Dangers of riding with chin vents open.

[cold comfort]

Somehow a live bee got inside my helmet once. Not a fun feeling

Had the same thing recently, and with the visor closed! My riding companion stated drolly after watching my crash stop and frantic helmet removal and arm waving, "bee in your helmet eh?"

[swbarnett]

Somehow a live bee got inside my helmet once. Not a fun feeling

Got one jammed between cheek and helmet once. The blighter panicked and stung. Cheek was pretty saw for about half an hour. Was wondering initially if I could actually get the helmet back on once I'd removed the bee.

[Berries]

Tilt it back while you're holding it and you can see the gap quite clearly.

Aha. The same advice I give my wife. Cheers.

[Cayman911]

Yeah after the 500th flying bug that got into my eye and decided to die in there and blind me, i sacrificed the open free air into my face , and now ride with the visor down in the summer.

havnt had any problems with the vents at all..... or i probably dont notice haha

[JR1]

i had a mate get of his bike, take a piss in a bush, continue riding for about 50m jump of and start running around like a mad man (not to unusual if you knew the guy). started to rip of his jacket and start yelling, we soon realized he had somehow trapped a couple bee's in his jacket who then proceeded to sting the fuck outa him. wouldve hurt like hell, but was funny as shit to watch..

[stig]

i had a mate get of his bike, take a piss in a bush, continue riding for about 50m jump of and start running around like a mad man (not to unusual if you knew the guy). started to rip of his jacket and start yelling, we soon realized he had somehow trapped a couple bee's in his jacket who then proceeded to sting the fuck outa him. wouldve hurt like hell, but was funny as shit to watch..

Yeah, I've collected a wasp down my collar before, stung the bejesuz out my back. Looked like a big collection of hives in the mirror.
pretty unlucky though, don't think it will happen twice. Good thing im not allergic to the critters.

[Mike Wilson]

Yes definately. Remember your speed plus a bugs 15kmh makes for a good impact on their soft bodies. Mike Jet Leathers. jetleathers.com

[Ratti]

Managed to collect a bumblebee up my trousers this summer.

Sod got right up onto my inner thigh and started to chew. Thought I had a white tail spider in my trousers. Speedy stop, hasty downtrou. Must have looked darned funny. But I was not very smiley about it.
I dont mind a friendly nibble on occasion, but a woman likes to be asked first!

[Cheshire Cat]

never had a problem with bugs in my helmet, although a prayingmantis was squashed in by my mirror today. i noticed it after some one hit me on the motorway and knocked my mirror off. the mantis was still there tho

[crazyhorse]

never had a problem with bugs in my helmet, although a prayingmantis was squashed in by my mirror today. i noticed it after some one hit me on the motorway and knocked my mirror off. the mantis was still there tho

Hope you were ok...... sounds like the mantis wasn't

[Cheshire Cat]

was on the way to coromandle.I'm good as

[Scorp]

You probably just got unlucky to have such a juicy one hit the perfect spot.

Isn't it a good thing when that happens?

[Jackal]

You know that saying, "There are only two things that smell like fish, and fish is one of them" well I now know there are three things that smell like fish. After a night ride through a swarm or two of midgey bugs have a good sniff just on the inside of your chin vent the next morning!!!!

[Ratti]

Tell you what, ants in your lid are interesting.

Got an infestation on the last night at a recent rally. Spent the following morning shaking the buggers out and squashing them. Bad move, ants stink when they are squashed. Then rode home from Hawkes bay to Welly with lid stinking of formic acid. Not to mention the one or two that snuck outta somewhere to torment me.

Wretched beasts.