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Originally posted by Z-man
IMHO, There is a HUGE difference between wearing earplugs and wearing earphones that are blasting music in your ears.
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You cannot rely on auditory information whilst riding a motorcycle. Tire, wind, exhaust, and mechanical noise drown out most of the directionality information you'll get unless you're puttering along at 20 mph. Me? I do the posted speed limit here in AZ, 45 mph on city streets and 65-75 on the highways.
I occasionally wear my Shure E2 earphones and turn on some light Beethoven. They do a great job at blocking the wind noise (huge contributor to fatigue) and by
keeping the volume low it doesn't overwhelm any of the outside sounds. I probably hear better that way than without plugs/phones (and for you wise asses, no, my hearing isn't shot...my cats' wandering around across the carpet occasionally keep me from falling asleep).
Kurt V is absolutely right. Unless you've tried it you won't understand. The nature of sound and hearing on a motorcycle is counter-intuitive.