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Hughlysses
| | Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 12:38 pm: | 
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I got stung on the throat riding on the BRP, that was bad enough. Man, I hope I don't ever find a live yellow jacket in my helmet when I'm riding; the result would NOT be good.
I remember a post here a couple of years ago where somebody was riding and saw what they thought was a spider's leg out of the corner of their vision. They freaked, whipped over 3 lanes, locked the binders, threw the kickstand down, jumped off, and snatched their helmet off before the evil beast could bite them.
Turned out it was a loose black thread from the helmet liner.  |
Jphish
| | Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 06:37 pm: |
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HA !! Thats great story. Our fears are funny sometimes. Need a special thread on that !? j |
Choyashi
| | Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 07:04 pm: |
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I rang a bell in my friends back yard, and
it had a yellow jacket nest inside.
They all bit my hand at one time!
I started crying and ran home to my mother.
My mother was so loving...........
She hugged me and kissed my forehead, and
told me it would all be better!
My hand was as big as a basketball, and
numb to the shoulder for days.
I never trusted my mother after that! |
Crusty
| | Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 07:20 pm: |
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I once hit a bee at 70 MPH. It hit my face right beside my nose. It's stinger injected venom into my sinuses, and the pain was like the burn when you get soda up your nose, only amplified by a factor of 10. I pulled into a Rest Area and laid on the grass for a couple of hours before it began to ease.
That's part of the reason I wear a full face helmet now. |
Jphish
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 01:48 pm: |
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Choyashi - Well, your Mom was right...she just failed to mention the timetable in which recovery takes place. My parents were untrustworthy too...said I would ultimately make something of myself, in spite of the 'slow' start. These are all a great reminder of why I went to a modular full face helmet - Though it was originally an uncovered dump truck full of sand that got me moving that direction. |
Crusty
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 03:22 pm: |
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On my first trip to Australia, my friends and I were riding up to coast from Byron Bay to Cairns. we were cruising along beside some huge Cane fields, when a Ute (flat bed pickup truck) pulled out in front of us that had a cow on the back tied to the front rack. it was moving along about 90-95 KPH, so we stayed behind it. A couple of minutes later, I noticed that my face felt cool, and that the air behind the cow was very blurry. I grabbed my brakes so hard that my friends thought my engine had seized. I explained what was happening, and we all pulled into a petrol station that was conveniently close by, and thoroughly washed our faces.
That's another reason I wear a full face helmet now. |
Cyclonedon
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 07:35 pm: |
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years ago I was riding and I got bee caught between my crotch and my seat. He stung me pretty good. I was standing up on my foot pegs to get that sucker out of there! Hurt like hell! |
Jphish
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:39 pm: |
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Great stories - I'm telln ya we should have a "Uly adventures to be avoided" thread to catalog these. I'm sure there's lots more. Love the cow & spider anecdote. j |
Skyclad
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 12:08 am: |
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Don't have much to add myself, but here is a related story.
I used to be heavily into MTB and was doing a race in Hawaii. It was kind of a pre-season sort of thing for the pros, and they were very relaxed and chatty with the amateurs. While riding the truck to the top of the downhill course, I noticed that one of the pro women was bandaged up on her legs and arms. I asked her about it.
She laughed and told me it was due to a bee sting.
"That's one hell of a bee sting," was my reply.
She then informed me that the sting was received directly on the left nipple. Bandages were from the resulting crash.
No, she wouldn't show me the sting. |
Ullygan
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 09:25 am: |
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Well this turned out to be a great story thread. Most of you got stung, some in the worst places...
I didn't get stung by the little bugger even though he was in my helmet for 30 mins. However he did have it in for me, He didn't like his relocation to my house and camped out in the upper parts of my 12 ft vaulted ceiling for 2 days. My wifes cats were entertained for a while but gave up as they couldn't get to him either. I swear he was waiting for his chance!
After spraying him with roach kill and other things, which didn't even faze him,just pissed him off more I finally tagged him with the old rolled up magazine.
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Crusty
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 12:29 pm: |
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I finally tagged him with the old rolled up magazine
I hope it was a copy of Motorcyclist. At least the rag would be good for something. |
Tootal
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 07:22 pm: |
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Going to Sturgis, I-90 at 80 mph on an electra glide sport. Wasp hits me right between the eyes and explodes. My sun glasses, with metal frames, are bent. Wasp guts are burning my right eye and I'm wearing a contact! Good thing I was riding alone cause the brakes came on hard! Removed contact which gives me super human vision. I look in my mirror and see a leg in my eye! I dug all the shrapnel out and because I wear contacts I just happen to have saline handy and I washed the rest out. It continued to sting all the way to Sturgis. Them wasp guts ain't good. |
Bertotti
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 07:41 pm: |
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When I was 16 I had a Cl125. Roads closed so I have to take gravel home. Only this isn't gravel it is fist sized boulder. Dump truck goes by with rocks the size of my cranium and one clocks me on the left should and tears my hand from the bar. Still don't know how I didn't dump it. The grace of God I guess! |
Road_kill
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 09:49 pm: |
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On hwy 285 from Fairplay to Denver; beautiful day riding on my '85 Super Glide. Bee hit my right rear view mirror and landed in my lap. Both bee and rider were jumping around on the Harley at 60 mph. With its last bit of strength, the bee stung me just south of my manhood. OOOUCHH!!! I pulled over, engine off, kickstand down, very awkward dismount, scrambled a bit from the road, dropped chaps, jeans, briefs and CAREFULLY removed bee stinger from inner thigh. More OOOUCHH. I turned around and started to put on clothes and walk back to bike. At this point an old-school, US-made, land-yacht style station wagon came by full of family and kids - looked to be right out of Family Circus. I'll never forget the look on mom's face - pure terror! I got on the bike and road the most uncomfortable 15 miles of my life; all the while crying and laughing. |
Hdbobwithabuell
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 10:13 pm: |
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I ran off the trail while mountain biking once and stopped right on top of the biggest yellow jacket nest I've ever seen. The laughter my son and I had about the way I went off the trail quickly turned to me running down the trail screaming and swatting and cussing and... anyway, smashed a brand new helmet into the ground trying to get to the one or two that got in there. Cant imagine going through that at 60 mph! |
Ullygan
| | Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 - 11:06 am: |
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Anybody had spiders or roaches....in there helmets, gloves or boots?
I was out yesterday and freaked out with a moving sensation in my helmet. Nothing there when I stopped to look...May have had a subconscious flashback of the wasp! |
Conchop
| | Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 - 04:16 pm: |
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Always wear a bandanna. |
Snojet
| | Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 - 04:40 pm: |
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WoW!! Great stories!! Thanks for sharing, I have been laughing out-loud and my co-workers are wondering what's up.
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