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#21
12-27-2011, 08:08 AM
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I feel that it really depends on what bike you ride.
When I had a Heritage, I mounted the Howards Horns Dynamic Duo. They looked really sharp and were very loud - especially in front.
I traded the Heritage for a Limited, but when I thought about getting an air horn, I realized that mounting the Dynamic Duo would blast the sound right into the lower left fairing, which would bounce it right back at me.
Since I really want other people to hear the horn, I have a Propad on the Limited. The sound is pretty loud, most of it seems to pass out to the left side (as you sit in the saddle). I've thought about mounting another one on the right side of the bike to be louder over on the right, but that seems a little too paranoid even for me.
No matter how loud the horn, getting the attention of these distracted drivers is tough.
When I had a Heritage, I mounted the Howards Horns Dynamic Duo. They looked really sharp and were very loud - especially in front.
I traded the Heritage for a Limited, but when I thought about getting an air horn, I realized that mounting the Dynamic Duo would blast the sound right into the lower left fairing, which would bounce it right back at me.
Since I really want other people to hear the horn, I have a Propad on the Limited. The sound is pretty loud, most of it seems to pass out to the left side (as you sit in the saddle). I've thought about mounting another one on the right side of the bike to be louder over on the right, but that seems a little too paranoid even for me.
No matter how loud the horn, getting the attention of these distracted drivers is tough.
#22
12-27-2011, 08:18 AM
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#26
12-27-2011, 09:03 AM
I feel that it really depends on what bike you ride.
When I had a Heritage, I mounted the Howards Horns Dynamic Duo. They looked really sharp and were very loud - especially in front.
I traded the Heritage for a Limited, but when I thought about getting an air horn, I realized that mounting the Dynamic Duo would blast the sound right into the lower left fairing, which would bounce it right back at me.
Since I really want other people to hear the horn, I have a Propad on the Limited. The sound is pretty loud, most of it seems to pass out to the left side (as you sit in the saddle). I've thought about mounting another one on the right side of the bike to be louder over on the right, but that seems a little too paranoid even for me.
No matter how loud the horn, getting the attention of these distracted drivers is tough.
When I had a Heritage, I mounted the Howards Horns Dynamic Duo. They looked really sharp and were very loud - especially in front.
I traded the Heritage for a Limited, but when I thought about getting an air horn, I realized that mounting the Dynamic Duo would blast the sound right into the lower left fairing, which would bounce it right back at me.
Since I really want other people to hear the horn, I have a Propad on the Limited. The sound is pretty loud, most of it seems to pass out to the left side (as you sit in the saddle). I've thought about mounting another one on the right side of the bike to be louder over on the right, but that seems a little too paranoid even for me.
No matter how loud the horn, getting the attention of these distracted drivers is tough.
Here is how I mounted the Rivco's on my '09. This way all the sound is forward and directed to the correct recipient.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christo/5371637078/http://www.flickr.com/photos/christo/5371637078/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/christo/, on Flickr
Last edited by ChristoHD; 04-27-2014 at 07:33 AM.
#27
12-27-2011, 09:10 AM
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As stated above the Pro Pad horns have Stebel/Wolo's inside. You are paying for the cover which are all excellent quality & look great.
The Stebel Nautilus & the Wolo Bad Boys are the same horn from the same factory in Italy.
The chrome On the Stebel/Wolo is plastic & will scratch & wear easily.
I had the Wolo Bad Boys for a year or two & that was my experience. I put the Mini Beast II on both bikes 2-3 years ago & they sound great & the chrome finish is perfect.
The Stebel Nautilus & the Wolo Bad Boys are the same horn from the same factory in Italy.
The chrome On the Stebel/Wolo is plastic & will scratch & wear easily.
I had the Wolo Bad Boys for a year or two & that was my experience. I put the Mini Beast II on both bikes 2-3 years ago & they sound great & the chrome finish is perfect.
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12-27-2011, 10:41 AM
#29
12-27-2011, 10:42 AM
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I went a different route to get some louder horns.
As others have commented, I too thought the factory horn was weak and was thinking about all the different type of air horns available. What held me back from buying some air horns was that I had seen numerous posts about different brands and reports of issues some had had including broken brackets and some that just quit working after a short time. The HD air horn seemed especially to have a lot of issues.
I then bought the HD parade fan and the stock horn had to be relocated.
The parade fan kit came with a horn and was to be installed using the right front fuel tank mounting bolt. I ran all the wires and installed everything following the instructions.
The horn that came with the fan kit was even worse than the factory horn as in being even quieter.
I remembered my last two bikes had some pretty loud horns so I went to the dealer and had them order a pair of horns for that bike. They are scroll type horns with a left and right mount and left and right scrolls.
I ran some wire to connect the two horns to the factory horn wires and mounted them on the front fuel tank mounts on each side, angling them so the scroll outlet faced forward and slightly down to clear the crash bar. I did not have to add a relay. It was a very easy install.
Now when I press the horn button I hear a very loud two-tone beep which so far has worked very well.
Oh, the horns are the stock horns off a late model Honda Goldwing.
As others have commented, I too thought the factory horn was weak and was thinking about all the different type of air horns available. What held me back from buying some air horns was that I had seen numerous posts about different brands and reports of issues some had had including broken brackets and some that just quit working after a short time. The HD air horn seemed especially to have a lot of issues.
I then bought the HD parade fan and the stock horn had to be relocated.
The parade fan kit came with a horn and was to be installed using the right front fuel tank mounting bolt. I ran all the wires and installed everything following the instructions.
The horn that came with the fan kit was even worse than the factory horn as in being even quieter.
I remembered my last two bikes had some pretty loud horns so I went to the dealer and had them order a pair of horns for that bike. They are scroll type horns with a left and right mount and left and right scrolls.
I ran some wire to connect the two horns to the factory horn wires and mounted them on the front fuel tank mounts on each side, angling them so the scroll outlet faced forward and slightly down to clear the crash bar. I did not have to add a relay. It was a very easy install.
Now when I press the horn button I hear a very loud two-tone beep which so far has worked very well.
Oh, the horns are the stock horns off a late model Honda Goldwing.
