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Damn Lovebug's!
« on: September 02, 2008, 09:03:02 AM »

went for a ride on Labor day, North on 45, till i saw the exit for 75... caught 1374 just south of Huntsville, looped back around to 150 towards coldsprings, got lost, found 222, found the Lake Livinston dam, still lost (i got gps/maps on my phone, but was not lost enough yet)... found 59 and went home.

the Lovebug's were out in force!  My windshield was coated... by time i got home, could not see through it.  I had lovebug's all the way down to my knuckles in my open finger gloves.  there were times that i thought that i was riding through a small rain shower  just from all of the "juice" that was hitting me.

Got home, let the bike cool off and then scrubbed all that gunk off of it.  O0
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 09:24:48 AM »

Been there done that...both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike.  ;D
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 09:49:16 AM »

I was in Richmond this weekend visiting my brother. Went for a ride to Galveston and got back after dark. I will be cleaning those pesky little bugs off of the bike along with everything I was wearing at the time. They were everywhere! They are definitely not as tasty as the Junebugs in Dallas... :P
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2008, 10:08:09 AM »

Been there done that...both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike.  ;D
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)

Was not to worried about being lost.  I really was just finding new places  8).  Plus i knew if i kept going east or south, i would cross a freeway eventually.

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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2008, 10:31:00 AM »

Been there done that...both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike.  ;D
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)

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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 11:59:13 AM »

I live in Pearland which is just a little south of Houston. On Saturday my brother-in-law and I had a route mapped out which took us close to the Big Thicket. When we were on 565 and then turned North on 1409 going up to Dayton it was like someone flipped a switch. The lovebugs were horrible. At first it started out in patches but then became pretty regular. We ended up turning around and coming back on another route. Funny thing is that once we got on the South side of the 146 bridge they were gone. We ended up riding south through Surfside and coming back to Pearland via a bunch of back roads. We saw very little lovebugs. Maybe they can't fly across the bridge.

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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2008, 02:00:23 PM »

Old cajun wives tale says that if love bugs are heavy, hurricane coming.  Hope it ain't so.
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2008, 02:21:53 PM »

Had the same thing happen to me this weekend, started out fine early in the morning, but soon as the sun came up and warmed up those critters, they were everywhere. Nasty mess >:(
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2008, 03:03:04 PM »

Old cajun wives tale says that if love bugs are heavy, hurricane coming.  Hope it ain't so.

we Gustav was raising hell to the east...  and it did get a little bit windy monday evening...
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2008, 07:09:08 PM »

Damn! I love my windshield.
I scheduled a small ride west of Houston on Sunday.
A few of us met at my house in Bear Creek and headed west.
Found the route by accident and came across a VERY COOL place called the Thirsty Parrot.
Had a late lunch and headed back home. Only about a hundred miles or so but a nice ride.
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2008, 07:33:03 PM »

Damn! I love my windshield.
I scheduled a small ride west of Houston on Sunday.
A few of us met at my house in Bear Creek and headed west.
Found the route by accident and came across a VERY COOL place called the Thirsty Parrot.
Had a late lunch and headed back home. Only about a hundred miles or so but a nice ride.


http://thethirstyparrot.com/
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2008, 08:39:49 PM »

WHAT WAS REALLY SAID.......................................

went for a ride on Labor day, North on 45, till i saw the exit for 75... caught 1374 just south of Huntsville, looped back around to 150 towards coldsprings, got lost, found 222, found the Lake Livinston dam, still lost (i got gps/maps on my phone, but was not lost enough yet)... found 59 and went home.

the Lovebug's were out in force!  My windshield was coated... by time i got home, could not see through it.  I had lovebug's all the way down to my knuckles in my open finger gloves.  there were times that i thought that i was riding through a small rain shower  just from all of the "juice" that was hitting me.

Got home, let the bike cool off and then scrubbed all that gunk off of it.   
 
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Been there done that...[/b]both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike. 
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)
 
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I was in Richmond this weekend visiting my brother. Went for a ride to Galveston and got back after dark. I will be cleaning those pesky little bugs off of the bike along with everything I was wearing at the time. They were everywhere! They are definitely not as tasty as the Junebugs in Dallas... 
 
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Quote from: Lucky on Today at 10:24:48
Been there done that...both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike. 
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)


Was not to worried about being lost. I really was just finding new places   .  Plus i knew if i kept going east or south, i would cross a freeway eventually.

 
 
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Been there done that...both with lovebugs and butterflies...it's a PIA to try and clean all the body parts out of the crevices of your bike. 
Sounds like you had a good time tho, even with the bugs and getting lost...isn't it Hooter that says, I don't get lost I just explore alternative routes? (or something along that lines)

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Had the same thing happen to me this weekend, started out fine early in the morning, but soon as the sun came up and warmed up those critters, they were everywhere. Nasty mess

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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2008, 08:55:50 PM »

Damm, Booger. That was phunny.   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Damn Lovebug's!
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2008, 09:04:04 AM »

Geezzz I thought we were being more cryptic than that...been found out  :P

Boogie, are you bored??  ???
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