Author Topic: Readers Flies (Read 5293 times)

HarryHornby · « **on:** 12 May 2015, 06:18:20 pm »

Been for a good ride? Got loads of roadkill on your helmet? (snigger). Show us your flies here...

noggythenog · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 May 2015, 07:37:32 pm »

Ha ha

slimwilly · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 May 2015, 07:58:09 pm »

come on Noggy,that long eared redtailed teasel looks 4 years old,,we all know they only live for one year

odbguy · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 May 2015, 08:03:37 pm »

Got some big uns there Noggy

I caught a few on Friday ....

So treated myself Saturday

noggythenog · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 May 2015, 08:24:30 pm »

Ive got a new tinted visor for my schuberth now...i cant wait to get out there & practice fly art on a new canvas......when im returning home to the West it's like an invasion......sometimes i just have to keep going coz im afraid if i stop that theyll jump me for killing their mates

I got this foccer on my 600...almost knocked me off

Odbguy.......imagine getting a new helmet coz you got beat up by a gang o flies.....man up

slappy · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 May 2015, 09:07:24 pm »

A few from the Yorkshire dales.

noggythenog · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 May 2015, 09:51:05 pm »

Good effort Slappy

Dya reckon that flies only fly at helmet height & are also drawn towards visors like a moth to a light.......how come car windscreens dont get so covered.....maybe it really is an attempt by the flies to haul a biker off his bike & rob him in the ditch.

Maybe thats what happened to Nick.....no witnesses....slim paid off to hold back a bit and not see a thing

darrsi · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 May 2015, 07:12:06 am »

I was having a little fun with a Porsche one day coming back to London on a motorway, and we were doing a steady 90mph and i was happy to let him sit about 100+ metres ahead of me at this particular moment, then i saw this thing fly up in the air from what looked like the front of the car.
Obviously doing my best to keep an eye on the road at the same time, my eyes kept glancing up to try and figure out what it was in the air coming towards my direction, so i kept looking.......and looking.......and looking.......then, BANG, the bastard hit me straight in the centre of the visor!
Fortunately, i believe it was just a piece of light wood, but big enough for me to see hurtling through the air from a good distance. Left a centimetre scratch on the visor though.

That's why when i see these American films where they're all cruising around with no lids on, and sometimes without glasses, i just think if they get a nice big bumble bee in the boat race, you're really gonna know about it.

The only film that portrayed it in reality was this one.......

brooker81 · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 May 2015, 08:10:01 am »

Not me on imgur the other night.... May as well finish this now.

slappy · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 May 2015, 08:30:36 am »

Yeah I think that is the winner

Dead Eye · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am »

Any recommendations on cleaning the visor of bugs? Just curious to the methods that other people use

Generally I use a microfibre cloth which I damp to try and soften up the corpses. For someone reason I thought it would be a good idea to try and used WD40 the other day... now my helmet just smells of it...

Frosties · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 May 2015, 11:38:37 am »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am

Any recommendations on cleaning the visor of bugs? Just curious to the methods that other people use

Generally I use a microfibre cloth which I damp to try and soften up the corpses. For someone reason I thought it would be a good idea to try and used WD40 the other day... now my helmet just smells of it...

I just take one wet sheet of kitchen roll and lay it/press it on the visor - leave for 10 mins to soak in then wipe off.

Robbie8666 · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 May 2015, 12:52:05 pm »

+1 for Juan sheeeet!

odbguy · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 May 2015, 04:54:07 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am

For someone reason I thought it would be a good idea to try and used WD40 the other day... now my helmet just smells of it...

Lol this is hilarious .. .. cos I almost did it myself last week!

So very close then I wondered to myself how long the smell would linger and decided I definitely didn't want to find out !

noggythenog · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 May 2015, 05:01:21 pm »

Quote from: odbguy on 13 May 2015, 04:54:07 pm

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am

For someone reason I thought it would be a good idea to try and used WD40 the other day... now my helmet just smells of it...

Lol this is hilarious .. .. cos I almost did it myself last week!

So very close then I wondered to myself how long the smell would linger and decided I definitely didn't want to find out !

I tried using my wifes knickers.......lets just say I would have preferred the smell of WD

in all seriousness I actually use that cheap shit aldi window spray stuff....works a treat

fazersharp · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 May 2015, 05:52:32 pm »

Same as above a warm damp kitchen towel layer on until the critters are nice and soft again

As for why we get hit and not cars so much I think it is because cars have a big pressure wave in front and the bugs hit that and go right over, wheras we cut through the air without disturbing it much in front.

I was catching some air with my visor open once and a bee hit my face and dropped past my chin and down my neck where it stung me, ever since then I wear a buff neck scarf

odbguy · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 May 2015, 08:07:39 pm »

Quote from: noggythenog on 13 May 2015, 05:01:21 pm

I tried using my wifes knickers.......lets just say I would have preferred the smell of WD

in all seriousness I actually use that cheap shit aldi window spray stuff....works a treat

Haha oohhh crab paste !!

I just use the 1st thing I grab from under the sink aslong as its got a nice smell ..

chaz · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 May 2015, 08:13:01 pm »

just fitted this today, bit of cloth soaked in window spray, wipe as you ride, I dont know what beasts I've been hitting but they seem to be full of oil and guts and just smear over your visor?

slimwilly · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 May 2015, 07:06:05 am »

When touring with the tank bag on, I keep a damp cloth in one pocket to wipe on the move,,woudnt be without it.

bri h · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 May 2015, 08:10:13 am »

i keep one of those v sponge thingies under the seat works a treat but i had to stop three times to use it yesterday

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Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 May 2015, 05:04:43 pm »

From today's LOFO

_ALB1421 by Adrian Barnard. Trackart, on Flickr

sinto · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 May 2015, 07:36:05 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am

Any recommendations on cleaning the visor of bugs? Just curious to the methods that other people use

Generally I use a microfibre cloth which I damp to try and soften up the corpses.

Good idea

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 May 2015, 11:35:04 am

For someone reason I thought it would be a good idea to try and used WD40 the other day... now my helmet just smells of it...

Quote from: Frosties on 13 May 2015, 11:38:37 am

I just take one wet sheet of kitchen roll and lay it/press it on the visor - leave for 10 mins to soak in then wipe off.

This is the best way I've found to get them off.

mustardbufc · « **Reply #22 on:** 19 May 2015, 11:08:25 am »

I use the kitchen roll method, but once it's soaked into the critters I remove it and then just use it to dab the worst off as I read somewhere that kitchen roll is a bit harsh and can scratch visors. Motul helmet and visor cleaner with a microfiber cloth to finish off.

caretaker · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 May 2015, 08:34:23 pm »

chaz, that's brilliant! i'll try that myself.

fazersharp · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 May 2015, 10:29:04 pm »

Went out last night country roads 7pm - 8.30 prime fly time but hardly any, I must be aerodynamic.