I pod ?
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I really would like to have some tunes, don't care for the add on to my RKC, just want to be able to have hours of the tunes I like on a I pod in my pocket and cruise. But I guess I need to hear it from some one else, that it's not good that you can't hear whats around you. What you all think on the matter?[
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I wear mine about half the time but I cannot hear anything around me even if I do not wear it so I see (or hear) no difference. Except maybe in some ways I find I am actually more aware with it on than off because I actually over compensate if that is possible. I actually find my self getting a little day dreamy some times when just riding along with out one. I do not know if anyone else has that problem?
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RE: I pod ?
On long day rides I normally use my MP3 player placed in my pocket. For trips I set up my XM Radio. In both cases I use the EarPlug Company's - Challenger ear buds.
http://www.earplugco.com/prod01.htm.
They have a great sound, fit perfect and even with the bike and music I can still here a car pull up next to me on the interstate.
http://www.earplugco.com/prod01.htm.
They have a great sound, fit perfect and even with the bike and music I can still here a car pull up next to me on the interstate.
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RE: I pod ?
Might be a good idea on a long, lonely stretch of Interstate. But I want all my faculties working most of the time. Riding a motorcycle is a dangerous sport, so reducing the ability to hear what's going on around you is a disability that tilts the odds against you even further than they already are. Hell, iPods are dangerous even if you're a pedestrian. Two days ago a train killed a 13-year-old in my town who was listening to rap on his iPod. He never heard it coming.
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RE: I pod ?
I bought my Nano so I could use it on the bike. However, I quickly learned that I can't hear it with the wind running past my ears and the sound of the exhaust. I have to turn it all the way up and then I' scared I'm going to ruin my hearing!
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RE: I pod ?
I purchaed an ARCOS MP3 Player on ebay. I like it a lot. Its 15 GB, so it has plenty of space. I think it is a little more rugged than the Ipod. I als0 got a boosteroo amplifier (see boosteroo.com) which I attached to the mp3 player with velcro. Then I got noise cancelling head phones, but found that they don't do a good job trying to compensate for the wind noise. But the headphones themselves do block out enough of the wind noise so I don't have to have it turned up too high. Another thing to consider with the IPod. Without separate buttons, and just the touch pad I would think that it would be very difficult to use with gloves on.
The last thing to think about is where will you keep the MP3 player, in your pocket? I put a couple of pieces of velcro tape on my tank and hold it there when I'm riding. Not to crazy on having the velcro on the tank, but its temporary.
The last thing to think about is where will you keep the MP3 player, in your pocket? I put a couple of pieces of velcro tape on my tank and hold it there when I'm riding. Not to crazy on having the velcro on the tank, but its temporary.