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Old 07-07-2015, 09:46 PM
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I know the Steibel is a nice looking set up as are the Wolo and the Mini Beast but does anyone have any suggestions for a direct replacemnt for the stock horn on my 1993 Heritage Classic?

These days I'm really no longer interested in removing gas tanks or running relays and such. I've been down that road with my choppers and just have no interest in disassembling and reassembling the Softail. What I'm looking for is a stock horn off, louder horn on and plug in the two wires dealio.
Anybody? Thanks in advance.
 
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Wolo does make one for the cow bell (360-560) at JP Cycles , much better that stock
 
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Old 07-08-2015, 08:51 AM
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I highly recommend the Steibel air horn. Ear splitting loud. Fits right on the factory mount using the factory nut. All you have to do is run a relay which is easy, even easier if you buy a relay wiring harness from Amazon for a buck or so.

Here's my write up with video. Great safety item as people really hear you with this horn.

And it's super cheap.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-springer.html
 
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I'm pretty sure Harley upgraded their own horns with the release of the rushmore bikes. So just buying a new 14-up stock replacement horn might be a huge improvement over that 20+ year old unit.
 
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Well after reading a bunch of comparison tests and learning that Harley wants almost $50 for a new model stock replacement horn I decided to go with the FIAMM Freeway Blaster #72112. I scored one on Amazon for about $12 with shipping included and should have it on Thursday. No additional wires, no extra relay just straight plug and play. Oh happy day.
 
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The Fiam is about the same volumn as a stock horn. The mini beast/wolo/stebel are animals. They're simple to hook up even with a relay. basicly plug and play with a wire harness. No tank removal or loosening necessary.
 
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Quite a few (including myself) have been running the Wolo Bad Boy air horn successfully without going to the trouble of wiring in a relay. While it's not that much louder than the horns on my cars (measured with a decibel meter), it has a much more attention getting sound.
 
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Quite a few (including myself) have been running the Wolo Bad Boy air horn successfully without going to the trouble of wiring in a relay. While it's not that much louder than the horns on my cars (measured with a decibel meter), it has a much more attention getting sound.
If it's not much louder then your car horn put in a relay! I have mini beast on 2 bikes and they are much louder then car horns.
 
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Originally Posted by golfblues
If it's not much louder then your car horn put in a relay! I have mini beast on 2 bikes and they are much louder then car horns.
I tried jumping it with much heavier wires, and it was about the same.
As I mentioned, it's a much more attention-getting sound (seems louder), but measured about the same with a decibel meter.
 
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Originally Posted by Joe_G
I highly recommend the Steibel air horn. Ear splitting loud. Fits right on the factory mount using the factory nut. All you have to do is run a relay which is easy, even easier if you buy a relay wiring harness from Amazon for a buck or so.

Here's my write up with video. Great safety item as people really hear you with this horn.

And it's super cheap.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-springer.html
so your horn is under the black shield.. what about the steibel nautilus?..
it is rated much louder
the harness is like 20$
im not sure what im looking at how to mount the thing.
 


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