11-23-2016, 05:18 AM
[url=http://www.cycleworld.com/prevent-hearing-damage-when-riding-your-motorcycle-ride-smart-safety-tips]Ear Protection
This piece has all the standard recommendations about protection for one's hearing, but I wonder about the real altruism of the effort; the author recommends an $800 helmet as a solution.
New riders are the ones who need to learn about these things and few of those can even dream of a helmet costing nearly a grand. Just like Norton, borrowing 7.5 million pounds sterling and then developing prestige-oriented bikes for collectors. Nothing for the common man or woman. (And despite being a 1200cc V4, the Kawasaki and BMW superbikes make more power; figure that one out, for $50,000 you'd think a few more horses would be in the stable.)
If this author was really knowledgeable he'd have pointed out that a [url=http://www.nojgear.com/Quiet_Rider_Deluxe_Helmet_Skirt_p/qr03-1.htm]NOJ Quiet Rider can turn any helmet into the quietest helmet available. I use these on several helmets, and not only do they greatly reduced dB levels (along with earplugs, of course), they cut the freezing wind to almost nothing.
And the deluxe version is about $50.
How about providing solutions for people on a budget? There is getting to be too much elitism out there.
This piece has all the standard recommendations about protection for one's hearing, but I wonder about the real altruism of the effort; the author recommends an $800 helmet as a solution.
New riders are the ones who need to learn about these things and few of those can even dream of a helmet costing nearly a grand. Just like Norton, borrowing 7.5 million pounds sterling and then developing prestige-oriented bikes for collectors. Nothing for the common man or woman. (And despite being a 1200cc V4, the Kawasaki and BMW superbikes make more power; figure that one out, for $50,000 you'd think a few more horses would be in the stable.)
If this author was really knowledgeable he'd have pointed out that a [url=http://www.nojgear.com/Quiet_Rider_Deluxe_Helmet_Skirt_p/qr03-1.htm]NOJ Quiet Rider can turn any helmet into the quietest helmet available. I use these on several helmets, and not only do they greatly reduced dB levels (along with earplugs, of course), they cut the freezing wind to almost nothing.
And the deluxe version is about $50.
How about providing solutions for people on a budget? There is getting to be too much elitism out there.