Up to now Justina and I have been wearing modular/full faced helmets, with intercoms, which in themselves filter out quite a bit of noise. The one noise that has been obvious from the beginning is from wind and turbulence. With the installation of the MeanSling Sport Top, we have not only decreased our risk of getting hit by road debris, we additionally noticed that the wind/turbulence noise also diminished significantly. With this in mind, we decided to go to lighter half-helmets hoping just to chat somewhat normally to each other without the aid of an intercom. Today I got a chance to go solo and after hitting the highway became suddenly aware of how much noise the tires are making, in fact, I am thinking maybe they may be the greatest noise factor of all? Since our current tires are practically brand new BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S, there is little we can do about it now. But, when it comes to time for tire replacement, finding a quieter tire of comparable qualities prolly will be higher on our list of requirements?
Bill