Motrcycling and the noise that comes with it (both engine and wind noise) easily damages your hearing, PERMANENTLY!

I was wondering how many riders use ear plugs and how often do they use them. I hope most riders use hearing protection every time they ride but let's find out.

Please answer the following poll question:
I wear ear plugs when riding

A. Never

B. Only on longer rides

C. Whenever I remember

D. Always

Thanks and remember "Dirty side down."

 

(B) I wear ear plugs on long trips.

 

I flew B-52s for 17 years and always wore ear plugs. The ear plugs allow you to hear the pipes better, but diminish the other higher pitch noises. So yes always!

 

For short hops around town, no. Longer day rides, yes.

 

If the thought crosses my mind, I've either got too loud a pipe or it's time to put the 3/4 helmet on.

 

Thought about them for years & years !
Pulled up at a rally few year ago in front of on of those custom plug vender's
Cant ride without em any more and no fatigue .
Better yet , as I found a fix for my Woods cam's
Hindsight is a wonderful thing .

 

It's not the noise of the pipes, it's the damage that the wind causes. If you want to keep your hearing and not have a constant ringing (tinnitus), you'll wear them. Ask any of us old farts.

 

I started wearing them 37 years ago when I hired on doing assembly line work and still wear them religiously. (I'm now retired) I can actually hear the radio better with them in. As stated above, they cut out the higher pitched noises, especially the wind noise. The pipes sound better, too. I even wear them when I cut the grass. Overkill....I don't think so. I can hear a LOT better than the vast majority of my friends who were in the same line of work.

 

This. My bike sounds awesome. It's the wind noise that sucks.

 

As a flight line mechanic, they are always preacing hearing protection....but I wear them all the time, riding, mowing, weedeating, chainsaw....it does allow me to turn tha radio down a bit and still hear it and no wind noise alows me actually hear cars and other noises...