niggles Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 "The Hornster is a wake-up call for drivers who don't pay attention to bikes". It can deliver an ear-shattering 178 decibels at a distance of one metre, and 140 decibels at 18m. That’s more than an F-14 fighter jet taking off, which can only manage 130 decibels at 18m. The average semi-trailer horn will give you 110 decibels at 30 metres. Priced at £4,995 ($8000) the bicycle-mounted blaster is a triple air horn developed from an Airchime KH3A locomotive horn and adapted to run off a scuba cylinder.It’s the invention of Yannick Read – previously known as the person behind the flamethrower-equipped BOND bike and the world's smallest caravan (QTvan). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderIdeal Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 for those that don't know, if a sound is 10 decibels louder than another sound, then it is 10 times louder.also worth mentioning though, F14's are little old things, unlike what the RAAF uses.--------------i dunno, i reckon using that horn is begging somebody to run you over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legba Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 If you want to be environmentally responsible, you would use NOS, not air in the scuba bottle coz there is already too much air and more would make the ozone layer fall off (science already done. Questioning would only make you look like a commie or something).F-14's ain't small compared to F-18's. F-111's rawk!Fit an F-111 to your bike Niggles. Decibels as well as speed advantage ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderIdeal Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 won't fall out of the sky either, if it's not up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niggles Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 this is what im actually considering using:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=20105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois le Danque Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 i love everything about this...puts my airhorn-duct-taped-on to shame.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewind Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I want one for my car so I can scare the shit out of the annoying bike riders that refuse to obey the road rules, especially that smartarse the other day who kept sneaking to the front of the queue at the lights and forced everyone several times to jostle around him. And the ones who refuse to use lights even when it's dark, I want a massive floodlight 50 times the brightness of the moon so I can shine it at them to remind them that they should be using lights. And I want a bike sized hessian sack to throw over them to remind that that Lycra isn't organic as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELETED ACCOUNT Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hahaha, I f*cking love this. I cycle a lot and I'd love to give a 178dB blast to rude pedestrians :-DSure makes the AirZound look puny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutant Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 sound pollution suckshorns suckbut most of all sucks being deaf from using a stupid 180 dB horn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois le Danque Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I want one for my car so I can scare the shit out of the annoying bike riders that refuse to obey the road rules, especially that smartarse the other day who kept sneaking to the front of the queue at the lights and forced everyone several times to jostle around him. bike riders have right of way at lights. that's why there is a bike line in front of the car line. if you don't like it, ride a bike. the fact that you caught up with the guy several times only proves how inefficient it is to drive. i agree with all your other points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewind Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 bike riders have right of way at lights. that's why there is a bike line in front of the car line. if you don't like it, ride a bike. the fact that you caught up with the guy several times only proves how inefficient it is to drive. i agree with all your other points. Hi Frank, I was kind of trolling actually, I think bikes are great and there should be more of them, and that public transport should be made a top priority for cities that want to survive the oil crash. No, the fact is the cyclist jumped the queue at the lights several times, thus creating traffic mayhem, at this time of day the cars are quite quick (when it is busier, though, the bike would have been much quicker for sure). I've never hears of a bike line before, it sounds like a really stupid road rule that should be rescinded immediately is that a Melbourne thing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoOnThen Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Well Whitewind if you were kind of trolling then I want to play to.I want one for my car so I can scare the shit out of the annoying bike riders that refuse to obey the road rules, especially that smartarse the other day who kept sneaking to the front of the queue at the lights and forced everyone several times to jostle around him. And the ones who refuse to use lights even when it's dark, I want a massive floodlight 50 times the brightness of the moon so I can shine it at them to remind them that they should be using lights. And I want a bike sized hessian sack to throw over them to remind that that Lycra isn't organic as well. I have hi-lighted the bits that amused my small mind. CheersGot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylo Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Whitewind drives a burgundy mitsubishi !http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31479&hl=newtown&fromsearch=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 And on the flip side to all of this......picture this scenario in your mind....My 82 year old Aunt living in a senior citizen assisted living facility, walking down the corridor assisted by her non-motorized walker......and having a near collision with another senior citizen. So she calls me up & tells me she wants a horn for her walker, which absolutely made my day. A horn for your walker. OMFG, Too Funny!A quick visit to e bay & now she has a half dozen handle bar mount horns heading her way. Ahh-ooo-GA!! look out mo-fo's, here I come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewind Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Whitewind drives a burgundy mitsubishi !http://www.shaman-au...wn&fromsearch=1 Yep I'm the guy with the moustache, bro. And I don't take no shit from ponces in lycra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderIdeal Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 bike riders have right of way at lights. that's why there is a bike line in front of the car line. if you don't like it, ride a bike. the fact that you caught up with the guy several times only proves how inefficient it is to drive. i agree with all your other points. <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_sad.png why doesn't this rule extend to motorbikes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewind Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Don't get me started about motorbikes! Me and my misses are in town, and we're pushing the little bubba in her pram, and there's this pedestrian crossing which is a bit notorious for cars "not noticing" the pedestrians, so we're pretty careful, especially with the baby on board, and pretty much wait until the traffic stops for us. So we're almost across and this guy on a scooter comes flying up the inside of the line of cars and nearly takes out the pram, the baby and the missus in nearly one hit!I stopped pushing the pram to the shops by myself because I seemed to become a target for young lads driving hotted up cars, they would deliberately drive as close as possible at the lights, ignore pedestrian crossings etc. When I'm with the misses this shit rarely happens (except for the scooter).Roads are dangerous for a man with a pram.. Maybe I should get one of these horns for the pram? Edited May 14, 2012 by whitewind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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