[Nunocae]

Hi, I’m Nuno and last week I bought a Gsa 1250.
Is it normal de huge noise from the road/fork tunnel?
Is it from the bike or the tires!
thanks

 

[Candubrain]

Road and tire noise along with wind coming up from the tunnel is normal

 

[Rick92040]

That Michelin tire it came with is very noisy. Get some earplugs.

 

[bosnjo]

I changed my Michelin Anakee's to Michelin Road 6 and the noise from the front is gone. Dead quiet now. R1250GS 2021.

 

[Nunocae]

Thanks for the reply’s, mine came with Bridgestone Battlax A41’s😡

 

[bosnjo]

Thanks for the reply’s, mine came with Bridgestone Battlax A41’s😡

They are noisy on GS. It's strange but I had them on Suzuki DL1000 and they were dead quiet.

 

[Gmachine]

I have A41's too. I changed them at 700 miles after trying several different things to deflect the noise. Continental Trail Attack 3's absolutely fix the problem. Noise is GONE. You can also use any number of pure road tires, like Michelin Road 6. I wanted the extra puncture resistance of a 90/10 tire. RA3s stick to pavement...Very sporty. I finally corded the rear at Top of the Rockies rally in Peonia, CO (Rode there from Chicago) with 7500 miles on it. I took a trip to Grand Junction. They didn't have Road Attack 3's, but they had one Continental TKC70 rear tire. It has a continuous center strip of rubber, so I thought it would be OK for highway use and would maybe give a little more life...much more tread. So...front stayed RA3. Rear went to /TKC70. I love it! The TKC 70 makes a little tread noise when you lean the bike over, but it's not annoying. Handling is still great and I have great confidence that I won't have a puncture with this rear tire. I've had several rear tire punctures on nearly new Michelin Road tires in the past. Now I'm really careful about what I choose for the back. Having a non-repairable puncture in the middle of a riding week is not fun.

 

[Lenny167]

Hi, I’m Nuno and last week I bought a Gsa 1250.
Is it normal de huge noise from the road/fork tunnel?
Is it from the bike or the tires!
thanks

It's the bike.... I changed out to Road 6's and the noise is still there

 

[Nunocae]

Thanks for the reply guys

 

[Gmachine]

It's the bike.... I changed out to Road 6's and the noise is still there

Depends which tire you get to start with. I can tell you the Bridgestone A41s were so loud, the guys riding with me could hear them. Drove me bananas. Change to TA3 and the noise was gone.

It's not the bike. Oh, and my riding pal has Road 6 on his GS. No noise like I'm talking about...from just 20mph all the way to 3 digits.

 

[virkdoc]

Its a multitude of things....so for some the bike, some the tire, for some a change of helmet also works and for some posture/position change works.

 

[Gmachine]

Virdoc: If you have Bridgestone A41's....It's the TIRE. They're really LOUD.

 

[virkdoc]

Virdoc: If you have Bridgestone A41's....It's the TIRE. They're really LOUD.

Yes Im not disagreeing to that

 

[Lenny167]

Depends which tire you get to start with. I can tell you the Bridgestone A41s were so loud, the guys riding with me could hear them. Drove me bananas. Change to TA3 and the noise was gone.

It's not the bike. Oh, and my riding pal has Road 6 on his GS. No noise like I'm talking about...from just 20mph all the way to 3 digits.

Ok, it's not the bike....my road 6's must be defective, mine still has the noise,, Road 6's did not suppress enough for me to even say "It's better but slightly still there" the difference from Anakee to Road 6's are negligible.....

 

[bosnjo]

... the difference from Anakee to Road 6's are negligible.....

Something has to be wrong. I also changed from Anakee to Road 6 and all the noise's gone. Front completely silent.

 

[seafury]

Thanks for the reply’s, mine came with Bridgestone Battlax A41’s😡

Yes sounds like a coffee grinder on steroids.

 

[Clunky Mike]

Yes sounds like a coffee grinder on steroids.

Thats exactly the noise I have! I have Michelin Road Trail 5 tyres. I just can't believe its just the tyre though. And yet....smooth road surface, no noise! Beserk.

 

[Gmachine]

Ok, it's not the bike....my road 6's must be defective, mine still has the noise,, Road 6's did not suppress enough for me to even say "It's better but slightly still there" the difference from Anakee to Road 6's are negligible.....

Wow! I find that surprising, Lenny. TA3 did the trick for me.

Go to Wunderlich.com. Put your bike info in there and you'll get products made for it. There are a lot. There's a kit to block wind and noise from the tunnel area. It helps a little. Also, their handlebar bag blocks some more noise. I use it for a small water bottle and a rag to clean my helmet and get a drink while on long rides.

I got V-Stream's biggest touring screen and the support brackets. Also got Aeroflow's "Aerowings and Handguard Extensions" kit. My bike is decently quiet now. I use musicians earplugs on a long ride. Can hear my JBL helmet speakers just fine with them in and they cut background noise a lot....but for local rides, it's quiet enough.

Good luck! Don't give up. These are great bikes when you get them the way you want them.

 

[JoeFishNC]

Could try this...

Cockpit Cover, Version 1

Check out the deal on Cockpit Cover, Version 1 at wunderlichamerica.com

www.wunderlichamerica.com

 

[bellamacchina427]

I have this cockpit cover, as expected, it does nothing to abate the noise. As others mentioned, tires type and road surface are the main causes for the noise. It is the nature of the beast.