04-12-2015, 05:18 PM
The variety of engine noises that I've been hearing since day one when I picked my bike up from the dealership have virtually disappeared. Along with a whole host of other noises like wind noise, etc.
I gave the CB a good cleaning on Sunday. Later in the evening I took it out for a spin to get the chain warmed up before my final task of applying chain lube. It just so happens that I got a new helmet this weekend and that warmup ride was my first chance to try it out. Well, the new helmet is so much quieter than my old helmet that from an aural standpoint, about all I noticed from my CB1100 was the subdued note of the Staintune exhaust. The difference between helmets is not subtle.
I know that my engine still makes the same plethora of noises that it always has, but I would be hard pressed to realize this if I had been using the new helmet all along. Sans helmet, with the bike running, I can hear almost every noise the engine is making, but they all sort of blend together like a mechanical symphony so little stands out. It seems that my old helmet filtered some noises but by the same token also tended to emphasize others. The new lid just tends to quiet everything down.
Just another reference point to note and more food for thought in the discussion of noises that our bikes make.
I gave the CB a good cleaning on Sunday. Later in the evening I took it out for a spin to get the chain warmed up before my final task of applying chain lube. It just so happens that I got a new helmet this weekend and that warmup ride was my first chance to try it out. Well, the new helmet is so much quieter than my old helmet that from an aural standpoint, about all I noticed from my CB1100 was the subdued note of the Staintune exhaust. The difference between helmets is not subtle.
I know that my engine still makes the same plethora of noises that it always has, but I would be hard pressed to realize this if I had been using the new helmet all along. Sans helmet, with the bike running, I can hear almost every noise the engine is making, but they all sort of blend together like a mechanical symphony so little stands out. It seems that my old helmet filtered some noises but by the same token also tended to emphasize others. The new lid just tends to quiet everything down.
Just another reference point to note and more food for thought in the discussion of noises that our bikes make.