Helmets with "low" wind noise?

Captain · 21 Apr 2016 at 16:13

Forgot to mention I was going down the autobahn

Junglist · 21 Apr 2016 at 17:32

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

That's pretty ballsy :eek:

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2016 at 18:04

That is something I don't get, I would change the exhaust. Why would you want to ride something so loud.

Mr Blonde · 21 Apr 2016 at 18:21

Glaucus said:
That is something I don't get, I would change the exhaust. Why would you want to ride something so loud.

Generally the stock exhausts are about as quiet as you'll get, without messing about with mufflers or getting something specially made, as quieter ones generally reduce power so there's little market for them. Also if you're doing a fair bit of urban riding / commuting then a bit of noise can help to alert other vehicles to your presence more readily.

Captain · 21 Apr 2016 at 19:58

Glaucus said:
That is something I don't get, I would change the exhaust. Why would you want to ride something so loud.

Safety, stylish, better performance and why not?

Glaucus · 21 Apr 2016 at 20:03

Clov!s said:
Safety, stylish, better performance and why not?

Safety excuse is rubbish. Performance of which you can't use on the road. On the most underpowered bikes can yup fully utilise in the road whilst being half sensible and still way outside the law.
Comfort and your own health on the other hand are far more important. Let alone annoying every one living around where you go.

jigger · 21 Apr 2016 at 20:15

Mr Blonde said:
Generally the stock exhausts are about as quiet as you'll get, without messing about with mufflers or getting something specially made, as quieter ones generally reduce power so there's little market for them. Also if you're doing a fair bit of urban riding / commuting then a bit of noise can help to alert other vehicles to your presence more readily.

I'd go so far to say that a loud exhaust is critical nowadays

Captain · 21 Apr 2016 at 20:26

Glaucus said:
Safety excuse is rubbish. Performance of which you can't use on the road. On the most underpowered bikes can yup fully utilise in the road whilst being half sensible and still way outside the law.
Comfort and your own health on the other hand are far more important. Let alone annoying every one living around where you go.

No its not rubbish, car drivers do tend to look out for loud bikes that they can hear, granted not all of them, but it definitely helps, who cares about anyone else? I don't, if my neighbours or other people don't like loud bikes then it's something they'll need to deal with. I honestly don't care if my bike wakes people up when I come home at 1am, yeah makes me a **** but I enjoy it.

tom_e · 21 Apr 2016 at 20:31

Glaucus said:
That is something I don't get, I would change the exhaust. Why would you want to ride something so loud.

On the motorway wind noise is more of an issue than exhaust noise I find.

TallPaul_S · 21 Apr 2016 at 20:52

All the above, first thing I'd change on a bike is the exhaust - much safer with a loud exhaust, when filtering some people will move over as they hear you coming.

For me at motorway speeds exhaust noise is loud, but then most bikes aren't sitting at 7-8k rpm at 70mph!

Yaayuh! · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:06

Glaucus said:
That is something I don't get, I would change the exhaust. Why would you want to ride something so loud.

Who let you in?! *grabs pitchfork and torch*

tom_e · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:08

TallPaul_S said:
All the above, first thing I'd change on a bike is the exhaust - much safer with a loud exhaust, when filtering some people will move over as they hear you coming.

For me at motorway speeds exhaust noise is loud, but then most bikes aren't sitting at 7-8k rpm at 70mph!

Most bikes aren't sitting at 70 on the motorway

Skynet-T800 · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:15

Shoei GT-Air, nowt wrong with that on R1 or GSA.

IC3 · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:24

Rossi~ said:
Who let you in?! *grabs pitchfork and torch*

Craig321 · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:56

Glaucus said:
Safety excuse is rubbish. Performance of which you can't use on the road. On the most underpowered bikes can yup fully utilise in the road whilst being half sensible and still way outside the law.
Comfort and your own health on the other hand are far more important. Let alone annoying every one living around where you go.

The performance increase, if any, is not always about top speed or speed outside the law though. Removing baffles or changing exhaust can make things smoother, nicer to ride, better pull at certain revs and so on (results are different).

If I wanted more comfort and my health rather than looking and sounding super awesome then I'd get a car

And it is safer, no question really. The amount of times people have **** themselves with a bit of a rev when they're not paying attention is funny.

TallPaul_S · 21 Apr 2016 at 22:10

tom_e said:
Most bikes aren't sitting at 70 on the motorway

Ok then, 8-9k rpm for my bike at 'motorway speeds'

And the exhaust noise isn't that bad. with earplugs in, wind noise is far louder at 70ish mph.

Kreeeee · 21 Apr 2016 at 23:29

TallPaul_S said:
For me at motorway speeds exhaust noise is loud, but then most bikes aren't sitting at 7-8k rpm at 70mph!

Mine is actually as it has very wheelie-happy gearing.

RyanF · 22 Apr 2016 at 10:14

Clov!s said:
I can 100% say I'm not the only one on here

Think of the children you animals!

4T5 · 22 Apr 2016 at 10:18

Glaucus said:
Safety excuse is rubbish.

I take it you don't ride a Bike then ?

Sagalout · 22 Apr 2016 at 16:25

I have decatted headers with a akropovic pipe and baffles removed. It's very loud, and whilst it doesn't make much difference on the open roads it certainly does when commuting and filtering. The pipe and aux lights make me a lot more noticeable to cars compared to previous bikes.

My neighbours probably hate me though as my car is even louder!