Ear Plugs -who wears em when riding a bandit?

[Down Under]

Used to wear foam plugs but spent a bit extra and had a pair of moulded plugs made.  Very comfortable and just as effective as the foam plugs.  They make a huge difference when touring long distances, besides protecting your hearing it's amazing how they help reduce fatigue.  I wear them as often as possible!   

[Big Bo]

Earplugs or foam ear jacks for radio/mp3 player. The noise really hurts when I rode without ear protection.

[CWO4GUNNER]

I always regret not wearing them or putting them in (foamy type) when I wear my slightly un-snug helmet. If I wear my slightly tight helmet I don't need them but then I have to take more breaks to relieve my squeezed painful ears. I prefer the foam plugs for comfort and to eliminate annoying wind blast noise, an un-snug full face helmet so I can put my sweat shirt hood up inside my helmet if it gets cold.

[Dave 02 1200]

I have a cheap Z1R Strike Helmet (they tested best in the Motorcyclist Magazine comparison article titled "Blowing The Lid Off") and foam earplugs from Walgreens.

Absolute comfort and much reduced fatigue.

Highly recommend both.

You don't have to spend big money for big comfort and safety.

[CWO4GUNNER]

I guess I am guilty of my street and off road helmets never costing more then $70 tops. But usually I pick up the best looking and color matching to cost ratio I can find for as little as $39. My metal flake star studded G-Max full face helmet cost me $69 on sale 3 years ago and I just bought new shield assembly brackets for it for $5.50. But I know since my brain and ego image are the most important things I should have bought the The Schuberth S1 Shark RSR for only $1400 so I could nod my head at the other bikes at intersection stops and say "that's right I'm bad". LOL Just kidding

The Schuberth S1 Shark RSR
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/helmet-photos/schuberth-vs-shark.jpg

[H2RICK]

I've used the foamy throwaways for years and years. As posted by others, get the highest NRR rating you can get and use 'em anytime you're going to be on the bike for more than 10-15 minutes. An absolute must for ANY road trip on ANY bike, even with stock exhausts. Take along 10 sets on your road trips and change 'em every day. Light and easy to pack. Cheap insurance, IMO.

[scooter trash]

I used to use the foam ones on trips until I got a molded pair (I know this is illegal) so I can listen to my MP3 player on long trips. Works great. And before you all start getting on me I turn the MP3 player off in heavy traffic or in the city or anywhere I need to have 100% concentration. But on those long winding roads with only me and the misses in sight for miles it’s great. No wind noise and my favorite tunes. Now that’s scootering !!!

[banditone1250s]

  I seldom go any where out of town without them. If I am just ponying up to go to the store I might not put them in, but if I will be on the bike for hours at a time, I never leave home without them. I think that I probably had my day with the loud rock&roll to and I also would like to save what little hearing I have left....banditone1250s....

  There is a thin line between fear and respect....Feel free to drift across every now and then....

[RISINSON18]

i actually use a pair of earphones with foam buds. got them from skullcandy.com they work great and yes i can hear averything i need to!

[banditone1250s]

 

Yeah Downunder I do sort of the same thing, but I usually am listening to rock&roll when I am riding and the ear buds help tremendously with all the unwanted sound and road noise. Rock& Roll will never die...not on the steel pony any way...Banditone1250s...

  There is a thin line between fear and respect...Feel free to drift across it every now and then...

[Heaven Bound]

I wear these while riding...



http://www.e-a-r.com/e-a-r.com/premold_detail.cfm?prod_family=UltraFit&ind_prod_num=340-4004001

...even on short trips.  IIRC anything over 85 dB can cause damage, and even lower levels over an extended time will cause harm as well (time weighted average).

[ippo]

I wear these while riding...



http://www.e-a-r.com/e-a-r.com/premold_detail.cfm?prod_family=UltraFit&ind_prod_num=340-4004001

...even on short trips.  IIRC anything over 85 dB can cause damage, and even lower levels over an extended time will cause harm as well (time weighted average).

+1

[plbandit]

+1 - I wear plugs all the time. These hearos are a bit pricey, but you save if you buy in bulk.

Definitely needed unless you're riding a wing with a 3 foot windshield and no wind whatsoever.

Wear 'em all the time. I haven't had a problem with Hearos. Don't know why people find them uncomfortable, they're the softest I found. I don't wear the odd-colored stuff you get in places like Home Depot or Lowes anymore, as I've had some of that color stay in my ears! I get the "flesh" colored ones:

All day comfort with these.

[Vidrazor]

>>Definitely needed unless you're riding a wing with a 3 foot windshield and no wind whatsoever.<<

You mean, like, standing still?...

[Bandit1250]

You WILL have loss of hearing if you ride long enough without ear plugs, guaranteed. The amount of loss varies by person.

I wear them all the time unless I'm just riding at low speed in a residential area somewhere (it's the wind noise that causes the loss of hearing)

I read before that the wind rushing through your helmet is equivelent to a jet engine....and no helmet is quiet enough.