Wind Noise
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Earplugs and the best helmet you can buy(Arai, Shoei come to mind).
Have hearing loss like me from never wearing hearing protection with 54 years of riding and 3 decades of flying. Oh, and rock concerts and shooting....and getting old...LOL
Fully understand, didn’t do much in my youth to protect my hearing. Lots of noisy hobbies and work.
Depending on the type a fairing might reduce some of the wind noise , but do the above first.
BluFlu
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With a ¾ helmet, I use ear plugs. With the full face I don’t seem to need them.
The best solution I found for my 2017 T120 was a SlipStream windshield, cut down to just below eye-level. I had tried two versions of the Dart fairing, no joy. This keeps the wind just above my helmet, and calm (and quiet) behind it. Used a Dremel to cut the windshield, after making a template from the original top line, then taped that to the windshield where I needed to cut. Sanding block on the edges made it look good. Sorry about the clutter in the picture. Hard to clean the garage in a Minnesota winter, I keep telling my wife.
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That’s clean and organized compared to mine. LoL.
philbeck50@gmai
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Always, and I do mean ALWAYS use ear plugs. test after test has proven that no matter what kind of helmet or fairing,
you will still suffer hearing loss. I'm 80, been riding over 50+ years and still hear fine.
Huh?
Phil speaks truth guys, I ruined my hearing.
Phil speaks truth guys, I ruined my hearing.
I’ve damaged mine some. Wear plugs.
Wish I knew about the dangers of wind noise back then but I sure do know about what it does in the long term now.
I’m going to remind myself to carry plugs in my pocket to use.
Generally speaking, the better your helmet, the more quiet the ride. This could, but not always, mean higher price. You’ll never get serene silence nor do you really want that. A vacuum quiet brain bucket, if those even exist, could easily make you completely unaware of ambient noises that you NEED to be hearing. The mechanical force of wind simply hitting the shell will resonate into the helmet material so it’s more than about just shielding you. It all comes down to how much you’re willing to spend and doing the research. Personally, my cap for a helmet is not much more than $500.
Lately I’m swearing by my Nexx XG1000. Great noise reduction, comfy, looks bad-ass, affordable, European made. I’m about to pick up a Gringo 2 as a backup because they offer generous square inches of face protection, they’re really well priced, and they’re American made. I’m hoping all that protection is backed up with nice puffy padding that insulates your face. That could translate into lower wind noise.
Lately I’m swearing by my Nexx XG1000. Great noise reduction, comfy, looks bad-ass, affordable, European made. I’m about to pick up a Gringo 2 as a backup because they offer generous square inches of face protection, they’re really well priced, and they’re American made. I’m hoping all that protection is backed up with nice puffy padding that insulates your face. That could translate into lower wind noise.
Mine is an Arai Signet-X if I remember correctly. It is plenty quiet so far. Figure plugs would be just extra protection.
I started wearing them a few months ago. Except when I forgot to put them in my ears before leaving. Now I have a pair in every jacket, and in my onboard toolkit.
I've found not fully in canal is worse than none, it causes inside of head to reverberate in a most horrible way.
I use these...
give a jolly good roll between hands until a thin long sausage. Stuff them right in and hold while they swell. So good use for DIY grinding, etc
I've found not fully in canal is worse than none, it causes inside of head to reverberate in a most horrible way.
I use these...
give a jolly good roll between hands until a thin long sausage. Stuff them right in and hold while they swell. So good use for DIY grinding, etc
I have an old diving suit....Neoprene 4mm....I cut discs from it and glue with Neoprene glue on the inside of my open face helmet around 100mm wide.....
To cover me ears more snugly....and bring it toward the front edge to stop the wind getting in by my ears.
If still not sitting snug over your ears....cut a smaller disc....glue on the other disc....were your ears sit.
More comfy that plugs.
To cover me ears more snugly....and bring it toward the front edge to stop the wind getting in by my ears.
If still not sitting snug over your ears....cut a smaller disc....glue on the other disc....were your ears sit.
More comfy that plugs.
Interesting solution.
GE-Minigun
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I wear custom made ear plugs (Insta-Mold) with an Arai...basically deaf when riding and I like it that way. I'm a wuss when it comes to noise, wear ear protection when cutting grass, riding with windows down in the truck, sawing more than a couple minutes and for shooting.
Mine seem to be the same but with the plastic string attachment. I buy them a dozen at a time at a local safety equipment store , apparently they are favoured by the chain saw guys . I find the string very handy , when stopped you can remove just one to hear better and still know where they are , also must admit they end up becoming a dental device on long rides . They are very soft and comfy compared to others I’ve tried . Like you I have them stacked all over the place close to the chain saw and wrapped around the steering wheel of the ride on mower . Much better than those bulky, heavy ear muff things .
