Unwanted Stowaway. - SV650.org

01-08-13, 10:14 PM

So was riding to work today about 20miles into my ride. Felt a tickle on my forehead. Shook my head and down falls a bee lands on my check pad then takes it upon himself to walk up my face onto my eye.

After some hyperventilation/swearing/emergency stop. Visor up shaking my head like mad, mr bee feel out.

Then whilst settling my nerves, felt a hand on my shoulder needless to say I shat myself spin round to see my tax monies at work. A police car had pulled in behind me. He was wondering what was wrong, was concerned i was having a fit.

Told him it was just a bee. He had a chuckle and rightly said I was lucky enough not to have binned her.

Moral of story I shall now check my helmet/boots/gloves......
Only me goes in my gear!

Mauler · 01-08-13, 10:22 PM

Gadammit, lucky it wasn't a wasp! Mean gits...

Bibio · 01-08-13, 10:57 PM

you must have animal attraction

yorkie_chris · 02-08-13, 11:16 AM

Yeah I've had the panic as a p*ssed off wasp appeared walking across the chin bar... I turned my head to the side and opened visor to try blow it out... next thing felt a buzzing near my earhole.

Next thing full emergency stop... hard shoulder... pull lid off.

Traffic car cruises past in lane 1 with both of them p*ssing themselves laughing... yeah cheers lads.

ChrisCurvyS · 02-08-13, 02:00 PM

Good ones. It also stings like a beach when you get a fly stuck in your eye after riding with your lid up - they sort of dissolve in the fluids....

Gremlin · 02-08-13, 02:26 PM

Had a bee sting me on the neck on a dual carriageway. Thought I'd pulled a hair out on my jacket collar, gave it a rub and got a lot more pain! When I pulled over my mate said all that was left was the sting still twitching.

02-08-13, 05:29 PM

First ride i ever had on my new SV after i passed my test a bee hit my chest and ended up flicking up into me lid where i watched it a bit dazed on the chin bar. That certainly showed me all the emergency stop training was worthwhile i can tell you!!

dirtydog · 02-08-13, 11:33 PM

I had a similar one a few years ago. nice warm day, riding through town with my visor up and something whacks me in the eye. So I decided its probably best to put my visor down. Next thing I know there's a bee walking across the inside of my visor, I stopped bloody quickly flicking my visor up and shaking my head like a maniac

Matt-EUC · 03-08-13, 12:02 AM

I've found, if its on your visor, flick visor up and pin the throttle. Works 90% of the time. Assuming you only spend 10% behind a car.

03-08-13, 07:23 AM

I went green laning last week and I had my Oakley O frame mx goggles on, somehow a bloody blue bottle had got inside the goggles even though it has a thick foam seal all the way round, I was on dirt at the time so couldn't stop straight away, bloody thing was driving me nuts, glad it wasn't a wasp though.

I had a bee hit me at 40-50mph, I was riding with visor up and it bounced off my cheek, bloody smarted a bit.

01-08-13, 10:14 PM	#1
savage86 Guest Posts: n/a	Unwanted Stowaway. So was riding to work today about 20miles into my ride. Felt a tickle on my forehead. Shook my head and down falls a bee lands on my check pad then takes it upon himself to walk up my face onto my eye. After some hyperventilation/swearing/emergency stop. Visor up shaking my head like mad, mr bee feel out. Then whilst settling my nerves, felt a hand on my shoulder needless to say I shat myself spin round to see my tax monies at work. A police car had pulled in behind me. He was wondering what was wrong, was concerned i was having a fit. Told him it was just a bee. He had a chuckle and rightly said I was lucky enough not to have binned her. Moral of story I shall now check my helmet/boots/gloves...... Only me goes in my gear!

01-08-13, 10:22 PM	#2
Mauler Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wickford, Essex Posts: 259	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. Gadammit, lucky it wasn't a wasp! Mean gits... __________________ "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." -Thorin Oakenshield, The Hobbit

01-08-13, 10:57 PM	#3
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. you must have animal attraction

02-08-13, 11:16 AM	#4
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. Yeah I've had the panic as a pssed off wasp appeared walking across the chin bar... I turned my head to the side and opened visor to try blow it out... next thing felt a buzzing near my earhole. Next thing full emergency stop... hard shoulder... pull lid off. Traffic car cruises past in lane 1 with both of them pssing themselves laughing... yeah cheers lads. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

02-08-13, 02:00 PM	#5
ChrisCurvyS Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Cheshire Posts: 562	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. Good ones. It also stings like a beach when you get a fly stuck in your eye after riding with your lid up - they sort of dissolve in the fluids.... __________________ Red Suzuki GN 125 - sold Black Yamaha XJR400 - sold Current - 2000 SV650S curvy, red. 1969 VW Beetle for the snow.

02-08-13, 02:26 PM	#6
Gremlin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 37	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. Had a bee sting me on the neck on a dual carriageway. Thought I'd pulled a hair out on my jacket collar, gave it a rub and got a lot more pain! When I pulled over my mate said all that was left was the sting still twitching.

02-08-13, 05:29 PM	#7
Jackie_Black Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. First ride i ever had on my new SV after i passed my test a bee hit my chest and ended up flicking up into me lid where i watched it a bit dazed on the chin bar. That certainly showed me all the emergency stop training was worthwhile i can tell you!!

02-08-13, 11:33 PM	#8
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,419	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. I had a similar one a few years ago. nice warm day, riding through town with my visor up and something whacks me in the eye. So I decided its probably best to put my visor down. Next thing I know there's a bee walking across the inside of my visor, I stopped bloody quickly flicking my visor up and shaking my head like a maniac __________________ 2001 SV650 in shimmerin green, Not broken anymore

03-08-13, 12:02 AM	#9
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Unwanted Stowaway. I've found, if its on your visor, flick visor up and pin the throttle. Works 90% of the time. Assuming you only spend 10% behind a car. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby.

03-08-13, 07:23 AM	#10
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Unwanted Stowaway. I went green laning last week and I had my Oakley O frame mx goggles on, somehow a bloody blue bottle had got inside the goggles even though it has a thick foam seal all the way round, I was on dirt at the time so couldn't stop straight away, bloody thing was driving me nuts, glad it wasn't a wasp though. I had a bee hit me at 40-50mph, I was riding with visor up and it bounced off my cheek, bloody smarted a bit.

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