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Air Horn install (ST1300)
« on: January 16, 2013, 02:24:40 PM »
For Christmas I got an Air horn from Gaz 8)



So last Saturday I finally got around to doing the install :grin

1.   Remove seat & right pannier



2.   Remove plastic covering the battery (right side)



3.   Remove the Tupperware from the right side exposing the original horn





4.   Remove the mirror (right side) and the screws holding the front faring on this side



5.   Push apart the black plastic dash and the front faring. This exposes a metal plate with a unused hole



6.   The hole needs to be drilled out a little to fit the screw that holds the new horn (The plastic needs to be held apart while carefully drilling)



                This is where the blot will go after drilling :thumb



7.   Bolt the horn onto the bike using the “new” mounting point :wink1



8.   Plug the original horn wires onto the relay and attach the relay to the bike (I mounted it upside down behind the original horn using it’s mounting bolt)



9.   Attach the earth to the air horn and ground it to the bike and attach the power wire to the relay.



Here are some close up photos of the relay showing where it is mounted and how the wires are attached as described in step 8 & 9.

   
   


10.   Run the power wire back to under the seat





11.   Attach the inline fuse holder and connect to the battery





12.   Connect a power wire from the air horn to the relay and put a fuse in the inline fuse holder



13.   Test the horn (Damn thing is louder then a truck horn) :eek :eek :eek

14.   Replace the front faring screws and the mirror then all the plastic

15.   Go for a ride :runyay

Cheers
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Re: Air Horn
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 02:29:56 PM »
The ST13 fundamentals are really quite different to the ST11.  Good job  :thumbsup
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Re: Air Horn
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 02:42:57 PM »
The ST13 fundamentals are really quite different to the ST11.  Good job  :thumbsup

Thanks mate, it took a while but I’m very happy with the result :thumb
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2013, 03:29:11 PM »
at least they will know you're there. pipes and if they cannot still hear you  |-i  the air horns   :thumbs  that will wake em up
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2013, 03:41:40 PM »
Quite part from all the Shiney things catching the light  :grin
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2013, 03:42:02 PM »
Good work and pics


I fitted the stebel to my 1100, havent had a chance to use it yet. No pics of the install, but its loud. :runyay :runyay :runyay :runyay
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2013, 04:29:04 PM »
at least they will know you're there. pipes and if they cannot still hear you  |-i  the air horns   :thumbs  that will wake em up

Your bloody right Royce :thumb if they don’t hear the pipes the air horn will scare them to the other side of the road :crackup

Quite part from all the Shiney things catching the light  :grin

 :-++ :-++ :-++ :-++

Good work and pics

I fitted the stebel to my 1100, havent had a chance to use it yet. No pics of the install, but its loud. :runyay :runyay :runyay :runyay

Thanks mate, I too haven't had a reason to use it yet...                                               but I'm looking  :wink1 :rofl
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2013, 08:00:15 PM »
well done, thanks for posting up  :beer
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2013, 08:44:19 AM »
at least they will know you're there. pipes and if they cannot still hear you  |-i  the air horns   :thumbs  that will wake em up

Your bloody right Royce :thumb if they don’t hear the pipes the air horn will scare them to the other side of the road :crackup

Quite part from all the Shiney things catching the light  :grin

 :-++ :-++ :-++ :-++

Good work and pics

I fitted the stebel to my 1100, havent had a chance to use it yet. No pics of the install, but its loud. :runyay :runyay :runyay :runyay

Thanks mate, I too haven't had a reason to use it yet...                                               but I'm looking  :wink1 :rofl

well hopeful this will inspire more ST's to get a "big horn"  :eek  Then at the next RTE you can have a Toot off.  |-i
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2013, 03:02:12 PM »
Awesome.  Air horn now next on my list .:-)
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2013, 11:53:57 PM »
well hopeful this will inspire more ST's to get a "big horn"  :eek  Then at the next RTE you can have a Toot off.  |-i
Challenge accepted Gaz - See you in Biloela :eat 

I have used my Stebel in anger before and DEFINITELY woke up the cage steerer.  The Bad Boy has a better reputation thankfully so I hope you get many happy miles of honking. |-i
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2013, 01:25:17 AM »
Thanks Tack, I hope your right and about the life of the Bad Boy :thumb

I'm just so happy that the horn no longer sounds like it belongs on a small scooter :eek >:() :fp it now matches the size of the bike… BIG :grin :runyay
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2013, 09:48:23 AM »
I find I can go for months without using it in anger.  But when you need it, they know there's someone calling!!
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2013, 03:31:16 PM »
well hopeful this will inspire more ST's to get a "big horn"  :eek  Then at the next RTE you can have a Toot off.  |-i
Challenge accepted Gaz - See you in Biloela :eat 

I have used my Stebel in anger before and DEFINITELY woke up the cage steerer.  The Bad Boy has a better reputation thankfully so I hope you get many happy miles of honking. |-i

Flicking on the blue strobe lights probably wakes up a few of them as well   :cop
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2013, 05:10:48 PM »
I find I can go for months without using it in anger.  But when you need it, they know there's someone calling!!

In six years I've needed to use my horn no more than twice........unless you take into account the numerous times I've tested it by waking up an unsuspecting sheep or two in a paddock.
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« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2013, 08:09:29 PM »
Flicking on the blue strobe lights probably wakes up a few of them as well   :cop
Have you ever driven into the middle of a heard of cattle and shot a rifle in the air saaz?  Both funy and scary whilst riding a bike, and that's what the blue lights do most of the time. >:()
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« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2013, 09:39:54 PM »
I think you have too much fun in your job  :crackup
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #17 on: March 29, 2013, 04:36:54 PM »
Hi Shiney, Just finished moving the position of my air horn as per your instructions.

Far neater job than the one i did. Works a treat!!!!

Had an occasion to use the horn at Carindale Centre, Bus depot side, which acts like an ampetheatre, any way a car came out of the parking terminal saw me pull out in front giving me 3 bike lengths to stop, then stopped so that I had to manovere around, gave blast of horn and the sound bounced back off the walls of the Bus Terminal (quite Loud), the driver was still in the same place when I had ridden out of sight. Must have had a Heart Attack or something. :blk13 :thumbs :thumbs :hatwave :runyay :-++ :-++
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2013, 05:01:15 PM »
That is bloody AWESOME :-++ :rofl :thumb
I bet he'll think twice before doing that again :grin
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2013, 09:04:16 PM »
Good job Shiney. :clap

I'm up and down the Gateway in peak hour and a bit of the Bruce Hwy twice a day 5 days a week and have had regular cause to use the Stebel.  Usually someone who has forgotten to shoulder check  :-((( or use their mirrors :-((( before changing lanes and THEN indicating or on the :phone whilst driving.  I'm always on the look out for the SMIDSY so I'm sure I'm not missing anything, I think it is the sheer volume of traffic I deal with that is why I come across so many.

A Quick blast of the STEBEL gets their attention :eek though and they usually get back where they should. :grin

I had one adverse reaction to it though.  On the Bruce in the four lane section just north of Pine Rivers a lady in a 4WD ($WD as I initially typed appropriately as it was a Landcrusher or some such behemoth)) just started to wander into my lane.  A big long blast and a couple of short ones before she stopped texting at 100 km/h and swerved back into the far right lane.  As a result of her wanderings I decided that I would get in front of her and go around the car in front of me.  WELL the ute driver :fp in front of her thought I was having a go at him and decided that jumping on the brakes was a good idea :||||.  Even when I jumped back into the 2nd right lane to avoid him he decided Road Raging me was a good idea even going as far to spend an inordinate amount of time looking out his rear window to yell at me still at close to 100 km/h??? :fp So a quick kick down to 3rd, throttle opened wide and a few quick weaves left him behind and out of sight.  Thankfully that was the last I saw of him. :grin

Still I wouldn't be without the Airhorn! It has saved me so many times!

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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2013, 09:40:30 PM »
Someone should post an audio file of what it sounds like
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2013, 10:06:41 PM »
You can get the sound of the HORN on YouTube, Just search for Stebel Air Hprh and block your ears.  :thumb |-i
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2013, 10:47:19 PM »
Thanks for the great examples, they are an excellent safety device :-++ (and they sound cool :grin)
 I think installing one is a must if you ride in "heavy" traffic areas, people just don't pay much attention when driving
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2013, 09:26:36 PM »
Thanks for the great examples, they are an excellent safety device :-++ (and they sound cool :grin)
 I think installing one is a must if you ride in "heavy" traffic areas, people just don't pay much attention when driving

I had to use it today to keep a tintop out of my lane.
One thing about it- you don't get a "road rage" response - I mean the offender doesn't get all indignant because you want to keep your bit of the road to yourself.  They swerve back into their lane and give apologetic gestures because the blast blows away their defences.
How's that for the psychology of horns?    :grin
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Re: Air Horn install (ST1300)
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