Radio, Music or sound of the wind?

[Chuck]

Do you listen to the radio, music or just the sound of the wind and traffic?

 

[Chuck]

I forgot to add something like "all of the above"!

So I guess the question ought to be interpreted as what do you primarily listen to while riding.

 

[Nana]

I'm a KISS kinda gal... sound of the trike and the wind for me

 

[Trikerjim]

Little Richard singing Lucille....

 

[John Luciano]

Actually I listen to the Radio if I am alone. If I have Honey on the back we never turn on the radio we usually talk to each other. A guy a long time ago asked what we talk about. I said I don't know but we talked on our cross country trip to Texas. His comment is if he had to sit alone with his wife for more than 20 miles he would go insane. :blush:

 

[Chuck]

His comment is if he had to sit alone with his wife for more than 20 miles he would go insane. :blush:

My wife and I talk the whole time.

She says sweet things to me like, "turn here!", "stop there!" and "I'll be right back".

Mostly I just respond with "yes dear" while I turn up the music a little louder.

 

[Big Dog]

Since Miles doesn't talk I have my Sirius radio on, or if I'm in a thinking mood I'll just ride and glide to the sounds around me.

 

[Ozarkryder]

Short trips - less than 100 or 200 miles- we usually go with the radio. On long jaunts we plug in the Mp3 player. The intercom is always on, of course. The GPS isn't set up to talk through system - I already have one woman telling me where to go, I don't need the babe-in-the-box chiming in,too.

 

[Juju]

You mean other than the voices in my head, right? :gah:

 

[Gorilla]

I'm like Nana. Eveh though I have a radio I very seldom turn i on. I love the wind and the sound of the machine. Really makes me relax quick. Ted

 

[Ironhorsepilot]

I also would prefer to listen to the wind , traffic and my own thoughts. Hubby loves his radio on his bike.

 

[rvtriker]

How about your passenger. Froggi and I are chatting about the scenery, cages and zoom splats....all good stuff!

 

[moonstar]

I was mildly irritated with the dealer that they didn't install the requested XM modulator on the new radio our trike needed. I planned on phoning them and requesting they get the part in for us....UNTIL we went on our first trip. I have found I really enjoy just the trike, the wind and the other sights, sounds, and even smells around us. In fact, the one time hubby turned the radio on I had him turn it off....I find it an annoying disturbance to the peace of riding. It seems like once the wind starts blowing in your face it blows a good portion of your troubles away!

 

[Gorilla]

moonstar WELCOME to the real reason why some of us ride. I all most never have the radio on. VERY VERY mind cleansing, at least for me. Ted

 

[Lunchbox1983]

I guess I am a little different the ONLY time I listen to music is when on my Bike. It is a part of my alone time to worship God and marvel at his creation, I basically sing away. The part I don't get is people wanted to use their cell phones, etc.

 

[Gorilla]

DON'T GET ME STARTED ON CELL PHONES AND DRIVING/RIDING. I am one of those guys that pulls over when using the phone. Or I answer and tell them I'll call back.

 

[BIG AL]

I love music its a big part of my life but when I ride I dont listen to music ,Riding is like therapy to me and I dont want to interupt my therapy .:wtg:

 

[Triker Walt]

Therapy is great looking at the scenery, watching traffic, listening to the sounds of the engine, wind in my hair and the most important to me is the freedom of triking feeling. I am truly BLESSED.

 

[Nauga Mok]

Depends on my mood & how long I've been on the road. In town I usually have the radio on. Out on the open road, I LOVE the sound of my pipes (Thunder Header slip ons on true duals kicked by a stage 2 engine) at about 80 MPH!! Remindes me of Gramdpa's '56 Ford with the 292 T Bird engine feeding dual glass packs. Once I've been pounding pavement for 10 or 12 days straight & running 350+ miles/day, THEN I MIGHT turn on the MP3 for a little variety. I ran just shy of 6,000 miles in 23 days last summer. The only thing better than the sound of my pipes is getting to listen to 'em day after day after day!! I REALLY enjoyed that trip!! Even though I blew my knee out 3 days from the end of the trip & was in real pain, I still would have liked to have stayed on the road for another week at least. Just waiting 'till I can do it again on 3 wheels instead of 2! No more cramps in my arms from the death grip on the bars when I hit a gravel road!!

NM

 

[BlueTrinity]

DON'T GET ME STARTED ON CELL PHONES AND DRIVING/RIDING. I am one of those guys that pulls over when using the phone. Or I answer and tell them I'll call back.

I do likewise Ted, except for that answering part. That's what my voice mail is for.

I'm a newspaper publisher and I am incensed each time I have to run the sad story of someone that was killed by someone texting or otherwise distracted by the use of their cell phone. Those occasions have been far too frequent in the past couple of years.

I have proposed to legislators that cell phone use while driving, be elevated to the same offense level as DUI. I think that the offender should face the same penalties for a first offense and include the same opportunities for redemption through ARD, but full revocation of licenses for subsequent offenses.

Some will say that is too extreme, but I would argue that cell texting is both just as addictive and just as dangerous as alcohol use, particularly for teens and young adults.

 

[Gorilla]

If it keeps you from doing the job of driving with your full attention, you should not ought to be doing it.

 

[NedKelley]

Classic rock station..or if out of a reception area...CDs or MP3, usually of the "ACDC, LedZep, Fleetwood Mac" genre..:yes:

 

[ricle41]

I love the variety. Cruising in good weather I love the wind and sounds around me. In cold weather I would rather shut the shield and either run without anything or a little music.

The one thing I can't stand is a fullface helmet, with speakers on my ears and wind shields around my neck so I am completely closed in without any other sound making it to my ears. I've got a car for that.

Mainly, if my butt's on the seat, my hands are on the bars, my eyes are on the road then my spirit is alive! Don't really nead anything else.

 

[Boscoporp]

It's funny! The only time that I listen to music is on my Trike

 

[Alan Oakley]

Riding Solo.......Either my ipod (through the Trike's speakers) or XM. Everything from the Beach Boys to ZZ Top. Long rides or short, if I am solo I am listening to the music.

 

[triwinggirl]

Gotta have that MPS player

:yay::yay::yay:

 

[Ray]

Most of my one-up riding is done to a combo of music and listening to the wind. I'd say about 50/50 split. But when my wife's aboard we commune with nature.

 

[skuuter]

I'm a "Listen to the Engine" Guy......Music distracts me.....

 

[spiritdream]

Wind, traffic, and my own thoughts....I have no choice!