How loud is the rack while driving down the road?
149699
sorry this one a tough one to answer. If you are a regular long distance hwy driver then adding any rack you will have some level of noise. but for city driving not bad at all.
1202129
I use one as a belt blower on my UTV.. Can't hear it over the engine, but it is pretty loud.. Hard to talk to passenger with it running between us
534354
callers hear you with out noise. I drove 65m/h with windows roll down and noise cancellation work very well for me
111666
No, there is a noise increase. Not too bad, but definitely noticeable. I did see a set of Thule's that where narrower, closer to the roof and more streamlined I wish I would have tried but who really knows until you try it and have something to compair it too. I am satisfied with the BMW rack system though and keep mine on at all times. Really noisy when the sun roof is open at high speeds
1341693
The air flow from the windshield is the culprit. You can try to move the front rack forward or backward. It might attenuate the vibration but I doubt that it'll disappear completely. All racks whose bars are square have the same problem. A friend added a plastic deflector to the front bar and it has reduced the noise significantly. Good luck!
590129
Hmmm... I guess I couldn't say exactly how many decibels it is but it's definitely loud enough to hear clearly over the noise of traffic.
590130
It is plenty load because the speakers are facing directly at you. The only time I can not hear it is when a truck is going by. There is no distortion. It sure makes my 45 min ride to work everyday more enjoyable. I get to jam'in sometimes I roll past my house to the beach and chill out. My wife is getting suspicious.
1424642
It's a little loud, not sure of the DBs, but then I'm using it on a vehicle.
818155
It's almost similar to a truck horn. It's loud, between a motorcycle / car (with electrical horn) and a truck.
980143
I'd say couple notches louder than a hamster running in a wheel, depending how hard you run it.
229841
It gets pretty loud! I guess it really depends on what kind of motorcycle you're riding.
1639027
Yes, but it depends how loud the street traffic is. This makes a steady wooshing sound. I wouldn't call it loud but it's not quiet either. It drowns out background noise well.
2058524
Not very loud at all. There are tiny beads in the little flaps inside the wheel but that's the only part that makes a noise. It would be fine at a restaurant in my opinion.
1009276
Depending on mods it can get pretty loud. My car had good mods and it was very load buy I live in GA and the cops don't really pull us over for stuff like that
2239170
It is fairly loud. Nothing that is going to cause issues with neighbors though
430708
I think it's pretty loud. Sometimes I put it on high to block out my cube mates phone conversation.
1542046
Its loud, but nought it for riding my motorcycle, and over 50 mhp it gets tough to hear. I still like it though...