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Old 09-11-2011, 10:07 PM
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Old 09-11-2011, 10:20 PM
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Saw the first bugs today, had about 10 on the bike in a 120 mile ride here in south La..

Hope they don't get as bad as they usually do.

Can be a real pita.
 
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Old 09-12-2011, 02:36 AM
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Just starting here in Louisiana. This is why we always go up to Tennessee around this time of year. Hate the little bastards.
 
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Old 09-12-2011, 08:10 PM
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took part in the Jason Burnett USO Memorial ride this weekend and ran through a few. The windshield seemed to take the brunt of them. The batwing and lower fairings weren't too bad.
 
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I remember taking the wife and kids to Disney around this time of year a few years back and Florida was infested with them. Being from up north, I had never seen anything like it. I would have thought Disney would spray or something for the comfort of their guests. I don't know how southerners get used to all those bugs.
 
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they dont last long, they move in fast and are gone just as fast. one day we will figure out where they come from and where they go, and put a stop to the foolish travels of the bugs.
 
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Careful they may clog your radiator.!
 
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don't know if the picture will show all those bastards flying around the truack or not.

i wish i knew how to paste a picture, or whatever it is other people do that have large clear pictures in their posts??
 
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I was in Florida a couple years ago this time of year and they were bad. I have herd that they are in South Carolina but so far I havent seen them yet. Someone told me they were imported to eat another pest bug but then reproduced like wildfire. He says thats why they call them lovebugs...They fly UNITED!!!
 
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Ya damn sure can't leave them on your paint, the acid they contain will pitt your paint really bad. I try to limit my riding when they are out, unless I'm riding North. They don't seem to go north of here, south of here and their thick as thieves!
 
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