Anyone have any suggestions for a better (louder) option, to the lame factory Harley horn? I had to use my horn last week, when a cagger zombie (texting on a smart phone) almost sideswiped me. The horn on my 97 Road King, sounds like a moped horn I know those air horns are loud and work great - (Howard's - I believe is one manufacturer), but they are fairly expensive. Anyone here use one of those $50 FIAMM or BadBoy (I think is another brand) horn?

 

I have a mini beast air horn.
Supposed to be the loudest available.

It is vey loud with the bike off and sitting still.
Rolling down the road not so much.

I no longer have faith or trust any horn to tell someone I am there.

 

Handlebar mounted shotgun is a far better option....

 

I use an old 6 volt horn I found at an autojumble, it is very loud with 12 volts running through it

 

Just KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's an idea:



^^^ I might be able to replicate that on my 93 FLHS. Air tank on the rack, train horns on the front fender.


All kidding aside, I seem to recall a company that made an air horn that fit behind the OEM HD horn cover. Never saw the need for one, as most of my close encounters, have been too close to hit the horn.

 

You guys know how to speak my language.
Actually, I have the bad boy air horn. I separated it from the compressor, mounted it under the original cover, ran an air hose from it to the compressor which I mounted under the left side cover. It worked great until it the plastic finally gave way to vibration and it fell out.
So now it's under the seat and the old horn is back in its original position. But the thing is, they sound great together. It's almost like the bad boy was tuned to the stock horn.

 

I have a Wolo Bad Boy mounted to the crash bar, where the siren would be mounted on a service bike. It gets people's attention quite well. Be sure to use the included relay to keep from frying your horn switch. (Or welding it into the "on" position, which is probably what would happen.)

 

Thanks for the horn input all! Yeah; I guess trying to rely on a horn is blissful ignorance - especially these days! I guess I can go the old MC club way - a ball pen hammer (or big mag lite) on the hip, or a short length of thick chain. But then again, I don't wan't to end up behind bars as well (especially with a bunch of gay Japper Viagrero riders) : (