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northwind 04-02-05 07:45 PM

Get the horn
 
While me and my bike are laid up, I'm catching up on a lot of jobs I've wanted to do but never had the time... One of those being proper horns that you can hear over my end can!

FIAMM seems to be the one to go for, but I'm not sure exactly what i'm looking for... M&P offer this:

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=533172

Which is direct replacement, but I'm sure Fiamm do full on aihorns with compressors etc... has anyone fitted these, and how did you find it?

Ideally I'm hoping for a deeper note as well, rather than "PEEP"

A wee bit of Ebay searching reveals Dukes of Hazzard horns!

chazzyb 04-02-05 07:54 PM

Dunno, but Fiamm used to be THE name in horns. Old-fashioned air horns needed a separate compressor the size of a beer can - has that changed? Also, there was a slight delay in use as the compressor wound itself up. If you go for the horns in the link, fit two: one of each tone. Air horns usually came in pairs - a high and a low trumpet to create the best discordant noise. :P

northwind 04-02-05 09:04 PM

Ah, hadn't thought of that... I was thinking of going with 2 of the lows, but having both would probably get attention better as a result of sounding horrendous :)

ophic 04-02-05 09:38 PM

two-tone horns are standard fit in many cars these days. Definitely worth it if you want to attract attention. Not a good idea if you happen to catch the horn button accidentally... :?

Iansv 04-02-05 11:07 PM

always wanted a dukes of hazard horn on the bike but i'd never get it to work :lol:

northwind 04-02-05 11:14 PM

It looks pretty simple actually... Specially on a faired bike, you don't need to look for anywhere pretty for it to go :)

Grinch 04-02-05 11:30 PM

I've got one of those on my SV, though i had to run a relay to the battery for the extra current they draw. Much, much louder though.

UncleBob 05-02-05 09:23 AM

A decent sounding car horn would do it? I'm firtting a standard Rover unit, cos it's small and loud, not like a beeep more like a Haaaaaaaaaaaaaarnk!

northwind 05-02-05 05:21 PM

See, I know the air horns come with nice simple relays but I'm not sureabout going out and doing that myself... How hard was it Grinch?

Grinch 05-02-05 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind
See, I know the air horns come with nice simple relays but I'm not sureabout going out and doing that myself... How hard was it Grinch?

Well I'm a twit when it comes to most things.. so it must have been well easy... just a sec.. I have relay in the garage.. let me get the details..


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