02-09-2017, 05:59 PM
I currently ride a Honda CB500XA, an "adventure styled" motorcycle. Like most adventure bikes the owners complain about wind noise. The wind screen thread on the CB500X Forum is 76 pages long with no perfect solution found.
My first helmet purchase was a Bell MAG-9 open face helmet. It was so noisy even with the visor down, I could not ride on the highway. So I bought a Shoei RF-1200 full face helmet. It reduced the wind noise some what, but I still was not comfortable.
So I bought a California Scientific wind screen. I am 6'2" tall, and it was the tallest screen I could find for the CB500X. The wind blast was moved from my chest to the top of my helmet. The wind noise was tolerable wearing the Shoei, but not wearing the Bell.
I began trying earplugs: drugstore foam, swimmers wax, shooters plugs, etc. After a year of failures, someone suggested 3M E-A-Rsoft yellow neon plugs. Finally earplugs that really cut the wind noise to a comfortable and healthy level. Now I can wear either my Shoei or Bell helmet at any speed. These plugs are soft and comfortable enough to wear all day, and they don't pop out.
I bought a box of 200 pair on Amazon for $40 Canadian, approximately $30 American, shipping included. That 20 cents Canadian a pair, 15 cents American. Inexpensive enough to toss after every ride.
My first helmet purchase was a Bell MAG-9 open face helmet. It was so noisy even with the visor down, I could not ride on the highway. So I bought a Shoei RF-1200 full face helmet. It reduced the wind noise some what, but I still was not comfortable.
So I bought a California Scientific wind screen. I am 6'2" tall, and it was the tallest screen I could find for the CB500X. The wind blast was moved from my chest to the top of my helmet. The wind noise was tolerable wearing the Shoei, but not wearing the Bell.
I began trying earplugs: drugstore foam, swimmers wax, shooters plugs, etc. After a year of failures, someone suggested 3M E-A-Rsoft yellow neon plugs. Finally earplugs that really cut the wind noise to a comfortable and healthy level. Now I can wear either my Shoei or Bell helmet at any speed. These plugs are soft and comfortable enough to wear all day, and they don't pop out.
I bought a box of 200 pair on Amazon for $40 Canadian, approximately $30 American, shipping included. That 20 cents Canadian a pair, 15 cents American. Inexpensive enough to toss after every ride.