Ear Plugs

Well reminded

with as little as 20 mins on a bike at 80mph, the noise from the windblast past the helmet can induce permanent hearing damage . . . and it's cumulative, so every time you do that, you get a little deafer . . . EH WHAT


My neighbours parrot needs earplugs - I've just fitted twin unbaffled Scorpions

Originally Posted by Mr Toad

I've just fitted twin unbaffled Scorpions

Blimey, that must be loud .


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Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Which moulded plugs did you get Jelster?

Mine come from "Custom Made Ear Protection" who are down in poole, Dorset. 01202 666 762.

I want a 2nd pair for backup, so when I go down to Poole Quays I'm going to go early and drop off the moulds and then pop back later and pick them up.

Toady, that bike must sound fantastic....

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Originally Posted by jonboy

Blimey, that must be loud .

Originally Posted by jelster

Toady, that bike must sound fantastic....

EH, WHAT, YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP !

I bought some a couple of years ago at the NEC. Comfortable enough - but I found I was over-revving like a bastid for the frist few miles.

That soon stopped as I ripped the buggers out and threw them in a ditch - I was riding fine after that!

Ear protection was occasionally worn if you were working on the street with a pneumatic drill when I started riding! 16 years (then) of ear damage from bikes and working in nightclubs - I kinda figured what the hell, I'm a lost cause. I s'pose I'll try to get used to them for the EuroTour - but they may well end up in a German ditch!


I've got so used to riding to the tune of my bike I can't get used to it without. Clocks - pah! My bikes are like the London Philharmonic - you don't need to look at them to know when they're playing the 'National Speed Limit Overture'.

Edit - Hmmm, I wonder if this is why some riders nowadays are 'clock obsessed' when it comes to knowing what speed they are doing? They've never really listened to their bike through always having worn earplugs.

Only use em on motorway journeys, just find them annoying on short trips..

If my hearings gonna go it'll be from the clubs/concerts not the bike

I use moldex spark plugs, dirt cheap if you buy in bulk from here:

www.simplyworkwear.co.uk

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Originally Posted by tricky

I use moldex spark plugs, dirt cheap if you buy in bulk from here:

www.simplyworkwear.co.uk

online store > personal protective equipment > hearing

Eh? Must make your ears sore, or is it the voltage that you need? Franken penguin

I dont like proper ear plugs as they cause my ears to get blocked up with wax and I had to have one syringed some years back.

Since then i shamefully confess to using cotton wool as it allows my ears to breath although I know it isn't anywhere near as good at blocking sound.

Mind you even if I forget to put them in at all I still don't get that ringing sensation after riding that you get for about a day after coming out of a night club?!

Can you get more breathable proper plugs or does the breathability defeat the object...?

I wear ear plugs pretty much all the time, only if doing a tiny journey do I not bother.

Finding the right ear plugs for you, now thats a different story. I have always found the bullet shaped foam ones good for me, have masses of the things lying around. MT tip of the day - buy them in two colours, and use one colour for the left ear and one for the right, so you don't end up swapping germs between them. And replace them regularly.

I've also got a set of plastic ones on string with foam tips which are good if you are doing any work on the bike, since you don't have to roll them up to put them in. The rubber type step ones I find too uncomfortable, I've only got small earholes.

MT