Decent Horn, any recommendations
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I bought a pair of Hootaz dual tone horns. Small enough to fit behind the top fairing. They sounded like a decent car horn. When mounted properly (allowed to vibrate) and relayed from the battery on my Fazer they made the MOT tester jump when he tested the horn.
Many bikes seem to have the same, feeble, single tone horn fitted.
Many bikes seem to have the same, feeble, single tone horn fitted.
Edited by MC Bodge on Thursday 5th March 11:40
Two cheap horns from halfords, one low tone and one high tone. Wire them in parallel.
Use the existing horn wiring to switch a relay, and use the relay to deliver battery voltage direct to the horns.
It'll come to 10 or 12 quid and about half an hour, might be slighlty more expensive if you have to buy wire and connectors and a crimping tool.
Use the existing horn wiring to switch a relay, and use the relay to deliver battery voltage direct to the horns.
It'll come to 10 or 12 quid and about half an hour, might be slighlty more expensive if you have to buy wire and connectors and a crimping tool.
NSR500 said:
The denali sound bomb (I think that's the name) gets decent reviews, bigger than the usual though.
I've heard two denali sound bombs wired in parallel and it was deafening. I went for the denali soundbomb mini and it's awful. Lower tone but certainly not louder than the factory horn despite the promises on the packaging...Bumblebee7 said:
I've heard two denali sound bombs wired in parallel and it was deafening. I went for the denali soundbomb mini and it's awful. Lower tone but certainly not louder than the factory horn despite the promises on the packaging...
Did you use big cables relayed from the battery? Bumblebee7 said:
MC Bodge said:
Did you use big cables relayed from the battery?
The Denali soundbomb mini is plug and play. The full fat one is via relay and is meant to be better. I read good reviews about the mini but hasn't turned out to be the case for me. I've got a Chinese knockoff Soundbomb on the RT, I originally had it on the old TDM commuter too. I'm pleasantly surprised that it's still going a good few years later. I'm sure it was less than £20.
Wired through a relay and on the RT I found somewhere under the front fairing to hide it away neatly.
Gets used in London a few times a week and never fails to deliver the required wake up. It's effin loud. Much louder than a twin car horn setup. I've had other bikers comment on it and ask where I got it.
Wired through a relay and on the RT I found somewhere under the front fairing to hide it away neatly.
Gets used in London a few times a week and never fails to deliver the required wake up. It's effin loud. Much louder than a twin car horn setup. I've had other bikers comment on it and ask where I got it.
I fitted one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283714298185 as I use my horn a lot riding through Birmingham traffic with every second vehicle an Uber driver with no clue what they're up to. Seems to get their attention and was a direct replacement for the OEM fitment on my Tiger Sport. Cheap, too!
tdm34 said:
Ordered a SoundBomb Mini, it'll be here tomorrow.
Will report back once fitted..
When you get it, test it with the oem horn wiring and with wires touched direct to the battery. Will report back once fitted..
There may be a noticeable difference. If so, use a relay to switch the horn, with heavier gauge wire from the battery via the relay.
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