Looking for suggestions for listening to tunes while riding.

Nady sells a two way radio with FM band buit in, anyone using?

Best headset to use wiht full face helmet?

I tried personal radios with headphones, and cant say it was confortable one bit.

 

I listen to my ipod i got these headphones from circuit city by sony. they are earbuds but have a plastic part that goes over the ear these were the only ones i found which didnt fall out when i slip my helmet on http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

 

DON'T BUY NADY!!!

When I was shopping around for communicators that supported external music players I came across Nady and Chatter Box. I couldn't understand why the Chatter Boxes were so expensive (and still don't). The Nady communicator seemed to have all the same functions.

I bought two Nady communicators for me and my girl. They both were very shoddy. There was something wrong in the cable or the connection between headset and unit on both communicators that interfered with proper mic operation. The mic would work for awhile, then not work. This cycle would repeat. Didn't matter if we were using the PTT or VOX. But when using the unit without the helmet cable, it worked just like any other two way radio.

When they did work correctly I had a communication range of about 1/8 mile. And that was in the high power mode.

My suggestion: If you only want to listen to music, then find some headphones that fit comfortably in your helmet. I use in-ear phones because of their sound isolating properties. They also don't stick out that much (there is no bulk to them), which ensures they fit better in my helmet. If you think you will be using the communicator for more than music (i.e. communication) then I would suggest a Chatter Box. I dropped a ton of money on two Chatter Boxes and other than the price, they work great.

I'll give you a great deal on one or both of my Nady's if you still want them. I never got around to using then to listen to music, and I sure that funciton would work well.

 

I love listening to first gear, then second, then third, then fourth, ...... I even enjoy Neautral...

 

i agree, maybe you just need to invest in a nicer exhaust, i wouldn't rather listen to anything else while riding, it's part of the experience. [sm=burnout.gif]

 

Thanks fot the replies.

As for the suggestions of a better exhaust, I am happy with the Yosh system I have.

I have taken two recent long trips of +1500 miles in 3 days and was looking for the option of listening to some music.

If I just tooled around town and stayed within the state, the sound of exhaust for 10 to 12 hours per day would be fine for me too.

 

Would also suggest checking that the law in your state allows for headsets. Checkout recent post in General Tech "motorcycle laws" to find out. It might be helpful with making a choice or not.

 

www.helmetaudio.com for speakers, and ipod nano strapped to my arm or bars. i think its too uncomfortable to have headphones in, besides most state laws have that as illegal, but if you have exterior speakers you can still 'hear the outside world', for safety reasons.

 

I have a set of small earbud speakers mounted in my helmet and an elastic strap that holds my mp3 player to the base of the helmet. It allows me to still adjust volume and such but is out of the way and leaves no wires between my body and head to get tangled up. I'm quite happy with it. In WA state, there's no law about headphones and I keep the volume low enough to still hear outside noises clearly. I originally thought I'd be disappointed with the sound quality of the earbuds since they're not actually in my ear, but they're really pretty good! I am curious, though, about these: http://www.helmetaudio.com/item--Hel...--AHA1014.html

I know I've seen someone else's helmet on this forum who did a similar thing with an Ipod shuffle...

Here's my setup...


Depending on the sort of riding I'm doing, I may unplug the mp3 player altogether and leave it home. I agree that listening to the bike is great, but when you're an a constant rpm on the freeway for hours, some music makes things more enjoyable.

 

are those speakers loud enough? my headphones and mp3 player are good at lower speeds but when im on the highway i can only faintly hear a song im lookin for speakers that are loud enough.