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Iron Butt
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| FWIW, the factory horn blows into the left fairing skirt which significantly muffles the horn. You can remount the horn on the other side of the mounting plate and have it blow down towards the ground using the same mounting hardware. This will move the horn from inside the fairing to the just the side of the inside of the fairing. The horn is noticeably louder at the cost of being more exposed to the elements.
To do this, you will have to remove and replace 1 bolt and one nut without having to remove any body panels. I found my factory horn to be fairly useless at highway speeds. HTH, Tim |
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Iron Butt
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29 Palms California | just to clarify, California hwy speeds are from 75-100mph...lol |
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Iron Butt
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| There is a stretch of 395 where it is 110 =).
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Cruiser
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Maine | Is that the new lower speed limit or have you had to slow down because of those famous rolling parking lots! |
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Tourer
Posts: 367
Cottage Grove, Mn | Try this horn, I put one on mine, sounds pretty loud to me.
http://www.bikerhiway.com/horns-29/stebel-nautilus-compact-motorcyc... |
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Cruiser
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CALGARY ALBERTA | Where did you mount the horn? BOBBY BHB |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 810
| I added that horn in addition to the factory horn. Now I have a 3 tone horn. They advertise this horn @ 139dB, but that is only @ 4 inches. Normal audio output is measured @ 1 meter. When you measure this horn @ 1 meter it is in the 120 dB range (about 4X softer than 139dB as perceived by the human ear). |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 810
| I mounted this horn just the other side of the factory horn with the bell in the open and the housing behind the fairing.
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Puddle Jumper
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Las Vegas, NV | I have the same horn as a replacement horn for my '06 MX-5 Miata. It does get people's attention! DW |
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Visionary
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So Cal | Where is the horn? Ive used it, Ive heard it, but I cant find it. |
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Visionary
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So Cal | People in LA ignore sierens, I dont think a louder horn will help. The new cell phone law kicks in in July. If I were a cop, I'd be up early July 1st. If they really enforce it, this towns gonna be rich!!!!! |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | I think this one would work well. At least it did when I first started riding. I don't know how well it did on the interstates because I wasn't allowed to go.
Edited by varyder 2008-02-09 5:43 AM
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | Had the Stebel airhorn mounted on a stiffer bracket in the stock location under left side fairing.It's great & I won't be "igmored" by cagers any more !! |
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Visionary
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So Cal | varyder, it may not get anyones attention, but it looks cool. That would definately work on the Vision. |
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Visionary
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So Cal | Oh, I like the grip too. |
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Tourer
Posts: 353
| CoolHandLuke - 2008-02-09 4:39 AM
Had the Stebel airhorn mounted on a stiffer bracket in the stock location under left side fairing.It's great & I won't be "igmored" by cagers any more !!
I wish that were true, but I've actually held the horn button down as I was being cut off and not one look into the rear view, nothing, it was as if I wasn't even there. Some people get in their cars and the moment the door is shut, they are the only thing that exists. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | cjnoho - 2008-02-09 10:46 PM
varyder, it may not get anyones attention, but it looks cool. That would definately work on the Vision.
Actually, that might be a good HD, it's brass so it has that retro look. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 810
| I think I am going to start carrying a ball-pein hammer. It should get peoples attention !!!
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