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Created on: 02/15/12 07:13 PM

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Banshee Horn
02/15/12 7:13 PM

Looks like a great idea and deal... $69 thru Feb, $89 after.
It's a new product, but has anyone tried one?



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Banshee™ horn is bringing to the market the first AUTOMATIC loud horn and headlight warning system. With this you can warn motorists up to 3 blocks away using your regular horn button; the Banshee™ horn system does the rest.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/15/12 9:31 PM

looks cool i went ahead and ordered 1 let you know how it works out



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/15/12 10:08 PM

looks cool i went ahead and ordered 1 let you know how it works out

Sweet... please do.
I'm thinkin' about ordering one for my woman's bike... Worry a lot more about her than myself.
Definitely looks like a good safety item for any streetbike though.


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/15/12 11:21 PM

I don’t even use my horn because it’s useless I’m on the bike and can barely hear it but this looks cool and I might have to get it!



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 5:20 AM

I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've had someone txt in and ease their way into my lane and your right cooter oem horn is useless. i won't use the flashing high beams cause of the hid's



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:26 AM

This is a Stebel Horn.Perhaps marketed as another name..it's the Stebel alright.Same size...same everything.Good price though.Still gonna have fitment issues I think.They sound really good...but finding a place on the zx is difficult since the canister needs to be sitting upright.Hope you can install easily Scott.That one second delay there...I aint likin that..having to HOLD the horn button.Lots can happen in one second as you know.They mount up very easily on a tube type frame...but on the zx....there's nothing to attach that horn body to.Unless they've come up with some sort of mount deal.Maybe?I didn't see one on the website??????Only the brackets...which they're not showing attached to the horn itself.

The Stebel thing does not have the horn delay.Or the headlamp flasher.You SHOULD be able to bypass that 'delay' IF you use the four contact horn relay(with the Horn hardware)(30 amp relay I think it is) in the circuit on your Ninja.You'll see it when ya go to 'redo' your horn circuit wiring there.The Banshee deal harness looks like the same thing sent with the Stebel...only already connected?Maybe that's the 'delay' relay...IDK.Good Luck with her....nice and loud...yes.


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:45 AM

I'm putting a 139db Steubel on my C14. They say it will cause a tractor-trailer rig beside you to bounce on its shocks. Exaggeration, but darn things are sick loud. LOL.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:48 AM

....Stebel...139db."compact air horn...'Nautilus'".

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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:49 AM

Checked the website out, read the FAQ, if you have HIDs it won't work.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:51 AM

He's not gonna use the lamp flasher function.It'll work without that.You can direct wire that horn assembly right through your existing harness...you just need to install that 30 amp relay and add the thicker wiring that comes with it.I did it.Worked great.


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 9:57 AM

grn im thinkin i can mount it inside the fairings between engine and radiator



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 9:57 AM

the website says its a 1/4 of a sec


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 10:15 AM

I guess you could?IDK.Do you want the 'bell' to be pointing ahead,or to the side?I'm not positive about this ....but....the bell is gonna direct the sound forward,wherever it's pointed.If you're aiming it at say,the radiator and mounting it somehow on the engine area...then I don't know how loud it's gonna be outside of the bike.You may be defeating your purpose?The ideal place is up under the steering stem where the factory horns are at.BUT....the problem there is...the air canister.That has to be vertical.And there's no room between the top of the fender and the bottom of the horn canister mounting it right there.Let me show you what I did....this worked.......Okay....I traced the bottom of the horn and all onto the upper inner fairing plate there.Next,I cut out the place where the bell actually comes down.That will be open and 'below' the plate itself.DO NOT CUT THE BELL IN ANY WAY.It MUST remain as it is.

Fasten the horn onto the inside of the plate.It will be sitting inside that cowl now once installed.The key here is to attach that horn body onto that plate some way.These pics were ONLY the prototype for what I wanted.It did work.Very well actually.EXCEPT....my way of fastening the horn was not(to me) safe as far as it MAYBE coming loose in there.IF you can fabricate a piece of metal strap....and somehow rivet or bolt in the strap across the top of the horn assembly...then you'll have it made!The bell will be open to the front of the bike...you'll get FULL sound...and it won't ever come close to hitting that fender on compression.

You cannot modify the canister,or any of the outside of the horn assembly in any way...no screws drilled into it or anything.I filed a 'groove' in the top portion...across the canister top,and on the other side there so the ziptie would be able to stay in one place.You COULD do something similar with the strap....that's what I would use....the soft bendable strap like at the hardware store.Once you get it all set how it'll be on that plate...then you can cinch it down nice and tight,and rivet or bolt that strap across and into the plate itself.The plate is strong enough to accept rivets or bolts going through it without cracking or anything.I would 'predrill' any bolt holes you are gonna use to make sure that plate doesn't get a weak spot.And use some larger diameter washers when tightening.That'll spread out any pressure that might be on those bolts or whatever you use.That horn assembly MUST be TIGHT!!!It cannot have any wiggle or anything going on.The two pieces need to be as one...the plate,and the horn unit.


You can remove your factory horns and that bracket under there...you won't be needing THAT again!The wiring deal will go to your relay(30 amp)...and to your horn button(through the factory harness).You'll see how they're doing it.The horn will sound instantaneous without that "Banshee" delay in there.You WILL be seen!Guaranteed!

Whatever you do...DO NOT CUT THAT BELL SHAPE!!!!!The output of the bell will be BELOW the plate when you're done.It needs to be..so the sound will be going out in front there...NOT into the inside of the cowl.There are TWO bells actually..you'll see...separated by a plastic piece..Only the lower one needs to go below.So don't worry about trying to get the whole bell under there.The assembly has to sit on that plate.I cut my bell down some to make it more 'compact' on the plate...it ruined the sound...totally.You want that lower part sticking below.No one will even see it under there once she's installed.

DO NOT USE YOUR FACTORY HORN WIRES.They can't handle the load the horn requires.You 'may' have to cut those off...I can't remember now.But the wiring goes into the supplied 30 amp relay block.You HAVE to use that.The wiring going TO the actual horn...that has to be the thicker wiring supplied with your 'kit'.You'll see what I mean.

You're gonna be very happy with this horn!


You "MAY" have to cut also the part where the canister is(on the plate),so the underside of the horn assembly can sit flush on the plate...I can't remember if I had to...I think so.(see that top pic).Yes...I did have to cut that round spot out as well.It wasn't any big deal...I painted all the stuff on the horn under there flat black anyway...looked fine.No one could see anything.


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 12:48 PM

Checked the website out, read the FAQ, if you have HIDs it won't work.

Once warmed up, I'd think digital ballasts would work just fine. I only put HID's in my highbeams, and as long as they haven't been off for 30 seconds or more, I can flash them without any change in their brightness.

Hey Scott,
What about hooking the thing up to flash your LED's?... That would get ya noticed!... probably not legal... but get ya noticed.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 12:55 PM

dogo that would be something already hooked up to the brake might be pushing it with the horn lol. i may go ahead and hook up to the brights i ride 99% of the time with my brights on anyways just cuz i liked to be seen and with those 4 hits burning i look like the sun com in at ya lol



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 1:11 PM

The Stebel I am getting for my ZG1400CCF (aka C14 ABS) comes with a plug compatible interface because it is coming from Murph (big C14 farkles manufacturer and all around great guy).

So I plug the stock horn connector (frame-side) into the plug in the short wiring harness, attach one lead to positive battery, one to negative battery, and the other two go to the Stebel.

Voila, and I won't even have to solder leads on a relay or anything.

And the Connie has plenty of room to hide the horn.

Since I am mounting a Dispatch 1 electronic fuse box I'll run the battery connections to one of the 15 AMP unswitch spots on the Dispatch 1. No need to use a switched (key on, or key on / engine running) spots because the actual thumb switch for the horn has no juice unless the key is on anyway.

The Dispatch 1 is made by Arboreal Systems. It consists of a main unit which you hide and connect to the battery, and connect your accessories to; and a remote which you mount on handlebars or whatever. The remote can adjust the temperature of your heated gear, it can turn on and off driving lights, and so forth. Pretty sick farkle.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 1:37 PM

"and the other two go to the Stebel"....ya....just make sure those 'other two' are bigger capacity wires...otherwise,you'll be having one helluva weak hoot.

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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 2:12 PM

Like I said, its all in a premade wiring harness, and Murph is the man. Besides, half of COG has installed them.

What makes you think I wouldn't know that already, anyway?



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 3:30 PM

Save it man...just trying to be helpful .I learned by making mistakes.If I can...anyone can.Someone may not realize the size of the wires makes all the difference.Thought I'd share it with you and Scott so's ya'd have a heads up just in case.It's tempting to leave the stock wires in there and try to hook em right to the horn.Sorry man....make yer own mistakes then.PFFFFT!


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 3:59 PM

banshee web site:

It has been tested in extreme temperatures (from 10 - 160 degrees Fahrenheit), and works faultlessly. It is designed to not put any electrical loads on the existing vehicle wiring because it takes its power directly from the battery.

The horn is small enough to fit to almost any motorcycle, scooter or car. It is extremely loud – 139 decibels and can be heard up to 3 blocks away!

We specifically designed this to be fitted by anyone with very basic mechanical skills. There are only a few wires to hook up and we will give you all the bits to easily attach the parts. Even if you hook this up totally backwards, you will not damage the Banshee Horn system – so relax and have fun installing this cool product.

sounds simple enough



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 6:24 PM

They say in the FAQ its not a Stebel, but the unit pictured, if not a Stebel, is a clone.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/16/12 8:31 PM

They say in the FAQ its not a Stebel, but the unit pictured, if not a Stebel, is a clone.


Yep... not an actual Stebel brand.
Looks like they sell just the pulse/flasher unit for those that already have a Stebel.



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RE: Banshee Horn
02/17/12 1:51 AM

....yeah,not quite the same....that Banshee may just be nicely smaller overall....THAT would be good!Looks like the bell is different as well...on top there....may work very nicely.

Now looking...it appears...they have the horn pic taken upside down...maybe on purpose?IDK.Definitely a Stebel knock-off.


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RE: Banshee Horn
02/17/12 6:28 AM

When I get mine from Murph, I'll lay it out and take a picture and post in this thread. I'll try to orient it like the above photo. My guess is, its a Stebel from China. :)

At least I won't have to work hard to find a place for it on the Connie.

When I get around to doing the cruise control, the servo unit is the biggest piece, and it will bolt on the left fore-frame verticle (up by the radiator) with plenty of room between it and the fairing.


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