I've led a sheltered life

[Motig]

Amazing how much difference a fairing makes. My last two bikes had fairings and I could cruise along no troubles, now I've got a naked my helmet wants to leave me when I get up to 100 + when (um) passing. I think perhaps a new helmet for next summer is definitely a good idea.Mind you the helmet is 9 years old I'm presuming this might have something to do with it (or was being invited to the Voodoo Anniversary Conference the reason ?):scratch:

[Drew]

Yep, know the feeling. It is most likely not a good fitting helmet, but even with a perfect fit, up around 200 ks if you aint hiding behind the speedo, it feels the same.

[Madness]

Yep, anything above 220 and my head turns into a very agressive vibrator. Back off the throttle & it carries on until under 160ish. Bloody off-putting, especially when splitting in rush-hour.

[Ixion]

It's a problem wih some designs of full face helmets. I have faired, semi-faired and naked bikes, and two helmets. My old FFM, no problem on any bike. The CL-14 was originally a bastard on a naked bike, felt like it was going to rip off at 90kph. So I put the two helmets side by side and compared them. Only major diference I found was that the CL sits lower.

I put some extra padding in the top of the helmet so it sits higher on my head.That has made a huge differenece.

Some helmets, the lower part extends so low that the open space around your neck acts like a wind sock, channeling the wind into the helmet.

Either experiment with helmet fit (no guarantee BTW that a new one will be better), or maybe try a scarf to close up that neck to helmet space.

Or, an open face helmet (:corn:, waiting for the helemt nazis)

[Motig]

Strangely enuogh being a spec wearer I'm thinking of meeting the open helmet half way and will look at flip fronts.

[Streetwise]

naked bikes and wind are a bastard arent they, I had a bit of a run last week with a couple of VTR1000 and found it horrible at speed on my bike. Not sure if a helmet change would help much,

[Ixion]

Well, depends on what "speed" is defined as. On Petal, now that I've sorted the helmet, it's completely comfortable up to around 90mph, thats around 150kph. After that the wind pressure starts to become a pain, increasing as speed does. But mainly in terms of arms and being blown backwards, not head.

But the speed at which it becomes "bad" can be altered by changing your riding position with different bars etc. But if you set it up for speeds higher than you normally travel at, it will be tiring at lower speeds, because your arms and back will be taking your weight, rather than "sitting on the wind"

Properly set up for your cruising speed a naked bike is less tiring than a faired one, because the wind is supporting your weight, taking the load off your arms and shoulders and back.

[Squeak the Rat]

A helmet with a chin spoiler may help..... Are these standard on most new helmets these days?

And yeah, I've moved onto a half-naked and have noticed a wet crotch.....

[The Stranger]

And yeah, I've moved onto a half-naked and have noticed a wet crotch.....

Is the moisture coming form inside or outside?

[The Stranger]

Yep, anything above 220 and my head turns into a very agressive vibrator. Back off the throttle & it carries on until under 160ish. Bloody off-putting, especially when splitting in rush-hour.

That was my prime motivation for going to the Shoei.
I have found the likes of the XR1000 with the spoiler on the back to be very stable at speed.

[Edbear]

And yeah, I've moved onto a half-naked and have noticed a wet crotch.....







:killingme

[Insanity_rules]

Get that lift off feeling at about 110ish but the bike is still stable as. Interestingly enough a CL14 helmet. Feels like a vacuum cleaner is trying to suck my head up.

[Lou Girardin]

No problem with my Nolan. Faired or naked it's stable to 200. (so far)