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Is the a replacement horn I can get locally, something that is louder and will fit in with minimal work?
a lot of people use this...it's louder than my Goldwing horn, which is like a car horn...Is the a replacement horn I can get locally, something that is louder and will fit in with minimal work?
Stebel Nautilus air hornIs the a replacement horn I can get locally, something that is louder and will fit in with minimal work?
About half as loud .... ;-) Not really too bad, but the combination really puts out the racket. Other than cutting the inner fairing a little bit, it's not that big a deal to add the second horn. Just fab a simple bracket, a relay pigtailed into the original horn connection, then a good hot to fire both horns. The nice thing about having both is it sounds like an old Buick land yacht which makes people look around just in case there's one coming. ;-)How would just a single low tone Fiamm sound Phil?
And you would be correct. It's definitely bolt-on and probably the quickest and easiest way to raise the ST's honk to a level audible to someone other than the rider. Local + louder + will fit + minimal work = single Fiamm.A single Fiamm is just about a 'bolt on' replacement for the stocker on an ST1100. I would presume it would be the same on a ST1300.
The second video above is a comparison using a signal low-note Fiamm. It's the second horn in the comparison. Adding the high-note Fiamm would give you that sort of shrill sound similar to the Stebel and some more volume.How would just a single low tone Fiamm sound Phil?
A low and high tone Fiamm Blaster will fit in the space the OEM horn is located. One of the Fiamms has to have the trumpet opening trimmed a little to fit but it's minimal and easy to do. I pulled 12 volts for the relay from an accessory outlet I mounted in the RH fairing pocket and the relay install was similarly easy to do. The Hi Lo horns give a massive improvement over stock and any other single horn update.And you would be correct. It's definitely bolt-on and probably the quickest and easiest way to raise the ST's honk to a level audible to someone other than the rider. Local + louder + will fit + minimal work = single Fiamm.
Adding a second one is a bit more work because a relay is needed. There are a lot of creative mounting methods for the second horn or for both as a set- to be found around here.
If you want something quick and easy I think a Fiamm is well worth the minimal time and money to get something on the ST right away while you plan your Ultimate Honk.
The second video above is a comparison using a signal low-note Fiamm. It's the second horn in the comparison. Adding the high-note Fiamm would give you that sort of shrill sound similar to the Stebel and some more volume.
Do it right and install both the hi and low horns fed by a realy switched from the original horn wires.I think I was the Fiamms at Auto zone for about $20, I believe it was the low tone. They had another one, high tone that had a horn on it for the same price. Are either one good for a single horn solution?
Yes. Either one is a big improvement over stock and as I said it's a very easy bolt-on job. I prefer the low-tone for a single-horn install.Are either one good for a single horn solution?
A couple of things to remember about the Stebel, Badboy style horns:
When mounted correctly, oh boy do they work! I had a scooter rider try and cut me up the other day - he needed new trousers. Priceless!
- They need a lot of power. If you are running high beams and/or heated grips, extra lighting, extra heated clothing you're not going to have enough power to "fire" the horn. So make sure the stock horn also sounds at the same time as a "backup" - take the relay trigger off the stock horn wires.
- They don't like cold and moisture. Fog, drizzle, rain etc. can make them sound like a strangled cat. So mount them somewhere where the air is warmer, like close to the engine.
Ditto, spliced into the feed for the OEM horn to power the relay for a set of two-tone trumpets like these:I ran a 12 ga wire with a 20 amp fuse straight to the battery. I also left my OEM horn hooked up.
Yup, mine sound like that every morning when I test them, I do about 5 short blasts.ST1100Y said:and they sound pretty much like:
http://www.valkmotive.de/userfiles/products/sound/bpEx9WuCjMXHHLn91EwjcP1lHNsKp9UsjFKhcKf.mp3 :twisted: