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Old 04-07-2009, 12:27 AM   #51
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I will say that I am noticeably less tired after a long ride when I remember to wear plugs, so there is that.
that is something I noticed on long rides too.
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Old 04-18-2009, 02:19 PM   #52
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I wore earplugs fior the first time on a streetbike this morning for my trip out and back to Cabela's.

The lack of wind noise was nice as well as it did seem to be less tiring.

I did find myself riding faster than normal. I'm not sure if this is good thing or not

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Old 04-18-2009, 02:32 PM   #53
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Same thing happened to me the first time I rode with ear plugs. I was riding way faster than normal...till I got used to it.
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Old 04-18-2009, 11:44 PM   #54
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Same thing happened to me the first time I rode with ear plugs. I was riding way faster than normal...till I got used to it.
Yep, now it just feels slower.
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Old 04-19-2009, 09:55 PM   #55
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i wore them a couple of times and i felt like i couldnt' hear my engine so i stopped. If its true that after a while you don't hear the wind but the engine better, then i'll give it a try again.
I can hear more from the engine with them in.
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Old 04-19-2009, 10:45 PM   #56
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I wear them everytime I ride. They took some getting use to at first but now I hear the engine better and do not get as fatiqued after long rides. I tend to forget to put them in though before putting my helmet on. Duh!
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Old 04-20-2009, 10:57 PM   #57
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I don't ride without ear plugs...the wind noise gives me a monster headache otherwise....and it's not worth risking my hearing over something as stupid as being stubborn about taking the 10 seconds to put them in before I get on the bike.
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Old 04-20-2009, 11:20 PM   #58
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I want a set of these custom ear molds that I can use with my mp3 player.

http://www.racingelectronics.net/ind...item=ear_molds
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:38 AM   #59
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I want a set of these custom ear molds that I can use with my mp3 player.

http://www.racingelectronics.net/ind...item=ear_molds
I would highly recommend these.

I just recently got a set of custom molds and they are absolutely fantastic. The noise cancellation is amazing and I can still hear everything I need to on my bike. I even wear them at night to sleep now.

I wish I'd gone with the wired ones so I could plug them in to my ipod but I wasn't sure if i'd like them so I didn't want to spend the money.
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I need to get a set for the Trip to the Rally...
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