Wanting a new horn

[Hiflyer]

Hopefully tomorow. I have the day off so i will have something to do.

Would you like to see/hear the results?

If i finish with enough time i could be up for a ride.

I would but an absence of a clutch cable isnt letting me do anything at all! haha unless youve got a spare one that you would be willing to trade with cash??

[Gummie]

Sorry i dont, but would gladly do if i had.

I will see what kind of photos i can take when done.

main issue i have is not so much where but how to mount them so that they arent just sitting there.

[Hiflyer]

Yea thats a good point, just looking at my bike, there doesnt seem tobe alot of places to mount it, the mount for the stock horn is a bit small, unless you chuck a bigger mount onto the small one (depending on how much it weighs of course)

[Gummie]

And i found out you cant use that mount the horn has locktite on the nut that holds it on.
Will mock up something as i usually do.

[gunrunner]

Have done some searching on here and i see that the horn of choice is a "stebal".
Yes its loud, but why could someone not use a car air horn or something simular.
Just a few thoughts of what people have got/tried.

Dont stop there i have seen a few Maxs in the states with 2 of them , you could always use a train horn - might need a couple more batteries tho

[Gummie]

HA HA and a big Compressor sitting on the back to run it.

[Hiflyer]

HA HA and a big Compressor sitting on the back to run it.

Yea thats true

Dont stop there i have seen a few Maxs in the states with 2 of them , you could always use a train horn - might need a couple more batteries tho

You got any you would reccomend?

[Gummie]

Ok. I managed to mount compressor ok.
The horns i am still working on i managed to duck tape them to the inside of my farings until work tomorrow, i should be able to make some plates to bolt onto.

The neighbours did complain but luckily i get on with them

See what ya think?

1:From the Front
2:Left Side View through the faring, horn sits from indicator to GT250R
3:Right side looking forward through the side
4:Top view looking down through handle bars

[Hiflyer]

that'll leave a few cagers looking for the truck!!!

where re you gunna attatch the plates? or are you just going to figure that out when you get to it?

[Gummie]

that'll leave a few cagers looking for the truck!!!

where re you gunna attatch the plates? or are you just going to figure that out when you get to it?

If i undo the main faring i can slip a plate in there somewhere on one of the bolts.
That seems to be the most logical place, plus it will face the horns down and forward instead of down and back which in turn seems to end up in my ears or it could be the fact its right there between my leegs

Anyway cant wait to give some unsuspecting cager a go

[Hiflyer]

haha yea,

so the horns themselves arent that heavy? just the compressor right??

[Gummie]

Same weight as a can/stubbie of beer roughly, horns are plastic light as my wallet LOL
Thats why i am not to worried while they are only duck taped in.

Im hopeing work is not so busy tomorrow then i can work on it there, otherwise i will have to wait till my holidays.

[Hiflyer]

sounds good.

and i assume its loud? you know how many decibels (sp) it is?

[awayatc]

they are only duck taped in.

k

Quack quack,,,,,,Duct tape....?

cable ties are your friend....even if you got to drill through your fairing

[Macontour]

I had twin air horns for years on my Yamaha. The compressor draws a lot of current and I used it once at high speed because a car I was passing pulled out to pass another car(hate that) and the current draw through the original horn button heated up the wire spring, melting the plastic and jammed the horn on!!!

I couldn't figure out what the buzzing noise was and why my pillion was tapping my shoulder.

The original horn wires should just connect to the "switch" part of the relay and one other terminal goes straight to the battery or other power source and the last terminal goes to earth.

It is fairly straight forward after a bit of experimenting so have some spare fuses in case you get it wrong.....or see an auto sparky!