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> Hey, I was just wondering if there were any laws against using head > phones while riding or what not. Any one know? Also I am wondering > what > kind of head phones to buy, I want something that will block sound out > so I can hear the music without blasting it. Thanks much > Matt

Jersey says only one ear is o.k., you need to run into a real jerk that would check or ticket you generally, but they are out there. Koss and Sony both have models that seal into your ear canal, they will block the most ambient noise. The other solution is to wear earplugs and use helmet speakers, just cranked up. Etymotic research has the best of the sealed in canal types, just keep in mind that the type that seal in, pick up vibrations from the cords etc. that some people find annoying.

In CA, you cannot wear earphones either on a motorcycle, car, or bicycle. Rick wrote:

> Hey, I was just wondering if there were any laws against using head > phones while riding or what not. Any one know? Also I am wondering

what

> kind of head phones to buy, I want something that will block sound

out

> so I can hear the music without blasting it. Thanks much > Matt > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

In a message dated 2003-11-18 5:25:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, babsey@... writes:

> > In Ohio, you can have speakers mounted in your helmet, or on the M.C., but > you are not allowed to have earplugs in while operating the M.C. > BEAN > >

Now, if I was one to tilt at windmills, it might be fun to challenge that Ohio law using OSHA regulations for when earplugs must be worn in the workplace to keep from damaging your hearing. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Rick" wrote:

> In CA, you cannot wear earphones either on a motorcycle, car, or > bicycle. > > Rick >

You can't wear headphones and listen to The Grateful Dead while doing Nitrous Oxide and driving in CA either, but that doesn't mean people don't do it. Just kidding. Conall

In a message dated 2003-11-20 7:41:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, babsey@... writes:

> > I guess if your job was to ride a motorcycle around (motor cop, > messenger/delivery, etc.) you could challenge it. Unless you mean that OSHA standards > state what a dangerous level level of noise is, and that motorcycling exceeds > that. Wouldn't that give the helmet-law people a boost. > As it is, most police in OH are ignorant of this law. I ride constantly > with earplugs, and have yet to meet an officer to mention it. (Or maybe I just > didn't hear.) > > BEAN > >

OSHA does has standards that base the type of ear protection on the ambient noise and the level at which they require an employer to provide ear plugs capable of cutting about 20db is around the level of a bike at speed with the wind noise. The fun of fighting the Ohio law with OSHA regulations is that OSHA gives you a body of evidence, with established precedents from liability cases, which might let you turn tables and defend yourself by forcing the state to defend why it is hazardous to take prudent measures to protect your hearing while riding a motorcycle. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "thad_carey" wrote:

> I would often look at my K&N and wonder how any air was > getting through, but it was working. Also an inspection of the air > boot and carb throat downstream of the filter revealed no > noticeable dirt particles. I've got K&Ns on just about every > vehicle that I can get

K&Ns let waaay more dirt past than oiled foam. FOR PROOF: Just grease the inside of the clean side of your airbox and go ride in the dust. With the K&N there will be a fine layer of dust that got past the filter (on its way to into your engine) stuck all over the grease. Want to wear out your engine faster... use a K&N in the dust. Want to breath better with a freer flowing filter... use a K&N. Steve