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Lion_Lady wrote:

JWF505 wrote:If you have both ear plugs in its illegal, its illegal in cars, on bikes or anything on the road for that matter, cant have both ears plugged up with sound devices.


JWF

Not illegal in all states. Each state has its own regulations regarding how many earphones or if any are allowed.

Pam

ya, your right now that ive looked it up, just so useed to everything and anything being illegal here that i forget that in some states people can still do what they want.


JWF

I have to say I am absolutely flabbergasted that with the number of safety gear freaks on this board that any of you think it is acceptable to give up one of your senses while riding. Speakers (out of helmet) are one thing...but in helmet or earphones are practically suicide in my book. Sight and hearing are the ones you want to use...if you are resulting to taste smell or touch the situation is not going to be good.

jmho of course

Sevulturus wrote:

shane-o wrote:

Mag7C wrote:I would but I can't keep the earbuds in when I pull the helmet on. They just pop right out.

i use the ones that actually insert right inside your ear, nothing for the helmut to catch on they also double up nice as ear plugs when the music is off to block wind noise

I have a set like that. Don't you find that they work their way out of your ears after a while? Mine rarely stay in for more then a couple of hours. I think it's from the wind moving the cord around between my jacket and the helmet.

And yes, I'm using the right size of silicone wafers. I'm wondering if there's a better way maybe.

Yeah, mine also will eventually work out of the ear as well.....I use the biggest silicone plug that came with the set and really push them in.

A guy at my work has music ear plugs that were uniquely fitted and moulded to his ear...they cost a fortune...outside of his arrangement the plugs that you and I use are the best that Ive found thus far...any other set ive used will come off as soon as I try and put my helmut on.

I just don't listen to music on a bike, but then I rarely even listen to music in a car, but I sometimes talk and/or sing to myself

KingRobb wrote:I have to say I am absolutely flabbergasted that with the number of safety gear freaks on this board that any of you think it is acceptable to give up one of your senses while riding. Speakers (out of helmet) are one thing...but in helmet or earphones are practically suicide in my book. Sight and hearing are the ones you want to use...if you are resulting to taste smell or touch the situation is not going to be good.

jmho of course

You can still hear what's going on around you. In fact I hear better as the music isn't loud enough to interfere, and the headphones actually block out most of the wind noise, letting me hear the engine, and cars around me better.

That's just my humble opinion of course.

I like to HEAR my music, so it's usually loud enough to be heard over the wind noise - and I can still hear when a car pulls up beside me, or honks, or runs over something in the lane.

The headphones I use are actually earplugs with a built in speaker. So I don't need the volume to be really, loud, it blocks out the wind, and I can hear what's going on around me a lot better. Just like riding with earplugs, but more entertaining.

I'll admit that after a long trip I like to just throw in regular foam plugs and listen to nothing though.

I tend to alternate - a tank w/ tunes, and a tank w/ plugs.

For me I usually listen to music for the first half while I'm fresh, then turn it off for the second half of my ride as I start to get tired and my attention tends to drift.