Music in your helmet, a great idea or a distraction
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Gobear
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Or this one..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBYHQMP5kyHwEfXWLbnj7TLj4VWgknyrb&v=Vppbdf-qtGU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBYHQMP5kyHwEfXWLbnj7TLj4VWgknyrb&v=Vppbdf-qtGU
Squibb
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It's probably my age, but personally the fewer distractions the better for me when riding. So no cell phone or music in the helmet - I even dislike dark visors & sunnies, but I can live with a flip down shade. I have the full music system on my old Electraglide, but it's hardly ever used other than to show it off to the inquisitive bystanders.
Anyway, how can I moan about distracted cagers without taking the high ground. Each to their own though - I had to resort to music the last time I was riding across Texas & OK on monotonous slab, so I can sympathise.
Anyway, how can I moan about distracted cagers without taking the high ground. Each to their own though - I had to resort to music the last time I was riding across Texas & OK on monotonous slab, so I can sympathise.
Arkyrider
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+1 Same here, distraction.Dirt_Dad said:
VRODE
Easy Does It
A new road or urban traffic? Music off.
Old, familiar roads or highway touring? Music on.
Old, familiar roads or highway touring? Music on.
barkingllizard
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mine is the same experience as fredz43, with the exception: 95% on the time I am listening to podcasts, all rides, start to finish.....fredz43 said:
Jeff Milleman
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Didn't think I would like it ,but got the U-clear unit and I think it makes me more focused on whats around me , and like Gobear its ZZ Top when crusing. ::012::
Occasionally I listen to music off my iPhone through my SENA 20 but mostly I don't like/want the distraction. Recently I had to redo my iPhone and still haven't put my music back on.
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RicoChet
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I have a sena installed in my helmet and my wifes helmet. We love it for listening to music. It's absolutely fantastic. You can even set them up so that other Sena's can tune into what you are listening. I never ride with out listening to my favourite music, especially on long commutes in traffic!
I always find it interesting that people find listening to music distracting.. I can't stand not having music when I'm driving, I find it way more distracting not to have it then to have it for whatever reason. Now I'm by no means one of those people that rock out with the music either. I keep the volume down to a point where I can hear the music, but if it was a song I did not know I would not be able to understand the words. So I keep the volume down pretty low. I think if you were to have it cranked up, like people do in their cars, it would be pretty distracting.
RCinNC
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I started riding in 1984, and up until 2012 I never had music on the bike. I was one of the Harley guys with the CHiPs helmet, whose passenger had to yell in his ear if she needed to tell me something. Rode across the US twice on that Harley, no music, no intercom, nothing.
Then I bought a V-Strom in 2012 and, along with it, went over to the full face helmet with an intercom system that bluetooth linked with my phone, and now I can't imagine riding without music and the ability to communicate easily with a passenger. I don't find it to be a distraction at all, and if my Sena broke down during a ride, I'd probably have to find a well stocked bike shop and buy another one.
Then I bought a V-Strom in 2012 and, along with it, went over to the full face helmet with an intercom system that bluetooth linked with my phone, and now I can't imagine riding without music and the ability to communicate easily with a passenger. I don't find it to be a distraction at all, and if my Sena broke down during a ride, I'd probably have to find a well stocked bike shop and buy another one.
patrickg450
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listen to SLAYER
patrickg450 said:
LOL You slay me.
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