Yeah, but why risk it and cause more wandering when your favorite song comes on? Some day you'll be riding down the road, need to switch to reserve, see a really good looking woman in the next lane over just as the chorus to your favorite song comes on and the truck in front of you slams on the brakes because he sees a squirrel in the road... Driving is distracting, riding potentially more so. Most motorcycle gear is about removing distraction as much as it is impact protection. You wear a windproof jacket to keep warm. You wear clothing that doesn't flap around and drive you insane. You wear eye protection to keep your eyes from drying out and watering. Why go through all the trouble to minimize distractions then go adding some back?

I listen to my ipod because unfortunately in Kissimmee there is a stop light every 2 minutes and listening to all the Mexican music from the loud cars drive me insane! I even found when driving on the interstate I'm more distracted because of the irritating wind noise. All of the ear plugs I try don't fit right and irritate me and then I'm distracted.

When I get healed up from this shoulder surgery I'll get over to where my helmet is and give some pics as to the Nike set up. I talked to a couple of OPD guys where I work and they said it was legal because it was not "in" my ears. And thought it was pretty ingenious esp with the shuffle because it all can come off with one smooth motion.

With me I tried ear buds but the way my helmet goes on they were always popping out and were illegal. If I use my Ipod classic I can look down and see what's on. but I'd rather have the shuffle I only put "riding" music on it anyhow.

Mary

My earplugs are custom. They are super comfy and I can wear them for hours at a time without being irritated by them. Totally worth the $75 I paid for them...

I prefer the speakers set up on my fairings. I tune in to radio stations that carry traffic for my morning commute. For any longer highway jaunts I just wear regular ear protection.

I don't know about riding and listening to the music because I don' do that I only use the headphones I mentioned with the GPS unit

Sorry these pics aren't as good as I'd like them to be came from my phone didn't have my digital camera with me. Hope these get the idea across!





Mary