IS IT SAFE/OKAY to LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE ON A MOTORCYCLE ?

I'm not against it, but if this is your first bike, you'll want to avoid it until you can build up a good understanding and awareness for what's going on around you, to avoid accidents

There are pros and cons for sure. I listen sometimes on the bike and I have a set of "buds" with foam around the tips to seal off any other noisesand make it easier to put my full face helmet on. The debate about whether or not you can hear horns, sirens, predestians and what not is just that.....debate. If you are a conciencious rider you are mostly aware of what is around you anyway. Use an I-pod and have only songs on it you like. That way you don't have to fumble with anything. Set the volume to what you need and put it in a pouch, then forget about it. It is absurd to try to talk on a cell phone while riding a bike though. I keep my cell in my saddle bag or in my pocket and if I feel the vibrator in it I MAY pull off the road and get the voicemail. Mostly I just check it at the next fuel stop. Whatever you do just be safe doing it. Common sense makes safer riders anyway!

There are many companies that sell sound systems for motorcycles, and there are many types of music recording devices that can be employed while riding a motorcycle. However, I would stay away from any device that goes into, or covers, your ears and blocks outside sounds from your hearing. On a motorcycle you have to see, hear, and know what is going on around you all the time.

Distraction is a motorcyclists enemy, and music can be dangerously distracting.

Now if you must have a sound system, it would be wise to check what the maximum output of the charging system is before you buy any motorcycle or sound system. A 250cc anything would be very taxed by a 100watt audio system.

Good Luck and

Ride Safe

Use your common sense. The idea is to make sure the volume of the music never exceeds the point at which you can no longer hear traffic around you.

I use headphones plugged into my HD's factory sound system at all times. I get traffic reports, listen to audio books, play my riding music, etc... One key point, though, is that the HD headphones are installed inside the helmet rather than in my ears. This means that they can never totaly drown out surrounding noise. Also, since it's a factory sound system, I can control what I listen to using handlebar controls without the distraction of fumbling with an iPod while riding.

Frankly, though, in my many years as a rider I've owned some helmets that generated so much wind noise that they were much worst at masking traffic noise than reasonably played music.

You might consider a single earpiece so you can still hear traffic with the other ear.

If this is your first bike I suggest you NOT listen to music for the first few rides. You need to get familiar with the bike, how it feels, responds, how it sounds before you add the distraction of music. I don't want to be reading about you in the list of traffic fatalities and driving in New York can be challenging enough.

Be careful out there and enjoy the ride.

The sound of the bike is music enough to my ears.

Each state is different, however, New York law does not allow you to wear headphones.

If you want to listen to music legally you can now purchase helmets with built in speakers.

Alternatively you can purchase a peripheral device such as the Blu Virtu Bluetooth Stereo Headset to link up to your ipod, mp3 player, etc.

Ahh isn't technology wonderful.

Something to think about - your safety on a bike depends on your concentration on riding, traffic, road conditions, weather factors, in town, on pedestrians, anything which may get in front of you, or hit you from the rear or side. So, you decide can you pay adequate attention to all these things, while listening to music?

Tomcotexas.

I listen to my ipod on long trips. Around town and for short runs I don't bother. I know it cuts down on your ability to hear things, but I weigh that against the bordom and zone-out factor that sets in on most really long rides. I'm not sure how legal it is though.

250 cc on the highway okay.

my bad back to the question, yes it's cool to listen to music on your bike.

i never heard of anyone ridin on 250cc.

I plugged my headphones into my phone, but couldn't hear them over the wind noise in my helmet. Like others have said, not too loud and you'll br fine.