...because I see so many people riding around with no helmets. In fact, here is a funny story about something I saw just an hour or two ago on my lunch hour.

Driving down Linbaugh Ave. when a guy with a new blue and yellow Honda (2007?) passes me with the classis shorts, t-shirt, no helmet or gloves etc. I pull up next to him and see it is a really nice bike, no visible damage except for some love bugs splattered across the front. Anyway, light goes green and just as we are getting up to speed here comes a swarm of those tasty love bugs. Five or six splat on my windshield so I am thinking, geez, that must suck with no helmet. Anyway, as we are slowing down into the next red light he takes a hand off and reaches for his face. As he does so he accidentally pulls the handle bar that he is still holding causing him to swerve. He frantically tried to grab back on with his other hand but it was too late. He lost it and down he goes...

Long story at least a little bit shorter, he is okay, just some rash on his leg, elbow, hands from no gear. Of course he f'ed up his brand new bike, but the funniest part... He went down because a love bug splattered in his face and he was trying to wipe it off.

Moral of the story, helmets not only save lives, they can also save your brand new bike!

 

I remember going down to Engelwood one year during love bug season... By the time I got over the sky way I had to pull over to wipe them off the inside of my glasses. I rode a good part of the way with my hand over my mouth and face. Never again will I ride like that during love bug season.

 

I haven't seen any love bugs yet this season, but ran into a swarm of dragonflies at 80 the other night. Was wearing a helmet but no jacket... it f'ing sucked. I had 3-4 big welts.

 

my favorite is when people wear ONLY a helmet...no gloves, shorts, shirt,no jacket. Ive been hit by about 100x bugs in my visor, if i didn't have a helmet i would be scared to get nailed by a love bug at 100mph.

on a side note..im riding and i got hit by 2 rocks on my helmet..which is nothing out of the ordinary. then out of the blue i get hit by something on my throat..right between my jacket and helmet..fucker snuck in that crevis. I thought it was a rock at first..but i felt it was still on my throat..so i reached to move it..and i saw it was a dragonfly..it was nasty.

ATGATT

 

Even with gear... I don't ride much during Love Bug season. I hate these fuckin things... they clog radiators, helmet vents, and its a pain in the ass to clean off gear & bike...

 

bike brite gets that crap right off the bike. i got hit by a dragon fly on the crosstown doing about 80-90 right on the forehead area of my helmet if i didnt have a good grip on the bars i probally would of went down.

 

I dont have love bugs here . Just a shitty thing called winter and we all know its no fun drifting on 2 wheels.

 

What a fuckstick! Who can't wipe their face while riding?

 

damn that sucks ass. i couldnt ride without a helmet.. like, sometimes ill flip my visor up as im slowing down to a light and even going like 30mph some beetle or some shit flys directly into the gap and makes a big knot on my forehead.. just doesnt make sense to me to ride without a lid

 

I think we should go out and find whatever eats love bugs and start letting them loose around here. Twice a year you basically cannot ride because the damn love bugs get so bad... not fair! Although I guess it is better than having to wait all Winter to ride.