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Author Topic: Couple of minor upgrades  (Read 1296 times)
jcoukos
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Also have an '03 GL1800

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« on: January 13, 2012, 11:52:02 AM »

Decided that I'd like to have GPS on Standard, so I added a 12V outlet under the seat where I'll plug it in.   I wired it to the switched power so it'll go off and on with the key.  Thank board members for helping me find the right wires to connect to.
Also the stock horn is a little whimpy compared to the bike so I picked up a horn at Harbor Freight for $10, sounds pretty decent.



Thanks

JC
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gordonv
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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2012, 02:06:05 PM »

Horn looks nice, but you might have to worry about water with the snail mounted that way. Water can get in, but will not drain out.
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jcoukos
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Also have an '03 GL1800

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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2012, 03:10:15 PM »

U R correct - perhaps I should go to the Wolo Bad Boy Air Horn, definitely want more sound.
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98valk
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South Jersey


« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2012, 03:40:54 PM »

U R correct - perhaps I should go to the Wolo Bad Boy Air Horn, definitely want more sound.

car horns from a parts yard. if they're loud from under a steel hood.......I have dual dodge horns some think they are air horns at first. they do wake up cages.


110 decibels-approximately an automobile horn only 3 ft (1 m) away

@ 3 ft is the standard a horn manufacturer should provide
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jcoukos
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Also have an '03 GL1800

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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2012, 04:46:44 PM »

Good suggestion
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gordonv
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« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2012, 01:12:32 PM »

Since you already have the horn, unless you can rotat it 180' so it's open to the bottem, don't expect it to last as long. Wait until it fails, then replace it with something else.

I bought a pair of GL1800 horns, they are like a set of auto horns, but smaller for the bike.
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98valk
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2012, 11:36:18 AM »


I bought a pair of GL1800 horns, they are like a set of auto horns, but smaller for the bike.

+1, sound just like and as loud as my dodge horns
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