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bigmaico
3/30/2017 9:20am
3/30/2017 9:20am
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3/30/2017 9:20am
Just want to know how many of you ride with ear plugs?
I do now, I've lost a lot of my hearing & have to ware bilateral Hearing aids to hear most of the time.
Most of it do to not thinking about the use of the soft\foam ear plug & lots of fun things that were detrimental to my ears.
Even with the plugs in I can still hear the motor on my Bike & other bikes around me.
Hell I can even hear the "fast Kids" yelling for me to move out of their way Hey I'm old & slow!
I do now, I've lost a lot of my hearing & have to ware bilateral Hearing aids to hear most of the time.
Most of it do to not thinking about the use of the soft\foam ear plug & lots of fun things that were detrimental to my ears.
Even with the plugs in I can still hear the motor on my Bike & other bikes around me.
Hell I can even hear the "fast Kids" yelling for me to move out of their way Hey I'm old & slow!
The Shop
I also religiously wear hearing protectors while mowing, around power tools, and around airplanes at work. I still have some hearing loss, but maybe not as much as if I'd never worn earplugs?
If it is simple trial ride with a group I do not wear them.
offroad in Baja though, if you're not wearing ear-plugs you won't hear shit for a week
Hammer 663s
I think the flight deck did me the worst. No doubt bird hunting in the high Mojave didn't help any either. Shotguns definitely have a report you'll remember, especially if you're with 5 or 6 of your buddies and you walk into a covey of quail or spot a bunch of chukar running up a hill.
Pit Row
Been wearing them to the Lakewood National the last couple of years...so don't miss the ringing
in my ears
Everything else off road - yes
Never worn them in Moto but I watch Eli pull them out before every interview and though what the hell why not...
I'm riding some track tomorrow, will report back.
Now I'm paying the price.
My hearing is not good. But I've never tried earplugs when I ride.
Like you, I wear a 6D helmet for the excellent protection it provides, but never thought about ear plugs.
Do you think they help?
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