Recommendations for a quiet helmet please.

[pritch]

I stand to be corrected, but I seem to remember that's how Lawrence of Arabia died... got his scarf caught in the wheel of his bike.

And the famous dancer, Isadora Duncan died the same way, only in a car.

Have 5/10. You got the Isadora Duncan thing right, but I don't know where you got the T E Lawrence story.

Without checking, he was killed when a cart appeared on the road in front of him. (Courtesy of the local butchers boy?)

[Daffyd]

Have 5/10. You got the Isadora Duncan thing right, but I don't know where you got the T E Lawrence story.

Without checking, he was killed when a cart appeared on the road in front of him. (Courtesy of the local butchers boy?)

I seem to remember seeing it in the movie, but as I saw both around the same time and many years ago, my memory may be playing tricks...I stand corrected.

[JimO]

i had a 400 mile ride yesterday (bike is in mph not ks) and was getting pissed off with the wind noise at around 70, so at around the 100 mile mark i got some cheap roll up earplugs and bunged them in, what a difference i found myself able to go faster in fact i almost overcooked it on a corner because i was going a tad fast for it (80k corner at 75mph) because of the reduced noise

[icekiwi]

i had a 400 mile ride yesterday (bike is in mph not ks) and was getting pissed off with the wind noise at around 70, so at around the 100 mile mark i got some cheap roll up earplugs and bunged them in, what a difference i found myself able to go faster in fact i almost overcooked it on a corner because i was going a tad fast for it (80k corner at 75mph) because of the reduced noise

Cool that confirms what i've been thinking the last 10 weeks...
Blaardy earplugs cost me my licence i'm sure of it...
Next time i'm asked why i was going so fast i'll drop my waxey,shitty,grotty earplugs in the coppas mitts an see what happens...

[Jerry74]

I find my HJC CS12 not too bad for noise.

If it gets too bad you could either wear ear plugs or put on the mp3 quietly to break down the noise of the wind.

[JimO]

I find my HJC CS12 not too bad for noise.

If it gets too bad you could either wear ear plugs or put on the mp3 quietly to break down the noise of the wind.

i found that you have to have the ipod up loud to hear it on the bike but when your off the bike its real loud..you can get earplugs with earpeices in them for mp3 or ipod from plugs for lugs

[BMWST?]

re wearing ear plugs....you get used to it,but at first you will go faster without realising it...but as you become used to it it becomes "normal"

[PHATVW]

I've got a Shoei XR-1000 with a whisper kit, I find this to be quite quiet even though it's my first helmet, only downside... $$$

[slofox]

Have 5/10. You got the Isadora Duncan thing right, but I don't know where you got the T E Lawrence story.

Without checking, he was killed when a cart appeared on the road in front of him. (Courtesy of the local butchers boy?)

"On 13 May Lawrence takes his motorbike to Bovington Post Office to send a parcel of books to a friend and a telegram to Henry Williamson. On his way back to Clouds Hill he swerves to avoid two boy cyclists and is thrown from his machine. He remains in coma for six days and dies on 19 May."

[Eric]

I Have an HJC for 2 years now. Think its called a kast......not plaster cast

Anyway its been a good helmet for me.
I use reuseable earplugs like the ones shown below. I cut the cord of and shortned the little stalk just enough to get them in and out of my ear. Theyve been the best Have used the plyable ones but the loose their shape quickly. The ones I got you can wash them, and clean them with soapy water just like that. They come in a small container ideal when riding.

Anyway I will try and post a pic.

[PrincessBandit]

A gentleman never tells. [Blushes, modestly]

hahahaha, i'd send green to you if I was not on my laptop! (which wont let me give rep, or add tags )

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My Shark RS2 is lovely and quiet, still wear plugz for lugz on longer rides tho; and a scarf between my collar and helmet helps too. It also has the quick release buckle, so no annoying threading through D rings.

Get some roll up earplugs and try them.

Steve

You do know that you should insert ear plugs with your pinna pulled outward for slipping in easier don't you?

Thanks for all the suggestions. It Seems like the consensus is wear ear plugs. I also like the sound of slimjims suggestion of a whisper kit.

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The Shoei multitec comes with it's own whisper kit and Balu has been rapt with his - he finds it really quiet even without ear plugs.

[slofox]

Went in to buy a whisper kit for my Raid II yesterday. The dude in the shop says "If it's noisy, it's too big for ya. What size is it?" I reply "Large". He says "Too big - you are a medium - I can tell by looking...." (yeah. right.) So I say "When we measured my head it was right on the cusp between medium and large and after much trialling I went for the large coz the medium felt too tight." So the guy measures my head and says it is medium not large (58cm). But when I measured it myself back in my shop it comes out 58.5cm. Which IS right on the cusp.....I think his tape had stretched, myself.......or he was trying to sell me a new helmet....
Having said all that, it is awkward getting the right size when you measure between sizes as I do....plus my head is a funny shape anyway (like the rest of me - gruk ick!). But given the amount of compacting that has occurred in the pads of my helmet maybe I should go down a size......
I bought the whisper kit anyway but haven't had a chance to test it yet...In the meantime I better not arse off onto my head!!!

[vifferman]

Having said all that, it is awkward getting the right size when you measure between sizes as I do.

Yayess.
My gourd is 59cm, and until I switched from AGV to Shoei, they didn't fit - either too small or too big, as the AGVs were always even sizes. The XR1000 is an L, and 59-60, and fits very well.

[slofox]

Anyone in here used an Arai helmet? Which model was it and what did you think of it? Am considering one to replace the Shoei one day....

[Zoolander]

Should definately wear earplugs, and no they shouldn't affect your ability to hear whats going on around you, but they sure take the edge off the wind noise which makes for a much nicer ride.

I forgot mine the other day, and after going the long way home I had a fucking splitting headache all night. Too much of that and I'm sure your hearing would suffer long-term.