Ear Plugs
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From: Stanwood, WA
Ear Plugs
I used to wear earplugs whenI had my Sporty, mainly for the wind noise (due to an incorrectly fit helmet). Got my new Shoei 3/4 last month and for whatever reason today decided to wear earplugs on the way to work. Yep nice and quiet, so much so I couldhardly hear the motor! Once I hit 5th...and then 6th, I couldn't hear anything. By the time I got to work I was having to mentally remember what gear I was in and shift on speed values and memory. Guess I won't be wearing earplugs anymore. [:@]Stock exhaust by the way.
Tourer
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From: The streets of Bakersfield, CA
RE: Ear Plugs
Love ear plugs...makes it a Zen ride every time...course I wear a beanie and have loud pipes. The pipes don't bother me...it's the wind noise that kills your hearing.
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RE: Ear Plugs
On my Deuce with Vance and Hines Big Radius pipes I do wear plugs on long rides of 1 hour or more if I am on the interstate/hiway doing 60 mph, plus. Love the pipe sound but thesound of the winde gives me a headache. I usually don't insert them 100% in though. usually leave them about 50-75%. My hearing is very sensitive the way it is.
On my Road Glide (fairing and shield) I don't need plugs.
On my Road Glide (fairing and shield) I don't need plugs.
Cruiser
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RE: Ear Plugs
Just an FYI... Hearing loss from riding a motorcycle is common but the cause will surprise you. Some think it is due to the noise. The real culprit is the wind. If you wear a shortie or no helmet, do your self a favor. ALWAYS wear ear plugs so later you won't always have to say...... What did you say????
RE: Ear Plugs
in april took a ride from NJ to NC.didn't wear or even think about ear plugs,well when i got there could really hear till the next evening,everone was telling me the next time i should use them but can i hear the radio?
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RE: Ear Plugs
I've never once worn ear plugs to ride. Do you use the foam ones that you roll up? I started using them when riding my mower. Man it makes a big difference. I will give a little warning to those of you who are still "young" (I'm 45). Protect your hearing! It really sucks to have hearing loss. I am always saying "what?". I actually have to look at my wife to understand what she is saying sometimes. It gets really old. I spent too many nights working on race cars and at concerts in the seventies/eighties.
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Road Captain
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From: JAX Florida
RE: Ear Plugs
not to go all old school and all, BUT when I had more youth than brains, I once climbed aboard my trusty ole 1971, Honda CB 350 and rodefrom Clearwater FL to Erie PA. at the end of the first day I made it to Tenn and checked into a Travel Lodge (about $8 bucks back then). As exhausted as I was, I barely got any sleep that night as my ears were ringing so loudly. yea, I was wearing a Captain America POS helmet form K-Mart. lot's of lessons learned from that first cross country, but by far the most important is protect your hearing. whether from wind or noise, protect your hearing. It can not be replaced Having known many people from the iron/steel mills of the day, almost all ended up wearing hearing aids.
I for one wouldas soon be able to hug my grandkids whenever I likewithout the inevitable feedback noise/squeal of a hearing aid when their body or head is anywhere near the hearing aid. It's a pretty big turn off when this uncomfortable squealing noise comes out of grandpa's hearing aid. in short it's a lot easier to correct poor vision, and it's almost impossible to correct losthearing. Protect it now or pay the consequences for he rest of your life.
I shudder to think what the current generation super Magnum amp users will belike in 30+ years.
Investment tip, "buy anything related to hearing enhancement technology." It'll be a sure winner.
I for one wouldas soon be able to hug my grandkids whenever I likewithout the inevitable feedback noise/squeal of a hearing aid when their body or head is anywhere near the hearing aid. It's a pretty big turn off when this uncomfortable squealing noise comes out of grandpa's hearing aid. in short it's a lot easier to correct poor vision, and it's almost impossible to correct losthearing. Protect it now or pay the consequences for he rest of your life.
I shudder to think what the current generation super Magnum amp users will belike in 30+ years.
Investment tip, "buy anything related to hearing enhancement technology." It'll be a sure winner.