| Author | Message | ||
     Rubberdown |
My biggest complaint about aftermarket cans is the droning that is created in the helmet. It seems that better fitting helmets drone more than lesser helmets. Earplugs don't help this. My Arai drones horribly with the Special Ops pipe and the visor closed. Any suggestions? | ||
| Dana P. |
I went to family member business that test your hearing for hearing aid but also asked them about ear plugs. They put a form in my ear that replicates my ear then they send it out for the final product.They do 100 times what a regular old ear plug will do. They are pricey $50.00 but I can't put a price tag on my ears. | ||
| Blake |
Ear plugs. What'd you say Dana? I can't hear you. | ||
| Rhost |
Get some of these earplugs http://www.rangerjoes.com/product_info.php?products_id=715 Worked great when 120mm cannon was going off 3 feet from my face, should stop the droning of a measly race pipe  | ||
| Cataract2 |
Ear plugs dude. Should wear them with or w/out louder pipes. Wind noise alone is enough to damage your hearing. | ||
| Rubberdown |
I've used several types of over the counter plugs and none work for this type of "resonant frequency droning". I can hum at a certain tone inside my helmet and almost cancel out the droning but WTF. I'll go nuts humming to myself all the time. | ||
| Perry |
In my opinion the race can does drone. Going from stock to race can, that's the first thing I noticed when I reached a stable cruising speed - the resonant drone. I'll be getting earplugs too. Never needed em with the stock muffler. Wind noise wasn't much of a problem on my AC-11 helmet. | ||
| Kowpow225 |
I've got an AC-11 also. It's a pretty quiet helmet, but I'm sure on longer rides, it would be a good idea to plug em up. | ||
| Pwnzor |
I wear earplugs always. Call me weird but I like the sound... to each his own I guess but earplugs are the way. | ||
| Xxxb9s |
when I had the race can I used to wear hearplugs, that kind used for hunting, they have a special membrane inside that cuts just the bad frequencies..you can still hear people speaking. pricey though, like 50$ | ||
| Bertman |
Race Pipe + 80 mph extended ride with Arai helmet on = Rock concert ears. Over the counter ear plugs for me are uncomfortable, but I need to, and will gladly pay $50.00 for some custom plugs. Better do it before I lose what's left of my hearing. | ||
| Slaughter |
Having flown a few times with noise cancelling headsets - that's the only thing that will work. Otherwise you're just stuck with "cheap" hearing protection like ear plugs. I had the custom plugs made up at Laguna Seca and hated the way they felt so I'm back to using the foam squishy plugs. | ||
| Tommy_2stroke |
It ain't the pipe that's droning... its the helmet. My Drummer sets up a strong resonance inside my Arai Quantum (which is a pretty quiet helmet, otherwise). I took a brief ride without helmet and was surprised--- no drone! Of course I wouldn't run around helmetless, so its back to the foam earplugs for me. If you don't know which earplug is best for you, Aerostich sells a neat assortment so you can try out several types first... | ||
| Blake |
I guess I'm lucky, the el-cheapo pink nipply lookin' foam ear plugs work GREAT for me. | ||
| Blake |
BTW, don't ever let Henrik near your foam ear plugs. ![: ]](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/proud.gif) Don't ask! | ||
| Slaughter |
BTW, don't ever let Henrik near your foam ear plugs. Don't ask! EEEeewwww - chew toys! | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Yeah, I know what you mean. The Jardine hits a resonance that gets in the Arai and is even worse than no ear-plugs at all if the plugs aren't sealing well. I found the basic foam cylinder type plugs to be the best because they are fairly firm when new and you can run them back and forth between your thumb and index finger and get them skinny enough to go way inside your ear canal. That is the only way to stop it for me. Also I try to keep the plugs cool when I have my helmet off or they get too soft to go in all the way. Sometimes I'll even pull over to get a plug in further because of the resonance. Once they are in the sound is pretty well blocked. The Ducati does the same thing (race exhaust) but is not quite as bad because it's quieter overall and having the exhaust exit behind you probably helps as well. | ||
| Ortegakid |
The best cheapo ones,(IMHO), are the hexagonally shaped orange foam ones from Mcmaster-Carr, approx, .20 cents a pair in bulk, they give a 31db reduction and are easy to use,etc, I never ride without them, glad for it.The only prob seems to be when it is cold, takes a little longer to roll them up to stuff way in the ear.That way there is no drone, no matter what pipe! | ||
| Kdan |
I've got about 25% hearing in my right ear. I chalk that up to a combination of shooting, motorcycles and being a certified member of the KISS Army. So I find the noise level about 60% more tolerable. Protect your ears folks. Hearing impairments suck. |
