The problem with my HJC...want a quiter helmet. kinda long
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:49 pm
I appoligize for going a bit overboard on this post. I have been up since 3:00 am and have another 5 hours untill the field closes and my head hurts from my ride this morning.
I bought the M50 and only had 300 to spend of jacket gloves and helmet. I went with the 89 dollar HJC (the cheapest one they had that fit). I have put 2300 miles on the bike in 4 months and it is perfect. But the helmet sucks. I ride 175 miles one way to work on monday then ride home on friday. I get a huge red spot on the center of my forehead and it hurts really bad. I can pull the helmet down so my chin touches the very front of the helmet and that alleviates some of the presure. The visor doesn't fit snuggly aganst the rubber seal, therefore the wind noise is unbearable. in addition, I think I got the helet a size too big. I have seen some really nice HJC with a visor that fits really nice agaist the rubber. But as I said mine doesn't. There is virtualy no noise differance between no visor and visor. I have a set of earbuds with noise canceling and nothing helps. I tried some foamies and I got beter results sticking my head ot the window at 75. I suppose it wouldn't be too bad if the ride wasn't so long.
My problem is that if I ask "what is the quitest helet" I am going to get a bunch of opinions from differant perspectives. So, let me lay it out for you...I have riden with a half helmet that doesn't cover the ears at all. My HJC is not that loud but very close. I can have my IPOD turned up as loud as I can and barely hear the music at freeway speed, But at a stop It is too loud. So, if you have this type of experiance with half helmet and know what I am talking about please help. My buddy thinks it is due to insufficiant padding around the neck area and the loose fitment of the visor. None-the-less I need a new helmet. Any real world experiances for the feedup!
I bought the M50 and only had 300 to spend of jacket gloves and helmet. I went with the 89 dollar HJC (the cheapest one they had that fit). I have put 2300 miles on the bike in 4 months and it is perfect. But the helmet sucks. I ride 175 miles one way to work on monday then ride home on friday. I get a huge red spot on the center of my forehead and it hurts really bad. I can pull the helmet down so my chin touches the very front of the helmet and that alleviates some of the presure. The visor doesn't fit snuggly aganst the rubber seal, therefore the wind noise is unbearable. in addition, I think I got the helet a size too big. I have seen some really nice HJC with a visor that fits really nice agaist the rubber. But as I said mine doesn't. There is virtualy no noise differance between no visor and visor. I have a set of earbuds with noise canceling and nothing helps. I tried some foamies and I got beter results sticking my head ot the window at 75. I suppose it wouldn't be too bad if the ride wasn't so long.
My problem is that if I ask "what is the quitest helet" I am going to get a bunch of opinions from differant perspectives. So, let me lay it out for you...I have riden with a half helmet that doesn't cover the ears at all. My HJC is not that loud but very close. I can have my IPOD turned up as loud as I can and barely hear the music at freeway speed, But at a stop It is too loud. So, if you have this type of experiance with half helmet and know what I am talking about please help. My buddy thinks it is due to insufficiant padding around the neck area and the loose fitment of the visor. None-the-less I need a new helmet. Any real world experiances for the feedup!