Tuning and modding » Wind noise - possible partial solution!

I have been getting increasingly fed up with the wind noise on my RS. Even with a decent helmet and foam ear plugs it was becoming hard to put up with. But seemed to be getting worse than ever.

As I was riding to work this morning I couldn’t even reduce the roar by putting my hand up by my neck, or ducking behind the screen which used to help. So i started to try and work out what had changed. The only difference was the mirrors had been moved when the bike had to be transported and rather that spreading them out I left them pretty much parallel to the shape of the screen.

So before coming home I adjusted them to a wider setting and hey presto, some of the ‘peace’ restored. Once I got home I tried them wider still and found there is a ‘stop’ which I suspect is where they are meant to be. I’ll try that tomorrow, but I think it will be ‘quieter’ still.

So if wind noise is a problem and you have your mirrors fairly upright, try folding them out all the way to see if you get reduced turbulence and wind noise. It worked for me.

Isn't it nice to find a FREE solution to our problems I've only ever had my mirrors in the widest position. Any narrower and I get to look at my shoulder armor, instead of the traffic behind me.