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by Taipan » Sat May 16, 2026 10:06 am
It’s the only clean bit on the bike! I suppose as I’ve done 2000 miles on it now, it’s due its first clean!
Rear tyre is squaring off a bit!
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by Taipan » Sun May 17, 2026 5:01 pm
More noisy stuff fitted to the bike today.
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by Taipan » Thu May 21, 2026 9:17 am
Taipan wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 5:01 pm
More noisy stuff fitted to the bike today.
Those Oxford Foghorns are a really good bang for yer buck, and I think they are louder than the mini Denali soundbomb too.
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by Horse » Thu May 21, 2026 9:54 am
Taipan wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:17 am
Taipan wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 5:01 pm
More noisy stuff fitted to the bike today.
Those Oxford Foghorns are a really good bang for yer buck, and I think they are louder than the mini Denali soundbomb too.
Did you put a relay in? A mate put something like that, instructions recommended a relay to protect the horn switch.
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by Taipan » Thu May 21, 2026 10:00 am
Horse wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:54 am
Taipan wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:17 am
Taipan wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 5:01 pm
More noisy stuff fitted to the bike today.
Those Oxford Foghorns are a really good bang for yer buck, and I think they are louder than the mini Denali soundbomb too.
Did you put a relay in? A mate put something like that, instructions recommended a relay to protect the horn switch.
No need. It's not compressor-driven, so it works just fine on 12v.
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by Taipan » Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:14 pm
Rode the bike without earplugs in last night and had a good listen to the bike with its Black Widow exhaust. It's actually quite loud when it comes on cam and the 58 ponies jump the gate!
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by Supermofo » Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:35 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:14 pm
Rode the bike without earplugs in last night and had a good listen to the bike with its Black Widow exhaust. It's actually quite loud when it comes on cam and the 58 ponies jump the gate!
I just can't ride without earplugs the wind noise is horrific, last time was only about 6 miles back from the MOT station and I hated it. If I wasn't on a deadline to be back for the school run I'd have stopped and put em in.
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by Taipan » Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:43 pm
Supermofo wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:35 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:14 pm
Rode the bike without earplugs in last night and had a good listen to the bike with its Black Widow exhaust. It's actually quite loud when it comes on cam and the 58 ponies jump the gate!
I just can't ride without earplugs the wind noise is horrific, last time was only about 6 miles back from the MOT station and I hated it. If I wasn't on a deadline to be back for the school run I'd have stopped and put em in.
Same here. I've been wearing ear plugs since I started riding again in the early 90s. I cant concentrate without them in as the noise is distracting!. I only rode home from my step dads to mine (under 3 miles) without them as I'd dropped one.
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by Skub » Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:55 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 12:43 pm
I only rode home from my step dads to mine (under 3 miles) without them as I'd dropped one.
Farting blows out yer ear plugs?
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by Horse » Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:22 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 10:00 am
Horse wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:54 am
Taipan wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 9:17 am
Those Oxford Foghorns are a really good bang for yer buck, and I think they are louder than the mini Denali soundbomb too.
Did you put a relay in? A mate put something like that, instructions recommended a relay to protect the horn switch.
No need. It's not compressor-driven, so it works just fine on 12v.
Mate's didn't either. It might have been higher current draw than the standard horn potentially causing arcing on the switch contacts. Perhaps?
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by Taipan » Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:30 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:13 pm
Never worn ear plugs in my life.
Its not the exhaust noise, its the high speed wind noise that can lead to hearing damage such as hearing loss or tinnitus etc.
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by Dodgy69 » Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:57 pm
The monkey's voice has broken, thanks to black widow.
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by Buckaroo » Thu Jun 04, 2026 7:22 pm
Dodgy69 wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:57 pm
The monkey's voice has broken, thanks to black widow.
Has its balls dropped as well?
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by Yorick » Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:13 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:30 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:13 pm
Never worn ear plugs in my life.
Its not the exhaust noise, its the high speed wind noise that can lead to hearing damage such as hearing loss or tinnitus etc.
I must have been lucky
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by Taipan » Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:24 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 9:13 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:30 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 4:13 pm
Never worn ear plugs in my life.
Its not the exhaust noise, its the high speed wind noise that can lead to hearing damage such as hearing loss or tinnitus etc.
I must have been lucky
Pardon?
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