Need windscreen extension help

Hey all,

I have a zero gravity double bubble windscreen on my 98' and I was wondering if anybody knew where to snag one of those windscreen additions/extentions, that work along with your current windscreen? I wanted to see about using one of those on longer trips to try and help with the wind buffering at speed.

 

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Thanks Mellodude. I used to wear some earplugs, however, as of late, I haven't been wearing them and I should...I know they help a lot with the noise and subsequent fatigue, however, sometimes the wind buffeting from coming back from the mtns on the freeway just takes it's toll on me. Maybe I am becoming a wuss! I will try out the ones that you mentioned.

Ya know, I love my new shoei helmet that I bought last year (RF1000). however, I am not too nuts about this spoiler/wing that they put on the back of some of these newer helmets, because they cause my head to wobble around like a bobblehead toy side to side, and . I used to wear an RF800, and I never experienced it like this. I am tempted to take it off, but I think that doing so might take some paint off as well. Anybody else notice anything with this spoiler on the back of newer helmets??

 

they do. It's called a quietrider and it's from NOJ. I had one back in the 90s and it made my cheapo helmet as quiet as any new shoei if not quieter... It get's hot, though without that underneath airflow. great in winter, though.

 

I noticed my head is more stable except when I turn my head going faster. The helmet tries to line itself up in the slipstream it feels like to me. I like it pretty well. Of all the helmets I've had, it's the best so far. I'm sure they'll keep getting better, though.

 

yw. my buddy took a look at the one I had and made his own out of a piece of fabric that worked just about as well. I had the summer lightweight version that criss-crossed under my chin. It is the cheaper version. the basic is around $20 which isn't too bad... http://store.azmusa.com/nojquriheli.html and even a couple bux less on ebay. I can;t seem to find a pic but the pic on ebay is the more expensive version.. oh, I found one this is the basic model which lists on ebay for around $20...



as you can see, you can make about the same thing pretty easy, but this one has a stiff collar that wedges into the crack at the bottom of the helmet and stays pretty well.

 

In the article test, they were saying that because of the lack of 100% wrap around coverage, it did not eliminate sound as much as it could. The back/neck area being a high turbulence/noisy area. How does your summer one work? Does it make a noticeable difference?

 

I should have added this. The spoiler wobble is much more pronounced at highway speeds (65+) with a passenger on the back. Not sure if it is because of the extra drag behind me, or what. Also, I noticed it at highway speeds with a cross wind. I do not notice it all the time.

I used to use earplugs all the time, but lately I just have been too forgetful to pick some more up, I just did so yesterday. I agree with all of your statements regarding less stress, fatigue, and so on. Kinda like a clean face shield free of bugs and debris causes your eyes less strain, and stress as well. I usually clean my face shield at each stop. Coming back down from the mtns, when this cross wind hits me on the freeway sometimes, and the bobblehead thingy starts up, that constant wobbling fatigues me as well, and I usually resort to tucking behind the bubble.

 

Yeah, it was definitely noticeable. It made a cheap helmet as quiet as my shoei. I did get noise from the back but they gave me some airflow, too. It was a decent compromise, I thought. Once I put it on the helmet, I never went back even though it was a little hotter. You'll notice that Shoei even includes a partial wind curtain thing in the front now (at least they did with my RF1000).