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Originally Posted by mollydog
What does the damage is LOW FREQUENCY WIND RUMBLE. Plugs knock a lot of that down. The trick is finding comfortable plugs that you can wear all day without soreness or sensitivity.
I use Howard Leight Laser Lite plugs. Best I've found among at least ten brands I've tried and tested ... and for me, very comfortable ... AND you can still hear things like Horns, Sirens and even some conversation ...although all muted quite a bit.
Even a very quiet, quality helmet like a top of the line Arai or Schuberth, you can still get some low freq. wind rumble at speed. Some windshields can make rumble (buffeting) worse, causing more damage.
Take Care!
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Agree with you there Mollydog, I find the low screen on the DR and my Arai XD3 generates quite a bit of wind noise which is tiring on a long days riding, but I prefer peaked helmets. I already have some tinnitus from shooting small arms/rockets/ tanks in the military, so am a bit more careful these days to use earplugs, with a scala rider headset earpiece mounted in the helmet for radio/mp3/listening to the wife nagging me.
Ive slid 100 + feet on my face at 80 mph/130 kmh on asphalt in my old Arai Tour Cross (Euro model of original XD) and have no problem investing money on a quality lid.
Figure out your head shape and go from there, Arai make shapes for most peoples melons, but buy what is comfortable and as good quality as you can afford. Snell standards change every few years, so a cheaper lid that meets the M2010 standard MAY be a better buy than a more expensive lid that only meets M2005, but it still has to fit properly.
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Mollydog, that was one hell of a tumble down a cliff!
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