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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
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Big Bear--did you get the personal message I sent you re: your pipe? I realize now that it's a Roadhouse Classic with a slashcut end. Any discolouration? Nice deep rumble? What baffle? I love the look of your bike. Simple and beautiful.

Thanks,

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Sorry, did not get a PM from you, would have answered it. NO discoloration whatsoever, awesome deep sound, Stock baffle, that is in need of a repack(gotten LOUD for my taste). I have been very pleased with the over all roadhouse package, just wish I would have got the Dooleys as Cougar is running, but more $$$. Thanks for the complement,lots of nice bikes here to get ideas from.BB
 
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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
Thanks again for all the comments, friends.

I listened to a new acquaintence's 02 Midnight yesterday, and lo, the thing maketh the very same bird noise as Silverado! At best, this means it's more or less normal; at worst, it means that we may both be vapourized. Especially fun if we are riding together when it happens, I reckon. Cooincidentally, he has put a Roadhouse Classic on his, which I have been looking at as the number one choice to drown out the whistling.

I guess I'll relax about the sounds a bit. It's kind of like seeing angels. If you're the only person you know who see them, you get paranoid, but if someone else you know sees them too, then you start to accept that maybe you're OK. Besides, it's more difficult to have two people committed than one.

Next thing I'm searching out is a loud horn. My plan is to relocate the fuel pump and use that existing cover for a horn box. Two air horns could stick out the front notches, or I think a TM 80 Magnum STEBEL will fit in there, and maybe a second one under the tank somewhere. I have two very loud Ducati horns on my '99 Thunderbird Sport (which is for sale). I think loud horns are very important on bikes, especially bikes that take lots of time to stop, and I find the stock one sounds nice, but it's too quiet.

I'm having trouble locating a Canadian distributor for STEBEL. Any ideas?

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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
Whiplash wrote:
I'm having trouble locating a Canadian distributor for STEBEL. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Whiplash


Whiplash--

Check out the "ships to" line in the listing...

I've got one of these...enjoy!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Stebel-Nautilus-Compact-Motorcycle-Air-Horn-SNH-01_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34284QQitemZ330096291956QQtcZphoto

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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
Try e-bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320091336733&rd=1,1

edit: A bit lat, but love your avatar RoadKill. <br><br>Post edited by: IMTopGun1, at: 2007/03/11 13:29
 
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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
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Check out the &quot;ships to&quot; line in the listing...

I've got one of these...enjoy!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Stebel-Nautilus-Compact-Motorcycle-Air-Horn-SNH-01_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34284QQitemZ330096291956QQtcZphoto

RK


Hey RK .....did you just buy 1 horn or 2.....and how much louder are they ..I feel invisible since I sold my HKs...Coug
 
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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
Hey Roadkill, thanks for the horn link.

Where did you mount it? Is it weather proof, if I were to simply mount it where the old one was?

Whip
 
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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
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Hey RK .....did you just buy 1 horn or 2.....and how much louder are they ..I feel invisible since I sold my HKs...Coug

Coug-

Only one...each unit IS two horns. And are they different than stock...?

Stock = approx. 91 decibels = Watching the Lawrence Welk Show at home in your easy chair.

Nautilus = 139 decibels = 5th row center at a Ted Nugent concert in his &quot;Cat Scratch Fever&quot; days (I'm dating myself here... )

To throw around another bit of marginally interesting triviata--average Peterbilt cab horn on a long haul truck is around ONLY 131 decibels. Blast an inattentive cager with it and watch the cell phone and mocha frappalappacino fly all over their upholstery...

Yeah...it's cool...

As far as mounting, Whiplash, I ended up using a Baron's universal frame bracket and sticking it on the front of the frame below the regulator, although I think I have to move it due to some new useless pretty (and pretty useless) chrome additions. A few mods would let it mount to the stock front horn bracket, but I was feeling lazy that day. And yes, totally weatherproof. Except for meteors, I think...just like the R*.

RK<br><br>Post edited by: Roadkill1962, at: 2007/03/12 08:05
 
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Re:Bloody Noisey Mill! 5 Years, 2 Months ago  
Thanks for the horn review RK.....by the way I saw Ted Nugent and Eric Clapton on the 4th of July hmmmmmmm forget what year it was....4th row center at the Omni in Atlanta......never saw the Beatles live though about the only band I didnt see live.........but the guy that shot John Lenon was my neighbor and went to high school with me. .....Coug
 
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