Who listens to music while they ride?

**Oakie** · 17th October 2010, 19:25

Usually on long trips.

**mashman** · 17th October 2010, 19:27

tried it, but couldn't hear the Prila... much prefer the sound of the Prila...

**EJK** · 17th October 2010, 20:37

Music wakes me up.

for 10-15 min distance, I generally dont but for longer distances it was a must for me.

**oldrider** · 17th October 2010, 20:46

When you ride a triple, it limits your listening to waltz music!

I get sick of having to stop and remove a plug to listen to rock and roll etc, so I just don't play music any more!

**DarkLord** · 17th October 2010, 20:49

I used to do it but found it somewhat distracting.

Nowadays I prefer just listening to the sound of the debaffled v-twin rumbling along.

That's music enough to my ears.

**DMNTD:Me** · 17th October 2010, 20:57

Never in town or short distances and only occasionally on the open road.
Have never felt distracted, can always hear and feel the bike but I guess I don't over do the volume.

**Little Miss Trouble** · 17th October 2010, 21:10

Originally Posted by That looks like fun

I can tell what music he is listening too by his riding style

I had a chat on the side of the road with a man who had pretty red and blue lights on his car after accidently bumping my mp3 into playing my 'gym' playlist instead of my 'riding' one

Lucky for me he was very nice and just told me to chill out

**trailblazer** · 17th October 2010, 21:39

I don't as I prefer to be able to hear my bike and my surrondings and it will probably distract me. I do sing to myself or come up with a few beats inside my helmet if im on a long boring road.

**baptist** · 17th October 2010, 22:24

I don't, I want all my wits about me... Like a few others I do talk to myself, and those driving around me!!!!!

I also like the sound of my little single

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**gatch** · 17th October 2010, 22:50

I did once. Wont do it again. Didn't feel unsafe or uncomfortable, just it didn't feel right.

When I head out of town I'll chuck in some earplugs though to dampen out the wind noise. Like so many others I wanna hear the tunes the bike is playing for me.

**jack_hamma** · 17th October 2010, 22:54

Just can't do it.... cause when in the zone you dont need music lol

**Conquiztador** · 17th October 2010, 23:35

Nope. Like to hear what is going on around me. And it probably is as a result of the old bikes from my past; needed to listen as it could save heaps of money if I stopped the motor before it blew...

Tried to use earplugs, but found that it affected my riding, so now have nothing in my ears apart from wax and tinnitus...

**pritch** · 18th October 2010, 00:50

I have an iPod but don't take it on the bike. The only reason I don't is that I'd need different earphones, and I'm too tight to pay for them.

**Scouse** · 18th October 2010, 01:08

Me one of the cool things about an ipod is the uninterupted music my ipod has about 16 days worth of music onit and I just leave it on shuffle songs so I dont hear the same song too often.

**Brownbikerbabe** · 18th October 2010, 03:59

I can't do anything without music! So ipod is on in the car and when I ride! Better than listening to loud howling of the wind in my ears, and I can still hear the engine and yup even sing along and do a little dance on the bike...