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« on: July 26, 2011, 05:37:03 PM » |
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I installed a Stebel Nautilus air horn on the Valk this afternoon. Made a simple aluminum bracked and snaked the wires under the tank. A pretty easy install. AND BOY IS IT LOUD.
Stock motorcycle horns are so wimpy...... I just may change the horn on the V-max but space is really at a premium on the Max.
Lew
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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2011, 09:09:42 AM » |
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pics of install?
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2011, 10:14:07 AM » |
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Did't take any=== it's a really easy install. A piece of scrap aluminum with 2 holes. I snaked the included "plug and Play" wire kit under the tank with a length of welding rod. A few minutes later and a touch of the horn button and my ears hurt.
Lew
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« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2011, 07:33:01 PM » |
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Hello Lew. Did your kit include a relay?
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 10:03:49 AM » |
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Hi Pluggy,
Yes it did included the relay kit ------ The install was EZ and the horn is LOUD.
LEW
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 11:05:43 AM » |
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Lew, where did you get it all?
Thanks / Pluggy
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2011, 01:06:45 PM » |
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Harbor frieght sells a good honker for 39.85 Hoser  |
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« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2011, 03:47:51 PM » |
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Thatnk, guys. I put a Stebel horn on my wife's Toyota that had a real puny horn. It must have ingested water as it only lasted two years. But for the money, it is the loudest.
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« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2011, 09:40:45 PM » |
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Mostly I wanted to see what it looked like. -- I hate the stock horn look on the standard. Sorta looks like Honda got done with the design of the bike and at the last minute, they went - "oh-sh!t, we forgot to put a horn on it!" And then they just stuck a bracket on the side and hung a horn on it.
I want to revise the horn set-up, but I want it to look factory. For the moment I'm tempted to mount 2 interstate horns with the Honda brackets on the bike, but really I'm not wild about the look of that either.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2011, 10:24:18 AM » |
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« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2011, 10:39:38 AM » |
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I run two of these on the front of my Valk.....ears may bleed, but they WILL hear me. I bought mine at aerostich, but HDL may be a better deal. http://www.aerostich.com/ear-cannon-air-horn.html |
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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2011, 02:00:19 PM » |
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I've got air-horns under my bike- then you don't have to see them at all!  |
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2011, 07:23:29 AM » |
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I've got air-horns under my bike- then you don't have to see them at all! Under? Where? pics? |
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2011, 01:04:59 PM » |
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I've got the Big BF Quad Horn setup under my bike out of the way! Have surprised a few cages with how loud they are!  Here's the link: http://bigbf.com/bigbf_shop/bigbf_horns/Easy install and haven't had a problem since I installed them about 4 yrs. ago. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2011, 08:42:51 PM » |
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I've got air-horns under my bike- then you don't have to see them at all! Under? Where? pics? Rivco mounts underneath on the exhaust hangers, just in front of the rear wheel. http://www.rivcoproducts.com/products/product.php?productid=20&cat=359&page=1I like mine- plenty loud. Rivco has others as well. |
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