Jay Honeck wrote:

I used soft leather, rust colored, welding gloves. They kept the wind from
going up my wrists.


On the way home from Wisconsin yesterday, with Becca riding on the
back, I had my leather jacket sleeves unsnapped, due to the heat. This
allowed the wind to flow up my arms, albeit somewhat restricted by the
fairing and windshield -- which didn't seem to impede the bee that
managed to fly in there, and sting me on the forearm!

At first I thought I had been hit with a stone, but it kept hurting
long after the initial "impact". Luckily, I'm not allergic to bee
stings, and it went away in a few minutes...but that's the first time
*that* has ever happened before.

(Although I DID once get hit smack in the middle of my forehead, above
the windshield, below my helmet, and above my sunglasses, by what felt
like a bumble-bee. Darned near knocked me off the bike! Another
reason I now wear a full-face helmet.)

I agree on the full-face helmet and leather jacket. I got hit in the
chest by a crow one day and I'm really glad I had my jacket on. I also
rode occasionally with dress shoes when going to work. Then one day a
rock about the size of a tennis ball came off a dump truck in the
opposing lane. It headed under the bike so I thought it would just hit
under the engine and I'd be fine. I had my feet on the highway pegs and
that rock bounced behind the front wheel, under the engine and came up
and hit the inside of my right ankle (right on the bone) knocking my
foot off the peg. Man did that hurt! Didn't break anything (I've got
tough bones), but I had a goose egg for weeks afterwards. So I
recommend good boots as well...


Matt