Ear plug advise

[Toledo Mark]

During the summer I wear a half helmet to stay cooler.  The thing is I don't like the wind noise.  Can anyone reccommend ear plugs that help with the wind? Thanks,

[YoungPUP]

cabela's or bass pro shops brand custom fitted ear plugs. nice little kit just mix the 2 parts and stuff into ear hole. Let it set and ta-da! Makes a HUGE difference, adn you don't have to worry about not putting them in right like the cheap foam ones.  The kit cost about $15 ish

[NITRO]

I had my audiologist make custom plugs for me. I think I paid $20 and didn't have to worry about flubbing something up doing it myself. The doc said she sees people often with little bits of the rubber stuck in their ears from those do it yourself kits!

[Valker]

I have used these for years. Most comfortable and quietest I've found, including ones I had custom made at an audiologist for much more.
http://www.earplugsonline.com

[Jess from VA]

cabela's or bass pro shops brand custom fitted ear plugs. nice little kit just mix the 2 parts and stuff into ear hole. Let it set and ta-da! Makes a HUGE difference, and you don't have to worry about not putting them in right like the cheap foam ones.  The kit cost about $15 ish

This is not epoxy is it? 

[old2soon]

My preference-may not suit you. All that being said here goes. Harbor freight has a green box filled with cellophane bags(2 ear plugs per bag) of bright orange ear plugs. They are cheap enough that if i take them out and throw the used ones away i ain't out much at all. On long rides i know i've used 5 or 6 sets. Also small enough to put a lot of em in any old pocket. Can't remeber what i paid-but it weren't much. Hope this helps. RIDE SAFE.

[Michael K (Az.)]

My preference-may not suit you. All that being said here goes. Harbor freight has a green box filled with cellophane bags(2 ear plugs per bag) of bright orange ear plugs. They are cheap enough that if i take them out and throw the used ones away i ain't out much at all. On long rides i know i've used 5 or 6 sets. Also small enough to put a lot of em in any old pocket. Can't remeber what i paid-but it weren't much. Hope this helps. RIDE SAFE.

Yep, spongy things. I use them when I go shooting. Call 'em cheetos!

[art]

I buy my ear plug from the MSC catalog online.Foam green ones .About $25 for 200 pairs That many will last for years an the price per pair is low

[PhredValk]

Skull Candy in-ear earbuds, connected to an iPod or other MP3 player.

Drown out the wind with Rock 'n Roll!

Fred.

[Wetrudgeon]

"Quiet Please" foam ear plugs from Walgreens work well.  Comfortable, very good attenuation, and cheap (a $5 box will last over six months for us).  Try them.

We trudge on.

[Tundra]

I always ride with earplugs. I have hundreds of the soft foam type from work. I carry them as backup only. I have tried them all, but like the bright orange, smooth rubber finish on a cord from The Home Depot best, they are very comfortable for me. I also have tried the segmented type which didn't fit my ear well and had a long base which rubbed on my helmet and was uncomfortable. I've tried the Cabela's rout too   no complaints but I lost them ???

[Tundra]

"Quiet Please" foam ear plugs from Walgreens work well.  Comfortable, very good attenuation, and cheap (a $5 box will last over six months for us).  Try them.

We trudge on.

Do they have the cord?

[Big IV]

When my wife and I go to concerts we just grab the foam squishys from the drug store. They work at taking out the rumble without blocking the sound. I think they'd work on a bike, but I run a fairly quiet helmet so I have never tried them on the bike.

[solo1]

I buy ear plugs from the local industrial safety store.  200 pr for about $36.00   They work fine, somewhat reusable.

I had ear plugs custom made but they didn't work, probably not soft enough.

[Jess Tolbirt]

ya know its sorta funny,, as a construction electrician we harp on ear protection, i called in one employee and I had to give him 3 days off because he ignored warnings about wearing his ear protection,, do you know what he does? he walks out of the office to his bike and sticks his ear plugs in and rides off...i asked him why when he returned and he said "principal"....

[johnhunter44]

You can go to the swimming section of most sporting goods stores and buy the cheap wax-type earplugs that you put in your ears for swimming.  Not the plastic type, but the wax type.  I got six sets for just a few bucks and you mold it to your ears and it stays in.  So far, I have only used one set, as it seems to last forever...

[Fishstick]

We use the smooth foam plugs, with and without cords. These plugs have some of the highest available decibel ratings at 26+ and cost pennies to use. I can still hear my speakers and the bike while riding. Wind noise is gone and when I get where I'm going I can hear normal conversation levels.

[old2soon]

What ever you go with-make sure you use them. Case ya haven't figured this out-hearing loss is forever. Don't wanna run around like us old farts always goin-what did you say repeat repeat repeat-gettin the idea?? Use em and RIDE SAFE.

[3fan4life]

I feel like the lone dinosaur here.

I've never even considered using earplugs while riding.

When I first went with the shorter windshield the "buffeting" bothered me. But, I've gotten used to it and don't even notice it anymore.

Most of the time I wear a shorty helmet as well, on cold days or when I'm riding my old Nighthawk I wear a Flip face helmet.

When wearing the flip face it "bugs" me that I can't hear what's around me as well.

For instance several times I've been beside a tractor trailer on the interstate and could hear that he had a tire that was getting ready to shed a "gator" and I knew to quickly get past him. With ear plugs I don't know if I would've heard this. I can only imagine how upsetting it would be to have one of those things suddenly "thrown" at you.

While typing this one question did occur to me:

Those of you who use ear plugs, are you riding with or without a windshield?

I can see where that might make a difference.
   

[Tundra]

3fan4life, I ride with straight pipes, no muffler. That's probably the only reason I use them. Never had a need for them on quiet bikes.

[old2soon]

My i/s has the windshield. I hear more with my half shell and ear plugs than i do in my bell ace of diamonds and no ear plugs. Keeping the wind noise down seems to work- at least for ME. The bell has a little more restricted vision and i m o is to quiet. Not hearing stuff is just as bad as not seeing stuff. As everyone is aware-you need all your senses while ridin your motorcycles. If you don't watch out fer yourself-who will????? RIDE SAFE.

[3fan4life]

I ride with straight pipes, no muffler.

I can definately see the argument for ear plugs there.

[3fan4life]

As everyone is aware-you need all your senses while ridin your motorcycles. If you don't watch out fer yourself-who will????? RIDE SAFE.

That's pretty much my reasoning behind not using ear plugs. But then I am behind and windshield and I have stock pipes.

To each his own........ Man I sure hope this don't turn into one of them Darkside or Motor Oil arguments..........    

[Jess from VA]

I feel like the lone dinosaur here.

I've never even considered using earplugs while riding.



Huh? What was that?      (neither do I, but there are days I should) (I do carry the foamers, and have put them in when riding with others with loud pipes)(all HD riders I ride with wear them and I always ask..... 'gee, I thought you liked to listen to your pipes.')

Just did my annual Q-tip/alcohol inspection, and wow.... who knew that much gunk could get in your ears?    All my bald head hair has moved down to my ears, and I didn't think anything could get thru that.

Actually, with cheap foamers, you can hear 95% of everything you need to, but it does stop the constant wind which does cause irretrievable sensorineural hearing loss.
 

[johnhunter44]

I have a full windshield and can actually hear better when I have earplugs due to the wind noise and pipes.  If my wife is riding with me, w/o ear plugs, I can hardly hear her when she talks to me.  With ear plugs, I can hear what she is saying since most of the ambient noise is blocked out.  Did I just make an argument NOT to use ear plugs?

[Hoser]

Skull Candy in-ear earbuds, connected to an iPod or other MP3 player.

Drown out the wind with Rock 'n Roll!

Fred.

+1, I can't travel without my music!  Hoser   

[BigChris99]

I use them all the time, every ride.   I use them on all three of my bikes. Valkyrie standard, no windshield.   Goldwing, stock windshield and on my KLR.   KLR goes from stock short windshield in the summer to an oversize one in the winter.   I have two Scorpion full face, an HJC SyMax II flip up and an HJC dirt bike helmet.   Wear earplugs every ride, with any of those helmets.  I like the quite.  Over the years my hearing has gotten bad enough.  I don't want it to get any worse.   Hell, I even wear them now when I cut the grass with my lawn equipment!  Best part is I get them  free from work. Hearing is good, not hearing because I want to be cool, not so much. Up to you.