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New Bohemia, Va | Sorry for this lead in (or am I) but I pulled the trigger and dropped $3.49 for some genuine John Deere ear plugs. I ride with a half helmet and not so much that the wind noise bothers me, I know what it is doing to my already degradated hearing. There was a discussion on ear plugs and the benefits just a few weeks ago but it was inside another thread. I wore the ear plugs this morning to work and when I pulled them out I didn't have that continual rushing noise I experience for a short time after I stop. I look forward to the longer rides wearing them. I might not wear them so much on the around the town scoots, but on the open road they are going in.
How many wear and encourage the use of ear plugs? |
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Tourer
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san antonio, tx | I keep a couple of pairs handy, and I like wearing them. The problem is that I usually forget to put them in until I hit the highway. |
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Iron Butt
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| I'll be heading out for a couple weeks in November and will probably buy some. As much as I hate to admit it. |
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Tourer
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seattle, wa | I wear my earplugs more often than not.
I have always worked in noisy workplaces and got into the habit of using them, there is always a pair in my pocket. When I go riding it's part of my routine to put in the plugs.
Go to the local industrial store and get a box of the yellow sponge-type of plugs for about $23.00.
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Visionary
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| I have no problem with riders wearing ear plugs because of the wind noises, it bothers me when an owner brags about his loud pipes then puts ear plugs in. Loud pipes just to irritate others?
I agree there is a short period after a long ride that I remind soft spoken people to give me a few minutes. 20 years of running air drills. |
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Cruiser
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Sullivan, IN United States | I wear a full helmet and the noise is not as bad as when I don't wear one at all. So I don't use them, but I have thought about it. |
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Dallas, Texas | No helmet and no ear plugs, and to be honest, haven't really thought about it. Perhaps I should be paying more attention to the length of time it takes me to hear clearly again, after a highway ride. I always just thought that it was part of it. |
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New Bohemia, Va | The only reason I have the hearing loss that I do is because I never thought about it. I'm just now starting to think about it before it is entirely too late. The hardest thing to discuss with the wife is my hearing loss because she calls it selective listening. I have a range of sound that is very hard to hear, usually in and around the conversatonal level tone. It is hard for me to catch what people say, especially if there is background noise. I hear her voice fine most of the time. Sometimes I also get an overall muffling to all sound that is very discouraging. Having grown up around heavy machinery from a very early age, listening to my music very loud and not wearing hearing protection when shooting a gun, my hearing is on it's way out. I'd like to save some of it for as long as I can. I finally thought about it. |
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Visionary
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| Simple try them you like them and there cheap compared to a hearing aid |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | I'll stick with my custom molded plugs. After so many decades in aviation using foam plugs is like sticking 60 grit sandpaper in my ears,
The next time you're in teh grocery store, cruise down the asprin, sleep aids aisle and I'll bet you find several types of earplugs on one of the upper shelves for cheap and many sets in the box. |
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Cruiser
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Monrovia, Ca | I agree. The custom molded ear plugs are the way to go. If you want to just cut the wind noise, they do it 95-99%. If you want to listen to your music, you can hear it crystal clear without turning up the volume without blowing out your ear drums. Best 2-3 hundred dollar mod I have done. |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | I use these http://www.amazon.com/Pura-Fit-Soft-Foam-Earplugs-Style-Uncorded/dp... I use a pair for a week or so and then just chuck em and crack open a new pair. When I'm not wearing them I just stuff them in my pants pocket, no harm. I keep a couple spare packets in the console glove compartment and the box under my desk. They go in easy. Stay in (until they get dried out, a week or so). And once they are in I forget they are there, very comfortable. I thought about the molded ones, but for me it would be just one more thing to clean and take care of. Getting old is time consuming enough. When I was young I could throw on pants and shirt, brush though the hair, and be on my way to work ten minutes after I got up. Now it takes a hour just to put all the parts in; teeth, contacts, drugs, etc. Sure don't need to add earplug cleaning to the list. 
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Iron Butt
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Orlando, FL | LA Vic Rider~ Do you remember where you got your custom plugs done? And I assume for that kinda money they are wired for sound? I got some custom plugs (not wired for sound) done several years ago on Sturgis. Lost one of them a few months ago and really miss them. BUt I can't remember who made them! Any help would be great!!
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Cruiser
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Monrovia, Ca | Yes wired for sound. Cruising down the road and it sounds like the music is coming out the middle of my brain. Got them from a company just down the road from you. http://www.plugup.com/ |
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Pulled the trigger...