If you’ve been riding motorcycles for any length of time, and if you’re like me and you can only afford older bikes, you know one thing for a certainty; the first thing you discover when you purchase a new (read old but new to you) ride is that the damn horn doesn’t work.
I’m not an electrical engineer so I have no idea why OEM horns on older bikes tend to fail with an alarming (pardon the pun) regularity – they just do.
This guy, however, is an electrical engineer and he says he’s got a solution to the problem.
His name is Peter Olt and he’s been riding bikes for 30 years. He sent me a link to his proposal for a new motorcycle safety system, and it really got me thinking about what would make a motorcycle safer.
The whole “loud pipes save lives” thing is a complete misnomer. By the time someone hears you coming – due to a little piece of physics called the Doppler Effect – loud pipes or not, you’re already toast when a cager pulls out in front of you.
I ride a lot out on country roads in the boondocks of Michigan, and this would sure be nice for those times when I see a whole gang of vicious deer intent on causing mayhem massing by the side of the rural route.
I leave it to you to decide if you need one of these, but I must admit to liking the idea…
Here’s a video The Banshee Horn in Action:
If you do the full pledge, Olt says he’ll send you the complete package, which includes:
- The patented control unit which will come with all wiring and connections – ready to install.
- A 135 decibel (12 volt) compact air horn in either black or chrome – your choice.
- A universal mounting bracket for the air horn.
- Easy to follow instructions including links to online videos.
For the smaller pledge he’ll supply:
- The patented control unit which will come with all wiring and connections – ready to install.
- Easy to follow instructions including links to online videos.
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