Flies!!

[phatgixer]

What does your motor look like after dashing through Northern France?

I managed to get from Arnage to Calais via Paris late on Sunday evening in 2h 55min, so some exoskeletal damage there....:D

[pic]http://www.amguk.com/gallery/data/500/17flies.jpg[/pic]

[rsvmilly]

Check out my profile picture from last year. I rode down through France in the evening and there were so many flies that at first I thought it was raining. I had to stop twice to clear my visor.

[phatgixer]

Hopefully your leathers still bear witness to the invertibrate squall?

[rsvmilly]

phatgixer said:

Hopefully your leathers still bear witness to the invertibrate squall?

That was last year. The leathers have been cleaned (once!) since then. There were nowhere near as many on the front of my Suzuki this year since I rode through the afternoon rather than night time.

[gibo993]

During the trip down on Thrsday night we passsed a lorry and it sounded like very heavy rain but it was thousands of flies and moths

[miniandy]

I've washed my car twice and still can't get them off the front! Any tips for effective removal? Cheers

[seasider]

miniandy said:

I've washed my car twice and still can't get them off the front! Any tips for effective removal? Cheers

Lay a wet towel or sheet over the area for 1/2hr...

[mr_tony]

miniandy said:

I've washed my car twice and still can't get them off the front! Any tips for effective removal? Cheers

blue tack does a good job. - no seriously! try it!

Got some lovely ones on the masser - those big black flying beetles make a massive splat at 150 leptons! Glad I wasn't in a Radical - one of them could take your head off!!!

[Davey S1]

Baby wipes are the best for flies.

[hughesie2]

Davey S1 said:

Baby wipes are the best for flies.

agreed, great for windscreens as well..

Front of my cars covered in a greasy black film from the quad tubi'd exhausts of Mr Tonys Maser

[vetteheadracer]

Front of my Z06 is covered and still have to drive it back yet!

That's the trouble with a yellow car all the bugs fly straight at it going "Ooooh! Luvely flower....splat"

Jet wash then something like Autoglym paint restorer to get the bastards off.

[andypowell]

[phatgixer]

A mere dusting! You could have caught yourself a juicy cockchafer or cicada. The yellow goo is a really good contrast on red...

[darlouk]

Saw an ad for Autoglym fly remover,although couldn't find any at Halfords so had to resort to a bit of elbow grease,making a lot of squeaking noises in the process,got most of the blighters off now.

[Edt]

phatgixer said:

I managed to get from Arnage to Calais via Paris late on Sunday evening in 2h 55min

you * dont want to know * what GMAN did Le Mans to Le Havre in........

[gfreeman]

andypowell... you ought to drive a bit faster - you've obviously only stunned the big buggers!

[polarbert]

vetteheadracer said:

Jet wash then something like Autoglym paint restorer to get the bastards off.

is the paint restorer after youve ripped the paint off with the jet wash?

[polarbert]

phatgixer said:

What does your motor look like after dashing through Northern France? I managed to get from Arnage to Calais via Paris late on Sunday evening in 2h 55min, so some exoskeletal damage there....

how bloody fast were you goin in the '65? have you had it destricted yet?

i bet it sounds AWESOME, is it much different in tone to a '55 amg?

[N17 TVR]

seasider said:

miniandy said: I've washed my car twice and still can't get them off the front! Any tips for effective removal? Cheers Lay a wet towel or sheet over the area for 1/2hr...

A Blue Peter badge is in the post.......

[V8 Archie]

I trust the rest of us have a DSO coming.