ultimate horn?

[Planecrazy]

There is virtually no delay with any of these air horns - press the button and get instantaneous results! Definitely beats OEM for getting attention FAST!

Regards,

[ggreenfield]

When I got this bike the horns were already there. No idea who makes them but they're certainly loud.

Anyone seen these horns before?

Last summer an elderly gentleman started to changed lanes without looking. I was in the left lane and he in the right. Even tho I was far enough behind him to easily back off and avoid getting ran over I still laid on the horn and I thought the old guy might have a heart attack right then and there but he sure did swerve right back into his own lane rather quickly.

[Mysuzyq]

[QUOTE=ggreenfield;797621]
Anyone seen these horns before? QUOTE]

They look like Fiamms, but a lot of horns have gone with similar styling. As long as they function well, it's all good. Actually, even the stock hi/low Nikko's on my 1100 are decent, without being obscenely loud....with the Nautilus/Fiamm Blaster etc., it's pretty much impossible to use the horn without sounding rude, so 'goodbye' toots whilst exiting the driveway might not go over too well next door, lol.
Another good horn set, less frequently mentioned, are the Hella Supertones....these are pretty compact, diaphragm type like the Suzuki Nikkos, but are quite a bit louder than the stock items, and way better-looking.

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/415RM2X53PL._automotive-part-and-accessories_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.autocaronline.net/hella-supertone-horn-kit-118-db/2007/11/01/&h=240&w=320&sz=24&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=QaAUGq5Q50EdqM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhella%2Bsupertone%2Bhorns%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

Tony.

[tkent02]

[QUOTE=Mysuzyq;797639]

it's pretty much impossible to use the horn without sounding rude, so 'goodbye' toots whilst exiting the driveway might not go over too well next door, lol.

I keep one of my Suzuki beep beep horns on a second button for this, reserve the Bolo Bad Boy on the original horn button for those who need a reminder they are supposed to be driving.

[andrewclaycomb]

OK I just did my research on this the past few weeks. Hopefully this info helps:

That ear horn appears to be identical to the Stebel Nautilus and the Wolo Bad boy. It is an air horn, but the compressor is right next to it (the silver tank) so response time is minimal. However, the sucker is large, and I couldn't find a good, out of the way place to mount it. So I instead went with the Stebel Magnums, just got them hooked up, and they were well worth it. Here's the little writeup I just did on another forum:




For What it's worth, those freeway blaster appears to be a good alternative to the Magnums. They're roughly the same size as the magnums, but appear to be more compact.... this might open up an option to mount them in the stock location, even though they should probably be mounted down so water and condensation can drain. I wish I had known about them before, as I may have gone with those instead!

Edit: oh and the magnums come with the required relay. For either magnum or blaster it looks like you'll need to get your own wiring and connectors.

Alright so after reading this I decided to go with these.



Started wiring and had to stop to go to my in laws for dinner, so I didn't get to finish tonight. So far my only complaints are it doesn't come with a relay harness, no inline fuse holder, you have to drill out a hole in each of the aluminum mounts to accommodate the bolt into the frame, and the "chrome" is cheesy looking plastic.

The instructions are very good, and I should have this finished tomorrow morning. They are mounting up so it looks semi-stock, just stick out a little on each side. I'll post pictures in the morning.

I used to be afraid of going near the wiring on this bike. Ever since I did the coil relay mod, it's kinda fun.

One question though, in the wiring instructions it didn't distinguish between the two wires that went to the old horn. I just connect one to a side of the relay and the other to the other side of the relay. Is that right? Basically, I have a fused lead to the battery positive, A power lead going directly to each of the horns, and the two existing horn wires plug into the relay, doesn't matter which goes to which prong (except for where the main power wires are. They have to go to specific tabs on the relay.) Basically the two wires are interchangeable with each other on the relay? ...and then of course to ground the horns to the frame.

What are the two original wires for the old horn? Power and ground?

It just seems like the horns will either always be on, or work correctly depending on which original horn wire goes where on the relay.

[J_C]

So far my only complaints are it doesn't come with a relay harness, no inline fuse holder, you have to drill out a hole in each of the aluminum mounts to accommodate the bolt into the frame, and the "chrome" is cheesy looking plastic.

The inline fuse I just got at autozone for like 5 bucks I think, plus the fuses. I didn't have to drill out the brackets for where I mounted them, but should be an easy exercise. I totally agree with the crappy chrome.

The instructions are very good, and I should have this finished tomorrow morning. They are mounting up so it looks semi-stock, just stick out a little on each side. I'll post pictures in the morning.

If you have them in the stock location be careful of condensation/water. As with all trumpet horns, they *should* be pointed down so the water will drain. I read some reviews of other horns where this happened, and the suggestion was to take them apart and clean the insides before putting them back together. I def. want to see pictures of how it worked for you; I was afraid of melting them being so close to the valve cover.

One question though, in the wiring instructions it didn't distinguish between the two wires that went to the old horn. I just connect one to a side of the relay and the other to the other side of the relay. Is that right? Basically, I have a fused lead to the battery positive, A power lead going directly to each of the horns, and the two existing horn wires plug into the relay, doesn't matter which goes to which prong (except for where the main power wires are. They have to go to specific tabs on the relay.) Basically the two wires are interchangeable with each other on the relay? ...and then of course to ground the horns to the frame.

What are the two original wires for the old horn? Power and ground?

There is a specific place in the relay, I believe... I copied this from the relay mod article: "Pin 85 to negative, pin 86 to positive, pin 30 input voltage to switch, pin 87 out from pin 30 when relay is operated."

[andrewclaycomb]

There is a specific place in the relay, I believe... I copied this from the relay mod article: "Pin 85 to negative, pin 86 to positive, pin 30 input voltage to switch, pin 87 out from pin 30 when relay is operated."

OK so maybe the instructions aren't as clear as they could be. If I have it on backwards, then the horn will always be on correct? In the diagram there were just 2 original horn wires (not marked positive or negative) going to 85 and 86.

Here are the installation instructions.

http://www.bikerhiway.com/installinfo/Stebel/stebel_magnum_install.pdf

and I have the horns facing down and the brackets are bolted in the stock locations with the horns on the outside edge of the frame.

[J_C]

Yeah I know, that threw me for a loop at first too. I can't remember which wire was positive and which negative. I don't know what will happen if you cross them, even though I did that at one point, because I inadvertantly loosened a connection under the tank and I was trying to trace it down. In the process I looked through the coil article and found that blurb.

[andrewclaycomb]

The funny thing is these are replacing my last horn that went missing somewhere in Southeast Kansas. I have no idea when I lost it, or how. I just see it as a good time to upgrade. My last one was circular and pretty loud. I don't remember if it was stock or the previous owner upgraded it. I'm guessing the two of these are going to be monstrous sounding.

[J_C]

I compared to my F150's horn.... My buddy and I judged the magnums to be louder =]

[andrewclaycomb]

Alright, got the magnum horns wired and they are slightly louder than my Mitsubishi Lancer's horn. Big difference from the old motorcycle horn. I'm very satisfied. I did add locking washers to all of the fasteners so I don't have another repeat of last weekend and lose these horns too.






I think they look good. Only thing out of place is the 12 gauge red wire I used as the power wire.

When I was wiring, I guess I got lucky because I had the right original wires wired to the correct places on the relay. I was worried I had the two reversed.

Ugh, these pictures make me want to change out all of the gaskets in the engine even more now. Thankfully I don't get oil drippage on the ground.

[J_C]

Ah I see, that's where I mounted mine as well... My stockers were originally up under the tank but above the valve cover. Glad it all worked out for you!

[andrewclaycomb]

actually i just looked at an old picture and it looks like my old horn was a trumpet style too, but I didn't have 2 of them. So maybe it wasn't the stock location, but it looked perfect with 2 threaded holes already in the frame.

[emjay]

I love this from the Ear Cannon site:

... If Ethel Merman, Sam Kinison and John Philip Sousa ever had a band, and played through a wall-of-sound amp rack, it would sound like this...