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weekendrider Support Staff
Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 1284 Location: SW MO 2x83SK 79F 78E
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Posted: June 30, 2009, 1:58 pm Post subject: I used to ride in bibs |
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Until I collected about 6 honeybees in the sides one day. Don't do that anymore. And as of today I won't wear any shirts with an open top pocket.
Just one bumble bee in bottom has me going from an a cup to double D tata's on the left side. I really should have been smart enough to think of this before it happened. Button pockets rule.
_________________ geocached @ N 37° 26.917', W 093 11.724, elev. 1148'
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jimmythetrucker Full Member
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1283
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Posted: June 30, 2009, 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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In Iowa, junebugs come in two sizes: .38 cal. and .45 cal. I wear goggles to protect my eyes, but when you take one of those .45s in the forehead at 75 mph, it seems like the goggles ain't enough. I git to thinkin' about windshields and helmets and stuff. I'll probably never get a windshield or a helmet, but thinking about windshields and helmets makes me ashamed of myself.
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650skull Support Staff
Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186
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Posted: June 30, 2009, 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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don't be ashamed Jtt, you would be the only man who can ride through hailstorms, without a helmet............Battle hardened and the envy of every Harley owner
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gordo 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 559 Location: CT.U.S.A.
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Posted: June 30, 2009, 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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You guy's outta try these thing's called 'mud wasp's'. They don't let go while their biting the crap out of ya. I've got a welt on my belly the size of a half dollar, and it's been there two year's now,,,
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jimmythetrucker Full Member
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1283
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Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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gordo, I think the worst of it would be them stinkin' love bugs they got down in Florida. I remember driving through clouds of them things when I was truckin' down through there. That's the awfullest mess I can think of. They wouldn't HURT when they hitcha cuz they're so soft and gooey, insides about the consistency of hot, butter caramel. Ride through a mess of them things, you'd come out the other side painted greasy, gooey yellow from head to foot. Your hair would be matted to your head and you'd probably have a mouthful of that icky snot.
YAAAAHAHHHHHHHAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!
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pumps 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 29, 2007 Posts: 1993 Location: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.- 1977 XS650 "D" Standard
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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On our last Sunday 125 mile ride several times I thought someone had shot me with a bb gun through my t shirt. I do wear a helmet though.
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weekendrider Support Staff
Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 1284 Location: SW MO 2x83SK 79F 78E
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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Sounds like you had good ride. I may make it up someday. You still owe a BBQ samwich and it sounds like I missed out
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xjwmx Full Member
Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 323 Location: KY '81 Special
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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At least once every ride something bangs off my face shield that would have hurt. When I lived in Sunnyvale, Ca. strange that there were no bugs. I never noticed it until someone pointed it out. Nary a bug on a windshield anyplace. And it was pertetual summer too.
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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A full load of buzzard crap in the face because it was to too hot to wear the face shield. Too hot? Yea, so was the buzzard crap.
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Teebs Full Member
Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 255
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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I've taken a junebug to the forehead at 75... that leaves a good lump... a bee in the chest doing about 90 with only a tee shirt on, man i thought I got shot... and he must have gone in ass-first because I spent a good long time digging that stinger out...
I love swallowing half a cloud of black flies... but nudude, you've got us all beat. That's priceless. lol
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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LOL my ass! It was a long way to next wash room dammit.
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Teebs Full Member
Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 255
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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I'm seriously dying here, that is the BEST! oh...er... sorry, dude, that must have sucked...
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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Funny now, but not that day!
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gordo 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 559 Location: CT.U.S.A.
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Posted: July 2, 2009, 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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Dude, It's a good thing cow's don't fly!!!
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nudude53 Full Member
Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 623 Location: Snow Camp, North Carolina
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Posted: July 2, 2009, 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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Damn Gordo, that would have knocked me clear off the bike!
Can't you just see them lined up on the phone line?
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metalredneck Full Member
Joined: Aug 04, 2008 Posts: 308
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Posted: July 3, 2009, 7:47 am Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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The worst for me was a barn-swallow at 70 mph in the helmet. Thank God for full-face helmets. Little bugger was feeding, and swooped down in front of me. Target fixation can kill.
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: July 3, 2009, 8:08 am Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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"Target fixation can kill."
Don't look at that dead squirrel in the road, look around it or you'll hit it for sure.
Thought I got whacked by a bird, turned out to be a big sycamore leaf @55mph covering the right side of my face. Instant right eye blindness, WTF? Never saw it coming.
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jayel 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 16, 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: SE Iowa 1974 TX650A
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Posted: July 3, 2009, 8:17 am Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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about the worst/funniest I ever did was a black bird thru the front wheel spokes, instant bird blender
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xsleo Full Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2007 Posts: 1528 Location: Earlville NY
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Posted: July 3, 2009, 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: I used to ride in bibs |
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Had rabbit jump just as I veered around it, knocked my foot off the peg. Made me wobble a bit. One other time on a dirt bike in the desert the same thing happened but the rabbit was a jack rabbit. a bit bigger and hit my hand on the throttle, good thing I was going slow or it may have caused a crash.
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