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From: Bob Myers on 13 Apr 2010 13:55 On 4/13/2010 8:55 AM, Datesfat Chicks wrote: > Do you have any photos of your horn installation? > > I looked up the product, and it seems rather large (8+ inches wide). > Where did you find to mount it? They're not quite that big individually, but the original Freeway Blasters were best installed in hi/lo-tone pairs, and the result is definitely going to take up more space than the wimpy little "button" horn the original manufacturer used. Still, I basically put my Fiamms right where the horn was - I just used some metal brackets to tie the two new horns together and give them a common mounting hole (which went where the single original horn attached to a bracket on the frame. Biggest concern there was that the horn goes just ahead of the radiator, and I was a little worried about the larger pair of Fiamms blocking too much air. But I've had 'em on for a couple of years now, and never had an overheating problem. (And I believe you can now get what is basically both the high and low-tone horns in a single, smaller package.) You will, however, most likely need to run a separate (fused) power line to the horns, and find a place to install a horn relay if your bike doesn't have one (or if the original switch and/or relay can't handle the load). > > Also, ain't that a car horn? (Not that it matters, but just saying ...) It's a horn and it's loud. And since it fits on my motorcycle, it is now by definition a motorcycle horn. And like Pete says, the cage drivers around you WILL hear it. Just don't ever press the horn button with the bike "live" power- wise and you kneeling down around the front wheel. Small enclosed spaces, like a garage, are also not the place to be trying out your new horn... Bob M.
From: Bob Myers on 13 Apr 2010 13:56 On 4/13/2010 10:44 AM, Stephen! wrote: > > I like loud horns as much as the next guy but this really begs the > question: You had five seconds to blast the horn but not enough time to > hit the gas or binders to just get out of the way? > Sure you have time to do that - and do - but it's also satisfying to make sure that the cage driver is aware of the situation. Bob M.
From: Twibil on 13 Apr 2010 14:07 On Apr 13, 7:55 am, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Do you have any photos of your horn installation? Uh, no. Why in gawd's name would anyone take pics of a horn installation? > I looked up the product, and it seems rather large (8+ inches wide). Where > did you find to mount it? Huh? The horn is circa 4" across the widest part of it's spiral and is about 2" deep. > Also, ain't that a car horn? (Not that it matters, but just saying ...) I suppose you *could* put it on a car, but it's sold by Rider Warehouse ( http://www.aerostich.com/fiamm-freeway-blaster-horn-low-tone.html ) and so far as I know it's designed for bikes. Only bad part is that you need a relay -also sold by rider warehouse- to activate it as it really sucks up the power.
From: Twibil on 13 Apr 2010 14:11 On Apr 13, 9:44 am, "Stephen!" <N...(a)spam.com> wrote: > > > I like loud horns as much as the next guy but this really begs the > question: You had five seconds to blast the horn but not enough time to > hit the gas or binders to just get out of the way? ? What makes you think I didn't do both? I didn't get to be 66 years old riding in LA freeway traffic by neglecting the obvious survival tactics.
From: Bob Myers on 13 Apr 2010 14:43
On 4/13/2010 12:11 PM, Twibil wrote: > On Apr 13, 9:44 am, "Stephen!"<N...(a)spam.com> wrote: > >> >> I like loud horns as much as the next guy but this really begs the >> question: You had five seconds to blast the horn but not enough time to >> hit the gas or binders to just get out of the way? >> > ? What makes you think I didn't do both? > > I didn't get to be 66 years old riding in LA freeway traffic by > neglecting the obvious survival tactics. > Right - so where on your bike is YOUR holster mounted? ;-) Bob M. |