Helmet noise

[Cormanus]

I'm with KE. Anything under 60mph just isn't noisy to me. I have an Arai QuantumX helmet at the moment, and it's been years since I've had anything but Arai, so maybe there is something to the helmet itself. I'm just not bothered by noise though. I'll admit that I also have attended more than one Deep Purple concert...but my hearing tests fine (I was a Yanny by the way, so evidently my high frequency sensitivity is good also...)

For those who are bothered by the noise, at what speed does it typically start to become a problem?

For noise, I think environment contributes as much as speed. Passing a tractor-trailer rig at 70 mph on a busy interstate is really noisy--18 wheels "sing" pretty loud. Plus all the other vehicles...

70 mph on a deserted two lane road is just some wind noise.

It really doesn’t matter how good you think your helmet is. Riding produces wind noise that will damage your hearing. Although these guys clearly have a vested interest, this article is well worth a read, http://www.hearingtestlabs.com/motorcycle.htm