OK, it finally happened

[Gman71]

I knew it was coming.. but twice in one ride!!??

finally had 2 complete f#%@&ng idiots pull out in front of me from side roads, utterly oblivious to my presence.

1st dipshit- a 20-ish girl, :bash: who in the middle of the her turn in front of me casually glanced in my direction and just continued on. Not even an acknowledgement that she fucked up. If I had been a Kenworth (or even a car!) she would still be cleaing the mess off her seat! Lucky I saw her from miles away, just couldn't believe she is that dumb.

2nd idiot- and old codger who is way past his driving age, but thankfully I saw him him not-seeing-me so I had slowed right down and all he could do was manage an apologetic wave like no big deal as I changed down to first to avoid driving over/through him and his wife.

Best I could manage was a disbelieving shake of the head, at least in the car I can rant and rave and gesticulare widly and bang my horn!


I arrived home absoluely livid. :angry2:

AND HERE IS THE BIG PROBLEM.

I have the most pathetic horn, :crybaby: I sound Like Road Runner, (meep meep) so I HAVE DECIDED TO GET AIR HORNS!
I will scare thoise fuckwits into giving a shit and actually feeling bad about being such a dick.
Q:
I assume I can do this?
I assume it is legal??
Any advice?- I assume the std bike battery can handle it and i just plug them into the solenoids and get clever about mounting them.


ps. i am a pretty competent car driver IMHO, and I would have seen me.

I know to expect this, and you've all been thru it a million times, but thanks for letting me vent.

bring on the air horns.

[Monsterbishi]

They're perfectly legal,go for it.

[Zuki Bandit]

Gman, sounds like we had similar days.
I consider myself to be fairly alert & safe and to be honest, a bit of a nanna rider, so it really pisses me off to see such oblivious dip shit drivers out there!:angry2:

[Taz]

Air horns won't help you be seen. They are only useful after the fact. Get a visibike kit and a Flouro vest. Always ride with your light on and expect the unexpected. Don't get angry it's a waste of effort.

[sAsLEX]

Air horns won't help you be seen.

Exactly!

What you need is LOUD PIPES! They are always making noise and vibes to help you get noticed

[Toaster]

Most of the extra sound is behind you.... drivers in cars, especially with stereos up still wont hear you, let alone see you.

[James Deuce]

Visibility aids do nothing. It isn't colour that makes them miss you, it's threat perception and motion camouflage.

Stop riding like everyone else owes you a favour. If you can't cope with having to share the road with people that don't see you and don't care about the consequences of their actions, don't ride a bike on the road.

Anthrax is half right. Tootling melodiously after the fact is pointless. Tootle prior to the fact and you'll be fine.

[Taz]

If it wasn't for wof checks I doubt I'd even know if my horn worked :spudwhat:

[FJRider]

I once (and only ONCE) lived in Welly city.GS1000 with sick horn...Fitted AIR HORNS...Made it sound like a Kenworth...made a few shit themselves and looking around for the truck. dont forget you have them...I did and when I had to use it, we BOTH leapt about three feet off the seat.

[vifferman]

After being taken out by a u-turning driver whom I assumed had seen me (He pulled into the curb after I came up behind me), I sometimes tootle other drivers melodiously just to say, "Hello!! I'm here!", to make sure they have seen me. However, more often, I tootle other drivers vigorously to say, "Hello!?! Fucktard - yes you!! I'm here! WTF were you thinking?!?"
In fact, I was on my way to Repco to investigate louder horns for the VFR when a woman did just what your "Fwit #1" did, so the decision was easy.
I left the OEM horn in place, but wound the little screw out slightly to make it less anaemic. I then fitted dual Fiamms with heavy gauge wire from a relay back to the accessory fusebox.

[paturoa]

Horns are for after the twats have pulled out, headlights on high beam are before.

[TOTO]

I toot and show the finger for about 5 seconds, then I try to look angry behind my (tinted) visor. The finger is my way of venting. Tried screaming in my helmet but I scream pretty loud so I end up half deaf for the next 2 mins lol.

[fredie]

any hint of a other vechile pulling out in front me .the horn comes on .without a doubt . it will stay for up 10secs .i dont give a fuck . all it takes is a slight hint . then they will relise they have too abide by the give way rule<_<

[PrincessBandit]

I toot and show the finger for about 5 seconds, then I try to look angry behind my (tinted) visor. The finger is my way of venting. Tried screaming in my helmet but I scream pretty loud so I end up half deaf for the next 2 mins lol.

Yip. I had a middle aged woman half pull into my lane as I was alongside her window (!) on the motorway just before Mt. Wellington this morning. My headlight was on and I hadn't pulled out to overtake her - I was simply riding in my lane. She didn't even look. Thumb straight on the horn (which at least sounds much better than my GN's [now that is a pathetic horn]) and gave her the one fingered salute, along with the evil eye. Then still had to squirt the throttle as her reflexes were so slow - she only managed to pull back into her own lane once I was loooooong clear of her!!

[WarlockNZ]

Get a Stebel : ) .. lol

[James Deuce]

Yip. I had a middle aged woman half pull into my lane as I was alongside her window (!) on the motorway just before Mt. Wellington this morning. My headlight was on and I hadn't pulled out to overtake her - I was simply riding in my lane. She didn't even look. Thumb straight on the horn (which at least sounds much better than my GN's [now that is a pathetic horn]) and gave her the one fingered salute, along with the evil eye. Then still had to squirt the throttle as her reflexes were so slow - she only managed to pull back into her own lane once I was loooooong clear of her!!

Ditto except on the Hutt motorway on the way to work this morning. Looooong toot followed by thumping on her window (she was in an SUV) and she still kept coming at me with a horrified expression on her face. If I'd been on the Zed, she'd be in the harbour, thanks to the Stebel. I still have a big Stebel to mount on the Katana. Might look at that tomorrow.

[Bren]

One of the first things I did once I got my bike was ditch the OEM horn and replace it with a louder unit. It is not too loud but is noticable....ride safe and don't be afraid to use your horn. If you are in traffic ride with your thumb constantly on the horn button so you can use it at the first sign of assholes

[James Deuce]

It's impossible to ride "safe".

It is possible to ride in an alert and proactive state though.

[EJK]

Don't get air horns! Get Full Auto Air Pistols! :lol:

[grusomhat]

Makes me slightly gladder I have a two-stroke as my learner bike. I'm pretty sure it's hearable to most people. However my horn is two close to the indicator so that goes off quite often.

[rphenix]

Exactly!

What you need is LOUD PIPES! They are always making noise and vibes to help you get noticed

Unfortunately the main acknowledgeable appears to come from the boys in blue :)

[TOTO]

Yip. I had a middle aged woman half pull into my lane as I was alongside her window (!) on the motorway just before Mt. Wellington this morning. My headlight was on and I hadn't pulled out to overtake her - I was simply riding in my lane. She didn't even look. Thumb straight on the horn (which at least sounds much better than my GN's [now that is a pathetic horn]) and gave her the one fingered salute, along with the evil eye. Then still had to squirt the throttle as her reflexes were so slow - she only managed to pull back into her own lane once I was loooooong clear of her!!

Yea , strangely enough the motorway thing like yours happened to me twice in a week and was my first week on the bike. had one happen to me yesterday. One guy was so busy looking at his Gfs boobs in his car (probably couldnt beleave his luck) he totaly cvame in my lane, I had to move to the next one otherwise would have binned. Tootes, screamed, looked angry. fucker didnt look in the mirror:angry2:. I think if a man is driving and there is female in the car, one look at her boobs 5 demerit points, that would work wouldnt it?

[awayatc]

2 threads about this on KB ,worth a look....: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=57116&highlight=nautilus
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=57116&highlight=nautilus