We could call it the Glute Toot.

 

 

Thanks, I'll be here all week. Goodnight, everybody.

Dan

 

As many have stated, I usually wind up hitting the left turn signal button. Harley's always had the horn button in one of the worst locations for decades. Why would they change?

They do it on purpose.

 

The other day I knew a pickup truck was going to pull out right in front of me, because he didn't check both ways. I was easily able to avoid him but wanted to give him some horn, to alert him to the fact that he is an idiot. I was in perfect position to scare the crap out of him with a horn blast, and gave him some high beams instead.

On my Kawasaki the Horn and High beams were different shapes so you could feel which one you were on.
The problem with the Harley is you have to look at the switches to differentiate them, unless you cover them constantly. And when you need the horn, the last place you want to be looking is your handlebars.

 

Never really noticed this until it happened to me the other day in Halifax, dumbass blew his yield sign and damn near plowed straight into me with his driver side door.

I saw him coming so I was ready and moved over, but when we finally stopped at a light, a good twist of the throttle got his attention so I could yell at him that his stupid *** almost left my kids without a father because he was too lazy to shoulder check. *****.

Glad my Dad taught me to "ride like you're invisible."

 

I do have the Wo-Lo horn and it is a lot louder.
They do notice you.

I also cut a piece of plastic label-maker tape (red) and labeled it with a few characters to raise the label and it helps to find the horn button now, compared to a smooth horn button.

 

That video just shows a d-bag riding like a d-bag. Many of those situations were easily foreseeable. He placed himself in so many precarious positions that I doubt the guy is even alive today.

My motto: Drive first, ride second, horn third.

I put myself behind the wheel in every car around me and ask whats the stupidest thing I could do...then I expect that. So I change where I am to make it not an issue. If something does happen unexpectedly, I Ride it like I stole it. I get the flock out of that situation. The Horn is last just to let someone know they're being a d-bag.

 

In an emergency, forget the horn and worry about braking and driving. Horns are for getting the attention of the hotty on the sidewalk.

 

Sometimes there is no braking and driving.
Last year I was waiting at a mall exit to pull out onto a 4 lane. The car in front of me was driven by a 16 year old girl. She pulled out halfway onto the road, I was about 10 feet behind her. She changed her mind, and backed up. I had to jump off my bike, and yell. She stopped an inch away from my bike. Would have been nice to have a loud, easily accessible horn.
When your stationary on a bagger, you're not backing up in a hurry.