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I straddled up my bike after lunch today only to make a horrific discovery...
There were two hornets hanging out in the spark plug valley and under the tank that I startled. No stings, but I realized this bike makes a GREAT environment for wasps and hornets with all its corners and shaded areas underneath the cool tank.. I have an irrational fear of the things so, I'm ashamed to admit I nearly dumped the bike to get away. Eventually I got on, fired up real quick and sped off. Spring is here, be careful.
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I got hit in the face by a yellowjacket once while riding. Unfortunately I had my 3/4 on at the time. Ouch. Lol.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Thanks for the tip. It may seem unlikely to some, but I can see how critters of various types could find a nice place to hang out in the recesses of the bike.
On another note, is there ANY chance that there is a video of you trying to escape the hornets?
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(03-24-2015, 04:04 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Thanks for the tip. It may seem unlikely to some, but I can see how critters of various types could find a nice place to hang out in the recesses of the bike.
On another note, is there ANY chance that there is a video of you trying to escape the hornets?
Oh I'm sure there is. Just call the McDonalds/Chevron I stopped at. I was planning to get gas too but feared I might be followed. So I burned back to work with my gas gauge flashing.
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hmmm..maybe you can request the security video for "insurance purposes" or something and then post it here. We all promise not to laugh or anything.
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I will trade video for parts. Let the offers begin!
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(03-24-2015, 04:02 AM)Rebel73_imp Wrote: I got hit in the face by a yellowjacket once while riding. Unfortunately I had my 3/4 on at the time. Ouch. Lol.
Thanks for the heads up.
I've seen Cormanus smash a sulphur crested cockatoo. Enveloped in a cloud of white feathers and cocky poo. Laughed my head off. Not quite so funny was a near miss I saw him have with an eastern grey kangaroo. I like it when he rides point in animal kingdom.
Cheers
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(03-24-2015, 04:02 AM)Rebel73_imp Wrote: I got hit in the face by a yellowjacket once while riding. Unfortunately I had my 3/4 on at the time. Ouch. Lol.
Thanks for the heads up.
A fellow rider and I were up near Shelburne, Ontario. We were in country rural nowhere on a dirt road. He was riding a Yamaha Maxim 750X (has a cool 20 valve inline 4, and shaft!) when we came to a stop sign in the middle of a wheat field. He went nuts. Apparently a wasp got trapped inside his riding jacket and stung him multiple times. He got it, but he really got it too. Was a bit freaky to watch as I pulled up aside. The important thing was he didn't drop the X.
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I would just run my bike at higher rpm to fry these bustards instantly
..last year, when riding, I had a baby bee in my helmet, so had to stop to let it go with happy end
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(01-14-2019, 10:08 PM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: I would just run my bike at higher rpm to fry these bustards instantly
..last year, when riding, I had a baby bee in my helmet, so had to stop to let it go with happy end
Happy ending for everybody!
Would be a drag if baby-b took a hate-on for yer eyeball.
