LOUD horns

Anybody here using a louder horn that requires no extra wiring or change of location? Something availible at a typical auto parts store?

 

Pull your current horn module. Usually one nut and bolt and two spade lugs. Horn modules of the diaphragm type are not all that large. The horns on most bikes of Japanese design are at best apologetic. This may work in Japan but in the US you can forget it. For a cheap way to get a louder horn go to an auto junkyard and hunt around a bit. Check oot the net and the big parts supply houses for dimensions. I think you'll find most car horns will fit and be much louder to boot.

There are some aftermarket horns out there that claim they do the job but get bad reviews with some consistency. I have a horn module on my 91 that came from a Dodge Truck.. 6-7 pesos brand new. A couple of weeks back there was some info on some horn modules used on Mercedes that were well liked and priced right..

 

just keep in mind that a louder horn is probably going to pull more current, and those wires to the stock horn are a pretty thin gauge. The safest thing would be to move the stock wires over to the coil side of a relay. power new horn direct from battery through inline fuse holder, through the switched side of the relay

 

Here's what I got a while back: http://www.ebay.com/itm/280423157106?item=280423157106&viewitem=&vxp=mtr . It's not going to blow the doors off a car, but it's much better than the stock for not a lot of money. And it fits right in where the stock horn goes. I ran mine off a relay since it does pull a bit more juice than the OEM. I used a 5 amp fuse and it would blow after a couple seconds. It would work for short toot, but anymore than that and it would blow. I put a 10 amp in and all is well.

 

Bought one of these year or so ago but have not installed yet. Read it tucks up underneath front very well and is very loud. It does come with and use a relay due to extra amperage this needs over stock but minimal wiring.
http://wolo-mfg.com/horns/motorcycle-horns/model-419-bad-boy.html

 

I saw this thread a couple of months ago and replace my horn, with the $11 solution...I'm still satisfied. This is the horn FJ12rydertoo posted about above
http://vfrworld.com/forums/showthread.php/45403-Inexpensive-horn-upgrade
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Here were my comments on that thread:
I got the horn in the mail today, just as described in a yellow Hella Box. I tried to do this the right way and totally removed the old horn and bracket, attached the new horn to the existing horn plate and attempted to re-install the bracket....that is when the battle began. Word of advise: don't remove the entire bracket, just the nut on the back of the old horn. I like to never got the bracket to line back up and think I cross-threaded both mounting bolts. It snugged down, but it's not the way I like doing things. I noticed after mounting was complete that the horn "wobbled" at the slightest touch, so I snugged it down with two longer zip-ties.

For anyone that's thinking about doing this $11 upgrade, it's 100% worth it. Even though I had a few issues I'd do it again in a heartbeat. That sucker is a lot louder than stock.

 

Anybody tried a Stebel horn, they tell me they are pretty loud

 

I got the Mercedes horn and it was not that loud, I filed it away in the back of one of my tool box drawers. I have a YSR50 horn on my EX500 which is a 6 volt, pretty loud actually. Never tried the Nautilus Stebel horns, heard mixed reviews...

 

You shouldn't be concerned with the difficulty of adding an additional horn with a relay. It's not that hard. I added a fiamm that cost $16 with a relay that cost $4.00 and the result was awesome. Not hard to do and i also kept the original horn as the second in the system.

 

The stebel nautilus and wolo bad boy are essentially the same horn. Very loud piercing dual tone. I have a wolo fit behind the front right fairing. Has sent cagers merging in on me while in the blind careening back from whence they came

 

The ideal horn is an air horn from a diesel electric locomotive. Mounting could be done using modified pannier racks for the horn on one side of the bike and fitting a gas source to the other side. I would suggest using a K bottle if one is a true honker. With just a bit of engineering, The K bottle could hold N02 and employing a diverter valve and some ABS pipe, the gas could either drive the reeds in the horn or shoot the engine with a jolt of Nitrous.

Why stop at just a horn. A few more mods and one could employ various sound effects to suit nearly any occasion. This could also include one of the new mini-karaoke players. Great IMO for a DJ gig at local bike nights.

 

^:loco: I got ball-bearings at work, don't axe me wut dah fuk they are for? Actually, I had some molykote paint and stuck it in a bottle, (glass) thought I was a genius untili one day upon shaking, the bottom of the bottle broke out and making a mess, (least I did'nt have to clean the floor.)

We could market a "ball-bearing" deployment apparatus that would have its own dedicated relay and tied in parallel to the horn switch at which time, the ball bearings would be deployed. Anyway, Cheers happy safe motoring ; )

 

I thought of a neat response to those fuel chipped diesel bro-dozers that anyone could deploy. Get a cheapo battery operated leaf blower. Pour in some fine grit black diamond coal slag blast media down the nozzle. Plug the end with a wad of tissue or something. Point in direction of offending pickup.

 

I have the Nautilus and those 139db are most...effective. *Evil Chuckle*

 

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Ball bearings will get you in trouble with john law. A roll of pennies and a bank receipt for same is something the bad boys came up with.

 

Here's an option that requires no extra relay, cheap, and 128 dB.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DE-515r-128...Horn-2-Wire-/140314588924?hash=item20ab66b6fc



With morons so detuned to the sound of a horn, the siren is a HUGE advantage.

Even deer, dogs etc respond to it more acutely, I think because of the much higher pitch.

Had one on the old bike for 15 years, the VFR had to have one also.

 

Gotta say that sounds like using one could be a bunch of fun...

 

Apparently the Roadrunner was the inspiration for the 'meep' horn, and is every bit as intimidating.

Even before I did the siren thing I had a car horn on the CB, worlds better than those scooter tooters.

 

For $14 I'm giving that a try.

 

Great deal on Amazon for a Stebel horn. $26.99

Amazon Stebel Horn Link