I have a neoprene headband I use for when I hit the superslab. Other than that, it doesn't bother me.

 

I just stick my fingers in my ears...

 

Glad you guys brought this topic up. 30 yearsago it didn't seem to bother me, but now that I'm back into it the wind noise drives me nuts. Have a half helmet and was using toilet paper or paper towels to make plugs and shove in there. Put the muff in but still could be better. Already have one bad ear from shotgun blast (duck hunting) and would like to keep the hearing I have in it. Don't you find the wind hitting the earplugs just as bad as the wind noise itself? Maybe have to find some shorter earplugs or something?
Ron

 

Just out of curiousity, and not to start another loud pipes bs thread, but does the noise from the wind bother your ears more than your short V&H pipes?

 

I bought one of those bandana things that go round your head and then neck. Put it around my nose and ears, ....... finally can hear my mp3 player properly, as it blocks out the wind almost entirely.

Much more of an enjoyable ride.

 

The secret to foam earplugs is gettinga good seal. If you don't get a good seal, they areuseless. Get it right and you are in heaven.

Follow the instructions on the package (roll them up first and hold them in place for 30 seconds after insertion). Takes lots of practice . Ear canals bend around, usually a little up and toward the front of your face.My left is easy, the right is a bitch to get right.

Throw them away after 3-4 uses, they get permanently compressed and won't work as well.

 

Granted, I've got Longshots, but at speed, I never hear my pipes over the wind. The wind is the enemy, not the pipes. I am pretty sure those with shorties will agree.

 

Say what?



Yeah...permanent ringing in the ears. I'm sure it was due to the gunfire and explosions...maybe the rock concerts.

Not my bikes over the last 40 years of riding...nope...no way.

Huh?

No...my pipes aren't loud.

I don't think so anyways...

 

i've tried other earplugs that have the same shape as those and didnt like them at all maybe the westone are a higher quality than what i've tried..... actually what some folks are sayin about a bandana or just something covering the ears makes a lot of sense, gonna try that.

 

Yes, on the ear plugs. I use the throw away kind that you squeese and insert into ear. I can still hear everything I need to hear, but the wind noise is gone.
It really helps.

mjh