Speakers for I-Pod on my Road King

[RKKY]

I used a pair of Oakley Thump 2's when I had my Road King. Good sound, but from what I hear it's about at $1500 ticket if you get caught riding with 'em.

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[jd533]

Has anyone tried the 2" bullet from uniqe? Are they any good at highway speed?

[SeanEMac]

there's just no way a 2" speaker will sound good at highway speed. the big ones are questionable, let alone the 2" speakers.

[jag1886]

I'm curiuos as to why you don't just use a set of good ear plugs with speakers like Big Ear??

[TMART]

+1 on the 100 amp road rumbles.I can hear mine just fine at any speed.

[bobros]

Originally Posted by jag1886

I'm curiuos as to why you don't just use a set of good ear plugs with speakers like Big Ear??

Personally, I like to also hear the sounds of my environment and I don't like the feeling of plugs in my ears.

[TMair]

Originally Posted by bobros

Personally, I like to also hear the sounds of my environment and I don't like the feeling of plugs in my ears.

+1 I want to hear what is going on around me, like other cars coming up on me and such.

[SeanEMac]

i hear cars coming up on me much better with ear plugs in, it reduces the engine drone and wind noise, making it much easier to hear random sounds. i thought everyone who rode knew that.

i can't imagine doing much riding without plugs in, you're doing permanent damage to your ears. it's far too dangerous. that's why every custom ear plug maker on the planet has a booth at motorcycle rallies.

earplugs reduce pitch in the frequency of wind noise allowing you to better isolate the type noise you need to hear. they also vastly reduce fatigue. being tired on the road is very dangerous. think how poorly you hear after a concert - same thing on a long ride. that's permanent damage you're doing as well. over time not wearing plugs will cause you to hear less of what's going on around you at all times...

watch guys hop off of their bikes after a motorcycle race - plugs right under the full helmet.

[Jahillsr]

In MA you can use helmet speakers, but not ear plugs. Not crazy about the helmet speakers that came with my Chatterbox for music. At least from my Blackberry. Perhaps with a GPS/MP3 unit they will sound better.

[jag1886]

I guess you guys have never worn a set of Big Ears. You can still hear everything they just get rid of all the sharp noises.