06-26-2018, 12:29 PM
I'm curious with you fellow CB1100 riders... Is it airflow noise that you are most concerned about? The CB1100 is so quiet, for me at least, the engine noise is pretty much a gentle hum.
Regarding airflow, expensive though they are, I've been wearing Arai cruiser helmets (Defiant most recently....) and love them. Under 70MPH anyway, airflow noise just isn't much of an issue unless I turn my head sideways to check on traffic.
My hearing checks out great, and I've been riding without protection from the beginning (though spent the last 20 years on a BMW that has the SPL of a sewing machine...). Not saying it's not useful (or not necessary)... Just wondering if you guys think it's wind noise or bike noise that's the primary contributor to the risk.
Regarding airflow, expensive though they are, I've been wearing Arai cruiser helmets (Defiant most recently....) and love them. Under 70MPH anyway, airflow noise just isn't much of an issue unless I turn my head sideways to check on traffic.
My hearing checks out great, and I've been riding without protection from the beginning (though spent the last 20 years on a BMW that has the SPL of a sewing machine...). Not saying it's not useful (or not necessary)... Just wondering if you guys think it's wind noise or bike noise that's the primary contributor to the risk.