In a previous post a few months back, I was seeking help on a radio problem. Specifically, not being able to hear my backseater over intercom. With some help from here and from J&M Radio, that problem was addressed. On our first ride afterwards, the next issue arose. WIND NOISE,,,
The mic was picking up wind noise so badly ALL the time, that I couldn't even hear the music on iPod or XM. And attempting to communicate was not much better than when we couldn't hear each other at all. One evening perusing this board, someone posted a link. On that link was another product mentioned which caught my attention. Mic- Mutes. This little thing was origianlly made for the GoldWing, but has been expanded to fit also the Valkyrie IS, and J&M 2003DU radio among several others. Hooked it up today (plug and play pretty much), and the constant wind noise problem is solved. There's still going to be some on intercom and CB, but the ever-present noise while just listening to music is gone. This gadget makes the mic a PTT (Push to Talk) rather than the mic being "hot' all the time. Depress the CB transmit button for a second, and the mic turns on, depress again to turn off the mic. It's about $120 shipped. My hearing will suffer less from the wind noise now, though the melodic tunes of Metallica might play havoc. Not affiliated yadda,yadda,,, here's the link
http://mic-mutes.com/
