I don't know why I was thinking about this today, but I was wondering if people listen to music while riding their bikes. I'd imagine it would be pretty sweet to listen to your favorite songs while riding, but I'd also imagine that it would be incredibly dangerous to hinder your senses in any way while riding.
Do people like listen to IPods and such while riding, or is it just considered way too dangerous? Can you get bikes with stereos in them, with like speakers facing your helmet or something? haha ... I thought that the bigger cruiser bikes had stuff like that, but I'm not sure.
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Quite a few people do listen to mp3 players while riding. Two things to be careful of; 1) they're not so loud that you can't hear what's going on around you and 2) it's techincally illegal to operate any motor vehicle with headphones on.
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I do it.
All the time.
Evan said he was right behind RJ and I coming back from Summit Point, laying on the horn at a stoplight, and we didn't hear a darn thing.
That said, I've never come close to an accident because I had my 'phones on.
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I don't listen to music while riding. That being said, I probably will try out the iPod under my helmet at some point.
My two feet.
A lot of Harley's and Goldwing's not only have stereos in them, but some have 6 disc cd changers, nav systems that link straight to a headphone in your helmet, and voice activation features.
These features are usually just found on Goldwings, but I know that there are a bunch of bikes that have a way to listen to music on them.
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I just leave one ear plug in... and i have one to hear the sounds of the world... i keep it low... hide the wires under my jacket and stuff... and usually i dont turn it on until i'm cruising the highway... there is too much stuff going on when you are riding around town... the killer could be out there (aka soccer mom) and i'd rather have full time and attention while avioding her on her cell phone driving some gas hog H2.
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asteele2 Wrote:That said, I've never come close to an accident because I had my 'phones on.
That you're aware of. :wink:
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i use my nano... i can't hear anything over my exhaust anyway so why not drown it out with some tunes?
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I listened to music on one 2.5 hour ride over the mountains (33-220-250) and it was a nice addition, but I just felt too unsafe. For the music to be loud enough for me to hear it over the bike (when going up the Mt) it had to be quite loud and it definately drowned out ambient noise. Plus, I found that not hearing the engine/brakes/tires made me less smooth.
I decided that it was best to leave them off for that type of ride. If I was doing 100 miles of tuck-and-go I-81 or something, I would probably be fine with music. Anything but rides that require 80-100% awareness.
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asteele2 Wrote:Evan said he was right behind RJ and I coming back from Summit Point, laying on the horn at a stoplight, and we didn't hear a darn thing. LAYING on it. For 20 seconds straight. And waving my arms. And yelling. And flashing my brights. *shakes head*
That Titan horn is loud too, startles me when i walk in front of the truck when I hit the alarm button.
I think this is where I admit that it's not a good idea....
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Commuting to work, highway riding, etc = headphones in
Backroads riding, 211 knee drag super dorifto battle stage = headphones out
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:Commuting to work, highway riding, etc = headphones in
Backroads riding, 211 knee drag super dorifto battle stage = headphones out
yup
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Cool that makes sense that during boring less-risky riding you'd want to have some tunes along and for more spirited riding it would be wise to do without.
Now, which one of you talks on the CELL PHONE while riding??? lol!
Blue tooth ftw??!?!
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WRXtranceformed Wrote:Blue tooth ftw??!?!
I've seen Blue Tooth ready helmets.... I forget who makes it, but IMO, its a stupid idea. The ONLY reason I carry my cell phone with me when I ride is in case the bike breaks down somewhere and I need to get home to get my truck.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Evan Wrote:LAYING on it. For 20 seconds straight. And waving my arms. And yelling. And flashing my brights. *shakes head*
That Titan horn is loud too, startles me when i walk in front of the truck when I hit the alarm button.
hmm, I was under the impression that when intelligent bike guys are at stoplights, they are checking their mirrors like crazy. :oops: :lol:
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van
seems to me like that should be the opposite - headphones out when driving around the city. THat's the time you're going to most likely need to hear the guy honking at you because you're changing lanes right into his truck or something...
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HAULN-SS Wrote:THat's the time you're going to most likely need to hear the guy honking at you because you're changing lanes right into his truck or something...
You just assume that everyone is trying to run you over, so its not all that relevent  Your visibility is so much better on the bike with traffic that if you're going to change lanes into someone, it wouldnt matter if you had headphones in or not
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
I wear mine while riding around town or to work. It's never too loud that I can't hear anything going on, but it's just loud enough that I can hear the music over my muffler at lower RPM's withoug a problem.
Alright kids. Here's my opinion, the correct one...
Don't ride and listen to music. You're a fucking idiot if you do, and I don't care to hear your rebuttal because its probably going to waste my time. It is illegal for a reason.
Just enjoy the sound of your exhaust - and if you have to, sing 'It's raining men' in your head.
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