/h, weaving left, right, accelerating, slowing down, practicing on looking cool (important for a newbie) - grat fun. :doobey:
One moment I happened to be following a cage and just cruising something went trough my open jacket and into my t-shirt - a piece of gravel I taught may have jumped up from the cagers tyres, after about 30seconds I feel a sharp pain in my chest like a needle, then another on and another one. I was like what the hell, did my chest hair get caught into my jacket zipper or something ?:crybaby: then I felt something mooving like a bug, I realized it was some bad stinginging thingy and I was traveling at 60 kms at that point so I dont know if it was a willing action or just an instinctive reaction but I started pounding my chest with my left arm like King Kong - maybe done it over 20 times. The cage driver in front of me taught I was making gestures to him coz I realized his eyes were glued to the rear vie mirror and he was carefully observing my unhumane gestures:crazy:. I pulled in a bus stop, stopped the engine and proceeded to remove the not so lively any more stinging monster from my chest. A BIG ASS WASP man:crybaby:. Poor thing was dead, and I'm sure that didn't want to be in this situatuion more than me. I guess as newbies:baby: we have to get trough those situations to become the experienced riders that offer us so much help. Just taught I'd share. Merry Christmass and Happy new year.:eek:

mwahahaha it was me, testing out my new wasp gun, :P

i had a wasp fly right into my helmets air vent, i mean this guy was still alive and just sitting in there, thank god he was not a few cm's down otherwise right down the jacket

[loneranger]

ive been stung in the neck/shoulder twice now but the worst was between my helmet lining and sunglasses right on the eyebrow, teach me for riding with the visor up...

[P38]

ive been stung in the neck/shoulder twice now but the worst was between my helmet lining and sunglasses right on the eyebrow, teach me for riding with the visor up...

Same thing happened to me a few years back.

Visor up cruising along at 100kph, and a wasp flew into my glasses, lodged in my helmet and began to sting me beside my eye

All I could think to do is reach inside the helmet an squash the wasp with my finger tip.

I got stung three times before I killed it.

I was able to stop safely and remove my helmit to clean thing up a bit

The eye swelled and closed pretty quick though and I had to ride home quietly with only one eye open.

Bloody hurt too.

[sprag]

I dont know if it was a willing action or just an instinctive reaction but I started pounding my chest with my left arm like King Kong - maybe done it over 20 times. The cage driver in front of me taught I was making gestures to him coz I realized his eyes were glued to the rear vie mirror and he was carefully observing my unhumane gestures:crazy:

Poor cager must have been thinking you were having a heart attack or trying to get your pace maker to kick in, LOL

hell it is what i would think if i saw some biker behind me hitting himself in the chest.

[TOTO]

Poor cager must have been thinking you were having a heart attack or trying to get your pace maker to kick in, LOL

hell it is what i would think if i saw some biker behind me hitting himself in the chest.

Yea everything was qute chaotic alright. Lucky it was a quet day and no cagers around otherwise may have had to put down in insurance claim "wasp sting". Lucky as.

[TOTO]

Same thing happened to me a few years back.

Visor up cruising along at 100kph, and a wasp flew into my glasses, lodged in my helmet and began to sting me beside my eye

All I could think to do is reach inside the helmet an squash the wasp with my finger tip.

I got stung three times before I killed it.

I was able to stop safely and remove my helmit to clean thing up a bit

The eye swelled and closed pretty quick though and I had to ride home quietly with only one eye open.

Bloody hurt too.


Wow I'd be pissed if that happened to me ay. how long was your ride home with one eye ?

[TOTO]

mwahahaha it was me, testing out my new wasp gun, :P

i had a wasp fly right into my helmets air vent, i mean this guy was still alive and just sitting in there, thank god he was not a few cm's down otherwise right down the jacket

Can you imaginge if it went into your mouth or something and stung you there:shit:. May stop you from breathing and stuff. Scary stuff. lucky you.

[TOTO]

Ouch! I've been leaving the neck of my jacket undone to increase airflow in the warm weather. Might have to revisit that idea me thinks :shit:

Ventilation was my idea too when I left my jacket unzipped 10cm. A big NO NO from now on in my book. :oi-grr:

[sprag]

Can you imaginge if it went into your mouth or something and stung you there:shit:. May stop you from breathing and stuff. Scary stuff. lucky you.

oh he was in the vent but there was no way he could have got past the mesh inside, it was just kind of funny see a wasp just sitting in there and not being able to get itself out.

[Tickler]

MURDERER!!!
wasps have feelings too.

the wasps play by the same rules as some humans...any hole is a goal!


i've only ever have a bug fly up into my helmet. makes you look completely stupid trying to get at your face with gloves etc. Do i go through the visor? or up from the bottom? neither bloody works!

oh well. carry on all the wiser (sore for the experience)

[TOTO]

oh he was in the vent but there was no way he could have got past the mesh inside, it was just kind of funny see a wasp just sitting in there and not being able to get itself out.

How did you get it out ?

[TOTO]

MURDERER!!!
wasps have feelings too.

the wasps play by the same rules as some humans...any hole is a goal!


i've only ever have a bug fly up into my helmet. makes you look completely stupid trying to get at your face with gloves etc. Do i go through the visor? or up from the bottom? neither bloody works!

oh well. carry on all the wiser (sore for the experience)

yea and you try get it off with the glove and it just smujes on your visor. I hate that. happens to me all the time when I'm on motorway so I cant stop and clean it up.

[sprag]

How did you get it out ?

Oh now i am going to feel bad, but they come out easy when they are in 1/2's

[TOTO]

Oh now i am going to feel bad, but they come out easy when they are in 1/2's

sounds messy. The one I had encounter today with. despite 20 hard hits was very much whole not splatered or anything. they are tough them wasps.:whistle:

[xwhatsit]

Lmao... a month ago, I was riding around in the newly-dawned sunny weather. Visor open, as I prefer in 50kph zones, going around the local suburban twisties down by the waterfront at my place. In my `happy place', smile inside helmet, Charlie Parker playing in my head, then *BAM*

WTF?

Huge (motherfucking yoooooj) bumble-bee flew straight into my (rather large) nose. Splattered all over my cheeks and face, and a little bit got into my eye, which stung like jeebus.

Got to the locksmiths and the guy asked me if I wanted a cloth for my face.

[TOTO]

Lmao... a month ago, I was riding around in the newly-dawned sunny weather. Visor open, as I prefer in 50kph zones, going around the local suburban twisties down by the waterfront at my place. In my `happy place', smile inside helmet, Charlie Parker playing in my head, then *BAM*

WTF?

Huge (motherfucking yoooooj) bumble-bee flew straight into my (rather large) nose. Splattered all over my cheeks and face, and a little bit got into my eye, which stung like jeebus.

Got to the locksmiths and the guy asked me if I wanted a cloth for my face.

Muahahahahahahaha :lol::lol::lol: very good description of the situation I imagine it looked like you trew up in your visor and it went up your face istead of down to your chin. I'm bloody scared of those big ones man. does the sting hurt more than a normal bee ?

[Mikkel]

Hornets are the most nasty insects on this planet, period!!!
Good on ya for taking one out! Although I feel for your pain, they are rightfully agonising little buggers!


Visor up cruising along at 100kph, and a wasp flew into my glasses, lodged in my helmet and began to sting me beside my eye


Mate, now that is pretty stupid. Imagine what your eye would look like if it caught a bumblebee at 100 kph. A small hint: Not pretty at all! (and no, glasses are not much of a help in that situation...)
But glad to hear you kept the situation "somewhat" under control and managed to get it sorted out without a spill.

[xwhatsit]

Muahahahahahahaha :lol::lol::lol: very good description of the situation I imagine it looked like you trew up in your visor and it went up your face istead of down to your chin. I'm bloody scared of those big ones man. does the sting hurt more than a normal bee ?

From recalling being a little boy, no... wasps were far more painful. I seem to remember the bumble bee leaving its whole arse behind sticking out of my arm. Odd things they are.

This one died the horrible death that is being plastered all over my face before he could sting me.

Somebody on here once told the story of somebody getting stung in the eye on a group ride; the way to get it out was to loop a strand of hair around the sting and pull it out like that. Sounds feckin' painful.

[TOTO]

Sound like something from fear factor. that would have been the wors thing ever - your eye is a delecate thing. poor man. he may have got a twitch in the eye after that :eek5:

[Monsterbishi]

Closest a bee has managed to get to stinging me was a large bumble bee that tried to fit through the front vent on my lid, being about 1/2 the width of the bee, it just exploded into a million pieces and took me weeks to get all the guts out.

[TOTO]

:puke: hate guts :puke:

[99TLS]

had a bee fly into my open visor once and continued to fly around im my helmet infront of my eyes, managed to get it out before it stung me :sweatdrop

[TOTO]

scary. How did you manage to keep your eyes open ?

[Taz]

You feel a bit of a prick when that happens eh?

[P38]

[/QUOTE]Mate, now that is pretty stupid. Imagine what your eye would look like if it caught a bumblebee at 100 kph. A small hint: Not pretty at all! (and no, glasses are not much of a help in that situation...)
But glad to hear you kept the situation "somewhat" under control and managed to get it sorted out without a spill.[/QUOTE]


Mate I usually ride visor up, unless its raining hard.
Awalys wear my glasses too.
Check out my avatar, got the big screen up front which takes care of most things, wind insects etc. The blowflies and moths splat the best on that baby. bees tend to bounce right off.

But yeah I'd imagine a bumble bee in the eyeball @ 100kph would get your attention pretty damn quick.

Had a sandfly fly down my throat one time too.... nearly lost my lunch inside the hemet. That was when I used to ride naked on the GSX.

[ElCoyote]

That was when I used to ride naked on the GSX.[/QUOTE]

Must have been quite a sight, sorry I missed it...............then again perhaps not :beer:

[TOTO]

funny your mouth was open, during the naked riding , I wonder Why? MAybe your bits were freezing lol "Mr. Cold Balls" :2thumbsup

I would never do it.:crazy:

[sunhuntin]

had a bee fly into my open visor once and continued to fly around im my helmet infront of my eyes, managed to get it out before it stung me :sweatdrop

ive had that... cept the damn thing somehow flew UNDERNEATH the chin guard. the one day i wear a full face and that happens. pulled over and was trying to work out how to remove lid without getting stung. eventually clicked to open the visor.

have been stung a few times while riding. worst, however, was the white butterfly that hit the bridge of my sunglasses at about 110k. left yellow guck all over both lenses.

[RC1]

had a bumble bee fly under my half open visor one day, scared the shit out of me, didnt sting me though

[Bruiser]

Wasps are the worst! At least with bees the little bastards die after one hit!

[scumdog]

Wasps are the worst! At least with bees the little bastards die after one hit!

True.

But after one gets up your sleeve and stings ya don't know if it IS a bee - or a wasp.

So ya pound your arm in the general area with your other hand and hope to kill the sucker before you get stung again.:bash:

[swbarnett]

I've had several bees or wasps enter the helmet; never been stung though.

On the subject of things flying into your helmet - my wife and I were just arriving at Greenlane hospital to visit my Grandfather when had a problem with something in her eye. Tried to get it out but couldn't see anything. Went to see a nurse that dug around to no avail. It took a doctor with the right torture implement to find the sunflower seed (the size of a small bee) that was stuck right round the back by the optic nerve!

[TOTO]

ooooo baaad. I once had a grain of sand fly into my eye while cycling a couple of years back. It was stuck so deep it couldn't be washed out so the optalmologist (optometric surgeon) had to scrape it and now I have a scarr on my yey. Lucky it is out of my field of vision and does not affect but man eyes are such a delecate thing. Never rub an eye if something goes in, you can do twice as much damage (I was told by the surgeon)... so yea ...nasty

[J_P]

Has anyone here taken a bird to the body before?

I had a weird experience near Hunua, was driving my cage, window down, wearing t-shirt. Next thing a komakazi bird flew threw the window and smacked me on the shoulder. :gob:

It was kinda freaky as it took a moment to process what had happened and there was a dying bird sitting in my lap. Poor bugger!

[awayatc]

Can you imaginge if it went into your mouth or something and stung you there:shit:. May stop you from breathing and stuff. Scary stuff. lucky you.

(Not on a bike but ....)
Couple of years back I did bite into an apple, and wondered about unpleasant stinging sensation.....after spitting out applebits a wasp flew off....
It stung me inside my mouth, but luckely it was't closer to my throat......:yeah:
The pleasures of summer....

[kevfromcoro]

A friend of mine copped a bumblebee in the eye..riding just on dusk..
3 months later they were still picking bits of it out of his eye.
Nearly lost his eye.
More on bitty things....a mate of mine was walking through the the bush in asia..and a female scorpion landed on his shoulder..it was carring babies.got bitin 5 times.even the babies bite.or sting,lucky it was a brown..not deadly.
copped a bite in the mouth..and one down the trousers.
they gave him a bottle of whiskey.
recons the pain was unbearable.

[TOTO]

"...walking trought the bush in Asia..." what the hell was he doing in the god damn bush in asia? was he looking for undiscovered teritory, or maybe he was looking for new spicies of scorpions :) lol I aint going to the bush in asia :blink:

Bangkok dou I'll gladli visit, avoiding the bush areas :)

[xwhatsit]

I have a scarr on my yey.

I have a scar on my yey too. Always an interesting thing to explain to a girl the first time you sleep with her.

[MDR2]

not a bug story but a trip out to maraeiti the other day a was following a group of cars, I had my distance, aprox 2 seconds. the tail ender of the car group hit a patch that had loose seal on it and flicked a stone up. I watched it arc up and come towards me , I guess watching it i lined my self up beutifully with it and in throught the open visor and smack bang into my glasses. Visor went down after that and stayed down.

Scary what if's went through my head.

A bird story!

Driving my parents Square shaped honda accord to work one day I got hit with sin strike as I crested a hill A loud thunk at the same time and my spidey senses were tingling ... I had hit someting. Looked in the rear view, no bodies no aftermath, so I carried on.

Wasn't till i Got home later that day when I went to clean the car to say thanks for the loan (It's something I do) that I saw a large birds body and legs sticking out of the front grill. Wedged good and proper, blood trail down the bumper and all.

What have we learnt from this? More often then not it pays to keep the visor down at high speed, and, Lend me your dirty car and it will come back so fresh and so clean clean.

[TOTO]

I have a scar on my yey too. Always an interesting thing to explain to a girl the first time you sleep with her.

yea but my one is visible only under a microscope or magnifying glass so unless she is wearing glasses thick like sausages I woudnt have that problem :clap:

[xwhatsit]

yea but my one is visible only under a microscope or magnifying glass

Ah, I don't have that problem myself, I'm told my yey is `more than enough for the average lady'.

Certain doctors can help you out with your problem, I believe, or at least that's what my Spam folder tells me.

[TOTO]

Ah, I don't have that problem myself, I'm told my yey is `more than enough for the average lady'.

Certain doctors can help you out with your problem, I believe, or at least that's what my Spam folder tells me.

Muhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha :clap::laugh::lol::rofl::killingme :killingme :killingme

you are funny man ! Nuff Said.

[urbanrefugee54]

:scooter: I always carry antihistamines in a small first aid kit, travelling in a group once & bloke that was alergic got stung by bee - lucky the Windwhistle garage was open & proprieter got some & we all waited while he recovered [he drank heaps of water]

[TOTO]

:scooter: I always carry antihistamines in a small first aid kit, travelling in a group once & bloke that was alergic got stung by bee - lucky the Windwhistle garage was open & proprieter got some & we all waited while he recovered [he drank heaps of water]

how big is that "small" first aid bag ? where do you carry it? where did you get it ? I may need some things from there some time.:doctor:

[NC]

I got a wasp trapped between the 'girls' one day on a ride last year coming back from Picton. Jesus Christ it fucken hurt!

[Firefight]

how big is that "small" first aid bag ? where do you carry it? where did you get it ? I may need some things from there some time.:doctor:



hey dude,

try search mode, seem to recall a fair bit of info has been posted on this topic in the past, some of it maybe of help to you


F/F

[TOTO]

hey dude,

try search mode, seem to recall a fair bit of info has been posted on this topic in the past, some of it maybe of help to you


F/F

I'm asking for her experience and opinion. Now if You dont feel like reading the thread heres a tip for you: DO NOT READ. :girlfight:

[MidnightMike]

I overheard two wasps down here discussing a new movement of "suicide wasps against happy motorcyclists"

They have connections in the middle East and everything.

You should be careful, they don't like failures and they may up the anti against you.

Try to enjoy the rest of the festive season but watch out for "suicide wasps" they are out to get "you"!

Yes, I will have another beer, thanks. :apint: Cheers John.

You mean these little bastards? (see pic)

Ive had a bee fly into my helmet before. Stung me right in the lip and was stuck there untill I got home. Swelled up real good, looked like someone punched me right in the mouth. :mellow:

[TOTO]

You mean these little bastards? (see attachments)

Ive had a bee fly into my helmet before. Stung me right in the lip and was stuck there untill I got home. Looked like someone punched me right in the mouth. :mellow:

Little fucking wasp bin ladens ay...

[R6_kid]

catching a bumble bee in the eye at over 70kmh hurts pretty good too, not so good when you are on a tight winding road. Also hurts good at about 120kmh on the open road when one hits you in the neck - try explaining that to ya girlfriend, im sure she'll believe its not a hicky on your neck from some girl down in Tauranga.