Ear Plugs

My problem is not so much a whistle as a low down throbbing wind noise. I
think it is turbulence due to the screen on the ZZR250 being designed for
short-arsed people, so when I am on it my head is in the boundary of the
flow off the screen and the main airflow.
Yeah, I know I think about it too much. Probably cause I'm on freeways too
much

 

Nice in theory, but the money fairy hasn't been visiting of late.

 

Try stuffing a hanky or a rag into the gaps in the foam under your ear near
the chin straps.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R (almost)

 

I hate that little prick. Keeps leaving teeth in my wallet.

-----sharks

 

I had some custom plugs made by these guys...
http://www.hearingtech.com.au/enhanced.htm

Foam plugs made my ears itch on a long ride but these are great. I've worn
them several days in a row on a long ride with no problems

They have an agent in Sydney


Ride safe,

 

sure how many do you need/want
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Cheers
The Happy Drunk
K100RT

 

well I will just put them back in the despenser and see if they notice

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Cheers
The Happy Drunk
K100RT

 

Do you mind if I ask what they cost? From their website it would seem to be
the way to go. Thanks. And thanks to everyone else that replied.

 

How do you know someone else has not "borrowed" them before you and put 'em
back............... they'd be super squidgy.

 

I agree totally. I noticed if I close the gap down between jacket collar and
lower edge of helmet, it cuts noise down hugely. I will try some sort of
scarf rig (or balaclava with wooly ear covers) one day to make it more
permanent. Much better than ear plugs cause it's stopping wind turbulence
between whole side of head and helmet. With ear plugs inserted, you still
pick up wind turbulence on your neck just below your ear and on your face
just in front of the ear giving a drummy sort of sounds. Easily shown by
brushing finger tip over the skin around the ear and you can hear it more in
some places than others.

I reckon its an area totally unexplored by bike accessory mobs.

 

Don't forget the coathanger wire in the ear before the silicone goes off.
Then you've got handles.

 

I think you just answered your own question
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Cheers
The Happy Drunk
K100RT

 

I agree with what you are saying about the turbulence still being there when
using ear plugs, however I have found that my neck warmer, when tucked into
the helmet, doesn't do much to reduce the turbulence. The other problem is
ease of use. Its a hassle to use ear plugs AND somethink else stuffed into
the helmet, and in summer there is also the wind issue.
I tried a balaclava, but found that they are hard to place evenly under the
helmet and often end up blocking my side view. One thing I have noticed is
that when I hunch up my shoulders the flow over my neck region is
significantly reduced/smoothed and most of the wind noise is prevented.
Makes it kinda hard to ride though

 

I have a set of custom ear plugs I got from an ear doctor, they are
fairly stiff and the helmet deforms my ear slightly causing them to be
uncomfortable to use, so I use the silicone putty type of ear protection
and put up with limited use out of each one. I have a narrow ear
openings so the round foam type hurt my ears after a few minutes, so I
cannot use them for riding.

Mark

 

Cheaper still ... do what I did. Every time I dug my ears I would save the
wax. After 6 months I had enough to make my own earplugs.

Middy

 

Works best mixed with navel-lint and bum-fluff

 

Hi Matt, sorry for the very late reply. It's been ages since I've been in
here.

The plugs were about $200. Pretty reasonable considering how they go about
it.

They take a mould of your ear and send it away to have the plugs made.

Ride safe,