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Old Oct 13, 2024 | 02:06 PM
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I put the WOLO 418 Trumpet horns on my 17' RGS. The video is before I hid the wiring and air line. I was able to mount the compressor under the seat.
I wired it up so that it uses the stock horn button. You have to use the relay, otherwise the horn will only blow once. Without the relay, you would have to turn the bike off and restart it for the horn to work again.

I know someone on here will really hate me now. lol

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I like loud horns. I think they saved me a few times. So, many distracted drivers need woken up.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2024 | 03:10 PM
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I have a Screaming Banshee on mine and it works great: https://screaming-banshee.com
 
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I have a Screaming Banshee on mine and it works great: https://screaming-banshee.com
I had the Motohorn Dual Track horns, they were pretty good. I had these, but need a bracket. I decided to put an extra washer, one that was about a 1/16" wide behind the Harley bracket. This brought the bracket out far enough to use.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2024 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by TriGeezer
I like loud horns. I think they saved me a few times. So, many distracted drivers need woken up.
I have been using my horns to do this 50+ years, after reading an article in a magazine. I believe it was Cycle Guide.

There were enough obvious reactions from a few cage drivers that I'm sure the horns saved my bacon countless times. So, I was
somewhat disappointed that the horn button on my Harleys wasn't as user friendly as my metrics.

To solve that problem, I installed a "Save A Life" horn, I believe it is called a "Horn Trigger" now.
 
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How can the Harley horn button not be user friendly? It's right there for your thumb?

You can not compare a Harley with a metric. Two different animals.

I tried the Horn Trigger, hated it and removed it. I bought the two pack and gave one to my buddy. After riding my bike, he never even installed the thing.
 

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Old Oct 16, 2024 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn Gorman
How can the Harley horn button not be user friendly? It's right there for your thumb?

You can not compare a Harley with a metric. Two different animals.

I tried the Horn Trigger, hated it and removed it. I bought the two pack and gave one to my buddy. After riding my bike, he never even installed the thing.
Just sharing my experience/opinion which is what I thought we were all doing here?

Did you ever ride a metric scooter? The horn button is much easier to reach then the one on a Harley.
I'm not comparing a metric with a Harley, just commenting on the ease of reaching the horn button.

Why hate the Horn Trigger? It is big enough to easily hit and unless a rider spends time looking at it, he won't even
know it is there. I guess people want different things out of their rides.

My favorite scooter was my Magna, V4 engine, liquid cooled, shaft drive. I guess you really like Harley's and are
offended when anyone doesn't support your belief that they, and everything about them, is the best?
 

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You guys are killing me. Between the bag cooler and now this ive got my next few purchases planned.
 
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You guys are killing me. Between the bag cooler and now this ive got my next few purchases planned.
You are putting those giant air horns on?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2024 | 08:03 PM
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You are putting those giant air horns on?
I had the rivcos on my road king, i dont see anything wrong with these. Theyre a little big, but it would come down to whos quality is better. The stock hd horn isnt very good so, im going to look at these and decide between these and the rivcos.
 
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