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Oct 17, 2019 | 05:43 PM

#31

FrankEV

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Originally Posted by bigpappa160

Well I want to go to a 3/4 helmet and I was hoping someone on the forum that wore a 3/4 helmet or a full helmet would give me their perspective on the helmets like hearing the radio. Right now I'm wearing a beanie helmet.

I wear a Shoei JB Crusier 3/4 helmet with the H-D Sena 30K headset and in helmet speakers. I'm hard of hearing and wear hearingaids that I must take out while riding...they just make everything NOISE, so the fairing speakers are of no use to me. With the 3/4 I can hear my tunes, phone, Nav commands, CB and intercom very well, yet I can hear my pipes (muffled some) and outside sounds like car horns. This is like a person with good hearing wearing quality ear plugs.

I also have a half helmet that I use occasionally but the wind/road/engine and muffler noise is significantly louder even without my hearing aids. The half helmet also has a sena headset that I can use to Bluetooth to my phone and I can hear that fairly well, but nothing as well as the 3/4 helmet (with the shield dowm, of course).

Good quality headset speakers in a good quality 3/4 or FF helmet is the best way to go, IMHO.

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Oct 17, 2019 | 05:53 PM

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shorelasHD

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Originally Posted by BrandonSmith

How do people come across these threads that have been dead for months or years?

On topic: Earplugs work the best with or without a helmet.

Last thing I want is to be distracted by radio chatter or music when I'm riding-then again, I'm not riding on a godforsaken slab in the middle of nowhere for hours on end. FF helmet, earplugs, and trying to avoid getting whacked by drunks, blind people, and distracted drivers is more than enough diversion for me when I ride. If I want to listen to beautiful music, I take the F150 with the premium sound system.

Oct 18, 2019 | 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BrandonSmith

How do people come across these threads that have been dead for months or years?

On topic: Earplugs work the best with or without a helmet.

"Search" brings back old threads.

Oct 18, 2019 | 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by skinman13

Back in the day, I had to have a 3/4 helmet to ride on my Navy base and that was all I wore.

Just curious, how long ago was that? I've been active for 24 years now and we've always been allowed to wear any helmet as long as it was DOT. Been in Norfolk the whole time.

Edit: oops, 22 years. Have retirement on my mind!

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Oct 18, 2019 | 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bigpappa160

I have always been able to hear the radio just fine in a full face. Although, I've never had the stock radio and speakers for very long with my last two EG'S

Oct 19, 2019 | 10:10 AM

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I wear a full helmet, no chin bar. I guess that's a 3/4 now. It reduces all noise. I turn up my radio two or three notches. All is well. And my ears are not ringing as bad after a long ride.

Oct 19, 2019 | 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CGLTD

1/2 and beanie helmet were not allowed when I was active duty. But I've been retired for 20 years.

And all the PPE requirements.

Oct 19, 2019 | 06:59 PM

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stumbled across this thread ....went on a 150+ mile ride today in our "beautiful" Michigan weather. I wear a half helmet during the summer/warm weather. I have an HJC 3/4 I wear in spring/fall cooler weather. I wore the 3/4 today, had the radio going and had no issues hearing. I could hear the road, the bike, the music.... no issues. And this is from someone who spent 8 years on an M110 8" Artillery piece, with **** hearing and I wear hearing aids (except when riding and shooting). I had no issues to hear, the helmet kept the wind noise to a minimum, and was comfortable. I am happy with mine. I can hear external noises while keeping the wind noise at bay. My input....others will tell me I don't know or I am f'd up, but 50+ years of riding experience has kept me satisfied.