I saw part of that one, I think, maybe it was the ad for it.  I can't remember, anyway I did not see the whole thing.  Of course, I could have just fallen asleep in the chair.

Anyway, my bug story.  I was riding my Honda fourtrax 300 ATV on dirt roads with my daddy.  For some reason I had on a good shirt and for some reason I decided to take it off, so as to not get it dirty.  As I was riding along, maybe 25-30 mph, some BIG hornet thing appeared and hit me right in the middle of the chest, stinger first, I think.  That think whelped me up pretty good.

That was the worst, but like everyone else I have had bigs hit my legs.  Makes me thankful for my jeans.

I ran through a bee swarm once,... musta' hit about 60 of them directly... it sounded like a hailstorm in my helmet...
Pulled over and did a 30 second wacky dance on the side of the road...
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This thread bugs me.

Phelonius

Bugs and birds:
Years ago a great big fat june bug committed suicide on my helmet front dead center. I lacquered over it. Quite a conversation piece.
Again years ago we had a major infestation of june bugs to the point they were an inch thick under the street lights. Cars and bikes were skidding off the roads.
Not bike related: While returning from our honeymoon camping in Algonquin Park in a '67 Chev van I was going about 80 in one direction and a humming bird was going about 80 in the opposite direction and hit the van on the vent intake. Thump, and the inside of the van filled up with pin feathers. The entire bird except for the head, went through the 1/4" slot in the vent, breaking every bone. except the skull.
Also not bike related: I was driving to work going about 70 and in the distance I saw 4 or 5 pigeons right in the middle of my lane pecking at some scraps of food on the road. All flew away except one who started walking towards me. I figured it would eventually take off but it didn't. I drove over it and looked in the rear view to see if I'd killed it. After tumbling over a few times it continued to walk down the center of the lane as if nothing had happened. My car does not have much ground clearance so either it ducked or was knocked down by air pressure. It did not appear to be hurt.
How can you tell if a biker is happy?
By the bugs on his teeth. I have learned to keep my mouth shut while riding (after catching a few in my mouth.

gain years ago we had a major infestation of june bugs to the point they were an inch thick under the street lights. Cars and bikes were skidding off the roads.


YOu guys shoulda had ducks imported.. OHHH, talk about slick streets tho... yukkk..



At first, when I got the bike, I was so into riding & being "out there" I just had goggles to protect my eyes & I was wearing contacts,( No more contacts for me, thanks). I took a few bugs to the face, & yea, the difference between a June Bug & a small pebble? One has legs.
Its amazing how much pain ya can take when youre having fun.

What exactly are june bugs ? I might have run into the while trucking down south,Are they all black ? about the size of a half dollar?
Here is a few I picked up in Texas.

I just got back from a little 50 mile putt,.... wearing just a T-shirt in December, and thinkin'... "How lovely is this?"... and right then a bug flew into my shirt and bit me on the back of the neck...
Bastard!... ...