Ear Plugs

muthaducka · 03-06-2009, 09:27 AM

Just fitted my new cans yesterday - not for road use, Art Pro II carbon black and boy do they sound good. The sound is unbelievable, just awesome. Other than that, I'm pretty sure my ears are close to bleeding, so I'm going to invest in some custom made ear plugs.

Don't know if anyone has tried anything like this before but thought a few others might be interested. I have particularly small ear openings and have never got on ear phones and other types of plugs.

http://www.ultimateear.com/motorcycle.htm

I will upload some pics and sound recordings of the bike in the next couple of days.
I no longer wait for my bike to warm up outside my house, it's too embarassing

03-06-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by muthaducka

Just fitted my new cans yesterday - not for road use, Art Pro II carbon black and boy do they sound good. The sound is unbelievable, just awesome. Other than that, I'm pretty sure my ears are close to bleeding, so I'm going to invest in some custom made ear plugs.

I feel sorry for people around you whom you are subjecting to stupid levels of totally unnecessary noise.

muthaducka · 03-06-2009, 10:06 AM

I'd like to get them DB checked to find out how loud they are. If they are louder than the norm e.g. termi's etc, then I'll see if I can get some DB killers (not quite sure what they are but sound like the right thing).

I'm not intending to be a public nuisance and if they are just too giddy then I'll take them off. I just managed to get a great second hand deal on these (£125) and want to have something similar in sound to the termi's on a lower budget

03-06-2009, 10:14 AM

loud cans save lives

03-06-2009, 11:32 AM

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singletrack · 03-06-2009, 11:52 AM

I have ultimate ears squidgys - they do the job just fine.
I am already a bit hard of hearing so I got mine with filters so I can still hear something with them in.
Even if your cans are too loud ( which I suspect they are NOT) the earplugs will save your ears from wind noise.

03-06-2009, 12:12 PM

If you need loud cans to save you when riding you should not be riding. People who have loud cans are a total pain for everybody else.

03-06-2009, 11:16 AM

I have some ultimate ear plugs (I am a musician) and tried using them on my bike but found they pulled out as I put my helmet on, so got some made by green lizard I THINK they are good and comfortable all day

Nonnie · 03-06-2009, 01:43 PM

Ooooh! I've got a comfy chair and some popcorn.

As you were.....

Yorkie · 03-06-2009, 02:30 PM

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If you need loud cans to save you when riding you should not be riding. People who have loud cans are a total pain for everybody else.

Yes i simply cannot understand their attitude!!

Yorkie

PS I am of course taking the Pi55, loud is the only way to live!

03-06-2009, 04:10 PM

Celebrity Deathmatch....

LETS GET IT ONNNNN......!!!!

Honestly, who really cares??? There are far too many things in this world that are much more serious than someone blatting around on a noisy bike. Lets face it Air France and the families of the poor lost souls have got something to think about, not to mention all the cr*p going on in the world what with disease, famine, poverty, drugs war etc etc. People who moan about noisy pipes have way too much time on their hands or are simply so egocentric that they ought to take a good look at themselves before sounding off. Bikers constitute such a small minority in comparison with the amount of traffic on the roads and always will in the UK. There is a law regarding noise, if you get caught then you're bang to rights but in the meantime guys show a little solidarity!!

uksurfer · 03-06-2009, 04:41 PM

IMHO -
I used to have a neighbour who used to start his bike at 5.30 every morning, he had a scooter, but if you had the window open it would wake me up,
I think that any bike starting in the quiet of morning would wake up neighbours.
I dont go out early in the morning on my bike, because i would definitely wake people up.
My thoughts are that if you do commute early to work, spare a thought for the neighbours who may be asleep, and if you dont want to hear your own bike, dont subject others to the noise if you cant stand it yourself.

ps - when did your neighbour mow the grass at 5 in the morning?, i would of gone mad!

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muthaducka · 04-06-2009, 10:59 AM

look at the noise levels on this chart: http://www.isvr.co.uk/at_work/m_cycle.htm

For a monster without a screen it shows how loud wind noise at the ear is likely to be.

04-06-2009, 11:05 AM

I had some made up at a show for the bike. I think they are Ultimate Ear ones. They are very good. I've got something similar for shooting with a valve in so I can hear normal conversation but stops the loud bang. They are the Green Leopard ones and again are very good. They are avaialbe without the valve too so suitable for bikes. Try your local gunshop. Not sure if they have shops in London though as I think most deals are done on street corners by kids in hoodies.

04-06-2009, 11:08 AM

...and I don't care if my loud cans are anti social. I don't care if they get me noticed by pedestrians. I don't care who likes them and who doesn't. I like them, and so does the police officer who told me so. They are staying.

03-06-2009, 09:27 AM	#1
muthaducka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Surrey Bike: M1200R Posts: 62	Ear Plugs Just fitted my new cans yesterday - not for road use, Art Pro II carbon black and boy do they sound good. The sound is unbelievable, just awesome. Other than that, I'm pretty sure my ears are close to bleeding, so I'm going to invest in some custom made ear plugs. Don't know if anyone has tried anything like this before but thought a few others might be interested. I have particularly small ear openings and have never got on ear phones and other types of plugs. http://www.ultimateear.com/motorcycle.htm I will upload some pics and sound recordings of the bike in the next couple of days. I no longer wait for my bike to warm up outside my house, it's too embarassing __________________ If you're not 1st, you're last....

03-06-2009, 10:06 AM	#3
muthaducka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Surrey Bike: M1200R Posts: 62	I'd like to get them DB checked to find out how loud they are. If they are louder than the norm e.g. termi's etc, then I'll see if I can get some DB killers (not quite sure what they are but sound like the right thing). I'm not intending to be a public nuisance and if they are just too giddy then I'll take them off. I just managed to get a great second hand deal on these (£125) and want to have something similar in sound to the termi's on a lower budget __________________ If you're not 1st, you're last....

03-06-2009, 11:32 AM	#5
moony Guest Posts: n/a	.......... Last edited by moony; 16-11-2009 at 10:19 AM..

03-06-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
singletrack Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glossop Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 1,513	I have ultimate ears squidgys - they do the job just fine. I am already a bit hard of hearing so I got mine with filters so I can still hear something with them in. Even if your cans are too loud ( which I suspect they are NOT) the earplugs will save your ears from wind noise. __________________ A woman can never have too many bikes!

03-06-2009, 01:43 PM	#9
Nonnie Dipstick! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Norfolk Bike: M620ie Posts: 1,804	Ooooh! I've got a comfy chair and some popcorn. As you were..... __________________ Behave like a twat? There's an app for that! http://www.think.norfolk.gov.uk/content.asp?pid=6

03-06-2009, 10:14 AM	#4
Diego Guest Posts: n/a	loud cans save lives

03-06-2009, 12:12 PM	#7
AndyG Guest Posts: n/a	If you need loud cans to save you when riding you should not be riding. People who have loud cans are a total pain for everybody else.

03-06-2009, 11:16 AM	#8
binky Guest Posts: n/a	I have some ultimate ear plugs (I am a musician) and tried using them on my bike but found they pulled out as I put my helmet on, so got some made by green lizard I THINK they are good and comfortable all day

03-06-2009, 04:10 PM	#11
cairojay Guest Posts: n/a	Celebrity Deathmatch.... LETS GET IT ONNNNN......!!!! Honestly, who really cares??? There are far too many things in this world that are much more serious than someone blatting around on a noisy bike. Lets face it Air France and the families of the poor lost souls have got something to think about, not to mention all the cr*p going on in the world what with disease, famine, poverty, drugs war etc etc. People who moan about noisy pipes have way too much time on their hands or are simply so egocentric that they ought to take a good look at themselves before sounding off. Bikers constitute such a small minority in comparison with the amount of traffic on the roads and always will in the UK. There is a law regarding noise, if you get caught then you're bang to rights but in the meantime guys show a little solidarity!!

03-06-2009, 04:41 PM	#12
uksurfer Its all grey now Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southampton Bike: M1200s Posts: 2,940	IMHO - I used to have a neighbour who used to start his bike at 5.30 every morning, he had a scooter, but if you had the window open it would wake me up, I think that any bike starting in the quiet of morning would wake up neighbours. I dont go out early in the morning on my bike, because i would definitely wake people up. My thoughts are that if you do commute early to work, spare a thought for the neighbours who may be asleep, and if you dont want to hear your own bike, dont subject others to the noise if you cant stand it yourself. ps - when did your neighbour mow the grass at 5 in the morning?, i would of gone mad! ________ Iolite Portable Vaporizer Reviews Last edited by uksurfer; 01-04-2011 at 12:46 AM..

04-06-2009, 10:59 AM	#13
muthaducka Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Surrey Bike: M1200R Posts: 62	look at the noise levels on this chart: http://www.isvr.co.uk/at_work/m_cycle.htm For a monster without a screen it shows how loud wind noise at the ear is likely to be. __________________ If you're not 1st, you're last....

04-06-2009, 11:05 AM	#14
Gilps Guest Posts: n/a	I had some made up at a show for the bike. I think they are Ultimate Ear ones. They are very good. I've got something similar for shooting with a valve in so I can hear normal conversation but stops the loud bang. They are the Green Leopard ones and again are very good. They are avaialbe without the valve too so suitable for bikes. Try your local gunshop. Not sure if they have shops in London though as I think most deals are done on street corners by kids in hoodies.

04-06-2009, 11:08 AM	#15
Gilps Guest Posts: n/a	...and I don't care if my loud cans are anti social. I don't care if they get me noticed by pedestrians. I don't care who likes them and who doesn't. I like them, and so does the police officer who told me so. They are staying.