Got Bugs?! Yeeech!

kkim · January 9th, 2009, 04:10 PM

My helmet after my ride to work this morning. Looks like it's breeding time for the little buggers...

yuck... what a cleanup mess.

Anyone else have pictures of their bug infested helmets?

Alex · January 9th, 2009, 05:50 PM

Yuck! That's one of the only times where it would be nice to have a taller windscreen...

BlueTyke · January 9th, 2009, 06:11 PM

Not on hand... but Sacramento area gets pretty buggy too

Viper-Byte · January 9th, 2009, 06:12 PM

Ha ha ha, that is really bad, lucky your visor was down!

I was riding along one day, down the highway, nobody else on the road, then I hit a massive bug, I have no idea what it was, all I know is I had to ride with the visor up as it covered the whole centre part

and all infront was blury. ha ha ha.

kazam58 · January 9th, 2009, 06:28 PM

mm....juicy...
lol, that's impressive. We don't get that around here. i did snag a dragonfly once though, that caused me to jump a little.

Cling · January 9th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Wow, never had it that bad before.

OldGuy · January 9th, 2009, 07:44 PM

Now you know why you can always spot a happy HD rider

I'd hate to think what it would be like w/o a visor in that cloud.

GreezMunky · January 9th, 2009, 07:45 PM

Good Lord, I've had some nasty visors coming back home before but nothing like that..

Nemy · January 9th, 2009, 11:27 PM

lol I live out in a suburb/rural area and I get it bad... but your pic is just nasty! The worst is when they get into the vents or little crevices... sneaky little bastards

CRXTrek · January 9th, 2009, 11:58 PM

And get thru the vents to crawl on your head

Kurosaki · January 10th, 2009, 12:15 AM

Kelly...

That's gross.

kkim · January 10th, 2009, 12:22 AM

yeah it is pretty gross looking, but the worst part is, even after you clean up the helmet, it smells like dead bugs.

I'll have to wash and wax the exterior of the helmet this weekend.... can't stand that smell.

NICUNinja · January 10th, 2009, 01:10 AM

That is disgusting, and you made it home okay seeing through that mess?

kkim · January 10th, 2009, 01:39 AM

It was on my way to work, and yeah, it was sort of hard to see through that mess. In the 30 something years I've taken this road to work, this is the first time ever I have seen this many bugs. It's been raining here a lot the last few weeks and the timing of all this must have been a mass party for the bugs to breed.

conchwanab · January 10th, 2009, 04:39 AM

Wow we get a few bugs but nothing like that man!!That's just wrong

NJD022588 · January 10th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Wow, how could you see?

I've had about a tenth of that on my helmet after a ride at dusk and my upper jacket and pants were covered also. How was your jacket and pants? And you must have killed a few with your neck too.

kkim · January 10th, 2009, 01:41 PM

Not too bad on the suit and other parts... the arm portion, yeah, but they brushed off... the worst was the helmet. Neck was covered with the collar of the suit.

it doesn't help that I was going at a good clip when I ran into them.

What type of bugs did you run into... these look like little flies?

NJD022588 · January 10th, 2009, 02:39 PM

Mine didnt brush off so easily. I had to use a wet wash cloth to clean my jacket... they must be a little juicier. They're kinda like gnats, but I would say more brown in color and a little bigger.

Guinss · January 10th, 2009, 03:22 PM

you must have hit a big swarm or something :P wow that was alot of bugs

HKr1 · January 10th, 2009, 04:48 PM

If you had a "GREEN" Helmet, it would not have been so bad

kkim · January 10th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKr1

If you had a "GREEN" Helmet, it would not have been so bad

thanks... but the bike is fast enough as is. Last thing I need is to make it even faster w/ a green helmet.

noche_caliente · January 10th, 2009, 07:41 PM

Kelly - that is all kinds of disgusting! ewwwwwwww!

The worst I've had, and Nick was with me and can verify, was when I had a yellow jacket somehow get on the inside of my visor - I've never been so cross-eyed in my life trying to figure out if the F#*$er was inside or out - I was finally able to focus enough to figure out he was in and raised it slowly - I guess he flew off then, as when we hit a safe place to stop, Nick didn't see any sign of him...

kkim · January 10th, 2009, 09:07 PM

I'd much rather have all those bugs on the outside of the helmet than a yellow jacket inside!!

I would go ape **** if that happened to me!

It's a good thing you kept your cool and didn't end up crashing because of it.

aloh · January 10th, 2009, 10:45 PM

aagh bad experience with yellow jackets...

Rewind to when i was 12. I was riding on one of those tandem two person bikes with my cousin. When we got going, he was being really shifty with his weight and made me turn into a bush. When i pulled my leg out of the bush, it was COVERED with yellow jackets. Of course, we both ran like hell but unfortunately, i tripped and fell. I got 4 stings on my leg, and one on my stomach. I didnt make it too far before i lost feeling in my leg...

that was fun.

ninjabrewer · January 10th, 2009, 11:47 PM

I have noticed that the bugs are getting more prevalent over here on Oahu. But no where near that bad. Just imagine if you were a H-D rider, wearing googles and no helmet. They would be in your hair, between the teeth, etc.

Yeah yeah, just close your eyes and imagine that scenario. Just don't swallow.

NB

OldGreg · January 11th, 2009, 12:02 PM

kkim... put a dryer/fabric sheet inside you helmet (when your not wearing it) for a week or so. I'd think that'd make it more pleasant while the dead bug smell dissipates.

Sailariel · January 12th, 2009, 02:32 PM

Greg, That works for sure. I do that with my bicycle helmets--never thought of that for my MC helmets. Dryer sheets also repel mosquitos. We hang several of them upwind and don`t seem to get a mosquito problem.

TrueFaith · January 13th, 2009, 08:20 AM

Guess they don't sell many open-faced helmets in Hawaii....

NJD022588 · January 13th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

Kelly - that is all kinds of disgusting! ewwwwwwww!

The worst I've had, and Nick was with me and can verify, was when I had a yellow jacket somehow get on the inside of my visor - I've never been so cross-eyed in my life trying to figure out if the F#*$er was inside or out - I was finally able to focus enough to figure out he was in and raised it slowly - I guess he flew off then, as when we hit a safe place to stop, Nick didn't see any sign of him...

Story would have been even better if I would have told you it was still on your head!

kkim · January 13th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrueFaith

Guess they don't sell many open-faced helmets in Hawaii....

No helmet law in Hawaii. I don't see how the HD riders run around with no helmet and only eye protection... some not even that!!! They must like the taste of bugs!

OldGuy · January 13th, 2009, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

No helmet law in Hawaii. I don't see how the HD riders run around with no helmet and only eye protection... some not even that!!! They must like the taste of bugs!

I thought that was how you could identify a Happy HD rider - by the bugs on his teeth

kkim · January 13th, 2009, 03:57 PM

dunno... with this many bugs, you could call it a HD happy meal.

devinjc · January 13th, 2009, 06:46 PM

No pics, but I've had a pretty similiar bug visor job after riding in the delta south of Sacramento. Don't get caught at dusk in the delta!

headshrink · January 14th, 2009, 07:51 PM

I was cleaning my visor with a plastic-safe cleaner EVERY time I would ride to take care of bugs and fingerprints (changing visors increased the fingerprints). I recently started putting Plexus on my visors and was amazed that I can go a week now without cleaning them. Granted there are fewer bugs when it is cold, but still.... I didn't switch until a week or two ago..... I think I like this stuff!

This summer I must have hit butterfly mating season on my way up to Trukee..... would have to duck to avoid CLOUDS of them! One butterfly commited suicide right at eye level..... had to stare at it's blood and guts the rest of the ride... it was actually quite gross and distracting.

Same trip found a motorcycle shop off the beaten trail to get a part for my friends bike.... it was a sureal experience because customers and employees came out to admire my bike (they don't do that in town).... they had never seen one in person, only magazines! And I thought it was difficult to get my 250r this summer in the city!!!!

Angel-be-Good · January 18th, 2009, 04:02 AM

I got a few today, though nothing like yours.

January 9th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#2
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January 9th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#3
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January 9th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#7
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Now you know why you can always spot a happy HD rider I'd hate to think what it would be like w/o a visor in that cloud. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

January 10th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#24
aloh lolwut Name: Alex Location: socal Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 196	aagh bad experience with yellow jackets... Rewind to when i was 12. I was riding on one of those tandem two person bikes with my cousin. When we got going, he was being really shifty with his weight and made me turn into a bush. When i pulled my leg out of the bush, it was COVERED with yellow jackets. Of course, we both ran like hell but unfortunately, i tripped and fell. I got 4 stings on my leg, and one on my stomach. I didnt make it too far before i lost feeling in my leg... that was fun. __________________________________________________ 08 Blue Ninja 250R

January 10th, 2009, 11:47 PM	#25
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	I've noticed them also I have noticed that the bugs are getting more prevalent over here on Oahu. But no where near that bad. Just imagine if you were a H-D rider, wearing googles and no helmet. They would be in your hair, between the teeth, etc. Yeah yeah, just close your eyes and imagine that scenario. Just don't swallow. NB

January 9th, 2009, 06:12 PM	#4
Viper-Byte ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Wellington, New Zealand Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250R in Green! (Sold) Now 2011 Triumph Daytona 675 SE Posts: 564	Ha ha ha, that is really bad, lucky your visor was down! I was riding along one day, down the highway, nobody else on the road, then I hit a massive bug, I have no idea what it was, all I know is I had to ride with the visor up as it covered the whole centre part and all infront was blury. ha ha ha.

January 9th, 2009, 06:28 PM	#5
kazam58 Sarcasm: Yea that'll work Name: Andy Location: Essex Jct, VT Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 330	mm....juicy... lol, that's impressive. We don't get that around here. i did snag a dragonfly once though, that caused me to jump a little.

January 9th, 2009, 06:32 PM	#6
Cling ninjette.org member Name: Jesse Location: Oxnard, CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Honda 1000RR, 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 96	Wow, never had it that bad before.

January 9th, 2009, 07:45 PM	#8
GreezMunky ninjette.org guru Name: Tor Location: TX Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 09 250r (sold), 2010 Daytona 675 Posts: 301	Good Lord, I've had some nasty visors coming back home before but nothing like that..

January 9th, 2009, 11:27 PM	#9
Nemy ninjette.org sage Name: Tim Location: Portland, OR Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796	lol I live out in a suburb/rural area and I get it bad... but your pic is just nasty! The worst is when they get into the vents or little crevices... sneaky little bastards

January 9th, 2009, 11:58 PM	#10
CRXTrek FORMER MOTORCYCLE RIDER Name: Steve Location: On a Trek SU200 or in my CRX Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): Rode an 08 250r then rode an 08 ZX-6R until i totaled it on 7/10/10 Posts: 758	And get thru the vents to crawl on your head

January 10th, 2009, 12:15 AM	#11
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	Kelly... That's gross.

January 10th, 2009, 12:22 AM	#12
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	yeah it is pretty gross looking, but the worst part is, even after you clean up the helmet, it smells like dead bugs. I'll have to wash and wax the exterior of the helmet this weekend.... can't stand that smell.

January 10th, 2009, 01:10 AM	#13
NICUNinja ninjette.org member Name: Trista Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 EX650R Green Kawasaki ninja Posts: 120	That is disgusting, and you made it home okay seeing through that mess?

January 10th, 2009, 01:39 AM	#14
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	It was on my way to work, and yeah, it was sort of hard to see through that mess. In the 30 something years I've taken this road to work, this is the first time ever I have seen this many bugs. It's been raining here a lot the last few weeks and the timing of all this must have been a mass party for the bugs to breed.

January 10th, 2009, 04:39 AM	#15
conchwanab ninjette.org member Name: Keith Location: Munroe Falls Ohio Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 Posts: 98	Wow we get a few bugs but nothing like that man!!That's just wrong

January 10th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#16
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	Wow, how could you see? I've had about a tenth of that on my helmet after a ride at dusk and my upper jacket and pants were covered also. How was your jacket and pants? And you must have killed a few with your neck too.

January 10th, 2009, 01:41 PM	#17
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Not too bad on the suit and other parts... the arm portion, yeah, but they brushed off... the worst was the helmet. Neck was covered with the collar of the suit. it doesn't help that I was going at a good clip when I ran into them. What type of bugs did you run into... these look like little flies?

January 10th, 2009, 02:39 PM	#18
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	Mine didnt brush off so easily. I had to use a wet wash cloth to clean my jacket... they must be a little juicier. They're kinda like gnats, but I would say more brown in color and a little bigger.

January 10th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#19
Guinss ninjette.org guru Name: Simen Location: Norway Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 250R (Black) Posts: 298	you must have hit a big swarm or something :P wow that was alot of bugs

January 10th, 2009, 04:48 PM	#20
HKr1 IC2(SW) Name: Kerry Location: Pensacola Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.	If you had a "GREEN" Helmet, it would not have been so bad

January 10th, 2009, 07:41 PM	#22
noche_caliente ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kim Location: mundo de ensueño Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 250 Posts: A lot.	Kelly - that is all kinds of disgusting! ewwwwwwww! The worst I've had, and Nick was with me and can verify, was when I had a yellow jacket somehow get on the inside of my visor - I've never been so cross-eyed in my life trying to figure out if the F#*$er was inside or out - I was finally able to focus enough to figure out he was in and raised it slowly - I guess he flew off then, as when we hit a safe place to stop, Nick didn't see any sign of him...

January 10th, 2009, 09:07 PM	#23
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	I'd much rather have all those bugs on the outside of the helmet than a yellow jacket inside!! I would go ape **** if that happened to me! It's a good thing you kept your cool and didn't end up crashing because of it.

January 11th, 2009, 12:02 PM	#26
OldGreg ninjette.org newbie Name: Greg Location: St. Louis Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): None Posts: 7	kkim... put a dryer/fabric sheet inside you helmet (when your not wearing it) for a week or so. I'd think that'd make it more pleasant while the dead bug smell dissipates.

January 12th, 2009, 02:32 PM	#27
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Greg, That works for sure. I do that with my bicycle helmets--never thought of that for my MC helmets. Dryer sheets also repel mosquitos. We hang several of them upwind and don`t seem to get a mosquito problem.

January 13th, 2009, 08:20 AM	#28
TrueFaith ninjette.org sage Name: Wayne Location: Brookfield, MA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Honda CBR250R Posts: 585	Guess they don't sell many open-faced helmets in Hawaii....

January 13th, 2009, 03:57 PM	#32
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	dunno... with this many bugs, you could call it a HD happy meal.

January 13th, 2009, 06:46 PM	#33
devinjc ninjette.org member Name: James Location: Sacto Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 205 Black Posts: 44	No pics, but I've had a pretty similiar bug visor job after riding in the delta south of Sacramento. Don't get caught at dusk in the delta!

January 14th, 2009, 07:51 PM	#34
headshrink ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Bob Location: CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.	I was cleaning my visor with a plastic-safe cleaner EVERY time I would ride to take care of bugs and fingerprints (changing visors increased the fingerprints). I recently started putting Plexus on my visors and was amazed that I can go a week now without cleaning them. Granted there are fewer bugs when it is cold, but still.... I didn't switch until a week or two ago..... I think I like this stuff! This summer I must have hit butterfly mating season on my way up to Trukee..... would have to duck to avoid CLOUDS of them! One butterfly commited suicide right at eye level..... had to stare at it's blood and guts the rest of the ride... it was actually quite gross and distracting. Same trip found a motorcycle shop off the beaten trail to get a part for my friends bike.... it was a sureal experience because customers and employees came out to admire my bike (they don't do that in town).... they had never seen one in person, only magazines! And I thought it was difficult to get my 250r this summer in the city!!!!

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