review of the Screaming Banshee super loud horn

[Mike Werner]

I saw that there were several people interested in this extra horn, so here's a review and test of the Screaming Banshee horn.

The Banshee horn is used next to your stock horn. You press the horn button like you would normally, and, depending on your steup, 0.25 or 0.5 seconds later the Banshee kicks in.

So essentially, you use your stock horn for normal stuff, but in case of serious problems, press a bit longer and a 140 db horn kicks in. PLUS, your headlights start flashing.....

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/review-screaming-banshee---super-loud-motorcycle-horn.htm

 

[Mike Werner]

Any comments on the video I made? It's the first time I used this camera and the editing software....

Let me know what you think of the vid

 

[Deleted account 231002001]

but in case of serious problems, press a bit longer and a 140 db horn kicks in. PLUS, your headlights start flashing.....

So as you approach a junction on either the left or right and some twat starts to move out, you sound your horn. However due to being hard of hearing, having the music on too loud or just being thick, the driver just see's a flashing headlight which could easily be misunderstood as an invitation to pull out. Ouch.

 

[Mike Werner]

So as you approach a junction on either the left or right and some twat starts to move out, you sound your horn. However due to being hard of hearing, having the music on too loud or just being thick, the driver just see's a flashing headlight which could easily be misunderstood as an invitation to pull out. Ouch.

With the sound level of the Banshee, even someone who is dead will wake up....(and if you don't want the flashing light, you can disable it within the controller)

 

[David Nimrod]

Not trying to be negative, but what's the point..?

I fitted 2 very loud horns to my GS for about £15.

They got me in and out of Istanbul (some test!)...

The high beam thing seems 'over complex' to me.

And potentially ambiguous too

 

[daesimps]

I certainly wouldn't be too happy with the mechanic in the video who fit it - his grubby hands were all over the bulb and he didn't even wipe it before putting it back in. Since it was a halogen bulb it's likely he'll need a new one soon


Dae.

 

[wildbeeste]

Any comments on the video I made? It's the first time I used this camera and the editing software....

Let me know what you think of the vid

The camera is good.
I would consider turning the autofocus off to stop it changing the focus onto other bits of the bike as you and the mechanic move.
I found it somewhat confusing as to what the mechanic was actually doing and what he was connecting up - having the kit in front of me would help with that I expect.
It may seem silly but I also found in a couple of shots I needed a second or two to work out what I was looking at as you had changed position from the previous shot and you were so close to the bike I could not tell from which side you were filming.
The transitions from bike to caption were stark and abrupt. The loss of sound in the transitions made it more noticeable. You could probably drag some of the workshop sounds into the transition parts of the video to reduce that effect.
The captions in the pictures worked well.
Sorry to sound negative but I know you could make it a lot more watcheable.

 

[Mike Werner]

I certainly wouldn't be too happy with the mechanic in the video who fit it - his grubby hands were all over the bulb and he didn't even wipe it before putting it back in. Since it was a halogen bulb it's likely he'll need a new one soon


Dae.

Actually he did. The bit you saw was just part of many minutes of video I cut & pasted...

Funny enough, this guy was one of the main mechanics at BMW, who worked on my GS when I followed the Dakar in 2005. He totally prepared my bike for the gruelling weeks. Now he's the chief mechanic at Ducati..

 

[Mike Werner]

The camera is good.
I would consider turning the autofocus off to stop it changing the focus onto other bits of the bike as you and the mechanic move.
I found it somewhat confusing as to what the mechanic was actually doing and what he was connecting up - having the kit in front of me would help with that I expect.
It may seem silly but I also found in a couple of shots I needed a second or two to work out what I was looking at as you had changed position from the previous shot and you were so close to the bike I could not tell from which side you were filming.
The transitions from bike to caption were stark and abrupt. The loss of sound in the transitions made it more noticeable. You could probably drag some of the workshop sounds into the transition parts of the video to reduce that effect.
The captions in the pictures worked well.
Sorry to sound negative but I know you could make it a lot more watcheable.

Thanks. It's the first time I've filmed with a pro-camera and have a steep learning curve (plus the post-processing job to learn).

The biggest problem was that I was told that I could film the procedure, but could not hinder it. Since I did not know what was going to happen, I often was in the wrong place, and couldn't really ask him to repeat his action.

I like the idea of dropping in a few workshop sounds....