Helmets with "low" wind noise?

[Yaayuh!]

Tried earplugs once, didn't get on with them. I don't find it loud enough to warrant them, but then again, i have spent a lot of my childhood in the ENT clinic due to ear problems and still spend a lot of time listening to loud music...

 

[Dogbreath]

No helmet is quiet enough to not wear earplugs, at normal DC/motorway speeds you'll **** up your hearing in any helmet not wearing earplugs.

This^^^.

I can understand those that wear earplugs because of work commitments ect but not for me

I don't wear them due to work commitments, I wear them primarily because hearing loss is a bitch. Probably something you worry about more as you get older, but damage is cumulative and usually starts when you are younger and less aware.

A secondary advantage is that I can actually hear important stuff better with them in when moving.

 

[Craig321]

This^^^.



I don't wear them due to work commitments, I wear them primarily because hearing loss is a bitch. Probably something you worry about more as you get older, but damage is cumulative and usually starts when you are younger and less aware.

A secondary advantage is that I can actually hear important stuff better with them in when moving.

Well, that's my hearing gone then. I'm gonna be a proper old man who can't hear a thing. Oh well, more peaceful if you can't hear people half the time . I do try to wear ear plugs, but often forget then cba to take my helmet off and put them in.

 

[Drangueos]

I wear ear plug, yes plug not plugs, due to work commitments, I wear it only in the left ear because if I use on both I cannot understand what my customers say so I'm saving my left ear to when I get older

But now this became an ear plug thread and that was not what I was aiming for

So the question is Shoei XR1100 or Schuberth S2? Or maybe a 3rd option???

 

[wazza300]

Pity they don't let you test ride helmets,one of the most important and expensive purchases a biker will make regarding kit

 

[jigger]

It depends on the bike/speeds and distance. Some helmets you could probably get away without ear plugs for most types of riding, but I think you would need to keep a pair of ear plugs at hand.

I've found Bell helmets are good for noise, but the fit of the lid and whats in front of you would probably be important.

 

[Captain]

Having not tried any other helmets I can't say which one is best, my xr1100 is great, snug fit, lightweight and no wind noise until you start reaching 75mph.

 

[Craig321]

Tut tut, speeding then

 

[Captain]

I can 100% say I'm not the only one on here

 

[TallPaul_S]

I wear ear plug, yes plug not plugs, due to work commitments, I wear it only in the left ear because if I use on both I cannot understand what my customers say so I'm saving my left ear to when I get older

But now this became an ear plug thread and that was not what I was aiming for

So the question is Shoei XR1100 or Schuberth S2? Or maybe a 3rd option???

Can you try them on? Get the one which fits the best, I wouldn't buy online unless I'd wore them first.

 

[unKle]

Just to throw a small spanner... I have an XR1100 it is very quiet, but my NXR is quieter

 

[Sagalout]

I have a Schuberth C3 and it's quieter than most helmets, but nowhere near quiet enough to wear without earplug on long journeys. I now much prefer my NEXX SD1 which is a bit louder but much better vented (and the peak is useful in the springtime low sun)

 

[Mr Blonde]

I've got a very old AGV in the loft I think still and that was very quiet as I recall - possibly down to it having nothing attached to the shell, no vents and a big thick collar on it. I doubt it would even be rated on the Sharp scale though and used to mist up big time.

Schuberth have a wind tunnel for testing their helmets and would seem to be better than most on the whole. A couple of instructors have recommended Howard Leight (sp?) earplugs in the past and some say that a windjammer / wind blocker that fits between the helmet and neck really helps too. I've been using a Shark Evo 3 the past year and it's reasonably quiet I feel.

Other than the above, a touring screen that channels the air away from your head and if you want to go to extremes, wet toilet paper in the ear apparently works very well lol.

 

[tom_e]

some say that a windjammer / wind blocker that fits between the helmet and neck really helps too.

I find when I have my balaclava just pulled down around my neck it makes a massive difference to the noise, might be worth trying one of the helmet skirt things to start with.

 

[Fireskull]

I can 100% say I'm not the only one on here

Speak for yourself we are all law abiding bikers here!

 

[Craig321]

I wouldn't know what it's like to go over 70* on a public road

* may or may not be an accurate figure

 

[tom_e]

65 is my max, don't want to push my luck.

 

[wazza300]

70's fine aslong as its in first gear

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Tut tut, speeding then

Race track or Germany road trip obvs!