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10/09/25 at 21:35:29
 
I'm considering putting train horns ( the compressor ) in the trunk of my Savage, and the trumpets underneath. I have not heard of anyone else installing them on a sidecar rig and am wondering why not. I know they are childish, but I' never really grew up' and they are good fun so why not. Motorcycles in general are just big boys toys anyway

I think this one will fit in the trunk with room to spare.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0BB81 ... Z0W2&psc=1
It's far from the cheapest option available, but it has quality
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Reply #1 - 10/09/25 at 23:06:15
 
Tip :Keep the tips of all the horns as far forward of your ears as possible.
They are LOUD and damaging to the ears.  Shocked
Savage looks heavy but heavy is stable , looks like fun.
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Reply #2 - 10/10/25 at 07:04:07
 
 
 Agree 100% about protecting your ears from those.  Even with a helmet.

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Reply #3 - 10/10/25 at 08:44:32
 
The link doesn't work - post it using the "Hyperlink" that is at the top right of the screen when you are posting.....it look like an Earth Globe with a sheet of paper on the bottom right corner.

The horn circuit likely cannot handle the amperage of something using a compressor.  Use the stock horn circuit to power a relay...let the relay do the heavy lifting of current!
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Reply #4 - 10/10/25 at 10:53:39
 
Eegore wrote on 10/10/25 at 07:04:07:
 
 Agree 100% about protecting your ears from those.  Even with a helmet.

 



Too late mate, I'm already Mutt & Jeff, with luck I will be able to hear them. Smiley
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Reply #5 - 10/10/25 at 10:57:00
 
Dave wrote on 10/10/25 at 08:44:32:
The link doesn't work - post it using the "Hyperlink" that is at the top right of the screen when you are posting.....it look like an Earth Globe with a sheet of paper on the bottom right corner.

The horn circuit likely cannot handle the amperage of something using a compressor.  Use the stock horn circuit to power a relay...let the relay do the heavy lifting of current!


Check out the train horns on Amazon. They re all much the same.

It needs a wiring system all of it's own. I will keep the standard horn as well.
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Reply #7 - 10/10/25 at 11:08:02
 
Ruttly wrote on 10/09/25 at 23:06:15:
Tip :Keep the tips of all the horns as far forward of your ears as possible.
They are LOUD and damaging to the ears.  Shocked
Savage looks heavy but heavy is stable , looks like fun.


I was thinking of installing them facing out the back. If they are half as powerful as people tell me I might get some extra boost
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Reply #8 - 11/16/25 at 17:59:48
 
 I was thinking of installing them facing out the back. If they are half as powerful as people tell me I might get some extra boost  

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Reply #9 - Yesterday at 08:04:43
 
MMRanch wrote on 11/16/25 at 17:59:48:
 I was thinking of installing them facing out the back.

Horns, in the original sense of the word as it was applied to conical devices to amplify sound, are highly directional, especially at higher frequencies.

Have a glance at a typical polar plot for a horn type PA speaker:   Every 3 db down represents 1/2 the sound output.

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Reply #10 - Yesterday at 19:30:45
 
blod wrote that , but I like the idea of it !  Grin

so if my horn is 110 db then how far is it louder than a car radio of a teenager ?

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Reply #11 - Today at 08:51:23
 
MMRanch wrote on Yesterday at 19:30:45:
blod wrote that , but I like the idea of it !  Grin

so if my horn is 110 db then how far is it louder than a car radio of a teenager ?



Sound intensity follows the inverse square law.

That means that at double the distance, sound intensity drops to 1/4 of what it was at closer distance.  This simple physical fact is why the concept "loud pipes save lives" is an illusion.  Loudness is massively related to proximity.

Let's say that the horn's 110 db rating was assigned at 1/2 meter.

At 1 meter from the horn, twice the distance, the rider experiences 1/4 the intensity, that's down 6 db, which is 104 db, still enough to damage his hearing.

At 8 meters away, (~25 ft) the teenager experiences the sound of your horn reduced in intensity by 16 times, or -12 db, which is 98 db.  It's loud, but their radio is louder, especially if the windows are rolled up, because the car's enclosure will cut about 6db or more.

Each party is satisfied, mission accomplished, because as THEY experience the sounds, theirs is louder.  And, each is well on their way to deafness.   The irony is, that as they lose their hearing, those immature, selfish people will need their sound to get LOUDER, to get the same sensation.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world gets to experience the additive nature of sound pollution.
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Reply #12 - Today at 10:36:14
 
When a car goes through the town or neighborhood, with the heavy base cranked up, it seems to have more penetration through cars (mine) or houses.
What’s with that ?

Seems like I read once that the military uses extremely low frequencies to communicate with nuclear subs on the other side of the world, with the signal actually penetrating through the earth.
Unlike high frequencies which travel in a line of sight fashion.
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Reply #13 - Today at 15:47:27
 
Hay Lancer  Smiley

Didn't the Wales figure out Underwater Sound better than we have ?  Huh

Not that I've known very many Wales ...  Embarrassed

But I did see a wale on Star Trek once , and Spock seemed to know what it was going on about ?  Smiley



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