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Does Music affect your Speed and riding style?

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TomC said:
agreed...i'm actually surprised anyone rides with music
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same here. i think when on a bike all your attention should be on riding, and with music you cannot hear the details that might make a difference. even when driving a car when im driving fast or in ****** weather the radio goes off.
 
Oh bull pucky - you can hear "details" just fine. Talk to me after a 1,000 km day how much you paid attention every moment.
You don't, driving or riding is mostly automatic learned skills over time.
Newbies have the think consciously about what experienced riders do without a thought.

No question in bad weather or difficult conditions music goes off but there is zero reason to apply that across the board. Your mind wanders anyways.
 
MacDoc said:
Oh bull pucky - you can hear "details" just fine. Talk to me after a 1,000 km day how much you paid attention every moment.
You don't, driving or riding is mostly automatic learned skills over time.
Newbies have the think consciously about what experienced riders do without a thought.

No question in bad weather or difficult conditions music goes off but there is zero reason to apply that across the board. Your mind wanders anyways.
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and this is what seperates riders in the fallen section vs those who keep on riding.

ill throw out one example where you're wrong. as you lose traction you're rpm will spike and you can hear your rear spin when accelerating/turning. when braking you brake a little too hard and you can hear that bad boy scream. meanwhile while you're jaming to spice girls you'll realize something is askew once on the pavement

that split second is your last warning, take it or leave it.
 
Oh yes it does, I NEVER ride without my MP3 on full blast to fast-paced music which makes me ride fast-pace... the same effect when I'm working and have my MP3 on, I move twice as fast.
 
and this is what seperates riders in the fallen section vs those who keep on riding.

ill throw out one example where you're wrong. as you lose traction you're rpm will spike and you can hear your rear spin when accelerating/turning. when braking you brake a little too hard and you can hear that bad boy scream. meanwhile while you're jaming to spice girls you'll realize something is askew once on the pavement
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Okay 43 years riding says you're wrong and you did not read what I wrote.

IF I'm riding twisties hard then sure the earphones are off as I do want to hear the brakes howl and concentrate but that in no way guides my riding- do you think deaf riders fall off??
She's deaf and she races I'm sure there are many others.

http://www.h3.tv/shows.php?video_id=661

You can "feel" any slip at either end.
Wind and engine noise is fatiguing - any pilot can tell you that and your ears compress their range anyway if you subject them to constant wind and motor noise.

A relaxed and not fatigued rider is a better and safer rider. ...forest tracks or slab. I ride all year - 3 months down under and 9 months here.
43 years riding and never a fall on the road.

The occasional fall in the dirt is good for you.

something is askew once on the pavement
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what's that like.....weren't you paying attention?? Maybe you were tired from the noise or perhaps bored. :D
 
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For me, I dont listen to music when riding but thats just me. I agree that your mind does wander anyway whether you are listening or not but I know for me that listening to music does make my mind wander more-so than when I am not so I skip out on music. I also ride mostly in the city where cars are trying to kill you at every intersection so that impacts my decision greatly.

However, if I was going to tour a long distance with long, straight, flat boring country segments, I would consider bringinng along an mp3 player for those legs.

Like 98% of everything debated on this forum, it really depends on the individual. Specifically his/her comfort level and tendencies when riding. Some A.D.D type people have a hard to paying attention to anything (me) and those people should probably cut out the music to assist in staying focused while other people are better at staying focused and could probably handle tunes no worries.
 
It really depends on the music... but generally, with music I can go all night.

If its some slow stuff (which I prefer), I tend to go slower, but if she's got something up-tempo on, then I'll ride 'er faster; really depends on what she wants, cuz I'm attentive like that... sometimes music's good to drown out all the moaning and breathing, y'know, in case any of the roommates or friends are in the building...

Wait, what are we talking about again?
 
boooya said:
Depends on what I'm listening to.
I was on the 33 in WV listening to Whiskey in the Jar, damn music got me so pumped up I was scraping fairings thru that road.
Did same road later on in the week on the way home with no music and was much much slower.
Almost like the music takes your cares away and you just go for it.
Or Celine Dion could have come on ad I would have rode rite off the cliff.
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/MetallicA\ version of Whiskey in The Jar?
 
wonderings said:
Music is an emotional medium, it will effect most people. I don't like riding with music, partly because I like the serenity of nothing but my thoughts and the natural sounds, sights and smells while I ride. Though in the car, its completely opposite, though music does not seem to effect my driving, it was noticeable when I did listen to music riding up to Tobomory taking all the back roads, and it was not noticeable till I looked down at my speed.

Is it even legal to listen to music while riding? For some reason I thought it was not, though not sure why.
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In certain US states it may well be illegal. Mainly due to the fact in some states, you cant have more than one speaker in your helmet.

see this handy link: http://www.cyclefish.com/state_motorcycle_laws.php
 
i tend to pick up the pace when listening to the initial D sound track or dragonforce -through the fire and flames.
 
If you listen to music while riding, then how do you hear the release of nox cannisters and revving of Hemi's fading behind you as you overtake them? Personally, the weeping of my enemies and the lamentations of their women is all the music I need.
 
GentlemanRacer said:
If you listen to music while riding, then how do you hear the release of nox cannisters and revving of Hemi's fading behind you as you overtake them? Personally, the weeping of my enemies and the lamentations of their women is all the music I need.
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[video=youtube;OBGOQ7SsJrw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw[/video]
 
GottDam :D
Carmen Burina gets me pumped - that slow build up......you really want the bike to sprout a set of wings and soar into the sunset ;)
 
I listen to music all the time.
I put about 700 songs on my BlackBerry and put it on random and away I go.
Bob Seger Hollywood nights
Live Piller of Davidson
ACDC Shoot for Thrill
Thats just a few that get me going
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