Tempted to get a new Air horn

[Leathel]

Stumbled on this air horn on Ebay the other day.... so did a search to see how they sound.... skip the first minute of waffle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC4G9s7GO4o

That might wake a few cage drivers up  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-24V-150dB-Single-Air-Horn-Chrome-Trumpet-Loudspeaker-Set-For-Train-Car-Truck-/172403985325?hash=item2824140bad:g:31MAAOSwcUBYI9Sg&vxp=mtr

I actually have two sets to choose from at the workshop now so don't really need to get another ..... but if I didn't I might almost be tempted to one one down each side along the carbs  

[Harryc]

Would be interested in seeing how you'd attach 17" truck air horns to a bike without it looking silly or getting in the way . Knowing you it will get figured out. Have fun. They are certainly loud.

[MarkT]

My horn on Deerslayer is the same horn they put on fire trucks, per my friend who is a Lt. on the fire dept. The horn is a 24" Grover, diaphram horn - chromed brass - self-clearing and much louder than reed horns. It's fed by a Hadley piston air compressor system with 1/2 gal of 130# pressurized air in a tank waiting to be released - significantly louder than any horn that uses a vane pump and makes the air on the fly.  My bike with horn  - this picture - was featured in Motorcycle Cruiser magazine Feb 2003. I posted this tech article over a dozen years ago and a number of riders have duplicated the install.

http://www.horseapple.com/Valkyrie/Tech_Tips/Train-Horn/train-horn.html

[Harryc]

Looks good MarkT. @Leathel...so there you go. That's what I love about this this forum (beside the great people). If you can dream it, it's been done.

[Leathel]

Looks good MarkT. @Leathel...so there you go. That's what I love about this this forum (beside the great people). If you can dream it, it's been done.

The std car air horns I have are higher pitched and loud and is likely what I will fit... I have a stebel copy here too but a pair of those truck horns are tempting

 I measured the fit when I first saw them and they would fit well like MarkT has them.... probably look better than 2 chrome car air horns, Will think on it some more