Music while riding

**d4v3** · 6th October 2005, 12:58

just wondering, do you guys ride with your diskmans/minidiscs and listen to music while riding?

**Matt Bleck** · 6th October 2005, 13:00

Me, I like to hear what's going on with the bike. So no music for me while riding.

**yungatart** · 6th October 2005, 13:27

Nah. Family has decreed that I am not allowed to sing at home, so I sing on the bike-nobody can hear my Godawful voice inside my helmet

**duckman** · 6th October 2005, 14:22

Hell yes - I ride with a 20Gb iPod set to "BIKE" playlist.

Bloody great.....

**oldrider** · 6th October 2005, 15:00

Originally Posted by yungatart

Nah. Family has decreed that I am not allowed to sing at home, so I sing on the bike-nobody can hear my Godawful voice inside my helmet

Yeah I do that too. It's amazing the high quality of voice that I achieve. Thank god I can't hear it either but it seems good at the time. Cheers John.

**yungatart** · 6th October 2005, 15:05

Originally Posted by oldrider

It's amazing the high quality of voice that I achieve. =

Me too! It really makes me wonder why others tell me to shut up-maybe its something to do with the acoustics of a helmet enhancing one's voice and ability to sing in tune.

**bugjuice** · 6th October 2005, 15:32

I listen to my iPod on the boring bits like the motorway and heading to Puke etc, but once I'm on the stretch of road I want to have some fun on, then it comes off.. It's only to keep me active on the long boring rides really.. I can't concentrate enough with it on and can't hear the bike in the good stuff

**oldrider** · 6th October 2005, 15:36

Right on there yungatart. On a frosty night my bike tunes in and humms along with me. I can tell the bike likes it. Maybe we could have been NZ idols in anther world? Yeah right.

**sAsLEX** · 6th October 2005, 15:37

Originally Posted by duckman

Hell yes - I ride with a 20Gb iPod set to "BIKE" playlist.

Bloody great.....

i reckon certain songs could greatly reduce the length one holds their license

**onearmedbandit** · 6th October 2005, 15:40

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

i reckon certain songs could greatly reduce the length one holds their license

I'd agree with that, hence why I'm reluctant to use my ipod on the bike.

**bugjuice** · 6th October 2005, 15:44

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

i reckon certain songs could greatly reduce the length one holds their license

I thought that, but I find myself looking at the speedo more, cos I can't hear the bike.. so I end up riding slower. Or I'm just riding with the traffic anyway, so little chance of going much faster. When I haven't got the iPod on, I can hear the engine and wind noise and judge stuff better without looking at the speedo. Besides, I never speed..

**duckman** · 6th October 2005, 16:10

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

i reckon certain songs could greatly reduce the length one holds their license

Yeah your right, When Nana Mouskouri starts blaring I can barely contain the excitment to wack it open full throttle and screammmmmmmmm

YEAH BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**sAsLEX** · 6th October 2005, 16:29

Originally Posted by duckman

Yeah your right, When Nana Mouskouri starts blaring I can barely contain the excitment to wack it open full throttle and screammmmmmmmm

YEAH BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

_________who??___________

**yungatart** · 6th October 2005, 16:40

Originally Posted by oldrider

Right on there yungatart. On a frosty night my bike tunes in and humms along with me. I can tell the bike likes it. Maybe we could have been NZ idols in anther world? Yeah right.

Only to those who appreciate real talent tho. Sadly, I think I am the only destined to hear that great talent -yeah right!