Discussion
lanan said:
Not sure about std jobbies.
But we get our moulded radio earpieces thru' MRTC. £225 ish
How much!!!!!!! Did you miss out a decimal point? We use Peltor Intercom Full Faces - I thought they were pricey @ £500 apiece, but perhaps not it seems - and they work and do the job just great, both on and off intercom; never had to use any earplugs. I'd guess the shielding type set-up around the ear on these is what makes them way quieter than most helmets; as a (now ex - but nothing's forever) biker, I have used all sorts of helmets over the years (such as Bell, Shoei, AGV) and all of them need some sort of earplugs to get good noise reduction if, as and when I wanted it.But we get our moulded radio earpieces thru' MRTC. £225 ish
So I'd recommend trying a Peltor or equal to avoid too much
AlistairCoker said:
Can anyone advise on where to get decent ear-plugs. Not sure whether it's my helmet but the noise is too much for my ears. I have tried the foam plugs which are rubbish and also the mouldable putty jobbies from Demon Tweeks (they fall out when you put the helmet on) ?
Thanks
Ali
Alistair, i think that the problem with them falling out will be the way you are putting them in your ear.Thanks
Ali
what i do is make them a little warm (they are hard to work when cold) place them between your thumb and forefinger and roll them back and forth in to a long sausage (basically as thin as you can get them. give it a quick lick (no so wet that it feels like a wet willy... i think this is an Americanism for placing a wetted finger in to another persons ear in order to annoy them!) them place the tightly rolled up ear plug in to the ear as far as it will go comfortably and place your finger over the end of it to hold it in to your ear canal. this will now expand whilst holding it put. wait 30 or so seconds and hey presto job done.
internal ear plugs are the best performing attenuation you can get.
just be carefull you dont buzz your engine as you wont hear much after both plugs have been installed in this mannor.
oh and this way you save a little money.
Dario
Edited by DarioT on Monday 17th November 18:33
I can't drive my SR3 without ear plugs and have found the best solution at a low cost (from memory about £15) to import an ear plug from the USA. You have to mix two materials together then fill your outer ear with it once it goes off you have perfect molded fit that you can reuse and fits comfortable inside your helmet. I don’t have the brand name with me but will post the details later. Having looked for ages I have used these ear plugs for the last three years.
Mmm, that is interesting re the foam plugs, I always just force them in and then they slowly pop out, I will give that a go though. I have tried the one's where you mix two putties together but I find they are too rigid and get dislodged when I put my hemlet on. Might give both another chance. Thankls for all the help guys. Going to Rockingham on Nov 30th so will give them botyh another go - anyone else going ?
Foam plugs have to be compressed (rolled tight) into a cone. After insertion you should feel the foam slowly expand to fit your ear. It may take a couple of goes to get a good seal. There shpuld be hardly any of the plug sticking out of your ear.
Edited by henrycrun on Tuesday 18th November 12:23
Got mine from www.greenleopard.co.uk. who are in Kettering, Northants (Near Rockingham) They were specially made during a visit and cost about £65 (I think) but are very very good. This was about 3 years ago and still working fine.
Colin.
Colin.
AlistairCoker said:
Can anyone advise on where to get decent ear-plugs. Not sure whether it's my helmet but the noise is too much for my ears. I have tried the foam plugs which are rubbish and also the mouldable putty jobbies from Demon Tweeks (they fall out when you put the helmet on) ?
Thanks
Ali
you obviously haven't fixed your silencer yet then LMAOThanks
Ali
i just love to hear the engine wailing
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