cabby Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 I'm looking for a horn that will pass an mot. I ordered what I thought would be sufficient off tinterweb but it was rejected as it wasn't a single tone constant. Can anyone recommend a particular one to get as opposed to just suggesting a battery powered horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasserguy Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) My MOT garage always passes with this horn. But then every MOT tester seem to differ....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M-Part-CP2200-Megahorn-Super-loud-and-effective-electronic-horn-/162121169277?hash=item25bf2cb97d:g:J0EAAOSwOVpXdEK8 Edited November 25, 2016 by gasserguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsv Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 try this one http://www.thehornit.com/the-hornit-db140/the-hornit-db140.html they are great and legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 try this one http://www.thehornit.com/the-hornit-db140/the-hornit-db140.html they are great and legal Both mot stations I spoke to said they wouldn't pass that horn, as it's exactly the same tone I played to them today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulmie Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) My MOT garage always passes with this horn. But then every MOT tester seem to differ....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M-Part-CP2200-Megahorn-Super-loud-and-effective-electronic-horn-/162121169277?hash=item25bf2cb97d:g:J0EAAOSwOVpXdEK8 Ive always used one of these aswell, never had a problem Edited November 25, 2016 by hulmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) I couldn't find a single tone battery horn, so bought a proper horn to wire in. Haven't done it yet but it looks like the wire to the thermostat for the fan will need to be the power source for it. Edited November 25, 2016 by totty79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Back in the good-old bad-old days we used a rubber bulb blowing through a reed and a 6 inch metal cone. They were utterly pathetic and some didn't work at all. At machine examination, if one didn't work, every else in the queue blew theirs and the examiner would pass it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Correct. And, according to the current MOT regulations, a bulb horn is still acceptable on a pre-73 bike as long as it can be heard above the noise of the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 So I go to yet another tester and ask him about the horn I have, he says, ye that'll be fine....cool I thinks....then he says, remember the tyres have to be E marked etc, I tell him it has not for road use in USA & Canada, he says, nah they won't pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Scratch that, seems tyres marked with an E and a circle round it are legal, which both michie and dunlop have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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