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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 07:41 AM
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Sirius Satellite radio and Klipsch earbuds. Use them at least 90% of the time. Only take them out as I come into a town or I get tired of them in my ears (which aint very often). Earbuds block wind noise and attenuate the exhaust note.
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 07:50 AM
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Southern rock, Texas music (ie Ray Wylie Hubbard, Cross Canadian Ragweed,) or outlaw country
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:20 AM
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Ear buds on the highway always. I have pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music. All the way from 60's and 70's rock (Hendrix etc..) to some bluegrass (New Grass Revival, Tony Rice..) and country (George Strait, Dwight Yokum etc), to classical (Bach, Mozart....) depending on my mood. Mostly I'm rockin' to AC/DC, SRV, and Clapton type stuff.

Music is a very pleasant part of being on the highway for those looong stretches and ear buds drown enough of the roar of the wind and such to hear it without having to crank up the Hog Tunes full blast and further damage my already fading hearing. If all I'm doing is riding into town or something I may not put the ear buds in, but I still listen to the radio. I can't imagine being on the road for several hours without my tunes or something.

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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:28 AM
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I've been streaming Spotify the last couple of weeks. Created a playlist with Metallica, Slayer, Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Tesla, Motley Crue.... etc etc etc
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by KSRoadKing
I've been streaming Spotify the last couple of weeks. Created a playlist with Metallica, Slayer, Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Tesla, Motley Crue.... etc etc etc
I don't stream but this sounds a lot like the music collection on my phone that I plug into my stereo. Top of the list is Five Finger Death Punch, and Pantera.
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:40 AM
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Sirius XM SAT on the bike and the Jeep. Presets are Classic Vinyl, Classic Rewind, Grateful Dead, Lithium, Jam On, Pearl Jam Radio, Ozzy's Boneyard, Deep Tracks.
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bettingpython
I don't stream but this sounds a lot like the music collection on my phone that I plug into my stereo. Top of the list is Five Finger Death Punch, and Pantera.
Damn! I forgot Pantera! Thank you for the reminder. Gotta have some Cowboys from Hell on there!
 
Old Jun 5, 2014 | 10:17 AM
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No music for me. Engine sound is the only music I need on the bike.

Molded ear plugs keep just enough noise out so I can still hear tires screeching or horns if needed.
 
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A little bit of everything and a lot of Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Hot Tuna, Clapton, Alvin Lee, Rory Gallagher, Nirvana, Dick Dale to name a few. I try to stay away from real main stream / top 40 type of stuff.
 
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Originally Posted by hogcowboy
I'll show my age here. I only listen to the Ventures. So since they generally keep their trap shut, I hear tunes. Not yelling. Therefore not distracting.
Ventures in Space - first LP I ever bought. Showing my age too - that was nearly 50 years ago.

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