Hi all, went on a 320ish mile ride Saturday (and got soaked but that's another story). As it was peeing down on the way back I thought I'd hack along the motorway so did a fair amount of monotonous miles. Before I pulled onto he motorway I put some earplugs in. Now normally I don't wear earplugs to ride so I did notice a huge difference. Anyway things dried up and got sunny so I turned off motorway and headed back route (ie bends and fun) the rest of the way home. I left the plugs in as I couldn't be arsed to stop. Now I know how long it usually takes me to get down this road and with earplugs in I did the road quicker than I ever have before. Now I was cold, very cold as I only had my leathers on so moving around on the bike was almost painful and as such I was expecting to be much slower. My thinking is it's because the engine wasn't as loud so I didn't feel as if I was going as fast so therefore applied a little more throttle everywhere. Anyone experienced similar??? Or know a technical explanation of why this couldve happened??? Cheers Steve
Just be aware of over revving it and spinning the rear. I dont wear earplugs unless going out for a mega long ride. Probably explains why I am half deaf tho - Eh Eh ! :monkey:
I noticed the same thing, Steve - lack of engine noise immediately helped me to ride faster...I think it's a combination of both the lack of engine noise AND the increased "detachment" of the senses...allows you to concentrate on the task at hand a bit better.
Nope, i always wear the ear plugs, only got one set of ears, and the thought of living with tinitus, constant riging in my head would drive me mad, bad enough when you've been to a club or a really loud gig, when im riding, i can still hear my 675 with my plugs in, i fell i can concentrate more on the road, maybe thats what happened to you?
WHAT?? Who knew that one of the top performance bolt-ins is ear plugs. Maybe thats why Rossi uses them. Cant say Ive ever noticed, the only difference is that I dont get ringing in my ears after motorway miles.
i allways wear plugs i find it helps my balance and can corner better might be better conentraion and im taking nonsense
I have a congenital hearing problem and it's only a question of how bad the tinnitus is from one day to the next :roll: I couldn't ride without plugs, I'd lose whatever hearing I have left :roll:
+1 on wearing ear plugs - It does stop the ringing in the ears when I have stopped, mainly after the long runs. It reduces the noise levels on certain Hz frequencies, so you still hear the bike, voices and so forth. I got mine off the web some years ago, I have not looked back since and wondered why I never used earplugs sooner. http://www.connevans.co.uk/store/viewProduct.do?id=1982 - A good link if you want some
I know all about hearing protection. Was a semi-proffessional DJ in a club in Leeds when I left college. Little place some of you might know called The Pleasure Rooms. They condemned the building whilst I was working there. Apparently the sound system had literally shook the building to pieces, so it could no longer be used as a club. Alas the owner moved to a smaller club and pretty much all of the back room DJ's (including myself) got the boot. Shame I loved DJing. Now I just get to do friends parties lol. Still I needed to get a proper job I suppose. Ears used to ring until Tuesday or Wednesday after a weekend DJing so started to wear protection whilst in there. Never found the bike that loud, just monotonous droning noise on motorways or long rides. Might give the plugs another go when I'm out this weekend though and test my theory some more. Steve
Yeah sorry, get all teary eyed when I remember the 'good old days'. Bang on some rose tinted glasses, and just go off on one. The point was my ears ringing for days so I started using hearing protection whilst DJing. Never really considered it on a bike though even though I guess I should. I moved from a Ducati with Termi's on to the 675 so I guess the 675 even with the TOR pipe I've got fitted never really seemed that loud. Mind you I think it's the constant wind noise in my helmet that bothers me more than the engine noise itself. This being more apparent on motorways due to the constant speed rather than the fun stuff up and down the gearbox with constant changing revs. Steve
i also wear plugs for days riding. Not too fussed if i'm just nipping to the shop down the road etc, but going for ride, solo or group I wear plugs as I have quite acute hearing. The only time I dont wear them over distance is if I'm doing a long commute or so motorway miles then I switch out the plugs for a pair of senheisser cx300 headphone..... so i dont get lonely
did someone mention visor noise?? i have an Arai, jees it's windy noisy is massive compared to my Shoei, but i have now found the fix, if your interested...........?????
I found my Arai to be very quiet indeed - the soft rubber visor seal was very effective IMO. - But yes, Steve..it's defo the wind noise in the helmet as opposed to the sound of the engine which can cause hearing impairment. I too, would be interested in your fix, Steffy...or are you keeping it a secret... ...Better not be "tape it shut"!!
Ah i see, you want me now, if you've already done this then fine... but mine was very noisey through air getting in around the visor.... i found a you tube link to cure it, its from arai's importer phonix...all you need is a lollypop stick, and a screwdriver.... basically you remove the side parts that cover the visor clips (need lolly pop stick for this) then loosen the scews, push the visor as shown on the video and perferct, an air tight seal, and much much less noise.....worked for me, the lid is now useable.... see the link, hope it helps you and the noise...im no good technically, but this job was simple, 15mins max!! just wish i was shown/told about this when i bought my lid, as i just thought arai were really poor and noisey.....all good now.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4cmMoBR ... re=related
