sooperman12:
Okay, so yeah, I had ear plugs in my back pack like all the time, but I never used them. Just kept forgetting. So, like all things, I'm reading a post on DCS that makes me do something I wouldn't ordinarily do. I rip them out of the plastic and I wedge 'em in my liner so I won't forget to put them on. First impressions: So quiet. Every time I took a step, it was like Jurassic Park resonating in my head. Finally got on the bike, and let me tell, it's an eerie sensation. It's like one of those scenes in a movie where the sound cuts out and everything is in slow motion, na'mean? So, I'm riding around and let me tell you... when you cut out the wind noise, the ridiculously loud pipe and basically everything else...
YOU CAN ACTUALLY FOCUS ON RIDING!!!
Like all my riding senses were heightened. I felt like Spider-man with his spidey senses tingling. The bike felt easier to control. I was actually ENJOYING the ride! And it's not like you can't hear the bike. I mean it took some getting used to because I usually associate the sound with how fast I'm moving. But with the plugs in, I had to look down because I realized I was going way too fast. But here's the thing...
The riding was effortless!
I could think about so many more things about the riding than having to listen to the wind noise, pipe, etc. I am DEFINITELY won over! Now, I wonder how this will affect my track riding! I may be moving out of the N group finally!!!
Hmm, I wonder by that logic, if deaf people make the fastest riders and the best racers, LOL.
It's all about feeling the bike, as opposed to listening to what's going on around you.
No doubt about it, wind noise CREAMS your loud pipes. In fact I suspect loud pipes are actually louder for the person getting passed, than for the rider, assuming at least a 3/4 helmet is being worn.