AAARGH! My ears!

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Nooj · #1 Post by **Nooj** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:47 pm

Got my Stebel Nautilus compact horn fitted this afternoon. Bolted it to the top of my Renegade Airkit plate, with the relay on the underside.

It is... FECKING LOUD!

Sounds like a 60's Ferrari now instead of Noddy's car

S'pose you all want instalation photos now don't you?

Dusty · #2 Post by **Dusty** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:59 pm

Yep! Wonderful horn. I've had one on my Triumph for the past couple of years and will fit one to the Falco soon. Used to great effect last week when a plonker in a car pulled into my lane after joining from a slip road. I was expecting him to do it and eased back in time to avoid it being really close but thought I'd use the opportunity to test the Nautilus. Poor lad didn't know whether to go back to the nearside lane, brake, accelerate or carry on with the manoeuvre. I did get an apologetic wave when I passed him so hopefully he'll Think Bike next time.

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:20 pm

this is going to sound strange, but you lot are used to me so....

I want a horn that sounds like the old navy boats - you know the WHOOP WHOOP noise they used to make in the old black and white films when they entered port....

sad but true

Nooj · #4 Post by **Nooj** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:28 pm

No idea even where to start doing something like that. I reckon a claxon would suit the Falco really well, not sure if they're legal in our nanny state dictatorship though.

GregD-UK · #5 Post by **GregD-UK** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:46 pm

Well, jusy bought one off fleebay! Awaiting scaring the damn eneny

Today at 15:30 heard a biker got mashed up when a stupid woman in a friggin kids mini-bus pulled out of a junction on him

Got taken away, find out in the local news what happened in the morning no doubt

Defo fit that horn and keep my HID's on in future the main beam where I have 2 HID's as well......

Fausto · #6 Post by **Fausto** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:42 pm

I can't remember ever using the horn - hell if it wasn't for the MOT I wouldn't even know if it worked.

I tend to go for the brake instead.

Falcomille · #7 Post by **Falcomille** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:47 pm

I can never find the switch. Usually just shout obscenities as I hit the brakes. They can't hear them but I feel better.

Nooj · #8 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:15 pm

Long story... My horn wires wore through a few years ago and I didn't find out until some twat pulled out in front on me on a roundabout, rather than alerting him to the fact I was there all that happened when I pressed the horn button was that the dash and lights died as the wires shorted out through the fairing bracket.

So I relocated the horn to the front of the bottom yoke, but later got a steering damper, meaning I'd have to move the horn to fit it. Rather than stick with the original stupid sounding 'meep meep' noddy thing I thought I'd get something a bit more in keeping with the Falco's style for when the time came.

Finally got round to fitting them both as part of this winter's Falco mod fest

Steve_P · #9 Post by **Steve_P** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:12 pm

I bought a pair of them motrax hooters and they are shit, proper weedy, and the packaging claimed they are really loud, standard 12v horn the missus fazer is way louder

HisNibbs · #10 Post by **HisNibbs** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:06 pm

Horn?

Not much point surely if they can't hear and feel the rumble.........

Nooj · #11 Post by **Nooj** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:21 pm

Believe me, this can be heard over the Rotax. Well, it would be, but it blew it's fuse today

Have to find out why now, its MoT is on Friday

Samray · #12 Post by **Samray** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:41 pm

Stebel Nautilus Horns SUCK

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128816

Nooj · #13 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:30 pm

That thread sucks, most of the posters seem to be morons with no idea what they're on about.

The fuse will have blown because either it was weak to begin with (it wasn't a new one), because there is a short in the wiring I did, or because there is a bad connection causing too much current to be drawn.

GregD-UK · #14 Post by **GregD-UK** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:32 pm

Hi Nooj,

Did you suss out the blown fuse fella? I tried deciphering the instructions this afternoon

Went onto their website, all it was on there was a photocopy of what was sent in the package..... Not sure where to start on this, not a sparky, only a lowly gas engineer

Nooj · #15 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:29 pm

Sorted. Don't believe it where it says use wire good for 10 amps, use something that will take 20. I put a 10 amp fuse in to go with the 10 amp wire, but later found out it needs a 20 amp fuse (which is why the 10 amp one blew), so 10 amp wire would be worse than useless and melt.

Now it's... EVEN LOUDER!!!!