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  • #46
    I would recommend that everybody needs to wear earplugs when they are around loud noisemakers (small children and yapping dogs included).
    And ex-spouses

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    • #47
      Ear Plugs are magical things, I've even seen them stop Aircraft leaks! Have I ever done it no, but does is work yes.
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      • #48
        Always

        I've always wore earplugs as I cant ride comfortably without them . It enables me to ride farther and longer , have less fatigue more focus etc etc ...
        XJ1100K
        Avon rubber
        MikesXS black coils
        Iridium plugs w/ 1k caps
        MikesXS front master
        Paragon SS brake lines (unlinked)
        Loud Horns (Stebel/Fiamm)
        Progressive fork springs
        CIBIE headlight reflector
        YICS Eliminator

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        • #49
          X2

          What he just said.
          Flatlander

          '81 XS11H

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          • #50
            Ear plugs are good. Box of 80 = $12 at the local bandit lumber yard. Wind noise is bad, wearing a full-face behind a Pacifico. I can still hear all the machine noise I need to attend to, as well as sirens, horns, etc. Certainly reduces fatigue. No full-face helmet will muffle wind noise sound, some make it worse. Protect your hearing.
            1980 XS 11 Special: The King of Kong, 9th wonder of the world. Pacifico fairing, chopped shield, Yamaha hard bags, Diamond seat, T-Kat fork brace, XJ top end, YICS Eliminator, '80 carbs from Spyder Cycle Works, K&N Air filter, Fuse block, stainless steel valves & reg/rect from Oregon MC Parts. Raptor CCT, XJ air shocks, 850 FD, Sportster mufflers, Standard handle bar, Tusk Bar Risers, SS braided brake lines. Cat Eye speedometer. HID projector beam headlight, LED running lights.

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            • #51
              I just started riding this year, I never heard about hear plugs untill i took a saftey coarse, The more experianced riders stated once you were them you will wonder why you never did before. I actutally started wearing my IPOD so i could listen to tunes as well, But i found out this weekend it is ileagel. In Ontario!.
              Matt
              Maxim 1100
              (aka-Blue Giants Son)

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              • #52
                My 1100 is a loud bike, but doesn't seem too much ie I notice no problems. I always have a helmet and I think this reduces the noise. I am most comfortable when I can hear and feel my bike for any thing not normal.

                Deny
                1978 XS1100E - The TimeMachine
                1980 XS850 Special - Little Mo

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by DenyP View Post
                  My 1100 is a loud bike, but doesn't seem too much ie I notice no problems. I always have a helmet and I think this reduces the noise. I am most comfortable when I can hear and feel my bike for any thing not normal.

                  Deny
                  Put a fairing on it and you will hear a lot more. It acts like a megaphone right up to your ears.
                  Cy

                  1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
                  Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
                  Vetter Windjammer IV
                  Vetter hard bags & Trunk
                  OEM Luggage Rack
                  Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
                  Spade Fuse Box
                  Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
                  750 FD Mod
                  TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
                  XJ1100 Front Footpegs
                  XJ1100 Shocks

                  I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by cywelchjr View Post
                    Put a fairing on it and you will hear a lot more. It acts like a megaphone right up to your ears.
                    I agree. I get very little wind noise at all with my full-face, but my bike is rather loud now that I have the fairing. I guess its about equal to the wind noise I once had without the fairing though.
                    1980 XS850SG - Sold
                    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
                    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
                    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

                    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
                    -H. Ford

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
                      I agree. I get very little wind noise at all with my full-face, but my bike is rather loud now that I have the fairing. I guess its about equal to the wind noise I once had without the fairing though.
                      Yes, but if there is a hint of a bad engine noise you will hear it right away. I can see several good things about that.
                      Cy

                      1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
                      Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
                      Vetter Windjammer IV
                      Vetter hard bags & Trunk
                      OEM Luggage Rack
                      Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
                      Spade Fuse Box
                      Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
                      750 FD Mod
                      TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
                      XJ1100 Front Footpegs
                      XJ1100 Shocks

                      I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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