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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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air horn haha

i just installed my air horn onto my bike i will add a sound clip tomorrow
Old Jul 18, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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I need your headlight

Can't wait to hear the vid LOL
Old Jul 18, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Sweet. I had the same idea. cant wait for the vid
Old Jul 18, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Great, my '83 BMW RS had dual Fiam Italian horns...made drivers jump when I honked if they were drifting into me. They thought they were cutting off a semi.
Old Jul 19, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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I had a stebel nautilus on my '04 VFR... it was freakin awesome!
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by inderocker
I had a stebel nautilus on my '04 VFR... it was freakin awesome!
I have one on the superhawk, it's a real attention getter.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I've been thinking of adding one... where did you mount it?
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 05:35 AM
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Vid yet?

I have a 3 horn setup on my '66 stepside - definitely attracts attention when you hit it! May have to add one to the SH now...
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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I've got a Stebel on my VTX and have been thinking about adding one to the Shawk...I'd be curious where you mounted it as well...I haven't found a good spot yet.
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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I'm thinking of purchasing a Stebel Nautilus, but I too am wondering where to install it. Pics and video please???
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ3vw7rELA0


Ford Explorer with a cruise ship horn. I'm pretty laid back.. but I think even I'd **** myself...
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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Drivers used to jump at the dual Fiams on my Beemer.
That one might make them crash. I wonder what the Db level is.
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i think the stebel is rated like 138 dB
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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138 dB? (or is it Db, I don't know)
Better wear ear plugs while riding then.
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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It actually fit in the stock location under the lower triple tree. I'll see about getting a video if I can find the camera.
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by VTRsurfer
138 dB? (or is it Db, I don't know)
Better wear ear plugs while riding then.
It'd have to be up there to be heard over my exhaust.. lol..
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Ordered one a couple of weeks ago and only just turned up.
A quick connect to the battery for a test and its loud, cant wait to wire it up.
Was looking for a decent place to mount...?

Hawk you said you used stock location... i couldnt work out a way on how to mount it there without it getting in the way when turning yokes.

Have any pics mate on how you mounted it?
Cheers.
Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CyberBeast
Ordered one a couple of weeks ago and only just turned up.
A quick connect to the battery for a test and its loud, cant wait to wire it up.
Was looking for a decent place to mount...?

Hawk you said you used stock location... i couldnt work out a way on how to mount it there without it getting in the way when turning yokes.

Have any pics mate on how you mounted it?
Cheers.
I ended up having to fabricate a new mount bracket to clear everything. I don't have any pictures at the moment, but the next tme I pull the fairings, I'll snap a few and post them up.
Old Jul 27, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Cheers mate. Had a play today and managed to make up a bracket that i can use to bolt to oil cooler mount into frame. Just couldnt see any other way.
Just worried that going over a large bump in the road or after a hard landing from a wheelie dont want to crack me mud guard.
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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i put air horns on my gixxer. installed them under my seat. definitely loud. they make people stop before they cut me off.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Please post a pic of how you mounted it. I purchased one and I'm not sure how it's going to fit...
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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i mounted them in the tail section of my gixxer.

check out bugman! he inspired me to the air horns!
http://www.bugmanweb.com/gsxr/gsxrindex.html
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I just added a low-tone fiam disk horn 180 degrees from the OE horn, no relay required in 9 years. Horns are never as loud as rated. See this link, the Stebels were unreliable and all not as loud as advertised...

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...comparison.htm
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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ak so

Originally Posted by skokievtr
I just added a low-tone fiam disk horn 180 degrees from the OE horn, no relay required in 9 years. Horns are never as loud as rated. See this link, the Stebels were unreliable and all not as loud as advertised...

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...comparison.htm
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 01:08 AM
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Well i managed to fit mine the other week.
Had to fabricate a bracket and mounted just under the oil cooler and used the oil cooler mount holes into frame.
The stebel is sure loud, they have a large failure rate so will see how it goes.
The reason for relays when fitting larger horns is that the oem wiring wont be able to handle the amps that larger aftermarket horns require.
In time oem horn switch and wiring could go into melt down.
Old Aug 28, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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I've fitted a pair of aftermarket airhorns, and they're real loud.

I've fitted mine under the seat so far, planning to mount them up front, inside the fairing opposite the indicators. Just need to extend the wiring and sort the mount for them.

My boss had a scooter with "Tarzan's" scream for the horn, it turned heads and gave lots of laughs

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