A month before I bought my AN650 I purchased an HJC SY-MAX flip-up helmet. I had always wanted one because when you stop and talk to people you can flip it up and folks can see your face, rather than just your eyes. Much better when talking to, for example, Bruce, the highway patrol officer, or when crossing from Mexico back into the US. (US officials will make you take off your full-face helmet so they can see who you are).
Immediately on riding away from the motorcycle store I noticed the Sy-max was noiser than my Shoei RF-900. Veteran motorcyclists told me that generally speaking flip-ups are noiser than regular full-face helmets.
When I bought the Burgman and rode off on it the windnoise dramatically increased, attributed, I assumed, to the combination of the Burgie windscreen and the Sy-max.
The next day I rode with the Shoei and it was noticeably quieter, so I put the flip-up helmet on the shelf and quit using it.
Yesterday I thought I'd give it one more try. I was cruising down the highway at 75 when my nose began to itch. I flipped up the clear face shield to scratch my nose and, to my surprise, the windnoise virtually disappeared. If I closed the face shield the noice returned, if I opened it, it dropped by 80%. As I was wearing sunglasses, I just left it up and had a much more enjoyable ride.
Examining the fit of both face shields, the Shoei's is a much better, smoother fit to the helmet. The HJC face shield's fit is, by comparison, sloppy, and sometimes when you snap it closed it remains at a slight angle.
The point of all this is that riding with the visor open seems to deflect wind turbulance away from the helmet and produce a quieter ride! Further, no wind seems to be hitting my eyes even though the visor's up.
Maybe one of you has an HJC SY-MAX and has had a similar experience.
I told all of this to my riding buddy, who said well maybe now you won't have to spend money for an aftermarket windshield. ???
Immediately on riding away from the motorcycle store I noticed the Sy-max was noiser than my Shoei RF-900. Veteran motorcyclists told me that generally speaking flip-ups are noiser than regular full-face helmets.
When I bought the Burgman and rode off on it the windnoise dramatically increased, attributed, I assumed, to the combination of the Burgie windscreen and the Sy-max.
The next day I rode with the Shoei and it was noticeably quieter, so I put the flip-up helmet on the shelf and quit using it.
Yesterday I thought I'd give it one more try. I was cruising down the highway at 75 when my nose began to itch. I flipped up the clear face shield to scratch my nose and, to my surprise, the windnoise virtually disappeared. If I closed the face shield the noice returned, if I opened it, it dropped by 80%. As I was wearing sunglasses, I just left it up and had a much more enjoyable ride.
Examining the fit of both face shields, the Shoei's is a much better, smoother fit to the helmet. The HJC face shield's fit is, by comparison, sloppy, and sometimes when you snap it closed it remains at a slight angle.
The point of all this is that riding with the visor open seems to deflect wind turbulance away from the helmet and produce a quieter ride! Further, no wind seems to be hitting my eyes even though the visor's up.
Maybe one of you has an HJC SY-MAX and has had a similar experience.
I told all of this to my riding buddy, who said well maybe now you won't have to spend money for an aftermarket windshield. ???