Wind noise

My guess is that your arm causes a different flow around your arm that otherwise would smack randomly against your helmet.  At least that's how I figure it when I do something similar.

I have never noticed any wind noise. I notice getting blown about a lot sometimes but never notice any noise.      What dose wind noise sound like exactly ?

Possibly wind coming up under the helmet cheek pads? 

I have an insulated neck gator.  bunches up between the jacket collar and the bottom of the helmet.  The front of the gator tucks into the chin opening.  It makes the difference of being able to hear the exhaust, or just wind noise (wearing Earpeace ear plugs). 

Sheath

 i will investigate that, look out Amazon =)

Thinks, turns head to the right looks at coat hooks DUH i have three of them from my Amazon Vine reviews. Chemo brain is my excuse!!

@mick-boon sidevalve Chiang's don't go fast enough to create wind noise....

Or your old and deaf like the rest of us...

Excess noise is harmful to hearing.

And it's not just the shear volume but the combination of volume and time exposed to it.

Not something I understood 50 yrs ago.

This why it's easy to sneak up on Miles.

2 million miles riding had to have some side affects..

Besides his need for odd seat shapes.

Back to helmet noise from wind..

Some are quieter than others and volume increases with speed.

Unless of course you ride a Harley sans mufflers like so many.

Then it's just loud all the time.

2c and a pinch of salt.

@Brstr

I'm obviously not as deaf a you, you are so deaf that you can't even describe the noise you are talking about, that can only be because you have never heard it  

@brstr Harley's do make a lot of noise, but thats if they can stay running, chuckle!

A retort or two is of course incoming from Miles even if he is partying and gallivanting around Europe!

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A retort or two is of course incoming from Miles even if he is partying and gallivanting around Europe!

Hello  Steve,  you rang ?

Whilst most of you are on the right page, and addressing the issue of air currents that flow through the tunnel between the right side of the bike and the left side of the sidecar...opposite sides for our mate in Western Australia.....I want to address diverting those air currents so that they are less encumbered to the sidecar operator. 

The very first sidecar rig I bought, was a well built (in its' day) 1986 Goldwing 1200 w/California Friendship lll, and the original owner had installed a long piece of clear lexan between the bike and the sidecar.  It was about 5 inches wide, and 30 inches long, and it served as a air diverter. 

He had made this himself,  mounted it in a relatively vertical position,  but also laid back at an angle so that it changed the air flow from hitting the rider, to now hitting the sidecar. 

I have done similar things on most of my modern sidecar rigs,  using mounted lexan panels to divert airflow. 

Getting that tunnel of air that forms between the bike and the sidecar,  and moving that airflow away from the rider, lessens the sound level,  and the windchill factor.

On some bikes, the use of Baker Built Air Wings does the same job, and these installed on most bikes can divert the air away from the rider , or.....divert the air TO the rider, depending on ambient air temperature,  and whether the rider wants cold air or hot air.

But Bruce is correct....I am olde, hard of hearing,  and prefer funny looking motorcycle seats.

The only wind noise emanates from the surface of the seat' it's called farting.

I agree with Miles, on my 1500 wing I had the Baker air wings that mounted on the side of the fairing at the pockets, if I turned the right one to face front to back it would drastically reduce the air flow hitting me hence reduce wind noise. 

@aceinsav I will try that as i have Airwings fitted. I can now see that the Airwing will act almost like a scoop deflecting air outwards.