Does riding with earplugs make you Faster???

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I dont ride with plugs nearly enough, but when I do, I find that I dont sense my speed as I would do without them. Thus, by the time I look down at the speedo, I am faster than I think. Much Faster! From this I detract that I ride mainly by my sense of sound and less so by sight (visual perception of speed). My last two bikes didnt have rev-counters, so I was sort of forced to listen to the engine.

My questions are:
* Has anyone else noticed this?
* Is it a bad thing to ride by senses, particularly sound (I dont look at the cluster much).


I use LaserLite Plugs which I get free at work.

You can have earplugs customised for you ears as well, friend of mine rides with them and loves it.

 

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