Anybody know about WOLO Dual Horns?

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Was looking to replace my anemic single horn on my 1200 sport and found a set of Wolo dual tone horns at advanced auto parts. Has anybody come upon these and are they any good? I was looking for a set of Fiamm horns and saw these.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I have a pair (one high, one low) of these on my Convert. Very loud.

[willowstreetguzziguy]

I have a pair (one high, one low) of these on my Convert. Very loud.

Are they WOLO? How long have you had them on your bike?

[Testarossa]

I bought this for the Mille





but wound up replacing them with the Fiamm equivalent, which is noticeably louder.

I do believe that there's a lot of production variation in horns, especially the "off" brands.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Are they WOLO? How long have you had them on your bike?

Yes, Wolo, bought on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029XGLE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Been on for 6mos./8,000 miles so far.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I put Wolos on the Norge. They were plenty loud.

[Tom]

Wolo's work. 

[Kiwi_Roy]

 

I put the FIAAM Freeway Blasters on my Griso, they just fit in place of the original squeakers with a new bracket.
I removed the chrome grill and wired the relay straight from fuse at the battery, Very loud.

If you want horns to be loud they need a relay with a dedicated supply, Guzzi wimpy wiring will not cut it.

[Tom]

You can hook up a Delco-Remy off a GM car and sound like a Caddy/Buick.  That'll get people looking.  The Fiamms sound like a Mercedes sedan.      

[Testarossa]

If you want horns to be loud they need a relay with a dedicated supply, Guzzi wimpy wiring will not cut it.

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[Dalini]

I like them. They install easily, are definately heard by drivers & also compliment my MGX-21.

[Moto]

Can anybody tell me the diameter of these things?

Moto

[willowstreetguzziguy]

I like them. They install easily, are definately heard by drivers & also compliment my MGX-21.

Are they the “Snail” shape horns or round? Because the do make a set of larger round red ones.

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Can I take split the positive and negative wires leading to the stock single horn and wire them to he 2 new horns?

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Can I take split the positive and negative wires leading to the stock single horn and wire them to he 2 new horns?

Yes, that's how they're wired from the factory.

[Wayne Orwig]

Can I take split the positive and negative wires leading to the stock single horn and wire them to he 2 new horns?

You can do that. But I found in a number of cases that the stock wiring just is not up to  the task of powering two healthy horns. In the end, I would add a relay and a power feed from the battery. It made a real difference.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

You can do that. But I found in a number of cases that the stock wiring just is not up to  the task of powering two healthy horns. In the end, I would add a relay and a power feed from the battery. It made a real difference.

I took his question to mean wiring between the horns - from one horn to the other. I agree, there definitely needs to be a relay with direct power feed to one horn and then wires of proper gauge to carry the power to the other horn. 

[rodekyll]

I've had dual wolos that had two terminals on one buzzer and four on the other.  They were designed to feed through the 4-term to the 2-term in parallel.

[Triple Jim]

I was just alerted to this very loud and effective horn installation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTRYm_peqGA

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I was just alerted to this very loud and effective horn installation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTRYm_peqGA

Wonder what locomotive he swiped those from?  Must be a current or former railroad engineer - he's blowing for a road crossing.

[Triple Jim]

Interesting, I thought it sounded familiar.  I've seen the video before at some point.  It still makes me want to build my own.  :)

[HDGoose]

I wired a WOLO 'Bad Boy' dual tone air horn to my 97 California on the headlight bracket. Not pretty but works well. I could not find anything acceptable that fit in the stock location.

[webmost]

Was looking to replace my anemic single horn on my 1200 sport and found a set of Wolo dual tone horns at advanced auto parts. Has anybody come upon these and are they any good? I was looking for a set of Fiamm horns and saw these.

Have Fiamms on one bike and Wolos on two others. Wolos are way louder. Really let's 'em know they pissed you off.

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Have Fiamms on one bike and Wolos on two others. Wolos are way louder. Really let's 'em know they pissed you off.

Always thought Fiamms were louder... thanks

[Tom]

Anecdotally, Wolos have a shorter life than Fiamms.  That's IIRC from different forum threads on horns.   

[Idontwantapickle]

Can I take split the positive and negative wires leading to the stock single horn and wire them to he 2 new horns?

As others have noted a relay is best for power. I routed the stock wire up under the tank on my Norge and use it to trigger the relay. Stock wiring unmolested

[Diploman]

I believe very strongly in the necessity/utility of fitting loud, penetrating horns on any motorbike I ride.  I can't count the number of times I have averted potentially dangerous situations by being able to warn and attract the attention of otherwise distracted or preoccupied drivers with a pre-emptive horn blast.

I have always run dual Fiamms or Hella Supertones.  Finding a suitable place to mount dual horns is usually a bit of a pain. particularly with a smaller bike such as my V50.  Recently I discovered a good solution:  the Denali Soundbomb Split, a (better quality) knockoff of the Stebel Nautilus, but with the dual-tone horn and compressor split into separate units.  This configuration greatly simplifies mounting and opens up many options.  On the V50, for example, I fitted the compressor to the central spine under the tank, then ran the air hose forward to the horn unit which is affixed to the upper cross member between the downtubes just under the headstock.  The Denali has a higher pitched, louder and more penetrating output compared to the Fiamm.  It runs, of course, off a relay.  Highly recommended.

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/denali-soundbomb-split-dual-tone-air-horn 

[webmost]

Can I take split the positive and negative wires leading to the stock single horn and wire them to he 2 new horns?

No. Your stock horn wiring is designed to power your stock meep meep. Use it to flip a relay for loud results.

[Tom]

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[redhawk47]

Check out screaming-banshee.com - shockwave
Loud horn, small package, comes with harness and relay
Has an interesting dual horn function. Tap the horn button and you get a beep; hold the button and you get a BLAST.

I have a similar setup on my V7 with a Nautilus low tone and one of the OEM horns. I was able to fit the Nautilus in the OEM location, with engine guards. I'll try to do a video tomorrow.