There’s nothing better than riding around town on your very own motorcycle. However, as exhilarating as the experience can be, it can also become pretty boring, especially on long trips. After all, motorcycles don’t have built-in audio systems like cars do!

Well, there is one thing that can fix that problem. You can always wear headphones under your helmet! However, there are quite a few caveats to that statement.

Obviously, motorcyclists should be able to hear what’s going on around them while they’re riding. There are also other concerns you might have about listening to music while on your bike. But we’ll talk about that later on. For now, let’s focus on why you might want or even need to wear headphones in this situation at all.

Even if you aren’t planning to enjoy your favorite tunes on a long ride, having earbuds in your ears would enable you to take calls while cruising around and hear instructions from your GPS device. Conversely, earbuds with active noise-canceling technology could remove wind noise, making it easier to hear more unexpected sounds.

Ultimately, there are plenty of reasons to look into getting a headset you can wear under your helmet. But, before we get into those, let’s take a look at our contenders for the best motorcycle earphones on the market.