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Old 06-14-2006, 1:31 PM
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For those who hate bugs
Here's how many I killed last night in a 20 minute ride..... The bike and my jacket are worst

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Old 06-14-2006, 1:36 PM
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Damn, my bike looks close to that, I got to clean it tonight
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I hate bugs.....
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Now THAT is a good reason to wear a helmet...
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Old 06-14-2006, 1:42 PM
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Now THAT is a good reason to wear a helmet...
I would wear a full face even on a Harley only for that reason
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I love bugs... Tasty!!! chocolate covered mosquitos are my favorite snack... I thougt that was the main reason why ppl bought bikes...
From now on no helmet.
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eeewwww...how in the world could you see?
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Did you ever notice that when you slaughter that man bugs they kinda smell like fish. So it's not that fish smell bad, it's the bugs they eat that make fish smell bad.

I love walking into a store when your totally covered in bugs like that, it's priceless to see the faces of people when they realize what's covering your body. I did it once and I was standing there cleaning off my visor and this middle aged lady was there getting coffee, she glanced over to see what I was doing standing next to her and nearly tossed it and ran out, I just laughed as I wiped my visor clean! Amazing how a few thousand bugs can make someone sick. I swear that day I must have looked like I played paintball with all these different colored bug splats all over me.
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Old 06-14-2006, 7:25 PM
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I am not moving to Canada.

I'd be pissed just for the fact that it'd be a pain in the ass to have to clean that off myself and the bike after each ride.
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It's the start of fishfly season around here...that ain't nuthin'.
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I've had it that bad riding over some bridges around here. The sad thing is, when those buggers get into the vents, it's almost impossible to get them out and your helmet will stink for a while.
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Old 06-14-2006, 9:51 PM
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I cleaned it this afternoon. Took 1/2 an hour. Now the bike and jacket
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Man what a good image. fat hardly guy with a bug guts face. LOL i'm rollen.

And yes when it comes to bugs i turn into a
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Re: For those who hate bugs
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I am not moving to Canada.

I'd be pissed just for the fact that it'd be a pain in the ass to have to clean that off myself and the bike after each ride.
Canada????

You should see what my helmet and bike looks like after a ride in GA around the lake in which I live next to.
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That happens to us in West Aussie every time we go out between the months of Sept to Nov. Makes seeing very difficult.
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Now THAT is a good reason to wear a helmet...
no kiddin...
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Ever had grasshoppers clog up your rad so bad that your car overheats?
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A word of warning about having bug covered helmets, gear, and bikes. Where I am at, if you leave the bugs on your stuff too long the ants will find it. Then you got a real mess to clean out of your helmet.
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When I lived in Louisiana for a couple of years that's what it was like. The worst were the potato bugs, those suckers were big, they freakin hurt & would almost knock you off on the highway. But that's what happens in a state that has the mosquito as it's state bird
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I cleaned it this afternoon. Took 1/2 an hour. Now the bike and jacket
Bet you are happy you do not have RAM Air, Even without it I bet a few made it to the filter.
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He does have ram air, and I bet a LOT made it to the filter.

I changed mine at about 9000Km and they were full of carcasses.
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Fish flys, nothing like that popping sound under your bike! Heck near the water here they get so bad the road can be slippery.

As for those carcasses in the air filter, I let those buggers dry out for a while. It's kinda like making beef jerky, once they're done they come off quite easy. This spring I had a June Bug take out my visor snap on my Suomy. The friggin piece cracked on impact and broke off completely one day. Yes a bug, did that! I swear sometimes I think it's kids throwing rocks they hit so hard.

The worst for me is when they splatter all over the visor and you can't see a dam thing, but it's gotta be a big one like a June bug. You can't wipe it off immediately or it smears, you gotta wait for it to dry. I've learned to be quite proficient and dodging the big ones when I see them coming. Fire flys are always good too if you hit them when their glowing......."is that a glowing Kawasaki? No it's a honda coverd in dead fire flys, lol..."
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just finished washing the bike, god bless pressure washer
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dont forget to use the leaf blower for drying....
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