Compact Italian Air Horn

[uclabiker06]

Curious to know if anybody out there has tried this sucker out yet? 

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/car+accessories/exterior+accessories/black%2C+ultra+compact+air+horns.do

[Takster]

140 dB SPL at 4 ft is about the same volume as a gunshot.  This thing could probably take out small animals.

[mmakay]

I've got one on my bike ... lots of other guys on the board do, too.  The same horn is available under lots of brand names.  The most common one is Stebel Nautilus (the original manufacturer). 

It's great for waking up the cagers.  You do ride with ear plugs, right?  You'll need 'em!

[He Man]

im intrested in that truck sounding horn.

Like NAKID pointed out, it sounds like a high tone, and a higher tone. not a dual tone (low and high).

either way, its frekin LOUD and will pierce the windows of those new cars that block outside noise out.Its saved my life plenty of times.

[DucHead]

For me, 4 3/4" tall, 2 3/4" wide, and 4 1/4" deep is not "compact."

[mmakay]

Large for a motorcycle horn, but compact for an air horn. 

[Capt baz]

i have the stebel nautilus( same thing) installed on my '05 S2R. i was able to mount it in the same spot as the stock horn by making a bracket, & keeping it  at a less than 15 degree angle(factory reccomendation) & not blocking the oil cooler.  L O U D. VF'G  LOUD.

[DucSteve]

Any pics of it installed?

[uclabiker06]

I've got one on my bike ... lots of other guys on the board do, too.  The same horn is available under lots of brand names.  The most common one is Stebel Nautilus (the original manufacturer).

It's great for waking up the cagers.  You do ride with ear plugs, right?  You'll need 'em!

Yes,  I ride w/ ear plugs.  So the Wolo Badboy horn is Italian as well?

[RBX QB]

Stebel... Wolo... They're all the same basic unit. I got mine at Harbor Freight for $30 on sale. Mounted in stock location with no bracket mods... I just had to add a second nut to the back of the bolt to tighten it down. 6k miles, still fully attached.

Cagers REALLY hear this thing. I almost got sideswiped one day after work, went to Harbor Freight, spent 30 minutes hooking it up. Next day some minivan tries the same move as I was moving past. Hit the horn, and she overcorrected and hit the curb... all at 40mph. Serves her right for not looking.

Cheap life insurance policy.

[mmakay]

I bought a "cheap knock-off" brand for half the price.  When I got it and popped off the plastic trim covering the diaphragm, the part underneath was clearly branded "Stebel Nautilus".     They OEM for lot's of folks, apperantly.

[NAKID]

I have the Wolo Bad Boy on my truck. I killed it by not mounting it vertically and not adequately protecting it from water.
I have it mounted behind my bumper, but apparently it was getting soaked from water cast off from my front tire.

I had some spare aluminum sheeting in my garage and fabbed up a sheild to keep the water off of it. We'll see how it holds up tomorrow...

[speedevil]

Is the factory horn powered through a relay?  If not, replacing the factory horn with a stebel will cause some wiring problems you won't like.  It draws about 18 amps of current (from the specs) and most bike horn wiring won't deliver that amount of current without heating up.  A LOT.  I know of several people that burned up their left handlebar switch cluster (on VTX1800s) by replacing the horn without wiring it properly through a relay.

If the Duc horn is powered through a relay and the handlebar switch is just turning the relay on and off, that is much better.  You will still need to put in heavier wiring to the horn relay and on to the horn that will handle the current, or you could create a big problem with the wiring harness.

[He Man]

The kit (stebel atleast) comes with a relay. You should technically run a fuse too. I never did, and i've had a few instances where my finger was on the horn for over 40 seconds at a time. Supposely without the relay, the horn is really week.

[johndoe]

Any pics of it installed?

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg103914#msg103914