Quiet please!
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RE: Quiet please!
I always wear ear plugs when I ride. I would think that using earplugs should lower the exhaust noise more then enough to keep you from getting headaches.
Since you say that you are getting more headaches since you got your 2007 bike,itcould be the different riding position. With your current seating and handle bar position, you might be holding your head up and back further then on your other bikes. Thiswill tighten your neck muscles, which will bring on your headaches.
Good luck on figuring it out.
Tom
Since you say that you are getting more headaches since you got your 2007 bike,itcould be the different riding position. With your current seating and handle bar position, you might be holding your head up and back further then on your other bikes. Thiswill tighten your neck muscles, which will bring on your headaches.
Good luck on figuring it out.
Tom
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RE: Quiet please!
When I was an instructor I drankhuge amounts of coffee, Friday afternoon I quit drinking the coffee and by Sunday morning I had such terrific headaches, nauseas, and light sensitive to vision. Discovered caffeine withdrawl I slowly weaned myself off the caffeine. I thought it was migraine, haven't had those in ten years. I feel your pain, neck muscles all stressed out or tightened can bring on headaches at least to me. A suggestion would be to look at your ergonomics sitting on the bike and possibly moving the air differently around you. Good luck with this.
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RE: Quiet please!
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When I was an instructor I drankhuge amounts of coffee, Friday afternoon I quit drinking the coffee and by Sunday morning I had such terrific headaches, nauseas, and light sensitive to vision. Discovered caffeine withdrawl I slowly weaned myself off the caffeine. I thought it was migraine, haven't had those in ten years. I feel your pain, neck muscles all stressed out or tightened can bring on headaches at least to me. A suggestion would be to look at your ergonomics sitting on the bike and possibly moving the air differently around you. Good luck with this.
When I was an instructor I drankhuge amounts of coffee, Friday afternoon I quit drinking the coffee and by Sunday morning I had such terrific headaches, nauseas, and light sensitive to vision. Discovered caffeine withdrawl I slowly weaned myself off the caffeine. I thought it was migraine, haven't had those in ten years. I feel your pain, neck muscles all stressed out or tightened can bring on headaches at least to me. A suggestion would be to look at your ergonomics sitting on the bike and possibly moving the air differently around you. Good luck with this.
I also do better with handlebars that are more upright and come back to me so I can sit with better posture. The Heritageand Wide Glide arepretty good for that compared to the Deuce.
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RE: Quiet please!
John, you've been getting some great feedback here, and I may be able to add something I haven't seen mentioned. To the extent that the exhaust is part of your problem, it's quite possible that it isn't the sound volume but rather the frequency that's the culprit. Example: At one time I had Rush pipes on my Softail. With the 1.75" baffles there was a constant "thrum-thrum-thrum" beat-type noise that gave me a headache after an hour or so. After consulting with Rush, I switched to the 2" baffles, which were a bit louder but had a totally different tone, and the annoyance went away. Rush pipes aren't very expensive as these things go, and offer the advantage that you can experiment with a variety of baffle sizes.
Someone else mentioned the bars. Your relationship to the bars makes a huge difference in how you hold your neck (muscle tension leads to migraines). Different types of bars work for different people. Some swear by ape hangers, while I switched to Wild One Chubby bars that are lower, wider and have much more pullback than stock (0518s).
It can take quite a while to get the bike where it needs to be for you, but don't give up. Just try one thing at a time, then move on to the next thing. Patience will pay off handsomely!
Philip
Someone else mentioned the bars. Your relationship to the bars makes a huge difference in how you hold your neck (muscle tension leads to migraines). Different types of bars work for different people. Some swear by ape hangers, while I switched to Wild One Chubby bars that are lower, wider and have much more pullback than stock (0518s).
It can take quite a while to get the bike where it needs to be for you, but don't give up. Just try one thing at a time, then move on to the next thing. Patience will pay off handsomely!
Philip
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RE: Quiet please!
WOW, Here's a topic I can really relate to. When I get a migrane, it hurts to think. My head pounds, I get chills/hot/chills/hot for hours on end. It hurts to move, walk, light and noise are almost unbearable, talking above a whisper is deadly. Later on, I get to the bathroom for the VOMIT ritual, curled on my knees infront of the toilet thinking my head is going to explode. Then back to bed to start all over again. My last one was almost a year ago, thank God!!!!!! I bet if I started my bike with a migrane, my head would cave in. I've tried alot of different meds, IV Demorol was the best, everything else took too long or made my head feel like it was in a vise. If you've been checked out physically,have you gottenyour eyes checked as well?
I feel so sorry for you having to deal with that horror as often as you do.
I feel so sorry for you having to deal with that horror as often as you do.
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