Ear Plugs

I've got a helmet that makes a hell of a lot of wind noise, and I was
wondering what types/brands of ear plugs people would recommend.
I've tried the gum type that mold to the ear, but they are a bitch to use
and tend to lose their stick to quickly. I also have the problem that when
the helmet goes on, the plugs fall out.

Thanks.

 

if you need to use them that often and you are serious about comfort and
noise reduction you could weigh up the costs of getting some custom made
ones from an ear doctor that will be comfortable, or as it would happen,
probably work out cheaper to buy a new helmet that doesn't make lots of wind
noise ...
;-)

 

Would a new helmet fix the problem? I was under the impression that
most/all helmets have a fair degree of wind noise? I am serious about noise
reduction because I have a mate who has been riding a lot longer and is
starting to notice a reduction in his hearing.

 

Squishy foam ones from your chemist, hardware store or Big W.
Less than $1 a pair.

 

Even less if you can "Borrow" from work
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Cheers
The Happy Drunk
K100RT

 

From what i've been told (not being a biker myself) there are lots of
helmets that have a much lower wind noise factor. this i beleive to be
through better reseach. You may pay up to 1200 bucks for a good Shoei
helmet, but from what i've been told, the difference in wind noise between a
"cheap" helmet and a higher model branded helmet is substantial. but it will
never be as quiet as riding in a cage, but the cheap "$1 per pair" foam ones
from the chemist might be enough to create almost silence with a new helmet.
I don't know what store policies are about letting people take out a hemlet
for a "test ride"... lol.

 

Currently I have an Arai RX7-RR4 probably one the best helmets that money
can buy...and at $1200 probably one of the $$$...and probably one of the
noisiest helmets around...anyway I use cheap reusable plugs (no idea of the
brand) they work rather well...most problems with the plugs falling out can
be fixed rather simply however, one has to learn how to insert them
properly...

 

Max Leights, they don't fall out when i put my helmet on.

--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

The foam ones don't work nearly as well as silicone, but the helmet must
be wrong - there shouldn't be such high levels of wind noise. Plus,
around town especially, you need your hearing for such things as
emergency vehicle sirens. Try another helmet? Cheers, just back from
200kms on a loudish bike with an old open-face helmet.

 

Actually I'd like to know where I can buy the opposite.

ie. I recently bought a new Shoei and it's not as V4 friendly as my old helmet



go tiges
Tony
yellow and black VFR ..
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Matt is of the opinion:

A better helmet *will* do a lot to reduce wind noise, but you're always
going to get a fair whistle. For instance, my 'learner' helmet was a
base-model AGV - big pods on the side, and it was bloody noisy. The HJC
CL-12 I got after it (no pods, nothing to make noise with, really) was
significantly quieter - surprised the hell out of me first time on the
highway. But, when doing freeway work (ghod they're boring pieces of road)
I still stick the earplugs in - I use the tube o' foam type. Work well
enough for me, as long as I jam 'em right in.

The CL-14 (my next purchase once the f**king insurance company pays up) will
likely be similarly quiet.

- Matt

 

What The! is of the opinion:

I asked at one store, and the answer was a very, very quick "hell no", for
all the expected reasons - once it's out of their sight, they have no idea
what is going on with it, whether it's actually going to be the same helmet
that comes back, problems with it starting to mould to someone's head shape,
all that sort of thing.

It's a pity, because I know that different helmets do different things for
different people, and pulling it on for 30 seconds in the shop doesn't tell
you if it's going to start pressing hard on your forehead after a half hour
of use at speed (a problem for my old AGV).

- Matt

 

After my big tour over the weekend, I used the squshy foam industrial
earplugs (got 'em from work) and they made such a huge difference! They are
the ones you roll into a little worm, insert them in your ear and they
expand to fill the space. And the helmet does not dislodge them. Brilliant
and they even reduce overall fatigue. Feel pretty good about my 2500 k
adventure over 4 days! And my $500 Shoi helmet is very noisy compared to my
old AGV.
Cheers

Al

 

Pardon?

Dale Porter

 

Borrow?!!?
I don't think they're gonna' want 'em back!

 

It's V4 Victory. (F 4 Friendly)
Clem
(always glad to help)

 

The place out near Ipswich Q (whose name I can't remember) were happy to let you me take a few for a 100kmh
run up the highway.
(And I found the one I liked and then bought it elsewhere... I'm an arsehole)
Clem

 

~
Just squirt your ears full of Silicone and then wait an hour.
Hey presto; custom fit earplugs for a fraction of the price!!

 

35c at Buttsworth Engineering in Walker Street.

Hey Leon, can ya drop around and grab me some



--
smack

"Then I'll be insignificant no more!...Conehead"
"Thats right... I aren't sure"... kiwipete


"

 

Having your cake and eating it too?

Either
1) they don't work
OR
2) they work so well as to cut out all sounds...

The truth ... the foam ones cut noise by around 30 dB. And you can hear
sirens and horns and people talking loudly to you. But it will help
prevent hearing damage. Ware 'em.