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Love bugs  I know I live in FL and FL has bugs, but I really don't like these particular critters. Had a beautiful 70 mile ride to bike night killed a handful going to the Sonic (daytime). Coming home was a different story. Windshield covered and the front of the bike smelled like dead fish. A hot wet towel took them off in 15 minutes or so...not too bad. I'll just be glad when they're gone again. |
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2016, 05:19:09 AM » |
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Don't know what those are but up here we have a May Fly hatch. Those make a mess of anything moving.
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2016, 05:22:51 AM » |
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O M G Jeff...you might have to actually wash your bike for a change!!  I have heard that your favorite cooking spray will also help take them off. Just coat up all affected surfaces and ride on. Use a water hose to clean the buggers off. Joe |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2016, 06:01:46 AM » |
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O M G Jeff...you might have to actually wash your bike for a change!! I have heard that your favorite cooking spray will also help take them off. Just coat up all affected surfaces and ride on. Use a water hose to clean the buggers off. Joe I have washed the red and white a few times, like after almost every trip to Daytona. Twice a year is plenty!   |
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2016, 06:05:14 AM » |
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Hi Jeff they showed up here in Louisiana also I use Hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle spray them down and let sit a few seconds and either wipe them or hose them right off. If you wipe be ready to throw the rag away because of the smell. Ive been doing this for years and works well hope this helps
Dennis
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« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2016, 08:53:09 AM » |
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Hey Jess, we have what is know as midges out here. They swam this time of year, in the adult stage. Small green bugs. Hit a swarm and your vehicle turns green. Mostly protein. takes some scrubbing to get them off no matter what you uses.
Thankfully they have no mouth parts to bite one with and live near water. Just swarm, mate, and get into everything.
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« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2016, 09:31:42 AM » |
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Just swarm, mate, and get into everything. I've met people like that. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2016, 10:38:11 AM » |
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Its kind of wierd how each part of the country has its unique insect issues. Growing up in Alaska I only knew mosquitos until I crossed country on a Yamaha 750 in '77. I've not encountered lovebugs and hope not to. |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2016, 10:45:43 AM » |
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The only good thing about love bugs is that they never try to get in the house. Even if they did, they are the dumbest flies in the world. They like to hover, and you can walk right up to them and just whack them and they fall to the ground and die. What a way to go through...they are called love bugs because they appear to be mating as they fly around getting hit by moving windshields.
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2016, 11:15:38 AM » |
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i call em telephone bugs,, they call once and hang up...
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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2016, 11:29:42 AM » |
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At one time I had a dark metallic blue International with a Large Chrome grille. The entire trailer-except the logos-was snow white. My first encounter with the little worthless sumbitches left my truck smelling REALLY bad and LOOKING really bad. I loaded in Florida headed for Oregon and three Blue Beacon washes later I STILL had bug residue on the tractor and the trailer. When I lived in Colorado it was June bugs and Miller moths. Here in Missouri I'd much rather put up with the little white or yellow flutterbyes we have. RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2016, 11:47:16 AM » |
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The only good thing about love bugs is that they never try to get in the house. Even if they did, they are the dumbest flies in the world. They like to hover, and you can walk right up to them and just whack them and they fall to the ground and die. What a way to go through...they are called love bugs because they appear to be mating as they fly around getting hit by moving windshields.
I'm usually oblivious when mating also.  |
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« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2016, 02:35:54 PM » |
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