music and motorcycling - lovin it.
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music and motorcycling - lovin it.
Etymotic ER-6 - in ear headphones. excellent sound isolation, superb audio quality.
Iriver IMP-550 CD / MP3 / FM tuner - excellent so far. goes in jacket inner pocket, remot clips in jean pocket. easy enough to control with gloves on.
maybe its just me being a music nut, but cruising around with good tunes just adds to the experience.
the ER-6 isolate sound well enough so you dont have to turn it up to hear the music even on the highway. plus you dont want it blaring in your ear anyway- that definitely can be distracting. but its just good background tunes just in case you run out of songs stuck in your head to hum along to. i know you all do it too, when you get a song in your head and you're humming it in your own little world behind that full face helmet.
not recommended for canyon carving, but for commuting it gets
might build a circuit to mix the music feed with the radar audio alerts. hmm. sounds like i need a tankbag...
Iriver IMP-550 CD / MP3 / FM tuner - excellent so far. goes in jacket inner pocket, remot clips in jean pocket. easy enough to control with gloves on.
maybe its just me being a music nut, but cruising around with good tunes just adds to the experience.
the ER-6 isolate sound well enough so you dont have to turn it up to hear the music even on the highway. plus you dont want it blaring in your ear anyway- that definitely can be distracting. but its just good background tunes just in case you run out of songs stuck in your head to hum along to. i know you all do it too, when you get a song in your head and you're humming it in your own little world behind that full face helmet.
not recommended for canyon carving, but for commuting it gets
might build a circuit to mix the music feed with the radar audio alerts. hmm. sounds like i need a tankbag...
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (falconGSR)
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but its just good background tunes just in case you run out of songs stuck in your head to hum along to. i know you all do it too, when you get a song in your head and you're humming it in your own little world behind that full face helmet.
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Actually, I just sing at the top of my lungs. It's not like anyone can hear me. =D
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sounds like i need a tankbag...
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It's the end of the world when an FJR needs a tankbag!! What're those saddle-bag-things for???
j/k
I never thought I'd really need a tankbag, but I bought one on a whim, and I've been using it constantly ever since. It's so much easier when I just need to grab something quickly (dropping off a rental movie, credit card at the gas station, etc).
How goes the radar detector mount?
but its just good background tunes just in case you run out of songs stuck in your head to hum along to. i know you all do it too, when you get a song in your head and you're humming it in your own little world behind that full face helmet.
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Actually, I just sing at the top of my lungs. It's not like anyone can hear me. =D
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sounds like i need a tankbag...
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It's the end of the world when an FJR needs a tankbag!! What're those saddle-bag-things for???
j/k
I never thought I'd really need a tankbag, but I bought one on a whim, and I've been using it constantly ever since. It's so much easier when I just need to grab something quickly (dropping off a rental movie, credit card at the gas station, etc).
How goes the radar detector mount?
be safe!
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (falconGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Etymotic ER-6 - in ear headphones. excellent sound isolation, superb audio quality.
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Holy CRAP - Those things are $140???
How is the sound quality? I have a IPOD I use for music, but I cannot find headphones that work well under the helmet
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Holy CRAP - Those things are $140???
How is the sound quality? I have a IPOD I use for music, but I cannot find headphones that work well under the helmet
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (Ag-Eng)
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Holy CRAP - Those things are $140???
How is the sound quality? I have a IPOD I use for music, but I cannot find headphones that work well under the helmet</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep. they are expensive...i actually own a pair of Sennheiser headphones that cost 2x that - and they need their own amplifier! so the cost is acceptable to me... plus i've been using these constantly since i got them. i use them at work, and when i wanna listen to some tunes before i pass out etc.
the sound quality is excellent. er-6 and an ipod would be a powerful portable setup. just remember these things fit like earplugs so you have to be able to get comfortable with that. for the 1st week i couldnt get the left one to seat without any irritation. now its fine.
one of the other guys i ride with uses this little thing that clips over his ear. its pretty neat. i'll ask him where he got it. but it looks tricky to put the helmet on. but there isnt really any other product like the ER-6 thats below $100...
as far as legality, its illegal almost everywhere to have headphones while operating a motor vehicle. some areas earplugs might be illegal too.
problem is I have developed tinnitus, real hearing loss (constant ringing), from riding my motorcycle. I WILL have something in my ears any time i go on a ride that exceeds 45mph. which is damn near every time.
Holy CRAP - Those things are $140???
How is the sound quality? I have a IPOD I use for music, but I cannot find headphones that work well under the helmet</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep. they are expensive...i actually own a pair of Sennheiser headphones that cost 2x that - and they need their own amplifier! so the cost is acceptable to me... plus i've been using these constantly since i got them. i use them at work, and when i wanna listen to some tunes before i pass out etc.
the sound quality is excellent. er-6 and an ipod would be a powerful portable setup. just remember these things fit like earplugs so you have to be able to get comfortable with that. for the 1st week i couldnt get the left one to seat without any irritation. now its fine.
one of the other guys i ride with uses this little thing that clips over his ear. its pretty neat. i'll ask him where he got it. but it looks tricky to put the helmet on. but there isnt really any other product like the ER-6 thats below $100...
as far as legality, its illegal almost everywhere to have headphones while operating a motor vehicle. some areas earplugs might be illegal too.
problem is I have developed tinnitus, real hearing loss (constant ringing), from riding my motorcycle. I WILL have something in my ears any time i go on a ride that exceeds 45mph. which is damn near every time.
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (falconGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">problem is I have developed tinnitus, real hearing loss (constant ringing), from riding my motorcycle. I WILL have something in my ears any time i go on a ride that exceeds 45mph. which is damn near every time.
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how did you get that from riding a bike?
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how did you get that from riding a bike?
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (marmaladeboy)
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Actually, I just sing at the top of my lungs. It's not like anyone can hear me. =D
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hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha
Actually, I just sing at the top of my lungs. It's not like anyone can hear me. =D
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hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (blufke)
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how did you get that from riding a bike? </TD></TR></TABLE>
shoei rf-900 helmet and god awful rumble of the air spilling over the short windshield of my old bike. new bike isnt nearly as bad, but i'm not taking any chances ever again.
my ears just might be really sensitive or something. i have peculiar hearing abilities compared to most people.
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shoei rf-900 helmet and god awful rumble of the air spilling over the short windshield of my old bike. new bike isnt nearly as bad, but i'm not taking any chances ever again.
my ears just might be really sensitive or something. i have peculiar hearing abilities compared to most people.
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (falconGSR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">songs stuck in your head to hum along to. i know you all do it too, when you get a song in your head and you're humming it in your own little world behind that full face helmet. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Hum? more like scream, I love singing real loud, it's awesome and nobody can tell you that you suck at singing
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by falconGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just remember these things fit like earplugs...</TD></TR></TABLE>
...and they still don't keep out the noise you need to be hearing?
</TD></TR></TABLE>Hum? more like scream, I love singing real loud, it's awesome and nobody can tell you that you suck at singing
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...and they still don't keep out the noise you need to be hearing?
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (KR1S)
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like what? the whirr of the suv tire thats 3 feet to my right?
Dallas has concrete, and rubber tires on concrete make a high pitched whine unlike anything i've ever heard. Florida was all asphalt and it was a much lower rumble. but i can still tell where a vehicle is just by the sound of the tires.
what other sounds should i be listening for? without anything stuck in my hears i dont hear anything except a deafening roar. if you mean emergency vehicles, i'd bet i see them a lot sooner than i hear them.
its amazing how little the cops / ambulances use sirens around here. just lights. plus they can control the ligths so they turn red except the direction they are going, so its not likely i would be riding through an intersection i have a green light for and encounter a vehicle with sirens and lights blaring.
i agree thoguh. when i am in an unfamiliar area, i dont plan on playing music. cause i want to hear that thrain whistle etc.
like what? the whirr of the suv tire thats 3 feet to my right?
Dallas has concrete, and rubber tires on concrete make a high pitched whine unlike anything i've ever heard. Florida was all asphalt and it was a much lower rumble. but i can still tell where a vehicle is just by the sound of the tires.
what other sounds should i be listening for? without anything stuck in my hears i dont hear anything except a deafening roar. if you mean emergency vehicles, i'd bet i see them a lot sooner than i hear them.
its amazing how little the cops / ambulances use sirens around here. just lights. plus they can control the ligths so they turn red except the direction they are going, so its not likely i would be riding through an intersection i have a green light for and encounter a vehicle with sirens and lights blaring.
i agree thoguh. when i am in an unfamiliar area, i dont plan on playing music. cause i want to hear that thrain whistle etc.
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (wildstallion)
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hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha</TD></TR></TABLE>
hahah...I bob my head sometimes when I'm listening to music...people look at my like im weird
hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha</TD></TR></TABLE>
hahah...I bob my head sometimes when I'm listening to music...people look at my like im weird
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hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is this when you're just walking around?
Yeah, I always get stares from people. I think the cabbage patch gets their attention...at least I've learned to curb my macarena.
hahahah, i do that **** too. sometimes i bob my head and dance around. people pass me in their cars and are like, "what the ****?" hahha</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is this when you're just walking around?
Yeah, I always get stares from people. I think the cabbage patch gets their attention...at least I've learned to curb my macarena.
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Re: music and motorcycling - lovin it. (marmaladeboy)
hahahah, seriously, i take this 1 1/2 hour trip every other weekend, and man that get's boring. I know i know, 90minuts might not seem like much to you "pro's" but trust me, for me it is. I'm gettin used to it though. Can't help but yell and sing and dance and swerve though.
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