Joined a club...

[bruiser]

today that I really didn't want to be a member of. Rode a little over 100 miles today with some members of the Brotherhood. Was a good day weather wise to ride. Cruising down NC 55 in the tailgunner slot. Felt something hit my neck, thought it was a piece of gravel off the road. Then WHAM! Hot stinging feeling in the right side of my chest, just above the man boob. Felt like a hot needle. So here we are running about 50 mph, I'm pulling my shirt open to see what is going on. I see a bumble bee fall down toward my belly. Oh crap, don't sting me again! Trying to keep one eye on the road and one on that bee. Thankfully it climbs up my shirt and flies out at the collar. Damn, my chest is on fire. I had a pull over shirt on with a short zipper at the neck. Had the zipper down for cooling. Figured it bounced off my neck and went down the open zipper. Thankfully the pain doesn't last too long. Bumble bee stings aren't as painful as a wasp or yellow jacket. Note to self- Don't wear open neck shirts when riding. It's 11:15 pm, there's still a tender area where that bee nailed me. I have handled bumble bees for as long as I can remember and never been stung. They're fairly docile, guess this one just wanted to let me know it wanted out

 

[Pampurrs]

That's funny actually. Glad you're ok. I have lost count of how many times I've been stung by bees while riding. Sometimes you just ride right into them and they react by stinging you. Fortunately, unless you're alergic, the pain is only temporary.

Pam

 

[ARtraveler]

Ouch. Did that one time. Ohio farm country, 750 Hondamatic, no windshield, open face helmet, denim jacket, top not buttoned.
Drove into a swarm of bees (did not see them until to late). Several went down the jacket and t-shirt. Was driving one handed and pounding my chest with the other till I pulled over and then pounded with both hands.

Got stung several times. If that would have been caught on camera, it would have been a hoot for those watching. I survived and no damage to the bike.

Since, I have always driven with the collar buttoned up. :roflblack:

 

[Chupaca]

Ouch..!!

know the feeling to well..glad your not alergic. Here they use the bees to polinate and the feilds have the highways running through them. When they decide to cross the road it tends to be painful...:yikes:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

iT'S NOT FUNNY

I feel your pain.......I had a yellow jacket get into my full face helmet and start to have a party......Unlike bee's which can only sting once ...yellow jackets are capable of multiple stings....it was pretty hairy keeping my Wing upright till I could get stopped....Mike :thumbup:

 

[Big Arm]

:yikes:

 

[Oldmanzues]

I pulled into a Mom and Pop store a few years in the middle of nowhere down south. something, never did decide what, got me just below my helmet on the back of my neck. Hurt like you know what. Lady in store said, "they" were bad around here. she made a bed of boxes and made lay down and they applied some compress with bad smelling stuff on them. Hurt like h for 15, 20 minutes, then every thing was fine. Hope you are okay, now
Oldmanzues

 

[Bob Denman]

Jim,
Glad to hear that it didn't get any worse than THAT! :shocked:

 

[bruiser]

Thanks Bob. As I said, I've handled bumble bees for a long time and have never been stung. They are very reluctant to sting. Now if you disturb the nest, that's a different story.

 

[Bob Denman]

Now a bunch of White-Faced Hornets: they're about as mean as the Scots, that O.J. has mentioned in another post! nojoke