Results of the whisper strip test

So I went for a fairly long drive today, trying out the whisper strip for the Shoei helmet. The weather was perhaps not perfect for this test with 25 degrees (Celsius that is) and extreme humidity, but it still give some useful results.

Having the strip attached to the bottom of the helmet keeps all moisture trapped inside, which easily leads to the visor getting fogged up. Some of it may just be the result of weather conditions, but it’s an important thing to keep in mind on long trips. Using pinlock is almost a necessity.

Sound wise it’s both ways; it does dampen the sound of the wind quite well. Of course not as well as using those standard yellow earplugs, but still good enough. The downside is the humidity I mentioned above, and that one looks like an untrained monkey when trying to push the head through the strip.

Bought whisper strip for my Shoei helmet

Earlier today I bought the whisper strip kit for my Shoei helmet. It’s supposed to divert the wind and make it much more quiet in the helmet. To this point, I have been using earplugs when doing long tours, but now I hope that I don’t have to.

It looks like this when mounted on the helmet:

As you can see, it greatly reduces the size of the hole in the bottom of the helmet. The question is if it’s really enough. I will take a long trip tomorrow and really try it out, but I will bring my earplugs too, just in case.

Edit: Results of the test.