[Bullspit]

My left wrist is a stinger magnet. I caught a wasp in it on today's ride. It stung me three times before I get stopped and got it out.



My riding jacket needs to be tighter in the wrist!



Anyone else getting stung?

 

[old white truck]

Ouch. At least it was your hand and not your face.



At low speeds and in town I have to ride with my full face visor up to prevent fogging. I keep wondering what will happen if a bee flies in my helmet.







Bee careful out there.

 

[Goofy Footer]

Yup, my left wrist got destroyed by either a bee or a wasp 6 weeks ago while on a big group ride. It got me 3 times just like you and was stuck in my jacket. My wrist swelled up and I'm not even allergic. Hurt like a *****!

 

[Bullspit]

I am glad it wasn't in the helmet. I sometimes ride with the shield up (glasses on) for better visibility. My wrist is stiff and itchy right now. I'm not especially reactive to stings either.

 

[DonBenito]

A wasp built a nest between my skid plate and engine a few months back.

 

[elime]

I had a yellow jacket hit me on my neck and fall inside my t-shirt. It didn't sting me until after I stopped, opened my jacket, lifted my t-shirt and tried to set it free and then it got me just below the naval. I continued on the ride but it took a lot of the fun out of it. The spot where I got stung hurt for a day or two and then itched for several more days.



As for the yellow jacket, it ended up on the ground and I stomped it to death.

 

[lizrdbrth]

I've alerted PETA.



The good news is that a hot nude protester chick wearing yellow jacket body paint will be on your doorstep shortly.

 

[mhomadness]

Oh yeah!! Stung so many times last year I lost count. Upgraded gear to full face, visor ALWAYS down! Full long sleeve jacket, thick enough to keep them from sting through. & gauntlet style gloves, to save the wrists. Also I now always wear my kevlar over-pants, no more stings to my (fill in the blank), and I can tell you those hurt! Yes it's hot, but I just deal with it, & not just for the hoards of yellow jackets, hornets, honey bees, bumble bees, the list goes on!



Oh Liz, thanks for sending the Bee girl around, I am now a born again bee lover, & vow to respect the existences of our stinger packing comrades... but I'm keeping my Benidryl, just in case.

m.

 

[gromit]

My very first Iron Butt Association ride in 2006. Doing it the hard way, I did a Saddlesore 1000 on a Royal Enfield Bullet. Had a bee go straight up my sleeve and sting the crap out of my left forearm. Hurt for a week but it was still a great ride.

 

[evan]

Guess riding and bee stings go together. Stung on neck while riding the pavement awhile back. I've been stung about 4 times since I got the tw. thats prolly more times then I have in 20 years. I remember having to ride thru a swarm awhile back. Shield down, head tilted down, ride thru quickly....didn't get stung that time!

 

[bbagwell]

I got stunk on the neck on my way to work one day last summer.

 

[Xracer]

Couple of week ago something got inside my T-shirt and nailed me three times on the belly. Wife on back was wondering what the arm tossing and sudden stop was all about.

 

[PalmStateCrawler]

No bee stings yet. Guess i'm lucky in that aspect. I did have a fly get sucked into the vent and walking around my visor. I even opened it to let him out but he wouldnt so I closed it back up and let him finish the ride with me.

He seemed to enjoy it never leaving the upper right hand corner and flew away happily when I parked the bike in the garage.

 

[dhoenisch]

I've not gotten stung while riding yet, but you know, it's weird... I always have some kind of bee or wasp flying around or crawling around my TW, but not around my Virago. I thought it was just something weird with my particular bike and even once inspected the entire bike for a nest or something, but by reading this post, it seems our winged friends/enemies are somehow attracted to the TW. I mean, we are as well, so I guess it's to be expected

Dan

 

[Phantom99]

My protective gear covers most of my body and head, but like several here, I still get an occasional sting on my neck.