whats everyone's views on lisining to a walkman [keep it old school!] when riding both about town and long distance?

never do it mate.

i like to hear the sound of the exhaust, cause if the tone/sound of it changes i know somethings wrong :blink:

same as that.

I like Black Sabbath played very loudly for the same reason :slap:

up to ou but iff you get pulled youll get knicked

Anything at all..........As long as i can't hear the Missus telling me to, "lick here, suck here, higher, lower" etc. Bossy cow.



















Oh wait, y'mean on a scooter?..................nothing.

I dont anymore.


Coming back from a a rally earlier this year I had the Prodigy on the ear phones,became a bit engrossed,rode to fast,got distracted and had a near miss !

nope from me, mind you like the idea of sat nav. ;)

dont do that anymore after running up the arse of a bus a few years back.

Never do it, I will sometimes sing to myself, usually a Thomas the tank Engine song that is stuck in my mind cos of my little girl. :D

Always listen to me Ipod, apart from when on the Armandos, coz I cant hear it then. :music
Dont care how dangerous people think it is....life is dangerous :wacko:

cheers,

i have done it a few times and did notice a distraction just wondered what you all thought :music

Used to listen to Ipod but now I listen to me lovely singing voice.....usually twinkle twinkle little star or 25 miles to go (edwin starr) but add my own milege then countdown as I get closer. Inbetween singing I shout abuse at idiots on the road cutting me up.

listen to me i-pod every day riding to work. the wind noise is horrendous on me gts 250 (yes i know there gay) i didnt think they were illeagle to wear (i used to have a deaf student who rode a twist and go to college)

Prefer the sound of a stroker screaming it's nuts off :music

i love music and i love riding so being able to enjoy both at once is tremend!

I like singing while riding. It's one of the few places I don't get told to shut up as I may be tone deaf. Endless loops of crap songs can while away the miles

i find my in head ipod the best and to change tracks you just think of a different song

Richard Cheese and Lounge against the Machine or Hayseed Dixie. On the odd occasion Paul Ankora, think that's how you spell it anyway.

Nothing illegal about it, but not for me. Done it a couple of times, but too distracting.

Wouldn't dream of it to be honest. It's bad enough keeping things in check as it is and I would personally get too distracted. Ninja was a bugger for it, but doesn't do it any more. :teach :D

no thanx .. id rather hear me scoot n the traffic around me... plus i have shit concentration id probably fall over trying to dance :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: Class!

Cant ride n listen to music. Its too distracting. A one man wreckin pit on a scoot doesnt really work :D

In the car is different, cant drive without some tunes

i think on the scoot you need to hear the thing. Someone said you're better listening to the tone of the motor for anything untoward happening. Gotta say thats absolutely bang on. Plus, as much as I like my music, none are as good as a tuned motor with big carb n expansion all going full chat! bring on the noise!

Plus for anyone considering it - my mate Pete only had one 'off' in fifteen years or so, then about five in the space of 18 months after he started listening to his ipod on the move. Coincidence? hhmmm.

not for me m'afraid. dont even wear ear plugs.

Gave up as the ear pieces always fall out .......

yeh , fuck it..

less distracting than letting my warped mind wonder off on its own into more disturbing territory

On the dragster especially on long distance, absolutely. Get bored with the monoton noise of the scooter :rolleyes:

On the TS1, short or long distance its a no, I want to be able to hear the engine/exhaust as when it changes, I know something is wrong :)

i have when i have the gps as it also has an mp3 player on it but then if it's illegal why are they allowed to have motorcycle gps and mp3 ?

It's not illegal Dave, never has been either - another urban myth. You could get done for not being in full control of the vehicle, but thats only if you start dancing...


Personally I'd have them removed from cars and lorries too, they should be concentrating on the driving, not on Radio Two.








(I've an iPod broadcaster in my car though!)

I like to get my knee down. Can't imagine trying to do that with tunes on. :barking

the biggest problem is sitting at traffic lights singing (badly) at the top of your lungs and wondering why everyones looking at u like your simple. note 2 self crash helmet soundproof not :unsure:

i get looked at like im simple coz i am simple

i listen to tunes all the time ....but only wear the ear piece in the left ear so i can still hear the exhaust on the right ;)

cause i got a dress on and eating a sausage roll out of my manly drinking bag
mind you did narf drop that mr2, so dumb founded was he, by the little old lady ped he just sat dumb founded while got the power on ,and left him
HIS BIRD WANTED ME TOO, I COULD TELL. ;)