June 22, 2009 at 6:08 pm
#20029
SafetyFirst
Participant
As for listening to music…
I’d discourage it. When you are learning how to ride, you need to hear what your engine ‘sounds’ like. A lot of my riding is at 35 MPH. On the Ninja 250, that means 3rd gear, 7000 RPM. Just listening to the engine sound, I can tell if I’m losing speed or gaining without looking down. Worst case scenario is 5 MPH over. Which is a good thing, since most of the 35 MPH roads are speed traps around here. Listening to the engine means less looking down at speedometer, and more looking up for hazards.