give me the horn!

feef · Post by **feef** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:37 am

went out for a gentle blat the other night to cool down (armoured under-vest thing, undet a hoodie, not ideal, but better than nothing)..

riding along I could hear a gentle 'tink' noise every so often. sometimes happened in the straights, sometimes under braking..

Sounded like it was coming from the forks. which got me worried.

Nothing serious tho, bloody horn had snapped off it's mounting and was swinging about by it's wires, pinging the fork legs.

looking at it, it didn't rust off, it's a nice clean flex/fatigue break. I wonder if it was fouling something to flex it when I moved the bars, or does this happen with the vibes?

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Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:39 am

I doubt it!!
Mine has been bent into an S-shape to clear the track fairing and still not snapped

Still, now would be a good time to invest in a proper horn like this 136dB monster I've just bought
http://www.nippynormans.com/products.asp?dept=259

my ears hurt

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:35 pm

Stormin Ben wrote:I doubt it!!
Mine has been bent into an S-shape to clear the track fairing and still not snapped

Still, now would be a good time to invest in a proper horn like this 136dB monster I've just bought
http://www.nippynormans.com/products.asp?dept=259
my ears hurt

136db????? thats louder than ART race cans surely?

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:10 pm

Stormin Ben wrote:I doubt it!!
Mine has been bent into an S-shape to clear the track fairing and still not snapped

Still, now would be a good time to invest in a proper horn like this 136dB monster I've just bought
http://www.nippynormans.com/products.asp?dept=259
my ears hurt

That sounds like agood idea Ben, (no pun intended) do lets us know how fitting goes as far as space etc

Chris.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:16 pm

I originally mounted it in the same place but under extreme braking it just touched the mudguard
Also, it obscured the bottom yoke stem so the front paddock stand wouldn't fit

SOOO
It is now mounted on the inner fairing panel just next to the headlight

Loud cans save lives??? My butt, its a big horn you need!!

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:22 pm

Stormin Ben wrote:I originally mounted it in the same place but under extreme braking it just touched the mudguard
Also, it obscured the bottom yoke stem so the front paddock stand wouldn't fit

SOOO
It is now mounted on the inner fairing panel just next to the headlight

Loud cans save lives??? My butt, its a big horn you need!!

Cheers Ben, much appreciated

feef · Post by **feef** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:42 pm

Stormin Ben wrote: My butt, its a big horn you need!!

I would never want to post something involving "my butt" and a "big horn" in the same sentence :s

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Post by **sirch345** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:47 pm

feef wrote:
Stormin Ben wrote: My butt, its a big horn you need!!
I would never want to post something involving "my butt" and a "big horn" in the same sentence :s

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Smart move

feef · Post by **feef** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:31 pm

have ordered one of those 136dB beasties...

anything tricky in installation? or does the braket that comes with it do the job?

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Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:48 pm

LOL ben! Can anybody do a wav recording?

slim_boy_fat · Post by **slim_boy_fat** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:48 pm

Stormin Ben wrote:I doubt it!!
Mine has been bent into an S-shape to clear the track fairing and still not snapped

Still, now would be a good time to invest in a proper horn like this 136dB monster I've just bought
http://www.nippynormans.com/products.asp?dept=259
my ears hurt

That sites pure hard core hornography

Ok i'll leave now.....