R 1150 GS Hooters

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EwaldSchmidt

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Nylstroom
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BMW R1150GS
No, I did not ride to Hooters... yet.

I have another question as a newbie for the older men with the great beards, those who know a Varkie inside out...

My BMW R 850 R has a DECENT hooter on board. It will nearly wake the dead. I bought it like that.

The 1150 on the other hand, squeeks softer than a mouse. And that is just plainly wrong!  A GS should have the voice to address a taxi, or in our beloved Nylstroom, the old ladies from the retirement village on the mountain. Sometimes a biker needs to say: Here I am, look out, IDIOT!

My GS just don't have the voice for that at the moment. I think my son's Kymco Scooter is about 3 times louder.

Is there something wrong with the hooter? Obviously there must be.

Maybe a better question: What do I do to fix it?  I would love to have a big truck's airhorn  on board to blow taxis away by sheer noise.  That might not be possible. What would you wise sages advice the young and innocent... that being me...  :ricky:
 
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