Nautilus horn on a 1200 gs

[stevie Allen]

Having purchased a nautilus horn from nippys,and having the patience of a saint short term, anybody any advice on how to make it fit
there are instructions on how to get it working with a 1150 and somebody quoting it does fit a 1200 anybody got one before i say fek it and stick it on my truck

 

[advancedbiker]

TRY THESE PICS.

I fitted the horn under the beak - My GS is not fitted with ESA:

http://nigelbowers6317.fotopic.net/p68544723.html

 

[Zorro]

I just drilled two holes in the small lip next to the original horn and fixed it to that. I trust you also got the canbus connection... saves a lot of hassle. Good luck.

 

[MIKE R]

Great horn, but try and locate it where water can't get in!!!!

Mike

 

[seadog]

steve, not sure if you saw this description at the bottom of nippys page

"The installation is rather straight-forward once you get your head around the fact that there IS in fact enough clearance for the horn using the OEM horn location. The OEM metal mounting strip is a bit wobbly but in six weeks and 1,500m nothing has moved. I might fabricate a stronger one when I find the time.

The only tricky bit was the CANBUS connection to the horn: it IS polarity sensitive, so if it only quacks like a sick duck rather than sounding like a fog horn, the wires to the horn need to be swapped. I used a 20amp fuse and fixed the relay to the frame with a cable tie. No wires were cut and I used connectors where necessary so the bike can easily be returned to its original condition. "




might be of help.

cheers
mike

 

[stevie Allen]

steve, not sure if you saw this description at the bottom of nippys page

"The installation is rather straight-forward once you get your head around the fact that there IS in fact enough clearance for the horn using the OEM horn location. The OEM metal mounting strip is a bit wobbly but in six weeks and 1,500m nothing has moved. I might fabricate a stronger one when I find the time.

The only tricky bit was the CANBUS connection to the horn: it IS polarity sensitive, so if it only quacks like a sick duck rather than sounding like a fog horn, the wires to the horn need to be swapped. I used a 20amp fuse and fixed the relay to the frame with a cable tie. No wires were cut and I used connectors where necessary so the bike can easily be returned to its original condition. "




might be of help.

cheers
mike

Cheers mike it was your little bit that i found , but after having removed the beak lights and tacho etc (other stuff to do ) i still didnt get it to fit , but hey ho persiverance eh
thanks guys
happy new year to you all

 

[bisbee]

Cheers mike it was your little bit that i found , but after having removed the beak lights and tacho etc (other stuff to do ) i still didnt get it to fit , but hey ho persiverance eh
thanks guys
happy new year to you all

loads of room behind the right hand tank panel where the charcoal cannister fits on a usa spec bike

 

[stevie Allen]

loads of room behind the right hand tank panel where the charcoal cannister fits on a usa spec bike

cheers mate never thought of that will have a look see

 

[2 wheel humvee]

loads of room behind the right hand tank panel where the charcoal cannister fits on a usa spec bike

cheers mate never thought of that will have a look see

Yup
As confirmed by these pics;

 

[stevie Allen]

Thanks for the pics two wheel, but mine is a steibel and yours is the magnum
I managed to get it in
Heres a stupid question to some !!!
If i use nippys can bus connector and bang it on to the original horn fitting,does that make the relay i got with it obsolete
thanks guys

 

[advancedbiker]

Use the relay

I am not very offay with canbus, but I would still use the relay. I have mine fitted with a relay with a 20 amp fuse direct from the battery.

 

[mercuryf1]

When fitting the NN MSX Magnum to the bike, is it necessary to remove the old horn. If so, would cutting of the wires affect the Can Bus system?

 

[Les Wassall]

let me have your email address I have some fitting pictures I can send you, they may help

 

[mercuryf1]

let me have your email address I have some fitting pictures I can send you, they may help

[email protected]

Thanks Les!

 

[sven]

I love the idea of a louder horn, but in 7 years of BMW ownership I've never managed to hit the horn button in an emergency

 

[Beemerman59]

I would always fit a relay when using a more powerfull horn. I once did try fitting a single Stebel Magnum using the NN adapter without a relay which worked OK for about a week and then the horn packed up. I now run twin hi/lo Stebel Magnums (139Db same as the Nautilus) with a switched relay using the NN adapter I already had to save butchering the OEM horn connector. Power to the relay and hence to the Stebel's comes direct from the battery.