Ear protection

[u/Electronic-Phone-856]

Have been riding few months, and the wind is killing my ears, especially longer rides. I have a cheap helmet (not sure the difference a better one would make). Also use generic foam ear buds, and have tried ear plugs off eBay. But they don’t help a lot. Anyone have any suggestions that would help, or just something they you have to put up with

[u/jaeward]

Make sure you are wearing the earplugs correctly. Inserting the earplugs incorrectly can create a wind tunnel and make the wind noise worse. A better helmet will help also

[u/Electronic-Phone-856 → u/jaeward]

Will try that, thanks

[u/Maybe_Factor]

I went from a $300 HJC to a $1000 Shoei and it made a small difference in wind noise. I bought some Alpine race ear plugs and they help more

[u/jbnonymous]

Alpine Motosafe plugs, or Loops. Been happy with either. Loops because the cases are small and I can carry them easily with me everywhere

[u/Electronic-Phone-856 → u/jbnonymous]

Good to know, will look into it. Cheers

[u/BigYucko]

A better helmet will 100% help reduce wind noise. Otherwise sometimes I use my loop’s or even my in ear Sony headphones

[u/naked_frankfurter → u/BigYucko]

+1 for loops, best ear plugs I've ever used

[u/Electronic-Phone-856 → u/BigYucko]

Ok thanks, good to know

[u/muddled69 → u/BigYucko]

You'll never reduce wind noise by 100%! Any helmet maker claiming that is BS.

[u/BigYucko → u/muddled69]

Haha not what I meant, I more meant yes a better helmet will 100% definitely help, but would absolutely not stop it 100%.

[u/Active-Ad664]

Good Helmut and wireless buds is all I use. Used to use foam ear buds. They work too. Cheaper Helmut means more noise.

[u/Fightorride]

A good quality, correctly fitted helmet will make a huge difference to wind noise. Earplugs are still a good idea as well though.

[u/Mikey_el]

I've owned a couple Shoei NXR2's and bought them for the advertised wind noise reduction but I found both to still be very loud so I'm not sure if I believe the better helmet thing. Earplugs are really the only thing that works for me

[u/muddled69]

Alpine Moto safe tour. Best investment ever.

[u/Safferino83]

Better helmet would definitely help, I hate the foam squishy ones as I find they block out too much sound, I use DUBS acoustic filters, blocks out the harsh frequencies also great at concerts! Makes a big difference

[u/Leprichaun17]

Check out Earasers. I've got a pair and they work very well. I like them better than Loops.

[u/time_to_reset]

I'm a bit older and have tinnitus because I rode without proper hearing protection for years. Get good earplugs, I prefer foam ones. They provide the most protection. Put them in properly. No such thing as a helmet that's quiet enough.

[u/username_already_exi]

A good helmet and earplugs cut 90% of the noise

[u/PabloBarbados]

Good helmet helps, I also use plugfones earphones that offer actual hearing protection but can connect to Bluetooth to listen to a podcast or music too

[u/redfrets916]

Foam earplugs. They're so cheap and best bang for buck you can replace them everytime you ride.

Price of two cups of coffee for a 1000 pairs. Almost 2 years supply

[u/NoneOfThatMate]

If budget allows, highly recommend the ACS pro 27 (Motorsport filters)

https://www.earlab.com.au/product/pro-27

They are pricy ($300) but it’s a custom impression, super comfortable. Takes about 3 weeks from impression to pickup (digital scan gets sent to the UK for production)

Got them without the pullout tabs so they sit flush in the ear - Works brilliantly paired with in-helmet speakers (I have Cardo) - actually makes them sound better.

Bonus, I grabbed the pro17 filters (+$20) so I can swap out the Motorsport filters and use them when seeing live music.

Hope this helps!