MP3?

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once i've run my bike in i will be riding it to work (60ish mile round trip) and just wondered if anyone ever uses an mp3 player when riding?

would it be any different from listening to a cd in the car?
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[peppa pig]

I do and have done for ages, its finding the right balance with the volume, needs to be loud enough to hear it but not so loud that it drowns out whats going on around you, but once you've cracked that I dont see any probs. It does break up the boredom and I find that when I do ride without it my helmet seems really noisy, so I usually use it for most journeys.

[Renton]

Have seen a few people mention on here that they listen to an MP3 when ridining but I prefer to be albe to hear the traffic around me and be far more aware of my surroundings.

I personally see it as a distraction, but each to their own.
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[Fisty]

Ipod, may fave tunes, 200 miles of riding. Cant beat it!!

You will be wanting some of these :- helmet speakers for the price they are great, mine arrived in 3 days!
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[thumper246]

I've done a lot of miles in the past on motorways ,travelling from Glasgow to Northampton,twice a week , the drone on the motorway can really send you asleep. I found it better to have some great tunes that kept my adrenaline and spirits up, not sure what the legal side of it is but i felt it was far safer for me, and made the run more enjoyable.
p.s. please add to my recent Post on "Best tunes"

[Psychonaut]

When I go to my bro in wales (1.5hrs) I use the ipod. Made up a playlist of all my fav tracks from all the albums and place it on random (about 6 hrs worth) perfect for a long (boring motorway) ride.

Only prob is getting the earphones right then helmet on, adjust necktube, aw bugger ones come out = helmet off.....repeat....
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[Keyamon]

I've you're asking if it's a no no, well I'm 99% sure wearing both ear plugs is illegal.. I've never bothered tho. I like to hear what's going on and love the sound of the engine.
Last year I rode from Hull to Le Mans on an R6. Left the ferry at Zeebrugge and did a 7 and a half hour ride there. didn't wish I had a radio once.. vrooooom
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[Louise]

AFAIK there is no law to useing earphones.
I have mine on any journey lasting over 20 mins.
I love the sound of my bike but after a while I get a headach from the can

[Keyamon]

[Louise]

Well speaking ages ago with the OH's work mates - all cops - they said they could try to do you for undue care and attention (I think) cant really remember but it would be very hard so they dont bother.

[c_dug]

After loosing my earplugs ive been riding everywhere with headphones in and i just want to point out that headphones are no replacement for earplugs in terms of noise reduction, after a recent trip from london to loughborough uni and back i had a ringing noise in my ears for a day or two, not nice! That was with headphones by the way, most of that was with ~90mph winds so that probably doesnt help, it hasnt developed into that ear problem thingy where you get the permenent ringing (tittinus or tinnitus or whatever it is) but ive heard its not nice and i wouldnt want that ringing to become a permenent thing so i will be going and buying some more ear plugs soon

Just thought i'd share the other side of the story, oh and its not down to choice of headphones, these are in ear ones that wern't particularly cheap.

c_dug
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[neil.]

I have one of these and I listen to the radio pretty much every day on it. Because the speaker pads don't go inside the ear like earphones, I can still hear a fair bit of traffic noise.

Edit: That ringing you hear after being exposed to high sound pressure levels is actually hair cells in the cochlea dyeing. They don't regenerate and you can't undo the damage. Do it too much and then you get tinnitus. You might also notice everything being a bit muffled when you get off the bike. That's an effect called Temporary Threshold Shift and its the muscles in your ear tensioning up to in effect dampen the three bones in your ear which form a natural amplifier. They eventually return to normal but if you regularly batter your ears they can stay tense and the condition can become permanent.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

No, never.
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[SinceNow]

Are these helmet speakers any good? I was thinking of buying them. I listen to my mp3 player every time im on the bike but it's a bit of a pain when you put your helmet on and one for your earphones falls out

[K0rnIsAFAGGOT]

I just put the one earphone in and have the volume loud enough so i can just hear it.

[Louise]

I had helmet speakers in - Velcro in - wires can be a nightmare so you need to find a way to tuck them under the padding.
There not bad. Tiny bit more comfortable - but people with long hair need to take care - Mine would get caught, rip and then in the end would just removed the velcro - So im back to earphones

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[4Stroke]

Using one ear peice is safer and will better in court should anything happen.

I tried two ear peices and as some of you mentioned drowing out almost everything just didn't seem very safe.

You don't appreciate how much you use your ears, or at least feel alot safe being able to hear your surroundings.

[Nicky-Jano]

I used to use an mp3 with my CG all the time.
Stopped once I got the 400 and the first time I used it on the 400 I crashed.
I do put a small amount of blame on the mp3 as it did distract me, their ok if you are on a small little bike where the power isn't going to suprise you but on a bike with more power you need your wits about you.

[scream aim fire]

used my phone mp3 player today, had it on 6 which was loud enough to hear but still hear everything going on around me...made the ride alot more fun, did 85odd miles today just plodding around southend way, some lovely country roads but they all have works going on so got them shitty temp traffic lights

in an entirely coincidental case i almost came off today, was coming down a hill and the car stopped in front of me, pressed my foot down on the brake and the back slid about a foot to the left, luckily it stopped before it was too late, i guessed it rained there more than anywhere else or somthing lol
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