Yeh Soccer, I got a ticket in my own neighborhood while riding with mine up. It was 105 degrees out (hottest day in a very long time here in VA) The cop pulled me over I thought I might have been speeding but he said it was because my shield. He said that my windscreen doesn't count as a windshield. I ended up getting the ticket thrown out by taking the definition of windscreen and windshield to court.

 

ha, i've been stung twice this year, each time when i wasn't wearing my jacket in the stomach.

For the visor, that sucks. I ride with mine up all the time around here. put it down once I hit 40mph or if I'm behind a car, but always have sunglasses on to block my eyes anyway. ride around the cops like that almost everyday, must not be a bad thing here, or i'm just lucky

 

Yup, had a hornet hit the bottom of my helmet and end up inside my leather jacket. Stung me 4 times on the chest and stomach. Damn near fell off, trying to kill it and stay upright.
Must've looked funny to those around me on the freeway, but I didn't think so at the time.[X(]

 

^^ pretty much same thing with me. hit my helmet bounced down my shirt and ripped me apart. and i am VERY allergic to bees. luckily i was about 2 miles from home and got treatment right away.

 

Wow, that is some ****ty luck

 

After making a few clutch adjustments to the bike one hot day, I took her down the road a milefor ashake down run in a tank top (yeah...I know...I know... Don't flame me too badly). I rode through a swarm and got 6 or 7 inside my shirt. I was pounding my chest and stomach to try and squash them, but it was too little toolate. I probably got 5 or 6 stings out of it and avery goodlesson learned.

 

Thats not illegal, You can only get in trouble if you dont have any eye protection, visor down or sunglasses on, need one or the other. if you have sunglasses on or any eye protection(one kid wears chemistry goggles around here) your safe.

As for the bees, no bees but did have some weird bug got into my ear inside the helmet somehow and i had to pull over and take off my lid to get him out.

 

When I was kid we rode dirt bikes constantly. Nobody I grew up with had any gear at all, we just rode, usually in a T shirt and we always called the short sleeves "bee catchers" because someone usually got stung weekly by bees getting scooped up by those puffed out short sleeves........those suckers hurt!!!