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by biclops
Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:48 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Wind noise - raising shoulders
Replies: 11
Views: 9214

They also have a windscreen that snaps across the chin area of your helmet. Kind of a 1/4 moon shape, horizontally.

Thanks, I've tried this since and it sounds much better. It came with the helmet, but I wrongly assumed it was simply a cold weather thing. I will continue to try minimizing the ...
by biclops
Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:38 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Wind noise - raising shoulders
Replies: 11
Views: 9214

ronboskz650sr wrote:Do you wear earplugs? I found a pair of washable silcone based soft plugs...
Thanks Ron,

Yeah, I always wear slow-rebound foam ones. The jacket I have has no real collar. I will try to demo a jacket with a big collar.
by biclops
Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:00 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Wind noise - raising shoulders
Replies: 11
Views: 9214

Wind noise - raising shoulders

I've just thrown money at a new Shoei RF-1000 and much to my disappointment, the helmet suffers from horribly loud wind noise (on my head, at least).

Above 100km/h, the wind buffets around the base of the helmet at a deafening level. However, shrugging the shoulders cuts it out entirely.

Are there ...