As I dont have a wind screen, and louder pipes, I wear the silicone plugs that you can shape to the inner ear. You can flatten them out to block noise as desired. This allows me to hear the exhaust and my engine, without the blast of wind in my ears. You have to pay attention, though, to traffic around you, as a cage can sneak up on you, without you hearing it, as I discovered when a cop pulled me over after following me for about four blocks and asked me why I didnt pull over when he told me to, using his PA system. Then he noticed my ear plugs...he was not too happy. Some states, it is against the law to wear plugs.