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Old 11-07-2013, 11:41 AM
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The Rivco Trumpet air horns I've had for years are finally getting weak. Sometimes in the cold (30* plus) weather they don't even work for the first 10 minutes of riding time now.

They've served me well (and loud,) but I'm looking for a change of pace.

Air Horns on EBay from $24 ?( yeah right,) up to a couple of hundred bucks (MiniBeasts?) So what's the latest and greatest please?

Thanks!
 
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Old 11-07-2013, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Stiggy
The Rivco Trumpet air horns I've had for years are finally getting weak. Sometimes in the cold (30* plus) weather they don't even work for the first 10 minutes of riding time now.

They've served me well (and loud,) but I'm looking for a change of pace.

Air Horns on EBay from $24 ?( yeah right,) up to a couple of hundred bucks (MiniBeasts?) So what's the latest and greatest please?

Thanks!
Have you blown some air tool oil thru the horn yet?
May be some moisture or trash in there.
WD40, if nothing else.
Nuthin' to lose...
 
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Old 11-07-2013, 01:26 PM
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I replaced mine with a WOLO Bad Boy Chrome. No problems and it's plenty loud.

http://www.wolo-mfg.com/motorcycle.htm
 
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Old 11-07-2013, 01:26 PM
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I've had two Mini Beast horns on my past two bikes. I swear they saved my life a couple times. They are very loud. Only downside is that they are not very "Mini." They are actually pretty big in size. they do offer several models so you can pick the one that matches your style.

http://www.thepropad.com/mini-beast-horns/

 
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Old 11-07-2013, 01:50 PM
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At 139 db, the
 Stebel Nautilus compact Stebel Nautilus compact
was the loudest I could fined. Even the expensive Beast is just 128 db.
 
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Old 11-07-2013, 04:05 PM
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One of my riding buddies has the mini beast. It is super loud, but it is huge too and very heavy. His eventually started hitting the cylinders and it dinged them up a bit. Another buddy has the wolo which is almost as loud and fits under the cowbell.
 
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Been very happy with my Howards Horns. Similar look to the Rivco.

http://howardshorns.com/
 
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I just purchased the Mini Beast, however there is NOTHING mini about it.. It is huge.. While it is loud , I plan on selling it. Too Big
 
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Originally Posted by AnotherBlackSG
I replaced mine with a WOLO Bad Boy Chrome. No problems and it's plenty loud.

http://www.wolo-mfg.com/motorcycle.htm
Ditto. I got mine through Kuryakyn. Works fine, nice and LOUD!
 
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Whats the stock horn db level? 2013 EGC
 


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