Riding rituals, quirks and other weirdness..

This is nothing. 5 years ago when Oblivion happened, i think that game sucked me in for like 9 months. Not that bad where I didnt leave the house and my ass started to grow into the couch. But it was the only game i played for 9 months. This one....I dunno. I actually cant wait until its over really. I just wanna be done with it. Im already like 80% thru with all the major quest lines. At this point im just curious to see how it ends. Then ill wipe my hands clean of skyrim and pop forza 4 and mw3 (finally...) back in the 360. I promise.

Originally Posted by 11secFOX

^ Same as with the SK's. Totally inside your ear hole. No issues getting your lid on or off with them in. And like I said you can't even feel them. Basically an earplug with music. I city ride 100%. So the sound of my bike isn't as important as it is to you track riders. I know when to up / down shift and whatnot based on the vibrations I feel through my legs across the rpm band as I ride. I spend more time standing at red lights then I do anything else soooo the music helps a lot.

I've got the same headphones as you and they do not fit in my ear at all. They are always falling out and never get in far enough to clear my helmet. Which in turn makes them hurt like hell when I take off my lid. I must just have really small ear canals.

Yeah, I'm using the smallest end caps, doesn't seem to matter...Alicia's do look like a better option, but I don't know if I use them enough to warrant buying a pair.

i blip the throttle a little bit before pulling out of the driveway. never noticed it until my gf pointed out to me

Originally Posted by tamer

I've got the same headphones as you and they do not fit in my ear at all. They are always falling out and never get in far enough to clear my helmet. Which in turn makes them hurt like hell when I take off my lid. I must just have really small ear canals.

Originally Posted by tamer

Yeah, I'm using the smallest end caps, doesn't seem to matter...Alicia's do look like a better option, but I don't know if I use them enough to warrant buying a pair.

I think we talked about this before? I remember a similar conversation.. Yeah, mine are awesome, but expensive ($100ish.) I have smaller ear canals too, and if I use the regular sized ear pieces, they make my ears sore from the pressure. They come with different sized pieces though, so you can switch them out to whatever's more comfortable. And if you really wanna get fancy, Etymotic makes custom fitted headphones that are molded to the shape of your ears..

Originally Posted by Alicia

I think we talked about this before? I remember a similar conversation.. Yeah, mine are awesome, but expensive ($100ish.) I have smaller ear canals too, and if I use the regular sized ear pieces, they make my ears sore from the pressure. They come with different sized pieces though, so you can switch them out to whatever's more comfortable. And if you really wanna get fancy, Etymotic makes custom fitted headphones that are molded to the shape of your ears..

Yeah I think we might have...damn I didn't realize they were $100, now I really can't justify it My ears definitely hurt from the pressure too. I just use my old school over the ear headphones when I run..and I've given up on riding with music or in-ear headphones all together.

I used to always put my left glove on first, then the right glove. It made fumbling around w/ my helmet strap much painless.

I always cracked my neck before I hit a stretch of nice roads.

I use three fingers on the clutch/brakes. I don't know why, but I feel much more comfortable with it that way.

I always get on the kickstand side, but I'm short so it helped. It sounds strange, but getting on the other side being 5'4 is awkward as shit. My bike wasn't lowered.

I don't remember much else... but I can't wait to ride again.