I had a custom set molded for my ears at the RA Rally in VT in August. They work at cutting out the noise through the ears and are very comfortable, much more than off the shelf ear plugs. The downside is that a considerable amount of "noise" still comes from the skull's contact with the helmet.Try talking to those who use them before you buy tho. Wearing custom moulded earplugs
is not for everybody.
Also Rs, Ks, & a Hex –00weel wrote:I have owned K's, R's and Oilheads and the best sure fire method to cure "Helmet Noise" for me has been custom made ear plugs.
Major Softie wrote:I've noticed no difference between R and K bikes. The difference is between naked, partial fairing, full fairing, and see-through windshield fairings.
The only thing I have found quieter than naked is a full fairing with see-through windshield (ala Goldwings, American LT's, and some RT's). I wear earplugs with everything except the see-through option, and I've never owned one of those - ridden, but never owned.
I like the weather protection of a mid-size fairing with a see-over windshield (like my R1100RS with various different windshields), but it's definitely not the quietest option. An RT with a just-barely-see-over-windshield is much more weather protection, but I don't know if it's really much quieter.
Keep in mind that ANYTHING anyone else tells you about the performance of any particular machine, fairing, or windshield only applies to them. Anyone of a different height, shape, and wearing a different helmet, may have a completely different experience. The same goes for any over-the-counter earplugs, but the customs are a different story.
George, why would you want those? The wind noise is almost all up in the higher frequencies. I actually prefer the solid plugs for riding. For working in the theatre, THEN I like the full frequency plugs.George Ryals wrote:I use "musians earplugs". Custom molded with sound attenuators at 25 db. Also available at 10, 15 & 20 db. They lower all frequencies the same rather than like solid earplugs that pass low frequencies but cut high frequency noise.
MS , I had thought that the helmet noise was a low frequency , it's a definite ROAR .What frequencies are we talking about ?Major Softie wrote:George, why would you want those? The wind noise is almost all up in the higher frequencies. I actually prefer the solid plugs for riding. For working in the theatre, THEN I like the full frequency plugs.George Ryals wrote:I use "musians earplugs". Custom molded with sound attenuators at 25 db. Also available at 10, 15 & 20 db. They lower all frequencies the same rather than like solid earplugs that pass low frequencies but cut high frequency noise.
