From: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
Subject: Re: helmet mounted air horns
Reply-To: fist@iscp.Bellcore.COM (Richard Pierson)
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 13:10:52 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.210930.25053@contel0.com>, arthur@contel0.com
(Arthur Resler Engineering Services) writes:
|> Local dealers seem unable to supply helmet mounted air horns,
|> so I am on my own. Some advice would be appriciated as follows:
|> 1) Location; one on either side or both on top.   It seems
|> both on top would clear a second rider when you turned your
|> head more easily than side mounts, but does the wind against
|> the bells of the horns tend to lift your head?
|> With side mounts, is it necessary to mount the smaller horn
|> farther from you head to balance the wind force and prevent a
|> continous twisting strain on the herad?
YES, just make sure they are pointing in the same direction, both
foward or both backward or you will end up like the guy in the
movie that lived in the bell tower of Notre Dame. Also see 7, it
could be detrimental to any passengers nite vision (assuming their
face is covered by shield or full face helmet) if mounted with
bells facing rear.

|> 2) Attachment; Helmet venders seen to have forgotten to provide
|> mounting lugs; is it acceptable to fiberglass aliminium blocks
|> to the selected location, and then drill and tap for the horn 
|> bases?  Does anyone know the gross helmut weight rating for
|> any brand helmet?  They seem not to provide this important
|> specification in their literature.
Use 1/2" steel brake line from one side of the helmet to the other,
this will entail some minor surgery to allow the helmet to seat
properly after installation, but we use less than 50% of our brains 
anyway.

|> 3) Air Line routing; Again considering a second rider, a frontal
|> location seems necessary, using a Wye for side mounts, or a
|> single hose for top mounted horns with a common feed. Comments?
To keep it self contained, pick up and enema bottle but make sure the
hose is long enough to reach your butt while in the riding position,
This will also require frequent stops at Taco Bell(tm) and other
places that advertise "Eat Here, Get gas". You will also need a
manually controlled flapper valve for the filler end of the enema
bag to prevent continous drain on your resevoir. A wye would be a
good idea when carrying passengers, result would be a 100% increase
in decibel level depending on carbohydrates consumed (ie: Beer and
Pickeled eggs)

|> 4) Air line color and type; A self coiling 1/4 inch air hose seems
|> appropriate: is a quich connect at each end necessary, or just 
|> at one end. If the latter, at the bike or at the helmet? Also,
|> should the hose be color cordinated to the bike or to the riding
|> suit?
As it will be "under" your suit, color is unimportant, however a clear
hose would be best as you will be able to spot "blockages" from any
"wet" ones or undigested corn.

|> 5) Valve; Are lanyard operated valves acceptable or does the
|> lanyard become difficult to reach? If usable, is over the tank 
|> prefered, or down the front? If electric solenoid valves are
|> required, will the averge bikes horn switch operate them or
|> is abuffer relay also needed: should a second switch be provided
|> to disable the air horns when nor required (are they ever NOT
|> required?)
The horns would be controlled by the spinchter muscle as in most
situations where you want the horns you will have to learn to
overcome the "pucker reflex" and its scale of 1-10 

|> 6) Air Compressor; I need mounting sugestions.  How about Honda
|> Godwings with air suspension; do they have spare capacity
|> suffient to operate the horns? Is the electrical capacity of
|> most bike adaquate for the compressor?
Just control your diet and you wont need the compressor.

|> 7) Anything I overlooked?
YES...A glow plug on the ends of both air horns for those "visual"
effects at night, the horns with flash should be pretty impressive,
there again depending on what was consumed during the day.
|> 
|> Thanks for any suggestions, comments, etc.
|> 
|> Arthur Resler

Any time..I got lots of ideas
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