do you guys listen to music while you ride ?

[Lunchbox]

You need all the feedback you can get. Why block one of the most important inputs you have ... if you want to be safe.
Your choice.
Do I? Never, never have never will.
I have been riding over 30 years.

[Social Distortion]

been riding for under a year and though i enjoy riding old school on the 85 650 nighthawk sc, i think i would be too distracted by listening and jamming to tunes.
Maybe one day, but for now.....no tunes for me

[BLKNSLVR]

I tried it once on a long road trip and didn't really like it.

I think you need to give full attention to what is going around you.

[Mr_Salad]

I just went out and bought these earbuds with clips, so they don't fall of when I put my helmet on. So the answer is all the time. I think it should vary person to person, depending on how the music affects you. It doesn't distract me, it actually helps me concentrate. If I don't have the ipod going, then I am singing in my helmet the entire way. I can get pretty tired of hearing myself sing, so I try to remember the ipod .

[storysunfolding]

I use a speaker on the right side of my full face to give me signal from my radio, cellphone or passenger/other bike radio. I generally don't listen to it in the city because I want to be extra aware (DC traffic isn't nice even when you're 100% on your toes), but if I'm in an area where I'm cruising for a bit (highway/interstate_ or in stop and go traffic I listen to it- but be forewarned that people can hear you singing