Ant infestation!!!!!

**Str8 Jacket** · 16th January 2007, 15:11

Strange going on's in Kerikeri...

Me and MrMelon are in holiday in Kerikeri and have been parking our bikes behind Melon's parents house under a lovely shadey Jackaranda (sp?) tree..... The weather is extremely hot up here (especially by Wgtn standards) and there are army's of ants EVERY-F*CKEN- WHERE!!
Went out on them yesterday and notice that the ants had started crawling all over them, marching line by line slowly infesting our bikes. Seriously, I can see them marching behind my Neutral light! Anyway I was out there spraying the shit out of them with Insect Killer and then we cleaned the bikes... We sprayad our side stands with the spray as thats how they were getting onto our bikes and that seems to have stopped anymore getting on but there are still quite a few popping up and we're worried that they may be trying to build a nest or something...
Yesterday we went to leave Melon's battery was flat so I had to push him up the road to start the bike. This morning his battery was flat again. This may or may not be because of the radar detector he has but we're unsure as my bike is now having issues to start it. You have to keep giving it blips opf gas until it eventually rev properly... This also may or may not be because Melon parked it in really really soft soil and while we we're out it "fell over" and may have flooded, its not exactly his fault as he did push on the bike to check and put a big pebble under the stand but I prefer to blame Melon...
Melons just pulled his bike apart and the bloody ants have infested his battery. Im hoping mine isnt the same!

Anyway what we want to know is can ants actually damage your bike if they got into the wrong places?!

**LilSel** · 16th January 2007, 15:14

.. I dont know... but hells teeth... damn ants...

**spookytooth** · 16th January 2007, 15:18

little buggers have been know to fuc lite switchs up by nesting in them in houses .they cause them to arc .a few fires have started that way.so yea prolly could do the same on bikes

**Wasp** · 16th January 2007, 15:18

ants flying through the carbs! WWHHHEEEEEEEEEEE!

i suppose they could block the airfilter or something?

**phoenixgtr** · 16th January 2007, 15:20

Geez Hels!! You really do have the worst luck.

**bell** · 16th January 2007, 15:21

You can get this stuff that you sprinkle in a line around the bike (or across your doorway or whatever it is you want to prevent them getting to if it's on the ground). Hardware shops will have it, maybe a supermarket. Of course I have no idea what it's called anymore. If they've gone down your pipe then that'll teach em when you start her up!
Yeah, no 'k' in Jacaranda from memory. Purty purple flowers at the moment.

**Str8 Jacket** · 16th January 2007, 15:23

Originally Posted by spookytooth

little buggers have been know to fuc lite switchs up by nesting in them in houses .they cause them to arc .a few fires have started that way.so yea prolly could do the same on bikes

Holy fuck! He just pulled his battery out and they had started making a nest!!!!

Gonna get him to check my bike next!

Ants on 'P'! Apparently 'P' is also an infestation in Kerikeri....

**dawnrazor** · 16th January 2007, 15:24

just as well you don't have ANTi lock brakes or else there would.......nope thats not going to work, what an anticlimax....Do'h

**Hillbilly** · 16th January 2007, 15:45

Depends on the ants too. Some can grow rather large:

**Colapop** · 16th January 2007, 15:57

The BBQ is still going fine. The cat isn't too burnt. The neighbours have taken to throwing holy water at me. Apart from that everything's ok at your place...

**Wasp** · 16th January 2007, 16:02

atom ant!!!

**idleidolidyll** · 16th January 2007, 16:07

A while ago I left one of our bikes on the trickle charger for a few weeks (battery by Harley: hahahahaha!!!)

Anyway, when I got back the bloody ants had made it their home! It seems that ants like nice warm electrical items so if you have a radio or something in your garage, be careful if it has a standby feature.

And right now summer in Manukau means a huge ant invasion. I haven't seen anything like it since I've lived here. Ants everywhere even all over my precious bikes!

There's not much worse than getting an itchy crotch and looking down to see ants crawling across your petrol tank!

**jtzzr** · 16th January 2007, 16:08

Bummer about the ants, but you know if your`e going to pillion any of them they need to have a helmet on , How many ants were there?

**Str8 Jacket** · 16th January 2007, 16:17

Originally Posted by Colapop

The BBQ is still going fine. The cat isn't too burnt. The neighbours have taken to throwing holy water at me. Apart from that everything's ok at your place...

lol, does my house-sitter (bad lieutenant) mind you camping on my lawn?

Stuff the cat, I am sooo sun burnt at the moment! Got to spend the last few days at teh beach though

Oh yeah my "holy" neighbours are still on holiday. So I know you're lieing!