My new Stebel Nautilus Air Horn

[Copperman]

It was 50 degrees and sunny today, here in Indianapolis. I went for a 75 mile ride and ended up buying a Stebel Air Horn at Cycle Outfitters. Came home and on Amizon.com I ordered a "Universal Plug-n-Play Wiring Harness for Motorcycle Air Horns" ($25.90 delivered) to make the install easy peasy. Once it gets here that'll be my next project.

[SNOOPY]

Love my Stebel

[Dan_Ashley]

Louder than the horns of hell...

[SNOOPY]

I don't know about that. Lol

[Dan_Ashley]

I don't know about that. Lol

I do. Been there twice. Married the first one. Just lived with the second.

[SNOOPY]

That is very unfortunate, but I'd have to say that Hell is much worse unfortunately than anything we experience on earth.

[Chupaca]

nice project..good luck..we have the Rolo BadBoy air horn and it is great...

[bluestratos]

Lol... I am atheist so I have to agree with Dan...

[finless]

I am going to want to replace my lousy meep meep horn as well. Do you just unplug the old one and plug in the new one? Or do you have to do something more complicate and run power, relay, etc?

Bob

[Dan_Ashley]

I am going to want to replace my lousy meep meep horn as well. Do you just unplug the old one and plug in the new one? Or do you have to do something more complicate and run power, relay, etc?

Bob

Relocate it too. The original is covered by a lot of tuberware. I put my new bad boy air horn into one of the air ducts. When I blew it the first time, it really scared me. I had to go change my diapers.

[murphybrown]

Happy New Years all (remember Spyderfest 2014 registration opens Jan. 1, 2014). Ok now that the reallllly important stuff is stated. I am going to add a "bad boy/a$$" airhorn to my new ryde. I put an oogah horn on my 2010...cute, fun but I can yell louder than it's sound.
Just read here that some have the Stebel Nautilus Air Horn and the Rolo BadBoy Air Horn...soooooo give me your .02 worth and WHY??? Thanks... I'm can't ryde (dang those winter roads!!) so working on my mods!!!

[Dan_Ashley]

Happy New Years all (remember Spyderfest 2014 registration opens Jan. 1, 2014). Ok now that the reallllly important stuff is stated. I am going to add a "bad boy/a$$" airhorn to my new ryde. I put an oogah horn on my 2010...cute, fun but I can yell louder than it's sound.
Just read here that some have the Stebel Nautilus Air Horn and the Rolo BadBoy Air Horn...soooooo give me your .02 worth and WHY??? Thanks... I'm can't ryde (dang those winter roads!!) so working on my mods!!!

I compared the various ones for: 1. Price, 2. Multiple sound frequencies, 3. Decibel readings at 2 meters.

It took me a week to decide. But remember I am OCD on this stuff.

[murphybrown]

I compared the various ones for: 1. Price, 2. Multiple sound frequencies, 3. Decibel readings at 2 meters.

It took me a week to decide. But remember I am OCD on this stuff.

That's why I come to the "experts"...OCD gets the most information...thanks...

[murphybrown]

I compared the various ones for: 1. Price, 2. Multiple sound frequencies, 3. Decibel readings at 2 meters.

It took me a week to decide. But remember I am OCD on this stuff.

So did your OCD take you to the Rolo BadBoy Air Horn.....where did you find the best price on your horn (whatever one you have!!). Thanks

[Dan_Ashley]

So did your OCD take you to the Rolo BadBoy Air Horn.....where did you find the best price on your horn (whatever one you have!!). Thanks

I bought a RoloBadBoy knockoff from Aerostich. It was identical in nearly every way, but less expensive. http://www.aerostich.com/ear-cannon-air-horn.html

[murphybrown]

I bought a RoloBadBoy knockoff from Aerostich. It was identical in nearly every way, but less expensive. http://www.aerostich.com/ear-cannon-air-horn.html

Thanks Dan...what do I need for connecting...wiring harness?? what?? I will have it dealer installed....but want to take him everything he needs. Need it to be as simple and "clean" as possible. Thanks so much.

[Dan_Ashley]

Thanks Dan...what do I need for connecting...wiring harness?? what?? I will have it dealer installed....but want to take him everything he needs. Need it to be as simple and "clean" as possible. Thanks so much.

It won't fit where the OEM horn is located. You need to plan on wiring it, and placing it further up front. I put it into one of the ducts. To connect it, my mechanic Just used wire, wire connectors, and zip ties. It really is loud.

I mean like majorly not quiet, as my next door teenager said.

I was going to buy the extra harness, but my mechanic said don't

[cjackg]

It won't fit where the OEM horn is located. You need to plan on wiring it, and placing it further up front. I put it into one of the ducts. To connect it, my mechanic Just used wire, wire connectors, and zip ties. It really is loud.

I mean like majorly not quiet, as my next door teenager said.

I was going to buy the extra harness, but my mechanic said don't

Same approach I have used on 2 RTs and it works just fine!

Still dont understand why anyone wants to install a harness and special mounting unless they want to use the oem horn along with the Stebel...

[murphybrown]

It won't fit where the OEM horn is located. You need to plan on wiring it, and placing it further up front. I put it into one of the ducts. To connect it, my mechanic Just used wire, wire connectors, and zip ties. It really is loud.

I mean like majorly not quiet, as my next door teenager said.

I was going to buy the extra harness, but my mechanic said don't

Yep my oogah horn is tucked in one of those front ducts. That horn will stay with the '10..this one is going on the '14....Off to order horn and have on my shelf to take to dealer when I pick up the '14 (Spyderfest 2014!!!)..And I don't want quiet for my horn....so pretty sure this will get the job done...

[ptbperegrine]

"Yep my oogah horn is tucked in one of those front ducts. That horn will stay with the '10..this one is going on the '14...."

I bought the "Screaming Banshee" plug & play kit! OMG! EVERYONE hears and sees it!

[ZWolf-2011]

My comments on the Stebel Nautilus air horns:

Out of the box, on the bench, to me this was a loud horn, but out in the open, mounted on the bike, I was disappointed with it. I did not think it was al that loud compared to my air horns I had on the autos, but size here is a issue, so something got to give.

On my 2013 RT, I mounted the horn in the same place as the stock one was at. Mounted my relay right next to the horn, and wired the relay to the battery. I drilled a 1/4" hole that went in to the trunk to mount the horn in the right place to face down in the hole like the stock horn was, mounted the relay to the metal mount the stock horn was on. Pain in the butt to access, since you got to take the whole front end off, remove the headlight and pull out the left tunnel to access it.

I just traded in the 2013 and I went back to the motions to remove it all and put it back to stock. Not sure using the Nautilus again on the 2014, but for sure I need something better then the stock horn.

This was my second Nautilus horn, the first one I mounted on my truck, did not like it much on the truck either, and some time has passed and I forgot all about it. Then I saw the post about this horn and order it, got it, and was thinking that I seen this before some where and I forgot all about the fact that I tried this same one before. Now I have two of them in my junk box of parts.

Zwolf.tx
Spyder 2014
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[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I don't know yet how loud or what sound the OEM horn on the 2013 RT is as it was delivered a couple of days before Christmas and between cold, snow, and mods, I haven't had it out of the garage yet!

Several years ago I bought a Stebel Nautilus to put on my Goldwing. I didn't do it for two reasons. First, there just was not room anywhere on the 'Wing to mount it, at least not how I would have liked. Second, surprisingly it was no louder than the OEM horns! I ended up putting it on my ATV which didn't have a horn on it. Works great on it!

If I conclude the Spyder OEM horn sounds too wimpy I'm thinking of going with the Stebel, or Bad Boy trumpet version with the trumpets mounted on the front suspension A arms.

[ptbperegrine]

I compared the various ones for: 1. Price, 2. Multiple sound frequencies, 3. Decibel readings at 2 meters.

It took me a week to decide. But remember I am OCD on this stuff.

I put a Screaming Banshee on mine!

http://screaming-banshee.com/


VERY happy with it!

[Copperman]

Whew! I finally gotit installed. It’s loud and that’s all Ireally wanted. A shout out to my friendMike (SpyderFun) who helped me install it last night and then went under the knife(shoulder surgery) today. Get well soon,my friend!

[Gunner 02]

"Yep my oogah horn is tucked in one of those front ducts. That horn will stay with the '10..this one is going on the '14...."

I bought the "Screaming Banshee" plug & play kit! OMG! EVERYONE hears and sees it!

I was looking at the screaming banshee too, how hard was the installation on a Spyder?