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Hi All, I fitted a pair of these to my KLE (M & P - Product Information for 565754) don't look a lot but hit the button and watch the heads turn both fitted under the right hand side fairing, i fitted a stebel high output (130db)horn to my TDM900 very good, non of these horns are air horns but! they do the biss
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Hi All, I fitted a pair of these to my KLE (M & P - Product Information for 565754) don't look a lot but hit the button and watch the heads turn both fitted under the right hand side fairing, i fitted a stebel high output (130db)horn to my TDM900 very good, non of these horns are air horns but! they do the biss
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There's no size shown on the M&P page - how big is that thing? It certainly appears to be compact.
Also, why a pair - is that how they work?

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Hi Malcolm,
There's no size shown on the M&P page - how big is that thing? It certainly appears to be compact.
Also, why a pair - is that how they work?

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Hi Walkabout, How duin dude? 1/ they work as a pair one high and one low output, ie two tone...lots more o/p.
2/ size.this is only approx from memory, 4" dia not inc the trumpet and about 3" deep, both horns sit back to back to each other, i'll try to get a picture with out tackin the fairin off, I hope this helps
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Hi Malcolm,
There's no size shown on the M&P page - how big is that thing? It certainly appears to be compact.
Also, why a pair - is that how they work?

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Just found this......Motrax - HOOTAZ (TWIN PACK) - BLACK
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I've got the Nautilus on my car, it's plenty loud enough ,but for the bike I've got it's little brother, the Stebel Magnum. It's monotone rather than the Nautilus's dual tone, but it the same volume, a third of the weight, and draws a small enough current that it runs quite happily off the wiring from my original Yamaha horn without need a relay. In the UK some branches of Halfords sell them.
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I've got the Nautilus on my car, it's plenty loud enough ,but for the bike I've got it's little brother, the Stebel Magnum. It's monotone rather than the Nautilus's dual tone, but it the same volume, a third of the weight, and draws a small enough current that it runs quite happily off the wiring from my original Yamaha horn without need a relay. In the UK some branches of Halfords sell them.
This is the horn i have on my TDM900....verey very loud!!
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I used to have the larger Nautilus fitted to my old ZZR250, it came with a relay but with no wiring diagram, after getting it working, Dont push the horn button while your ears are anywhere near the horn, OR YOU WILL GO DEAF.

Also you will get used the look of people in there cars looking for lorries as when a bike is behind them there are like "ooh lorries where is the lorries" then you drive past and give them the fingers cause they pulled out in front of you.

It is a great horn but i might have to get the new compact one like mentioned at the start of this thread. The only probelm is i dont know where i can fit it on my XT660R, i think i might have to place it out in the open somewhere but dont fancy doing that as there are not that many places to put it.

Great horn buy one and you will not be dissapointed.
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