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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Who wears em when they ride? If you do what kind? Disposible softies or reusable custom ones?
 
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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I use them for anything but a short ride around town. I use the disposable foam inserts that you compress with your fingers. Work great. You can get a box of 200 for around $20.
 
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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I do!
Reusable ones.
It really filters out the wind noise while speech remains audible.
And your engine even sounds better!
 
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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I wear them. Not the foam ones, but not custom made either. Something in between with different inserts depending on how mcuh noise you want to block. I can still hear people talking and my music.
 
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Igot $26k investedto go deaf! And enjoying every minute of it.

Now, WHAT DID YOU SAY??!?!?!?!
 
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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I have used them. I used the foam disposable ones. More often than not, if it isn't a short trip around town, I wear Shure e2c noise cancelling headphones and my ipod.
 
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I have custom plugs, but they've gotten a bit noisey so I've switched to the compressable foam plugs.
I have tinnitus, and you don't want it. I won't hit the starter without plugs, even for short trips.
 

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I have custom plugs, but they've gotten a bit noisey so I've switched to the compressable foam plugs.
I have tinnitus, and you don't want it. I won't hit the starter without plugs, even for short trips.
Same here, can't hear tv to much anymore, put ear plugs in before I even fire it up, want to save what I have left, and the constant ringing is driving me daffy. [sm=scared09.gif][sm=roll.gif]
 
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I had some custom ones made at a bike show last year for 80 bucks and they work great. They cut the noise and wind levels down but still allow you to hear and speak normally.
 
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Tinnitus here too, but it's been that way most of my life so it's just white noise to me except that when it is occasionally really screaming it masks out some tones I want to hear. Current pipes aren't a problem.
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I have custom plugs, but they've gotten a bit noisey so I've switched to the compressable foam plugs.
I have tinnitus, and you don't want it. I won't hit the starter without plugs, even for short trips.
Same here, can't hear tv to much anymore, put ear plugs in before I even fire it up, want to save what I have left, and the constant ringing is driving me daffy. [sm=scared09.gif][sm=roll.gif]
 



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