Is motorcycling allowed?

[IceCreamMan]

https://motorcyclegiant.net/suzuki-rg-250-gamma-gj21a/

 

Popped up on my feed

[Grebel]

Thanks Grebel; can I ask who did these for you and roughly how much?

 

I think I have small ear holes (my wife says they are selective about what they let in) so use half a foam plug in each but they still often come out. Custom may be the answer.

They were arranged through work. The company that did them was called Noise Clippers or something like that. They came and did in ear moulds and sent that off to JHB. Our company was supplying us with the std acrylic ones with fixed filters (were about R570). I opted to "upgrade" to the 2G Combo and had to pay in about R600. Reason for the upgrade was the 2G were made from silicone which could be more comfortable on longer rides and you can change filters to cut more or less noise. There is also an option for headphone type inserts to fit in place of the filters but they are pricey. When they arrived they were packed in a Variphone case. I'll post a pick tomorrow.

[patches]

A little summary of this past week's ride, down in Canterbury, New Zealand. 

 

I don't want to double post, so here's the link:

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/155527-new-zealand-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?p=3494517

 

 

 

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Ou's, heres the thing..... i really really shmaaak the new Katana BUT will need some funding, so please maak n las..... thehub gofundme a katana....has a nice ring to it and i will post nice posts here about how lekker the boney skiets the country roads here and how the sun reflects off its clean lines and you ous can all live it vicariously...

 

so maak n las

 

 

Sooooo, just to be clear. We are "lassing" for an eye test so you can actually see the FUGLY bike you are so in love with?????

[sawystertrance]

A little summary of this past week's ride, down in Canterbury, New Zealand. 

 

I don't want to double post, so here's the link:

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/155527-new-zealand-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?p=3494517

 

20190425_132849.jpg

Impressive. How the heck do you ride on that surface?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Impressive. How the heck do you ride on that surface?

You just go.... 

[Andymann]

Impressive. How the heck do you ride on that surface?

 

I asked Jade Gutzeit that question once when we were about to hit some stones alongside a railway track.  His answer was pretty simple.

 

Stand up, look up, open up....

[Grebel]

A little summary of this past week's ride, down in Canterbury, New Zealand. 

 

I don't want to double post, so here's the link:

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/155527-new-zealand-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/?p=3494517

 

20190425_132849.jpg

 

Enjoyed the post 

 

Are you using your phone as a GPS and what phone mount is that?

[Grebel]

Thanks Grebel; can I ask who did these for you and roughly how much?

 

I think I have small ear holes (my wife says they are selective about what they let in) so use half a foam plug in each but they still often come out. Custom may be the answer. 

 

Some pics as promised:

 

1. They come in a nice padded zip up case

2. Contents include the earplugs, a cleaning cloth and a plastic pick. The cord clips to your jacket/shirt so you don't lose them if they come out of fall in the dirt

3. The removable filters. These are 26dB industrial units but they come in 19, 24, or 26dB variants. I haven't tried the others but after a commute, my ears don't ring any more than normal (Tinnitus is a b!tch...) I still need to test them with my Sena and see what the quality is like. Busy charging right now.

 

 

 

Edited April 29, 2019 by Grebel

[Allrounder]

(Tinnitus is a b!tch...) 

That it is. 

 

I do not hear our house alarm because all the ringing and whistling in my ears are to "load"

 

Strange if I sleep, small things wake me that once I am up, do not hear anymore. 

 

I went to an ear clinic. hearing aids, that stops tinnitus is between 8 and 14 k. 

[Grebel]

That it is. 

 

I do not hear our house alarm because all the ringing and whistling in my ears are to "load"

 

Strange if I sleep, small things wake me that once I am up, do not hear anymore. 

 

I went to an ear clinic. hearing aids, that stops tinnitus is between 8 and 14 k. 

 

Yeah, I have certain frequencies band that I can't hear. I've had it so long (more than 25 years now) it's almost like it's normal....

 

Now I just need to protect what's left

[mazambaan]

Thanks Grebel; I also suffer a little from tinnitus; the far off diesel loco or generator and I have only recently started using ear plugs after decades of nothing, many of them in open face helmets. Time to investigate.

[Hairy]

wonder how badly commuting daily on the bike, with most day's being a stiff South Easter can effect ones ears?

[dirtypot]

wonder how badly commuting daily on the bike, with most day's being a stiff South Easter can effect ones ears?

 

Probably quite badly.  But you'll only know about it in 15 years time. 

[Hairy]

at 55 then ..... by that time it would be a blessing

 

Probably quite badly.  But you'll only know about it in 15 years time. 

[IceCreamMan]

at 55 then ..... by that time it would be a blessing

 

Nope....I just spent 70k on lil machines that help me hear certain frequencies better....

 

 

directly attributable to long distance bike riding without earplugs.