Ear plugs

[Kate]

This morning I forgot to put in my earplugs and then couldn't be arsed to stop and put them in, afterall, they don't make that much difference do they? Wrong! Holy cow the noise! :shock:

First thing I noticed was the bike, I forget just how loud my bike is (I really need to get the can repacked), I mean the gorgeous noise was just echoing around me! My poor neighbours.

Then there was the wind noise, now I've been told that the Arai are known for it but I've ridden with ear plugs in for ages and they just cut it out completely. I couldn't believe the whistling nasty noise!

My ears were slightly ringing when I got to the office this morning, thats just under an hour. I will not be forgetting the plugs again, not for a while anyway. I now really appreciate the way it cuts out the unnecessary wind noise and muffles the bike slightly so I can hear the important things, such as ambulances etc.

[Scoobs]

Pardon?

[Kate]

*cups ear*

eh?

[thor]

Pff, what are on about Kate? Your bike isn't loud at all!

:wink: :D

[kwak zzr]

i wore them the other day on a ride out and i felt like id lost balance! i'm not mad you know! is it something you get used to?
and why would'nt you want to hear that loverly v twin?

[Flamin_Squirrel]

i wore them the other day on a ride out and i felt like id lost balance! i'm not mad you know! is it something you get used to?
and why would'nt you want to hear that loverly v twin?

You get used to it. You can still hear the lovely vtwin - ear plugs mean you can still hear it in 10 years time, as it would otherwise leave you deaf :lol:

[Carsick]

Ear plugs are a necessity.
Somewhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours can be safe on a bike at legal speeds. If you like to go faster then it can be less.

[Vfr400]

Just like Kawk ZZR I too have a problem with earplugs. They make me feel unbalanced, so much so last time I tried them I started to feel sick and had to take them out.

chris

[Jelster]

I got some decent ones made at the NEC. God why didn't I do it before ??? Bloody marvelous and so much better than the foam ones... What wind noise ? :lol:

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[creamerybutter]

I should probably start using them. I'll probably be deaf by the time I turn 30 otherwise.

[thor]

Earplugs keep you warm too.

[kwak zzr]

i must start using them too.

[Moo]

Always use them on long journeys after some them fitted ones next time I see the people at a bike show missed the NEC.

[jonboy]

I've always been a strong advocate of using earplugs and simply don't ride without them. However last night on my journey into Soho I'd spent ten minutes putting on all my winter gear and then realisaed I hadn't put them in :evil: :lol: , so instead of stopping, taking off helmet, undoing jacket, removing neck tube, then balaclava, putting in ear pieces and then doing a Halfords repeat the steps in reverse order, I thought sod it and just carried on.

The interesting thing was that I had very little wind noise as I was so wrapped up around the bottom of the helmet and the balaclava filtered out a surprising amount of engine noise! I arrived at Soho without ringing ears and was pleasantly surprised.


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[Kate]

i wore them the other day on a ride out and i felt like id lost balance! i'm not mad you know! is it something you get used to?
and why would'nt you want to hear that loverly v twin?
You really do get used to them. I was pestered into trying earplugs and then I complained how it made me feel unbalanced. I wore them for a few days and after that, I was fine.

[rob13]

one of the best places to get plugs would be www.earplugs.gb.com I bought one of their trial packs - good value and you can decide which you prefer.

Ive just bought some Koss "The Plug" earphones which are earplug earphones. Tried them on with the shoei and they seem to stay in ok. Just need to try them out on the road now...

[jonboy]

Let us know how good they are as regards cutting out external wind/engine noise etc.


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[haggis]

Sorry, I have very rarely worn them but don't often do long journeys though. I don't like that restricted/closed in sound feeling, it really puts me off.

Unless it's the height of summer I have a fleece necktube which is about 50 to 75% as effective.

I am surprised to hear that Arai's are considered noisy. I'm used to my OGK which had a fair amount of low freq. rumble but it got damaged in the crash so I have been using my old Arai Rapide. It's so snug and quiet, worse than the effect of the plugs.

Needless to say I'm looking at new lids.....

[Stig]

I used to have an Arai Quantum E, it was fantastically quiet. I was so impressed that when it was time to replace it I got the Quantum F. Boy what a disappointment that was. :( Loud as Fook............

[argatxa]

I hardly wear them... don't like the feeling.... But these days I am using a scarf and it's leaving me amazed how beautiful is the sound of the SV without the wind noise. :shock: The sound get's a new richness undiscovered until now!!!

[Captain Nemo]

i always wear them when im going near motorways, or long runs, ive just got mine from the NEC they came on sat and are amazing custom fit silicon jobs,
miles better than the standard expanding foam ones ive always used before,
on another note, my partner has a caberg j1 flip front helmet, she doesnt like earplugs, when we were out the other day she couldnt hear the autocom ( another nec purchase) cos of wind noise at 70, my roof helmet at 70 is silent, im gonna force her to wear em now, i didnt realise how noisy her helmet was, she just thought thats how they all were.

[Peter Henry]

*Never really seen the need for ear plug myself.

I said I have never really seen the need for ear plugs! :lol:


(500 times later and still makes me titter!) :lol:

[darylB]

I almost always wear ear plugs, mainly to keep out the wind noise, ordered custom made from the nec and am waiting for them to arrive, hope they're worth it !!

[SVeeedy Gonzales]

I used to have an Arai Quantum E, it was fantastically quiet. I was so impressed that when it was time to replace it I got the Quantum F. Boy what a disappointment that was. :( Loud as Fook............

With you on that one... Qauntum F was my first helmet and I loved it. Until I got a £50 Takachi one and it was quieter.