MP3's on the road? yoos don't do you ?

[bigtez]

I have occasionally onlong trips and also when using my sat nav.
I found some plugs at BigW that are for the PSP. They have 3 sizes of rubber 'plug' that make them a perfect fit in your ear. They also have a reasonable sound and only cost $40.

Terry

[red_dave]

I don't have an MP3 player so i don't...

[balanse]

Did try it once with a Walkman (yeah that long ago) and nearly deafened mysself between Sydney and Bris. Had to turn it up REALLY LOUD tohear it over the wind noise. Never been back.

[diesel]

i try to ride to only 50 or 60% on the road so listening to music doesn't bother me.
my helmet is really good wind noise-wise so it doesn't have to be too loud.
if listening to music takes up another 20% of my abilities.
then i've still got another 20% in the bag.

now if i'm goin for a scratch, i'll listen on the way out and on the way home, but i tune out to it when i'm cornering.

[MickLC]

Yeah I listen to my iPod on longer trips, freeway and on the way to work sometimes. Never when I'm hitting the twisties cause it would be too distracting. I'll be taking it for the trip to the Supers so I can listen to it for the most boring hour in the world to Cooma, then packing it away for the rest of the ride through the snowies.

[T]

I do when i'm riding to work cause its via the freeway...craigieburn to rowville is a boring 1hr ride on straight road.

My helmet is great doesn't have much wind noise so i don't need to have it blairing in my ears.....
I can still hear the bike and the traffic. ( blardy Trucks)

I DONT wear it when going on a ride though....concentration there twisties etc....... plus i have Mick's bum to look at when he's with me...hehe

I suppose it depends on whether you can concentrate with the music on or not... I listen to the radio in the car.

[dumber]

i use an ipod when doing highway work. the ear phones i use reduce the noise which keeps you sane. sometimes even in twisties i use the music. the right song give you the motivation to try try things that sometimes seem 2 ballsy . my first big mono was 2 the sound of linkin park in my ears

[gigksrc]

an ipod is good to take on a long day ride so when you get lost you can dance around on the side of the road until someone finds you

is also good to take cut lunch & make up bag for when they dont come to find you & you get really bored

could always paint a cute face on you bottom & moon passing cars if it's daylight

you can tell I havent got any work to do today

[MrStompy]

I find it isnt loud enough anyway. I need to research decent ear plugs for it.

I did my research on the various Ipod forums and Shure seem to be the go.

Just got some newys for mine , Shure EC2's farkin fantastic.
Stock Ipod buds are shit in comparison......cost $100 of an ebay store, retail at $150 usually but well worth it.quote]

Thanks for the tip damon
I will get on their website and check them out.

[Damon Z1000]

The fact that you'll be deaf by your next birthday doesn't bother you?

Now your really showing your age

[Lainie]

I don't, I got a bike so I hear nothing. Peace and quite and no noise or are we their yet or how far are we bla bla. So no I just enjoy quite time.

[Nanna10r]

I've got an Autocom headset fitted to my shoei. The speakers & mic are fixed into the helmet. Took some messing around to get them positioned under the lining but heaps better the the Sony Phontopia(S) pods.
Most of the time i ride around with the 7pin lead just dangling out of the helmet. Yeah there ya go bring on the dnagling replies........
Cheers Brett

[photomike666]

I find the kind of music you listen to affects your mood; I tried Judas Priest (painkiller) on the way to work once, fastest I ever managed the trip Pink Floyd is good for heavy traffic, you relax and don't give a damn.

Generally I put music in the same catagory as earplugs; I don't hear the revs until they are higher, so I ride quicker.

[circlework]

i got one off ebay bout a month ago just for this reason but im still on my L's so i think i'll wait till im on the P's before i try it. Grabbed a Creative Zen 20 gig for $300. hvae been downloading heaps of Rob Zombie and other hard rock just to keep me pumped.

[Neka79]

some good replies here, but my reasoning is different to most...
like mike , if i cant hear the engine, i tend to rev harder (ie go faster) and miss gear changes etc.....
i drive with the stereo cranked in my car to an unbelievable level, so its not the noise on the bike that distracts me.....its 2 reasons..firstly as stated above, and 2ndly..those of u who DONT kno me, im a talker..and im lazy...

so if i go for a hills ride its more the fact that wen i pull over i wanna chat, and i use to get the shits turning the discman/radio/mp3 player off to try and talk...

also the whole extra 2 min to shove earphones in , find a good song etc just annoys the crap outta me...

i like the noise my bike makes...so i dont use earphones or music, unless going for a long boring ride where i dont need to worry abt gear changes etc...or talking...