They should've attended a Ride Forever course

[Zedder]

a loud horn is a bloody good way to wake some of these dreamers up.It is a way to try and modify THEIR behaviour.

Yes, they're good as a means of "education".

[Zedder]

In 45 years and millions of km I have never felt the need to use a horn when riding.

That's quite incongruous given your location is listed as Italy, where using a vehicle horn is part of their culture.

[KawasakiKid]

That's quite incongruous given your location is listed as Italy, where using a vehicle horn is part of their culture.

Not Italian by birth

[Zedder]

Not Italian by birth

That's not relevant. It was clearly told to us, as tourists, that we were meant to sound the horn as a warning on sharp corners just like the Italians do.

[Zedder]

Horns are great to use when those slow moving Hawkes that are having a feed of roadkill need to hurry the fuck off

A guy on here, interestingly enough called Roadkill, reckoned being hit by a hawk felt like a "sack of sticks".

[KawasakiKid]

That's not relevant. It was clearly told to us, as tourists, that we were meant to sound the horn as a warning on sharp corners just like the Italians do.

Haha doesn't happen. Only really in traffic jams then most sit on the horn

[Zedder]

Haha doesn't happen. Only really in traffic jams then most sit on the horn

Rubbish, we drove the Amalfi coast and it happened often. In the cities, there's a whole range of horn sounds used.

[KawasakiKid]

Rubbish, we drove the Amalfi coast and it happened often. In the cities, there's a whole range of horn sounds used.

So you've been a tourist down the busy Amalfi Coast. It is not typical. I live in Italy over 30 years and travel the world quite regular. No more horns in Italy than elsewhere you watch too many movies and talk shit. You want horns and bad driving, go to Russia

[Zedder]

So you've been a tourist down the busy Amalfi Coast. It is not typical. I live in Italy over 30 years and travel the world quite regular. No more horns in Italy than elsewhere you watch too many movies and talk shit. You want horns and bad driving, go to Russia

Haha, you're the one full of it. I don't even think you've been there.

We toured Italy for 6 weeks, here's an example of the research we did before going (hint, there's vehicle horns involved under Beep! Beep!): https://voomago.com/do-you-think-you...rive-in-italy/

[pritch]

other than as an audible middle finger.

You got there in the end. Most times I use the Stebel it's after I've avoided whatever situation developed. In many such instances the driver may well be blissfully unaware that they caused a problem. That's why I call it a, "Wake the fuck up!" horn.

[Honest Andy]

Most times I use the Stebel it's after I've avoided whatever situation developed.

yep, that's me too. I'm always too busy dealing with not crashing to bother with the horn till after. Why do those yanks think it's better to trust the idiot who caused the problem to fix it just because they hear a horn? Fuck that, the time it takes to toot the horn could be the difference between crashing or riding away angry...

[T.W.R]

Horns are hopeless against those halfwits you see wearing headphones in cars
And the point of using them it's a follow-up action...there's more important things to be thinking about in the actual moment of action

[Night Falcon]

Had a sphincter clencher on Saturday....hit something on the road post 117kph which induced a tank-slapper. Totally wasn't expecting it but got through it ok, backed off ever so slightly on the throttle and it came right. Thought for a moment it was all over ....again . Don't know what I hit....maybe aqua-planed on some water but wasnt going that fast? Anywho.... stuff can happen to any of us any time.

[rastuscat]

backed off ever so slightly on the throttle and it came right.

You slowed down and it was safer?

You're on KB. Faster is always safer.

You.must be new.

[Night Falcon]

You slowed down and it was safer?

You're on KB. Faster is always safer.

You.must be new.

not that new anymore....done my time in the KB ring