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After riding about three hours today, I pulled into a gas station and while re-fueling felt this sharp, needle-like pain in my side.
Reached under my jacket and felt about an inch long welt. Take off my jacket and a bug flies out my armpit.
He had obviously flown into my cuff (which I had unzipped for extra ventilation) and continued the length of the sleeve and on under my t-shirt to my side.
Being a pretty smart bug he escaped when I took my arm out of the sleeve and landed on my knee where I applied the coupe de grace with my palm.
SteveB
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Aw, I thought you were going to post about a custom VW car show...
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I hate it when that happens. Last summer I decided to take a little ride close to home... in shorts. Mistake! a bee managed to fly up my leg and stung me before I could stop to remove it. Scared the wife half to death with all the commotion too. I no longer wear shorts to ride. Period!
Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come; He will guide you in all truth:
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Aw, I thought you were going to post about a custom VW car show...
me too.....
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel... 
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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Should be Riding
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Photo of the English Yankee during one of his bug events back in 2005.  Notice how his jacket is just tossed on the ground? Eh Greg?  Gauntlet gloves
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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had a bee in my helmet one time while out in the woods on my moto-x bike and i am allergic. what a mess that day was. had a june bug hit me in the throat one time, was doin bout 45-50 and if that wasnt bad enough he ended up down my back still alive, i couldnt get off that bike fast enough (although it almost knocked me off) hahahahahahaha couldnt speak for days my throat hurt so bad, (those that know me are probably thinking "his family and friends thought it was a good thing") hahahahahaha thought i had been shot
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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Had a bee hit my chest and climb up into my full face helmet at 60 mph, emergency stop as I watched it crawl across my face and stung on the side of left eye when removing helmet, ouch...... 
Warren
04 Caspian Blue and Silver America
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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I no longer wear shorts to ride. Period!
I always wear shorts to ride  , I wear pants also.
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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My ex used to have a bee in her bonnet most of the time.  Years ago, a friend of mine was showing off how fast his fancy new factory made Bonneville was when he ran through a swarm of bees at around 95 MPH. He was not a happy camper.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I hate it when that happens. Last summer I decided to take a little ride close to home... in shorts. Mistake! a bee managed to fly up my leg and stung me before I could stop to remove it. Scared the wife half to death with all the commotion too. I no longer wear shorts to ride. Period!
I had a similar experience, except the bee's stinger embedded itself in my knee at about 45-50mph. First bee sting ever. Hurt like a mutha.
The second time I wore shorts, I burned my leg on the engine cover. Shorts are bad juju.
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Yep there's nothing like having a hornet find its way inside your t-shirt, the challenge of trying the find the little devil with one hand and keep moving.The feeling of statifaction and releif when you finally locate (easier to locate once he stings) and crush it. Then the feel of cold dead bug guts on your skin till you find a place to stop....wonderful.
The percentage you're paying is too high-priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
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Mmmm, Bugs!
What amazes me is the fact that even in a 60mph 'head-on' bug-to-forehead impact with an insect, the SOB can still find a way to sting you as it fully mashes apart on one's forehead - Like as if the little bast-turd was flying at you 'butt-first'.
2004 Triumph Speedmaster (J Lo) 2006 Yamaha Stratoliner (Adele)
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Try this; Riding and talking when a bee flew into my mouth and decided to plant his stinger in my soft palate. I started wearing a face shield thereafter.
After a seagull hit me in the chest at about 60mph, I started using windshields.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Try this; Riding and talking when a bee flew into my mouth and decided to plant his stinger in my soft palate.
Okay, you win. 
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