Weedy horn

[clayt74]

Has anyone got a DB meter and measured just how loud they are..?

Mine is sat at home in its tin still, whilst I'm 300 miles away working. I do have a sound meter and can measure compare frequencies too. I won't be able to do the job this weekend. But full facts should be readyvthe weekend after.
As the thread has developed I'm thinking of following CRH and to fit both via a relay.
Best of both worlds then.

[budgiemurray]

fitted my Acumen today.. no sound meter for me but did give the old horn a few toots before fittiing the new 'un.. a noticable difference in loudness noted and its actually slightly smaller than the standard one too  ('05 FZS1000)

Im happy with it..

Budgie

[bikerboys]

I have a Acumen as well as stebel nautikus  air horn  :lol I love it  its saved me one or two times 

[Grandma]

[quote author=FuZzBoM link=topic=4750.msg40491#msg40491 date=1348602311]
If like me you want a standard looking horn the acumen ones are good. I got one from these people on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acumen-Motorcy...3ccaf8dd87

They are stamped 105db but rumor is they are about 115db. also comes in a nice tin

That looks excellent, had a car horn on Gen 1, may try the one I found in the garage on the Gen 2 if there is room, otherwise I will go for this 8)



[/quote]
Whoops Insurance wrote off Gen 2 Fazer which dumped me on hard shoulder of M20 after tailpack which I have used for 15 years on numerous bikes without a problem,slipped and locked up the back wheel!
[/size][/color]Was perfectly rideable afterwards ,just not very pretty, crash bungs worked and my hip and elbow probably helped too! :rolleyes
[/size][/color]Have now bought ex demo Fazer 8 for same money as not impressed with fuel consumption of Gen 2 Fazer, so will see what horn sounds like ,as the Acumen has arrived,so may swop.
[/size][/color]Wonder sometimes what Yamaha are thinking about when they "improve" a model as Gen 1 Fazer 1000 was fantastic,just a bit too heavy for me at my time of life, but enjoyed two amazing years on it :lol

[Dave48]

Fitted Acumen horn-cant say its noticeably louder than original(which was getting a bit corroded). Still the tins useful!
Grandma-hope youre going to post some pics of your new toy? How do you find the weight compared to Gen 1? Did it come with any goodies fitted?  :lol

[dazza]

Got my brother to test mine today with an ap on his phone so I dont know how accurate this will be but it peaked at 100 dc with the engine running. 99 dc with just the ignition on. In comparison the exhaust peaked at 97dc at 5000rpm (carbon can co.) no baffle. Does this sound about right ?

[dazedandconfused]

Got a Stebel Magnum on mine. It's been there 2 years and had cause to test it recently. It stopped the 4x4 that was pulling out on me. If it hadn't i'd have hit him in the side instead of just clipping the front. Still ended up with a broken headlight but it saved it from being a lot worse.

[JayB]

On a quiet bypass on Sunday morning, I just held the horn button down for about 10 seconds straight and it has improved the sound no end. Must have blown / vibrated all the crap out and loosened it up a bit.

Free fix ! 

[tomlinscote]

Haha I did the same to mine the other day, a light press results in a weedy sound but push a bit harder and for longer and it works better, that said it was never that good from new!!

[JayB]

I dunno if it will now work OK a few days on, will find out tomorrow when I ride to work.

[dazza]

Mine used to do this, but when I pressed it I wanted it to work immediately. I also used to find that if I blipped  the throttle it would also get louder. Too much to think about when something happens quickly.