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<x-charset iso-8859-1>I agree with your advice. I think I'll be using ear plugs as well for my
little beast.
I know many long-distance motorcycle riders will do this and testify that it
does indeed reduce 'weariness'.--
Toby Erkson
air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing
http://www.icbm.org/
>
> Re: long drives and earplugs
...I don't usually bother with the earplugs for highway trips
> under an hour or two long, or long trips at slower speeds (like trips
> through twisty mountain roads with 15mph curves).
>
> So, the point here is not that I get into a VW and say "I
> can't stand this noise!!!" Rather, the sustained noise at 75mph with
> windows down for 6, 8, 12 hours in a row begins to mess with my ears, so
> I plug 'em. I use the little foam cylinders or cones. You can still
> hear all kinds of things through them, so it's not like you'll miss an
> engine knock or exhaust leak.
>
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