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tintin
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PostPosted: 13:21 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Got the horn? Reply with quote
I need a good loud horn to go on my Aprilia Tuono, next time a dozy driver pulls out I want to sound like there is a 10 ton truck just about to hit him. The OE one is too weedy, I don't want some complicated thing with compressors and extra switches, just a straight replacement
Any one changed theirs and got a suggestion?
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought it was going to be a reference to Pot Noodles. Embarassed

Apparently car horns are louder and dependent on having the right connections, will fit and work. A trip to the mythical local scrapyard (maybe I just haven't looked hard enough) should yield something suitable for a few squid.
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PostPosted: 14:17 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
What you need is one of these.

https://www.1000goodies.com/products/AUTHRN.jpg

They are shell horns. Straight replacement for the origional horn and loud as Fcuk. I have one on my scooter. I didnt have a relay to put both of them on.
But unless you go for some big Trumpet airhorns, you wont get much better than these. Thumbs Up

Also Mchaggis, Cars have a couple of horns behind the grille, THats why they are louder. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:22 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
binge wrote:
Also Mchaggis, Cars have a couple of horns behind the grille, THats why they are louder. Thumbs Up


I'm sure their power consumption must have a lot to do with it too. The horn on my bike sounds like a squeaky fart, though it's possible it is too tight. I might look into those shell horns though. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:28 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
where can you get those shell horns from?
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PostPosted: 14:38 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
phill.c wrote:
where can you get those shell horns from?


from the beach? Laughing
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PostPosted: 14:46 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Found a couple of sites that sell them:
https://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/horns/horns.html

https://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=533171

https://www.ane-shop.co.uk/prod/catalog/product_info.php?name=BikeIt_Fiamm_style_horns_(pair)&products_id=2790
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PostPosted: 14:51 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
mchaggis wrote:

I'm sure their power consumption must have a lot to do with it too. The horn on my bike sounds like a squeaky fart, though it's possible it is too tight. I might look into those shell horns though. Thumbs Up


Well, probably that too. Thumbs Up
Theres a little screw on the stock horns, I think if you bring it out, it will give a deeper tone.

Shell horns are by far the best though. When I hit my horn, It sounds like a Truck horn! Cool only a little quieter.

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PostPosted: 14:57 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
which one do you think would sound the best the high or low note?
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Depends,
Lower note = Large truck behind you
High note = Very loud school girl, chasing after you because you stole her lipstick.

What ever takes your fancy realy Wink
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PostPosted: 16:02 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Lower note = Large truck behind you
High note = Very loud school girl, chasing after you because you stole her lipstick.


like it Laughing
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PostPosted: 20:19 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Method wrote:

High note = Very loud school girl, chasing after you because you stole


the lipstick theif has been unmasked it seems
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PostPosted: 20:31 - 19 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked *runs and hides*
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