Over two riding seasons, I have shared the inside of my helmet with 6 wasps/bees, all separate occasions. I've been stung 3 times. Once on the right temple, once on the underside of the right forearm, and once on the underside of the left wrist.
The stings on the arms were different wasps/bees than the helmet ones. The wrist one got me in the high plains of the Rockies while I was going over 80mph, not sure how it didn't splat before it got me. Maybe some weird air bubble I was creating. The one on the forearm got in the sleeve while I was waving to some kids on the side of the road after a rally of motorcycles had gone through their little town (I wasn't part of it, but apparently came through shortly after).
All but one of my "emergency stops" (learned from a MSF course) were due to having a wasp freaking out and crawling on my face deciding where to stick its butt needle. It's not cool watching one clinging to the inside of your face shield waving its stinger around at your eyeball either. I have a flip up helmet so once I get stopped it's easy enough to open up and let them out. I learned to stop first after I just flipped up the front of the helmet while riding and the wind really pissed it off and it got me right above & in front of the ear.
Anyone else share my bad luck with these little buggers?
* Last updated by: jason on 2/18/2009 @ 11:31 PM *