Kawasaki 1400 GTR

Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: tapps on May 27, 2015, 09:16:31 AM

Title: close call
Post by: tapps on May 27, 2015, 09:16:31 AM
since having the gtr1400 i've often had the screen up with my visor open,i took my xjr1300 out the other day,i had the visor up :no:,I heard something hit my full face hemet,with a fair old whack,when i arrived at my destination i took my helmet of to see something fall off my helmet,i was horrified to see it was a HORNET !!!!!! an inch or so lower it would have hit me in the face,LESSON LEARN'T.visor down at all time's.
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Lonewolf on May 27, 2015, 01:33:26 PM
Yep, that would have been bloody painful!  :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: close call
Post by: O.C. on May 27, 2015, 02:51:25 PM
Quote from: tapps on May 27, 2015, 09:16:31 AM
since having the gtr1400 i've often had the screen up with my visor open,i took my xjr1300 out the other day,i had the visor up :no:,I heard something hit my full face hemet,with a fair old whack,when i arrived at my destination i took my helmet of to see something fall off my helmet,i was horrified to see it was a HORNET !!!!!! an inch or so lower it would have hit me in the face,LESSON LEARN'T.visor down at all time's.

I'm guessing that it was the insect type and not the CBF600 version which would have been exceptionally painful
Title: Re: close call
Post by: jonathan on May 27, 2015, 03:46:31 PM
Quote from: O.C. on May 27, 2015, 02:51:25 PM

I'm guessing that it was the insect type and not the CBF600 version which would have been exceptionally painful

Or the F-18 version.
Title: Re: close call
Post by: viper on May 27, 2015, 07:20:19 PM
a hornet hit me in the chest in Greece while I was on a XL250 doing about 60mph ( jacket slightly unzipped)  the bug hit me on bare skin, even tho the hornet was toast he still managed to sting me , the lump took over 12 months to completely go down
Title: Re: close call
Post by: Charlie747 on May 28, 2015, 06:02:43 AM
Quote from: viper on May 27, 2015, 07:20:19 PM
a hornet hit me in the chest in Greece while I was on a XL250 doing about 60mph ( jacket slightly unzipped)  the bug hit me on bare skin, even tho the hornet was toast he still managed to sting me , the lump took over 12 months to completely go down

Ouch.  :eek: